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Masdar City And Abu Dhabi

John Elkington · 10 December 2023 · Leave a Comment

An astonishing day, starting in Dubai and involving a fascinating visit to an aquaculture project at Masdar City. A key focus is to use aquaculture to drive desert reclamation. Reminded me of how energetically I tried to get into oceanography and aquaculture back in the early 1970s, before turning my attentions to the environment and, later, sustainability. Then on to Abu Dhabi, where I spoke at an extremely glitzy open air event, in front of the Cultural Foundation and with Jupiter shining brilliantly overhead. Highlights of the evening can be seen here.

Nightscape as I arrive in my room on the Palm Jumeirah
A camel captures my eye, because of eccentric design – and because I find the animals beautiful
Meanwhile, the sun’s rising
Simon, Dave and Gregory as we wait to leave
My head expands as we wait for a people carrier to take us to Masdar
We arrive at the aquaculture site on the edge of Masdar City
One of the ponds
Salicornia/samphire growing
Neal Spackman introduces us to his mangroves
The science continues
Tilapia
We leave Masdar
Yuletide welcome to Abu Dhabi, Louise and I reflected
Gorgeous and real
Approaching the FAB event
Celebrating Nature, she tells me
Ditto

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I began this blog with an entry reporting on a visit to the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution on Cape Cod, on 30 September 2003. The blog element of the website has gone through several iterations since, with much of the older material still available.

Like so many things in my life, blog entries blur the boundaries between the personal and the professional. As explained on this site’s Home Page, the website and the blog are part platform for ongoing projects, part autobiography, and part accountability mechanism.

In addition, my blogs have appeared on many sites such as: Chinadialogue, CSRWire, Fast Company, GreenBiz, Guardian Sustainable Business, and the Harvard Business Review.

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John Elkington is a world authority on corporate responsibility and sustainable development. He is currently Founding Partner and Executive Chairman of Volans, a future-focused business working at the intersection of the sustainability, entrepreneurship and innovation movements.

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