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Dubai- Big city in United Arab Emirates, Middle east
Dubai has billions of dollars from oil production Dubai also depends on tourism Dubai has many environmental issues Recently some organizations starting to fix
environmental issues
Dubai’s Strange Economy
Very Wealthy from striking oil in 1966 Use’s money for many projects Examples of projects: Hotels, Buildings and
Islands Wealthy tourists visit these projects everyday less and less tourist are vacationing in
Dubai Projects need factories that produces waste and
sludge
Burj Al Arab
Luxurious hotel Second tallest hotel in the world Sits on a artificial island on the coast off
Jumeriah Beach Private bridge connects it to land Artificial sand pollutes sea Lots of trash and waste gets thrown from
off the hotel
Hydropolis
first underwater hotel $300 million dollar project Also off the coast of Jumeriah beach Due date continues to be pushed back DESTROY’S MARINE LIFE INCLUDING FISH
AND SEEPLANTS
Dubissues
Experiencing climate change Water pollution from sewage and sludge Air pollution from harmful substances including
carbon dioxide Pollution contributing to climate change Climate change contributes to global warming Need many waste producing plants for desalination
and electricity
Extreme Water Pollution
Dubai borders Persian gulf Persian gulf is getting contaminated with
sewage Many tourists can’t swim because of the raw
sewage Marine life is getting destroyed
Any drinking water in Dubai?
Dubai lacks drinkable water Lots of salt in water Desalination plant takes salt out of water so it’s
drinkable Plants put salt back- too much salt in swimming
water Sludge from desalination plants also pollutes water Produces about 3-4 thousand bottles of water a fay
but not much backup water
ScAIRy Pollutions Air pollution is the worst it’s ever been in Dubai Pollutions in the air include hydrocarbons, carbon
monoxide and carbon dioxide The main contributors in the air are car emissions Air pollution is leaving a carbon footprint Carbon footprint=giving off pollution that effects the
whole world (some footprints can be smaller or bigger than others)
Power and Electricity Problems
Dubai has very little electricity Finds solar energy and energy from wind power
inefficient Dubai can’t continue to use Qatar’s(Middle east
country) natural gases for power Coal costs too much because of transportation Starting to use nuclear power for electricity Many other Electricity producers inefficient to
environment
Fears of Nuclear Power
Barack Obama fears Iran(Middle East country) will get nuclear power and use it as weapon
Many Dubai citizens disagree with President Obama Many other Middle East Countries interested in Nuclear
Power Countries: Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar… Nuclear power helps environment because less
electricity demand
Dubai Pollution Helpers 25,000 people part of trash picking program Trying to pick enough trash to take away from
Carbon Footprint Stockholm Enviroment Institute and Tufts
Institute are doing research Abu Dhabi (UAE capital) and Masdar (UAE
city)put together program called Masdar Initiative
Masdar Initiative helps renew energy
Trash picking up program’s symbol
Natural Resources and Geo.
Dubai has very little natural resources Dubai Uses many waste producing plants to replace
Natural resources Dubai has NO NATURAL POWER Dubai is starting to build projects and towers in a big
sandy area Water is contaminated with salt Salt levels continue to raise
Essential Questions
What are the two greatest environmental concerns in Dubai, UAE? What are they doing to help the environment
How and why has this changed over time?
How does this affect? (Answers are on the next slide)
Essential Questions Answers
The greatest environmental concerns in Dubai is the carbon foot print it’s leaving from air pollution and the waste that is polluting the water
Around forty years ago, Dubai did not have much environmental issues, recently Dubai started to build many projects
This pollution is affecting the world because Dubai’s climate change is putting global warming into full affect
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