![Journalists visit the Sustainability Pavilion during a media tour at the Dubai Expo 2020, a week ahead of its public opening, in the United Arab Emirates, on January 16, 2021. The six-month world fair, a milestone for the emirate which has splashed out $8.2 billion on the eye-popping venue in the hope of boosting its soft power and resetting the economy, will now open its doors in October 2021. / AFP / Karim SAHIB](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/Y7DGAJKIGB2TJX7SOOKRBCTAQY.jpg?smart=true&auth=e060768dbb4e7ca2bbc4aaefe4ee2db427b865c63b6426c2882cb9f50605c4f9&width=400&height=225)
The Sustainability Pavilion at the Dubai Expo 2020 site. AFP
The Sustainability Pavilion at the Dubai Expo 2020 site. AFP
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