Social entrepreneurs from 37 countries pitch climate solutions at Expo City Dubai

Social entrepreneurs from 37 countries pitch climate solutions at Expo City Dubai

DUBAI - Forty-three short-listed social enterprises from 37 countries will arrive at Expo City Dubai on Wednesday, presenting their innovative solutions to climate-related challenges in the hope of receiving backing from the Expo Live Innovation Programme.

The grassroots organisations from Tonga to Sierra Leone, Finland to French Polynesia have been chosen from more than 1,200 applications from 123 countries. They will bring ideas spanning biodiversity and ocean restoration, air quality, transport and carbon, food security, waste, energy, water, finance and vulnerable communities to the three-day pitching event from 10th-12th May.

Following interviews and presentations to Expo Live’s panel of expert judges, successful projects will receive access to funding, technical guidance, support and partnership opportunities, along with the prospect of showcasing their solutions at the COP28 climate conference, which Expo City Dubai will host from 30th November to 12th December.

Yousuf Caires, Executive Director of Expo Live Innovation Programme, said, “The volume and calibre of the environmental, conservation and climate solutions we have seen worldwide clearly demonstrates the global community possesses the creativity and innovation to address the urgent issue of climate change.

“Every idea that has made it through to this final stage has the power to improve people’s lives and have a tangible,