In this episode of The Current, host Abdulrahman Bafaraj, Senior Project Manager at EWEC, speaks with Bruce Smith, Strategy and Planning Executive Director, and Mark Hedges, Asset Management Executive Director, about EWEC’s milestone achievements in 2023 and the outlook for 2024 and beyond, as EWEC continues to lead the...
We’re joined today by Jamila El Mir, senior advisor to the UN Climate Change High-Level Champion for COP28, Her Excellency Razan Al Mubarak. Forward Talks: Jamila El Mir 0:00 / 0:00 1× 🧡This episode is brought to you in partnership with Mastercard. Join the #PricelessPlanetCoalition movement with Mastercard...
Our latest episode looks at sabkhas – seemingly uninhabitable salt flats that might help us fight climate change. These salty ecosystems can sequester four times more carbon (per square meter) than rainforests can. Tell Me More: Sabkhas 0:00 / 0:00 1× This episode is really timely given that the UAE...
The Current’s latest episode focuses on explaining the recommendations within EWEC’s Statement of Future Capacity Requirements 2023-2029: Summary Report and what they mean for Abu Dhabi’s future water and electricity capacity, as well as highlighting various activities and milestones over the past quarter. Transcript Abdulrehman Omar Bafaraj...
Co-host Devina Divecha takes a tour of the fungi world this week with Bronte Weir, one of the co-founders of Below Farm. Bronte shares how they got started with mushroom farming in the UAE, their pink oyster mushroom grow kits, and the circular processes behind their operations. Nourish by Spinneys:...
In this episode, Abdulrahman Omar Bafaraj, Sr. Project Manager at EWEC, discusses with Easa Alzarooni, System Operations Executive Director, and Mark Hedges, Asset Management Executive Director, how EWEC’s low-carbon intensive water desalination and renewable energy projects contribute to decarbonising the energy sector. The Current by EWEC: Q1 2023 0:...
