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Faculty
Forums
ENOWA NEOM ENACT Conference The Arab Green Summit (2nd Edition)
During Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week 2023, Dr. Afaf hassan participated Dr. Afaf Hassan participated in TAGS. The submit covered important topic such as UAE’s vision 2050: the
in the ENOWA NEOM ENACT Conference that is a part of the Word Future journey to a net-zero world – challenges and opportunities; understanding the benefits of green IT and
Summit 2023. The conference focused on exploring the challenges and sustainable practices; charting the path to sustainable aviation: Dubai airport’s commitment and plans;
opportunities of producing resilient clean energy; nurturing a global green and building to COP 28.
hydrogen ecosystem; fostering innovation and advanced research in carbon
abatement; utilizing digital channels in future community engagement; and
creating energy efficient district cooling.
ESG and Green Finance Forum 2022
Dr. Afaf Hassan participated in the ESG and Green Finance Forum 2022. The forum highlighted the
relative importance of E (Environment), S (Social), G(Governance) and why we need to focus on E without
compromising S and G. It also demonstrated the potential of ESG and the role of green finance in
strengthening the economy. Yet, the most important goal of this forum was ‘‘committing to a sustainable
future’’.
Some of the EHS students participated in the 2nd Annual MENA Power Projects Forum.
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