Watch: Expo 2020 Dubai pavilions switch off lights for Earth Hour

Watch: Expo 2020 Dubai pavilions switch off lights for Earth Hour

Dubai: Several pavilions at Expo 2020 Dubai switched off their lights in solidarity with Earth Hour on Saturday. Earth Hour is an iconic global movement initiated by World Wildlife Fund (WWF) in 2007 that involves switching off all non-essential electricity for an hour to raise awareness for climate change and nature loss. Emirates Nature-WWF (the regional representative for WWF) said 60 pavilions participated in a symbolic switch off at intervals of one minute, for the entire duration of Earth Hour. There was also an ‘Earth Hour Switch Off Parade’ throughout the Expo site, led by the Dubai Police Marching Band, that began at 8.30pm from Peru Pavilion in the Mobility District and ended at UK Pavilion in Opportunity District at 9.30pm. In a statement sent to Gulf News after the event, Laila Mostafa Abdullatif, director-general of Emirates Nature-WWF, said: “It is apt to have carried out this year’s event at Expo 2020 Dubai as it embodies the UAE’s vision of being at the forefront of sustainable development through innovation.” She added: “Although Expo 2020 is coming to an end [on March 31], the legacy of what has been built – the ideas, cooperation, and symbolism of the world in one