Sponge City, a pathbreaking sustainability solution to mitigate floods and address water scarcity, will be presented at the Innovation Week - Sharjah by Dake Rechsand along with the UAE Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure (MoEI).
Sponge City, promoted by Dake Rechsand, the Dubai-based company specialising in sustainability solutions for desert farming and water conservation, in the form of its proprietary product IDer, has emerged as a novel solution to mitigating floods and simultaneously addressing water scarcity.
The Innovation Week, organised by MoEI, is set to take place from February 21 to 23, 2023 at the Ministry Building - B, Sharjah.
Mobilising stakeholders
The Innovation Week aims to mobilise stakeholders from across the public and private sectors for collaborative efforts towards sustainability. Shaikhah Alshehhi, representing the Financial Investment Department of MoEI, will join Chandra Dake, CEO of Dake Rechsand, in presenting Sponge City to attendees.
“Sponge City ticks several sustainability boxes — social, economic, and environmental — that are topical to regional issues: Water scarcity and recurrent flooding. Such issues have grown in severity in recent years, underscoring the need for actionable solutions, such as Sponge City. To that end, the Innovation Week couldn’t come at a better time. By touching upon demonstrated outcomes, we intend to raise awareness about the solution at the event,” said Dake.
Sponge Cities, by design, are expansive areas where permeable pavers absorb rainwater and either drain it to proper sewers or store it in underground reservoirs. The harvested rainwater — the purest form of natural water — helps enhance water security. So, Sponge City is an interdisciplinary solution, finding applications in decentralised rainwater harvesting as well as stormwater management.
“We are glad to associate with MoEI in its concrete efforts to enable multistakeholder participation. The private sector’s competency in developing actionable solutions needs top-down undertaking from governing bodies for maximum impact,” added Dake.-- TradeArabia News Service
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