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Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW) is a global initiative championed by the UAE and its clean energy powerhouse, Masdar, to accelerate sustainable development and advance economic, social and environmental progress.
For over 18 years, ADSW has been convening key stakeholders and thought leaders to drive global climate action. This year, under the theme "The Nexus of Next: All Systems Go," global stakeholders across energy, finance, food, water and nature will gather to rethink how these systems connect, scale and reinforce one another.
The 2026 edition is the most ambitious ADSW to date. Exciting new features include ADSW Dialogues—high-level discussions focused on translating insight into action; digital systems to capture insights, track commitments and connect delegates across the week; and demonstrations of breakthrough clean technologies never previously exhibited.
Masdar has partnered with Reuters Plus to highlight key moments from ADSW climate action events. From technological innovation to the next game-changing ideas, these conversations aim to increase engagement and investment in sustainability.
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JANUARY 11–15 2026
ABU DHABI SUSTAINABILITY WEEK 2026
1-10 December
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Bangladesh is a country acutely aware of climate risk, with tropical cyclones costing the country around US$1 billion annually, according to the World Bank Group. That, coupled with the impact from flooding, coastal erosion and climate change, means there’s a growing need to find innovative solutions to provide accessible and safe drinking water. LEDARS has helped deliver over 5,000 bio-sands filters and other water filtration systems, to help those without access to clean water. We spoke to their executive director about their plans for future growth, having just won the Zayed Sustainability Prize at Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week.
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Every year the Zayed Sustainability Prize recognises and rewards those trying to find innovative solutions to global challenges. This year, Brazilian non-profit EDS clinched the medical award for their work building remote hospitals that provide critical healthcare to people living in remote indigenous communities in the Amazon. Watch the full interview from Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week to find out how their works is giving people back their sight.
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The Zayed Sustainability Prize is a key feature of the annual Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, shining a spotlight on people, non-profits and enterprises helping to improve people’s lives. During 15 years of the award, 96 winners have been crowned, helping to impact people in over 150 countries. This year the energy category was awarded to NeuroTech, for their work using AI and blockchain to bring reliable power to refugee camps and provide refugees with electricity 24/7.
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Fatima Al Suwaidi, Head of Business Development (APAC) at Masdar, discusses the company's innovative approach to renewable energy in Southeast Asia, and explains how floating solar technology addresses the region's unique challenges of land scarcity and archipelagic geography.
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Mazin Khan, CFO at Masdar, discusses the company's rapid expansion to 65GW of renewable capacity across 40+ countries - two-thirds of the way to their 100GW target by 2030.
He highlights their pioneering RTC project and predicts batteries will follow solar's revolutionary trajectory in transforming the energy landscape.
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Ali Alshimmari, Managing Director and CEO of Global South Utilities, discusses the UAE's remarkable transformation into a global exporter of energy knowledge.
He outlines GSU's strategic expansion across Central Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Latin America, and ambitious plans to double capacity by 2026.
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Francesco La Camera, Director-General at IRENA, discusses record-breaking job growth in the renewable energy sector and what's needed to achieve the COP28 goal of tripling global renewable capacity to 11.2 terawatts.
He emphasizes how economies must embrace renewables to remain competitive, while addressing grid connectivity and market design challenges.
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Join the ADSW special edition at COP 28
Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW) is a global initiative championed by the UAE and its clean energy powerhouse Masdar to accelerate sustainable development and advance economic, social and environmental progress.
2022
Jan 2023
Dec 2023
For over 15 years, ADSW has reinforced the UAE’s commitment to addressing global challenges as a responsible leader on climate action, energy transition and sustainable economic development.
Born from a firm belief that global challenges can only be addressed through inclusive engagement, ADSW has brought together heads of state, policymakers, industry leaders, investors, entrepreneurs, and youth to discuss, engage and debate climate action and innovations that will ensure a sustainable world.
Masdar has partnered with Reuters Plus to highlight key conversations from the events, around climate action: from technological innovation to the next game-changing ideas, we hope to increase engagement and investment to drive sustainability.
Q4 2023
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Desertification and the loss of arable land is a major issue facing the world, with the UN warning in 2019 that 24 billion tonnes of fertile land is lost every year. Coupled with a growing population, it highlights the pressing need for agricultural innovations that can meet the growing demand for food, whilst also increasing biodiversity. Reuters Plus spoke to Aquagrain during Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week about the issue, and how it might be changed.
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Masdar is staking a claim to be the largest renewable energy company in the world as it targets at least 100 gigawatts of renewable energy capacity by 2030. It comes after Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA) and Mubadala recently became shareholders in Masdar. Reuters Plus spoke to Masdar’s Chief Financial Officer, Niall Hannigan, about their plans for rapid expansion.
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With COP28 taking place in the UAE later this year, attention has turned to how the shift to net zero over the coming decades doesn’t lead to growing energy inequality. Reuters Plus spoke to Damilola Ogunbiyi, CEO of Sustainable Energy for All and Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for SEforAll, on how the world can ensure a fair transition for the Global South.
