Abu Dhabi, Oct. 14th, 2010 (WAM) -- Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, today inaugurated "Green Abu Dhabi 2010" Exhibition, which aims to educate the community about environment and sustainability.
The inauguration ceremony was held at the Emirates Heritage Club and attended by a number of Sheikhs and senior officials. The initiative is a call to action and invites the entire UAE community to paint the town green. This can be as simple as recycling and switching off lights when they are not needed, to mobilising members of community to initiate wider programmes, such as, beach clean ups. Green Abu Dhabi 2010 exhibition will continue for three weeks aims to become an annual community event spanning from a grass roots level with schools up to highest level, the decision makers. Along with the main Art exhibit, Green Abu Dhabi will also reach out to the community through mini-events. This year there are four planned mini-events that will take place during the three weeks exhibition. The first one to be a Mangrove Cleanup in the city of Abu Dhabi. The second will be a Community Art Auction in Abu Dhabi. The third will be a Community Art Auction in Sharjah. And finally a Painted Tiles Mural created by as many kids in as many schools for the city of Abu Dhabi. Additionally a percentage of all sales of artwork and merchandise sold will go to the WWF-EWS, the Future Centre of Abu Dhabi, and the Sharjah Humanitarian City with whom Green Art Abu Dhabi aims to establish a new program for the city of Abu Dhabi this year with the help of proceeds from this show.Copyright Emirates News Agency (WAM) 2010.
