With every show, WETEX consoli-
Planning and Development of the
activities related to the consumption of
dates its position as the ideal platform
Ports, Customs and Free Zone,
water, energy, and environment
to strengthen partnerships in the
Department of Municipal Affairs - Al
conservation, waste management,
MENA region, by providing the perfect
Ain Municipality, Friends of the
green buildings, in addition to the
environment for sponsors and partici-
Environment Society, Emirates
latest cutting-edge solutions like
pants to showcase the latest products
Environmental Group (EEG), Friends
greenhouses that contribute to the
and solutions in the areas of energy,
of Environment Society, International
reduction of carbon dioxide. WETEX
water and environment, oil and gas
Center For Agriculture (ICBA),
2014 provides an ideal business plat-
and other relevant sectors.
Emirates
Science
Club,
form where it focuses on displaying
WETEX 2014 attracted participations
Environmental Centre for Arab
advanced technologies pertaining to
from 40 counties including 28 national
Towns, Environment Agency and
water, energy and environment. It is a
pavilions to date over an area of 1,490
Natural Reserves, Abu Dhabi
meeting for specialists, experts, solu-
sqm out of the total display area.
Sewerage Service Company, and,
tion-providers and investors as well as
WETEX 2013 has registered partici-
from the GCC, Qatar Electricity and
decision- makers and consumers from
pation from 22 national pavilions
Water Company.
the public and private sectors.
spread over an area of 1,047 sqm.
DEWA said that companies from coun-
WETEX has significantly contributed
In addition to the national pavilions,
tries such as the UAE, Qatar, Italy,
to promoting the energy sector in
the exhibition confirmed participation
India, US, Spain, Germany, Taiwan,
Dubai on the global level, giving the
from prominent government organisa-
Iran, UK, China, Malaysia, Russia,
Emirate opportunities to support and
tions including DEWA and the
France, Belgium, Turkey, South
adopt major energy-focused events,
Supreme Council of Energy, Abu
Africa, Sweden, Finland and Romania
such as the World Energy Forum in
Dhabi Water & Electricity Authority
have confirmed their participation at
2012 and the World Green Economy
(ADWEA), Federal Electricity & Water
the exhibition.
Summit in 2014 which will be held
Authority (FEWA), Sharjah Electricity
This is the biggest WETEX ever since
concurrently with the exhibition in
& Water Authority (SEWA), UAE
its inception of over a decade and a
collaboration with the Dubai Green
Ministry of Environment and Water,
half ago spread over an area of 47,230
Economy Partnership under the
Ministry of Energy, The Roads and
sq.m, in 9 halls of the Dubai
theme
' Global
Partnerships
,
Transport Authority (RTA), Dubai
International
Convention
and
Sustainable Future,' with the partici-
Municipality,
Emirates
G lobal
Exhibition Centre. The exhibition will
pation of leading experts from the
Aluminium, Zayed International Prize
highlight, over three days, important
areas of energy and finance, as well
for the Environment, Department of
issues related to the rapid develop-
as government leaders and interna-
Dubai Civil Defence, Mohammed bin
ments and challenges in fields of elec-
tional organisations.
Rashid Establishment for SME
tricity, water and the environment, oil
Development, Drydocks World,
and gas as well as best solutions and
Hamriyah Free Zone, Municipality &
practices to address environmental
Planning Dept ­ Ajman, Fujairah
challenges.
Municipality, the Department of
WETEX also focuses on a variety of
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