The ecologist Professor David Bellamy is due in Dubai in February to address an environment technology conference. Bellamy, the president of 11 environmental organizations and vice president of a further four, will head a speaker platform at the conference, which will coincide with the Gulf's main power industry trade show Middle East Electricity.
The UK-government supported conference will run at the Dubai World Trade Center (DWTC) on February 5, and see UK experts probe a number of critical regional issues including pollution, waste management and renewable energy. Dealing with botany, ecology and the environment, Bellamy is to investigate renewable energy opportunities in developing an eco-tourism infrastructure.
“David's expertise includes the eco-tourism sector and while the link with the power industry may initially seem vague, the hospitality sector, in particular, is a huge energy consumer and generates considerable amounts of waste. The utilization of new and alternative energy and waste technology, which will be on show at Middle East Electricity, is paramount in fulfilling the region's growing desire for an eco-tourism base," said conference organizer Mike Cobb of Trade Partners UK, a government-backed organization that helps UK firms secure overseas sales.
Other conference speakers include representatives of Britain's Department of Trade and Industry (DTI); the Joint Environmental Markets Unit, a UK government body charged with promoting sustainable development, cleaner technologies and environmental best practice; the British Oil Spill Control Association; the Environmental Services Association, the trade body for the UK's waste management industry and BP Solar.
The conference is part of a new Middle East Electricity initiative, which will see the show host its Water and Environment Technology (WET) arena. “The future of energy generation and the environment are inextricably linked and together the arena and the conference will up-date professionals on the latest techniques of addressing both successfully," said Sarah Woodbridge, project manager of Middle East Electricity 2002.
To date, exhibitors from 34 countries have contracted for the show, which will run at the DWTC from February 3-6. Organizers IIR Exhibitions has contracted 16 national pavilions for the show, including first-time representation from Malaysia. IIR’s portfolio also includes Arab Health, the Motexha fashion trade fair, Autostop and Gulf Traffic. — (menareport.com)
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