HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, and HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, and Ruler of Dubai, both view supporting ladies as a priority and recognise their important role in the development of the UAE. This is why Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) is the primary partner of the Global Women's Forum, which is being held for the first time in the Middle East and North Africa region. The Dubai Women's Establishment (DWE) is organising the online forum, in collaboration with the Women's Forum for the Economy & Society.

HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum is patron the forum and HH Sheikha Manal bint Mohammed bint Rashid Al Maktoum, President of the UAE Gender Balance Council, President of Dubai Women Establishment and better half of HH Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, is leading it. This occasion highlights the accomplishments and accomplishments made by the UAE by the efforts of its ladies making it possible for society.

"The online forum exhibits the success of our country as a function model for gender equality, and the participation of females everywhere. The UAE has actually been able to achieve social and financial advancement by enabling ladies the very same political, executive, and legal positions as guys, and actively including them in technique and decision-making.

The Global Women's Forum Dubai will likewise focuses on the vital roles ladies play worldwide. The Forum's agenda will help DEWA's continuous efforts to further incorporate females into the energy and development sectors, since females are essential to our attaining sustainable development," Al Tayer continued.

"We realise the close connection in between the necessity of development and the contribution of ladies. Numerous researches affirm that the success rate of different development programmes belong to the active involvement of women. The energy security also has a result on social and financial development. According to the United Nations' stats on worldwide energy poverty in 2015, over 1.4 billion people all over the world do not have access to contemporary energy sources, this is called 'energy poverty.' Each year, about 2 billion individuals (primarily ladies) pass away due to the impacts of burning natural deposits for energy to fulfill their day-to-day requirements.

While working to accomplish the UAE Vision 2021, to enhance welfare and accomplish prosperity for the UAE's residents and locals, the last few years has actually seen an outstanding quantity of progress. Moving forward, strategies are in place to develop an intermediary workplace for UN Women (the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women). UN Women, with the support of HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Chairwoman of the General Women's Union (GWU) and the Family Development Foundation (FDF), President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood (SCMC). This shows the UAE's dedication to gender equality and the empowerment of women," included Al Tayer

"The UAE's General Women's Union continues to pursue the objectives of the National Strategy for the Advancement of Women. The technique, launched by the Union in partnership with the UN, intends to accelerate the advancement of the strategic programs from 2013 to 2017, to empower and further enhance the participation of women throughout the country. The objective is to broaden the talent pool and develop a diverse mix of males and females with technical and administrative potential. The UAE is the first Arab nation to carry out a representation of Emirati ladies among the Boards of Directors in the general public and economic sectors," stated Al Tayer.

"The UAE is the first in the Arab World for international competitiveness and has been ranked 14th worldwide for the happiness and satisfaction of citizens and citizens in an international survey carried out by the UN in 2013. According to the Global Gender Gap report put together for the 2015 World Economic Forum, the UAE is closing the space to total gender equality in education and healthcare. The UAE attributes these result in its continuous efforts to provide impressive education and equivalent healthcare to both men and women to guarantee financial prosperity and increase their specific contributions to the gdp (GDP).

Women form 59 % of the UAE labor force in varied professions such as engineering, science, healthcare, media, information technology, law, business, academia, federal government and oil. Women form over 40 % of the total variety of workers in education, with 35 % working in healthcare. Emirati women make up 66 % of the overall workforce in the general public sector, 30 % of whom are leaders who inhabit governmental decision-making positions," stated Al Tayer.

"These achievements have actually paved the way for UAE females to pursue higher positions within the political, social, and economic sectors, and allow us to further establish the empowerment of females within the UAE and at the same time, end up being a role model for other nations in the area and the rest of the world. We will remain to highlight the success of our females, and the vital role they play in the continuous development of our society.".

"Now more than ever, it is evident how big of a function ladies play in fields such as space research, and sectors concentrated on development, such as renewable resource, atomic energy, the aeronautics market, and in the manufacturing and introducing of satellites. Such efforts are vital to attaining the UAE's Millennium Development Goals, which concentrate on additional empowering women in the pursuit of sustainable advancement," added Al Tayer.

"We totally support the Leadership Strategy to boost the combination of ladies into the energy sector and expand their work and influence in the clean energy, development, and production. This move also supports the Dubai Clean Energy Strategy for 2050 launched by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum to make Dubai a worldwide hub for clean energy, capable of generate 75 % of its overall power output from clean energy by 2050, as well as enhancing Dubai's worldwide competitiveness in the energy sector to draw in more financial investments," Al Tayer kept in mind.

"During the online forum, we are showcasing our accomplishments in innovation and sustainable energy, in addition to the essential role Emirati female play in the clean energy sector today. DEWA will display its finest international practices and experiences in enabling the neighborhood and the nation's women, through the Sustainable Energy platform. I assure you that our ongoing accomplishments will not cease, we will remain to place our females at the forefront of the international neighborhood, becoming role models, and show the honourable image of Emirati females, in support of the smart vision that recognises the significance of renewable resource in accomplishing a balance between advancement and sustainability. This balance will assist preserve the rights of future generations to reside in a clean, healthy, and safe environment," stated Khawla Al Mehairi, Vice President of Marketing & Corporate Communications, DEWA.

The sponsorship is part of DEWA's continuous efforts to empower all women, and support their contribution to society and the sustainable development of the UAE. As part of the MoU, DEWA's Women's Committee will organise numerous occasions and initiatives throughout the year, and get involved in nationwide and global females's activities. Talks covering topics including clean energy and the role of ladies in the sector will be delivered by DEWA representatives from the Energy Hub and international delegates will have a chance to discover more about DEWA's innovative programs throughout unique trips.

To support DEWA's strategy to become an essential part of people's lives in Dubai, and its vision to end up being a sustainable innovative world-class utility. DEWA's corporate social obligation (CSR) initiative was released under the name Al Saada (Arabic for 'joy'). The initiative is to develop a wise innovative home entertainment platform, the very first of its kind in the region that focuses on turning people's kinetic and power from workout into electrical energy. The initiative supplies a range of workout equipment that generates renewable resource, highlighting DEWA's function in accomplishing Dubai's health care goals to combat obesity and provide a healthy environment for everybody.

DEWA has worked along with different government partners consisting of Dubai Women's Establishment (DWE), Dubai Municipality, and Dubai Sports Council to manufacture a home entertainment platform that includes innovative equipment and sustainable product to save the kinetic energy produced by exercising to power other leisure gadgets and devices.

The saved energy can be used in unique units within the platform for charging phones and wise gadgets, lighting, cooling water, or other individual devices. The platform will likewise have games for children that work on the energy produced by the exercise of accompanying moms and dads or guardians using recreational equipment, or energy that is produced by the actual video games when being played.

In addition to other solar devices for day-to-day individual use to enhance the principle of renewable energy and its day-to-day use in an easy and ingenious way.

Women's Forum Dubai 2016 will feature a number of crucial initiatives consisting of Rising Talents, Women in Media, and CEO Champions. Expected to attract over 2,000 participants and 200 speakers and international delegates, Women's Forum Dubai will bring together leaders from all over the world, women and guys representing company, federal government, academic community along with art and culture.