On Saturday, 27 March, individuals in the UAE are invited to join the world and participate in the virtual celebration of Earth Hour at 8.30pm, to raise awareness on climate change.
Earth Hour is one of the largest global grassroots movements for the environment, where individuals turn off their lights for an hour and pledge to make a change to their everyday life in order to help save the planet by 2030.
Emirates Nature-WWF will also host a virtual event titled ‘Let’s Speak Up for Nature’ at 4.30pm on 24 March where individuals, businesses, government entities and youth will speak up for nature.
The ‘Zero to Climate Hero’ challenge will provide individuals that sign up for a five-week journey with impactful tips to reduce their carbon footprint.
Laila Mostafa Abdullatif, Director-General at Emirates Nature-WWF said, “Human health and the health of our environment are inextricably linked. Our collective resilience, well-being, nutrition, and ability to avert disease is fully connected to the food we eat, the water we drink, the air we breathe, and the ways we interact with nature. Along with dealing with the challenges of the pandemic, 2020 was also the year when nature and biodiversity rose to the top of the political and corporate agenda like never before, and when the interdependence of nature, climate, and health crises was strongly recognised by UAE leadership.”
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