Sharjah eco body fetes winners

SHARJAH: The Environment and Protected Areas Authority (EPAA) in Sharjah announced the winners of the ninth edition of the Sharjah Sustainability Award.

The awards were presented at a virtual ceremony because of COVID-19- related safety measures.

A total of 37 students in the school and university categories received the awards. This included 22 male and female students in the school category, and 15 male and female students in the university category.

Hana Saif Al Suwaidi, Chairperson of the EPAA, spoke at the virtual award ceremony, followed by a speech by the jury, and a documentary about the award. Some 123 public and private schools from across the UAE participated in the ‘school’ category. Environmental innovation, artificial intelligence, creative writing, sustainable environmental projects, and the production of an environmental short film were some of the domains that the students competed in.

In the ‘university’ category, there were 257 male and female students from various faculties and disciplines in the emirate. The domains included applied and evaluation scientific research, sustainable architectural design in buildings, and the design of an environmental model for sustainable environmental solutions to be applied and benefited from, and a smart application of information on smartphones.

The research and projects presented were scrutinised in the following ways: the novelty of the idea, sustainability and efficiency in implementation, and the possibility of various relevant sectors benefiting from them.