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Environmental Destruction in Dubai

Environmental Destruction in Dubai. By : Gabe Morrison. Raw Sewage. Sewage gets illegally dumped on beaches. Decreases tourism which is vital to Dubai’s Economy. Dubai has only 1 sewage plant. Mixed opinions on water. Night time is common for civilians to dump sewage Into man wholes.

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Environmental Destruction in Dubai

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  1. Environmental Destruction in Dubai By : Gabe Morrison

  2. Raw Sewage Sewage gets illegally dumped on beaches Decreases tourism which is vital to Dubai’s Economy Dubai has only 1 sewage plant Mixed opinions on water Night time is common for civilians to dump sewage Into man wholes

  3. Raw Sewage • Causes beach programs to close • People lose jobs • Less tourism • Fines are given if you are caught

  4. Fun but dangerous Indoor beach Indoor ski slope Underwater hotel Largest mall in the world Tallest buildings

  5. Dubai energy systems • Relies on cheap oil • Large energy companies • Masdar city, the first carbon neutral development

  6. Irena Plan • First renewable energy city • Most donations for an oil procedure • Largest oil plan • In Dubai • Finish by 2016

  7. Irena’s Funding's • Germany- 11 million • UAE- 136 million, 50 million annually • Clan tech fund- 250 million investment • 22 billion dollar project in total

  8. Dubai Water • Polluting water • Water will get worse and worse • Clean, drink, throw junk back in etc. • Companies trying to assist

  9. Environmental Embarrassments • Carbon dioxide per capita is 44x India, 15x China • 600 cars= 1000 people • Booming attractions create pollution • One of the biggest polluted lands

  10. Don’t breathe in Dubai • Fossil fuels put all civilians lives in danger • Greenhouse gasses in Dubai are 33.6 metric tons, and the world average is only 3.7 • Temperature is increasing by 1.8 – 4 degrees Celsius by the end of the century • After US, most domestic waste

  11. Construction Causes Chaos • largest factor in pollution • many cranes are used for tall buildings • glass is harder to build, and therefore more costly and polluting more

  12. New programs • 2 surrounding new cities now have recycling programs • In the process of finding a way to reuse wash basin • Reusing swimming pool water • solar panels • (IRENA)

  13. Garbage increase 1.5 million residents threw away 2.19 tons in 2007 56% increase from 2005 8000 tons were buried near a river 3.34 million tons of waste was collected last year, 438,327 tons more than in 2006

  14. Resources http://gulfnews.com/mobile/news/gulf/uae/general/garbage-talk-throw-away-society-1.457542 http://designbuild.network.com/projects/hydropolis/7. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7663883.stm7.

  15. Resources • http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/ariel-schwartz/sustainability/uae-country-worlds-largest-carbon-footprint-host-international-re# • http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5h-pKidZrplWL69eH_TNBOHBBUX1w

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