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From the development of wireless headsets to advancements in photovoltaic cells used in solar panels, space exploration has led to many inventions we now use everyday. Now, with the world wrestling a climate crisis, some hope the scientific advancements used to explore space can inspire the next generation of climate solutions back on earth. Omar Fayed, CEO of ESTEE, outlined his vision at Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week to harness that technology.
Star-gazing to help tackle climate change
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It might not be as headline-grabbing as fossil fuel emissions, but how people, companies and governments manage waste has a major impact on the climate. In fact, the UN estimates landfills and wastewater produce around a fifth of world’s human-caused methane emissions. Reuters Plus spoke to Hani Tohme from Roland Berger during Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, who pointed to the need for more focus on building circular economies.
Wasted opportunity: How circular economies help the climate
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Amid focus on policies to decarbonise global economies and reduce emissions ahead of COP28, it’s critical that there’s a fair energy transition for all. Those are the thoughts of climate activist and podcast host Abigael Kima, who spoke at Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week about the need to reduce energy inequality and reframe how climate change is discussed concerning Africa.
‘54 countries, not a continent’: A rethink on decarbonizing Africa
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Bangladesh is a country acutely aware of climate risk, with tropical cyclones costing the country around US$1 billion annually, according to the World Bank Group. That, coupled with the impact from flooding, coastal erosion and climate change, means there’s a growing need to find innovative solutions to provide accessible and safe drinking water. LEDARS has helped deliver over 5,000 bio-sands filters and other water filtration systems, to help those without access to clean water. We spoke to their executive director about their plans for future growth, having just won the Zayed Sustainability Prize at Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week.
The drinking water tech
tackling water inequality
Now playing (4/10)
Amid a growing global population, the race is on to find ways to feed more people without further damaging the climate. One solution could see consumers swapping their burger for a plate of protein-rich bugs. At Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week ReutersPlus spoke to Ÿnsect, a leader in the production of insect ingredients, about how they plan to build awareness of insect-based food after they clinched the Zayed Sustainability Prize for innovation in food.
Could you stomach an insect diet to fight climate change?
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Every year the Zayed Sustainability Prize recognises and rewards those trying to find innovative solutions to global challenges. This year, Brazilian non-profit EDS clinched the medical award for their work building remote hospitals that provide critical healthcare to people living in remote indigenous communities in the Amazon. Watch the full interview from Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week to find out how their works is giving people back their sight.
Shining a light on blindness in the Amazon
Now playing (2/10)
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The Zayed Sustainability Prize is a key feature of the annual Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, shining a spotlight on people, non-profits and enterprises helping to improve people’s lives. During 15 years of the award, 96 winners have been crowned, helping to impact people in over 150 countries. This year the energy category was awarded to NeuroTech, for their work using AI and blockchain to bring reliable power to refugee camps and provide refugees with electricity 24/7.
ADSW powers up project to bring 24/7 electricity to refugees
Now playing (1/10)
January 2023
From arid to arable: Why tech could stop desertification
Masdar eyes 100 gigawatt renewable capacity by 2030
How COP28 can deliver for the Global South
Star-gazing to help tackle climate change
Wasted opportunity: How circular economies help the climate
‘54 countries, not a continent’: A rethink on decarbonization Africa
The drinking water tech tackling water inequality
Could you stomach an insect diet to fight climate change?
Shining a light on blindness
in the Amazon
ADSW powers up project to bring 24/7 electricity to refugees
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Water scarcity is growing around the world, with an urgent need to find affordable and accessible solutions. The Zayed Sustainability Prize seeks to reward those already making a positive impact on the planet. We spoke to the winner of the water category, David Pong, about his efforts to bring water pumps to remote regions.
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The need for equitable access to healthcare is an issue that's been heightened by the pandemic. Mamotest is an Argentinian firm using technology to provide diagnostic tools to spot breast cancer early. We spoke to its CEO, Guillermo Pepe, after he received the Zayed Sustainability Prize for health during Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week.
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The fight against climate change has seen ESG become part of the investment lexicon. It stands for Environment, Social and Governance, and it is leading to more investors considering non-financial factors when deciding where to put their money. Habib Abdur-Rahman from Investcorp spoke to us at Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week about the 'green avalanche' of ESG.
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The World Health Organisation recently backed a malaria vaccine that could help tackle the disease, but it's not the only new tool available. The Crown Prince Court of Abu Dhabi have partnered with Malaria No More to provide predictive software to help scientists; they spoke to us about how it can be used to combat malaria.
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The transition of global economies to sustainable energy sources is a hot topic, but less widely discussed is who will pay for it all. Credit Agricole spoke to us at Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week about how the transition might impact consumers.
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Recent volatility in LNG prices have seen consumers in some countries face mounting energy bills in the midst of winter. It raises the issue of how to ensure a stable and affordable transition away from fossil fuels, one that doesn't bite consumers. We spoke to Nabil A. Habayeb from GE International Markets about the challenge ahead.
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Corporate responsibility will likely become an increasingly important theme as the push towards greater sustainability grows. Eugene Williamson from PepsiCo spoke to us at Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week about the complexities of reaching bold green targets and how it will need cooperation at all levels.
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With countries looking to slash carbon emissions, green hydrogen has been much vaunted as a potential sustainable solution. However, the technology is still in its early days, with a long way to go before it becomes commercially viable on a large scale. We caught up with ENGIE during Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week to dig deeper into what might lie ahead for the technology.
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What challenges remain in tackling climate change after the recent COP26 summit? How fast and widely global economies transition to sustainable energy could remain a sticking point for some time. It's not the only issue, Directory-General of the International Renewable Energy Agency, Francesco La Camera, outlined to us why he thinks Africa needs a green deal.
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The UAE's space programme has grown rapidly in recent years with the Gulf state setting a new milestone in 2020 with the successful launch of its Mars probe. We caught up with H.E. Salem Al Qubaisi, the Director General of the UAE Space Agency, during Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week to discuss their plan explore asteroids.
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The prize winning pump hoping to sink water scarcity
The cancer detecting tech tackling healthcare inequality
The 'green avalanche' of ESG investing
How AI can help beat Malaria
Who's paying for the energy transition?
How unstable energy prices could impact sustainability
How to make net zero add up
Is green hydrogen's future golden?
Does Africa need a new green deal?
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The prize winning pump hoping to sink water scarcity
The cancer detecting tech tackling healthcare inequality
The 'green avalanche' of ESG investing
How AI can help beat Malaria
Who's paying for the energy transition?
How unstable energy prices could impact sustainability
How to make net zero add up
Is green hydrogen's future golden?
Does Africa need a new green deal?
UAE eyes asteroids in latest mission
Water scarcity is growing around the world, with an urgent need to find affordable and accessible solutions. The Zayed Sustainability Prize seeks to reward those already making a positive impact on the planet. We spoke to the winner of the water category, David Pong, about his efforts to bring water pumps to remote regions.
Share
The prize winning pump hoping to sink water scarcity
Now playing (10/10)
The need for equitable access to healthcare is an issue that's been heightened by the pandemic. Mamotest is an Argentinian firm using technology to provide diagnostic tools to spot breast cancer early. We spoke to its CEO, Guillermo Pepe, after he received the Zayed Sustainability Prize for health during Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week.
Share
The cancer detecting tech tackling healthcare inequality
Now playing (9/10)
The fight against climate change has seen ESG become part of the investment lexicon. It stands for Environment, Social and Governance, and it is leading to more investors considering non-financial factors when deciding where to put their money. Habib Abdur-Rahman from Investcorp spoke to us at Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week about the 'green avalanche' of ESG.
Share
The 'green avalanche' of ESG investing
Now playing (8/10)
The World Health Organisation recently backed a malaria vaccine that could help tackle the disease, but it's not the only new tool available. The Crown Prince Court of Abu Dhabi have partnered with Malaria No More to provide predictive software to help scientists; they spoke to us about how it can be used to combat malaria.
Share
How AI can help beat Malaria
Now playing (7/10)
The transition of global economies to sustainable energy sources is a hot topic, but less widely discussed is who will pay for it all. Credit Agricole spoke to us at Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week about how the transition might impact consumers.
Share
Who's paying for the energy transition?
Now playing (6/10)
Recent volatility in LNG prices have seen consumers in some countries face mounting energy bills in the midst of winter. It raises the issue of how to ensure a stable and affordable transition away from fossil fuels, one that doesn't bite consumers. We spoke to Nabil A. Habayeb from GE International Markets about the challenge ahead.
Share
How unstable energy prices could impact sustainability
Now playing (5/10)
Corporate responsibility will likely become an increasingly important theme as the push towards greater sustainability grows. Eugene Williamson from PepsiCo spoke to us at Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week about the complexities of reaching bold green targets and how it will need cooperation at all levels.
Share
How to make net zero add up
Now playing (4/10)
With countries looking to slash carbon emissions, green hydrogen has been much vaunted as a potential sustainable solution. However, the technology is still in its early days, with a long way to go before it becomes commercially viable on a large scale. We caught up with ENGIE during Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week to dig deeper into what might lie ahead for the technology.
Is green hydrogen's future golden?
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What challenges remain in tackling climate change after the recent COP26 summit? How fast and widely global economies transition to sustainable energy could remain a sticking point for some time. It's not the only issue, Directory-General of the International Renewable Energy Agency, Francesco La Camera, outlined to us why he thinks Africa needs a green deal.
Does Africa need a new green deal?
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The UAE's space programme has grown rapidly in recent years with the Gulf state setting a new milestone in 2020 with the successful launch of its Mars probe. We caught up with H.E. Salem Al Qubaisi, the Director General of the UAE Space Agency, during Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week to discuss their plan explore asteroids.
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