Expo 2020 Dubai talks to address climate change and equality

UAE Space Agency chief Sarah Al Amiri to take part in Programme for People and Planet

Sarah Al Amiri, Minister of State for Advanced Technology, will be among the speakers at Expo 2020 Dubai. Emirates Mars Mission

The empowerment of women and developing technology that will shape the future are among the 10 themed weeks planned during a programme of Expo 2020 Dubai workshops.

Organisers of the world's fair, which opens in October, released a calendar of events for the Programme for People and Planet.

It aims to leave a lasting legacy of change by calling on the Expo’s partners, participants and visitors to explore issues of global significance.

Participants will investigate solutions to critical global challenges, such as mitigating climate change and biodiversity loss to making human habitats more sustainable.

Talks will also aim to bridge the digital divide and ensure equal access to education and health care.

Dazzling pavilions at Expo 2020 Dubai

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  Delayed for a year by Covid-19 restrictions, Expo 2020 Dubai will open on October 1 and run for 182 days. Pictured is the canopy of the Sustainability Pavilion, one of the impressive buildings to have been built for the event.

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  Alif – The Mobility Pavilion blurs the boundaries between the physical and digital world.

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  Hjayceelyn Quintana, the Philippines’ ambassador to the UAE, visits the Bangkota Pavilion at the Expo 2020 site.

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  Multi-coloured tubes wrapped around the Russian Pavilion will draw visitors into the three-storey structure.

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  The Finland Expo Pavilion resembles an Arabic tent made of snow

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  'Hugs' by Mohammed Ahmed Ibrahim. One of the artworks installed in Terra – The Sustainability Pavilion.

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  ENOC Group announces the construction of its pavilion at Expo 2020 is complete.

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  A replica of the Space X Falcon 9 rocket outside the USA Pavilion.

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  Construction work on the French Pavilion at the Expo 2020 Dubai was finished in April.

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  Dubai Cares Pavilion focuses on the transformative power of education on children.

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  Scores of stylised metal birds depict the migratory route taken from Poland to the Arabian Peninsula and form the centrepiece of the country's Expo 2020 Dubai Pavilion.

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  The Austria Pavilion will be a striking addition to the sprawling Expo 2020 site

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  The Morocco Pavilion under construction in the Opportunity District

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  The Italy Pavilion features an innovation observatory.

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  Solar cells will be placed in the skylight of the Dutch Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai to provide electricity. The skylight will allow sunlight to filter through to help grow edible plants.

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  The outside of the Oculus at the Ireland Pavilion.

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  Early construction photos of work on the Luxembourg Pavilion.

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  The Swiss Pavilion reflects the Alpine country’s diversity – from magnificent landscapes to innovative projects and ideas for a sustainable future.

Leading experts such as UAE Space Agency chairwoman and Minister of State for Advanced Technology Sarah Al Amiri, environmentalist Dame Jane Goodall and Eden Project founder Sir Tim Smit are expected to give talks.

“The Programme for People and Planet will form an essential part of our event-time activities,” said Nadia Verjee, chief of staff at the Expo.

“It will also catalyse a one-of-a-kind movement to shape the legacy that Expo 2020 leaves the world, long after we close our doors, resulting in a meaningful and measurable impact for generations to come.

“Sitting at the heart of our World Expo, it will take place at a moment in time that could not be more urgent or opportune.”

More than 220 events will take place as part of the programme, from large forums and public conventions to seminars and workshops.

The Expo's signature platform for connecting minds, the World Majlis series, will play a prominent role, with 53 individual sessions set to engage visitors over the course of six months.

Visitors will be able to explore the topics raised in the Programme for People and Planet by embarking on a curated Visitor Journey.

Self-guided tours will be available on the Expo app and allow visitors to discover the different ways in which countries, businesses and other organisations are responding to the key challenges we are facing as a global community.

The thought-provoking series of talks will give pressing issues facing the planet a major platform.

The Expo opens in Dubai on October 1 and will run until March 31, 2022, with millions of people expected to flock to the emirate from around the globe to sample the wide variety of events.

Visitors will be able to tour more than 200 pavilions at the vast Dubai South site, 191 of which represent individual countries.

Tickets for the mega event went on sale in July.

Single-entry tickets for the six-month world fair will cost Dh95 ($26), while a six-month season pass is Dh495.

Visitors also have the option of a multi-day ticket for Dh195, which gives them unrestricted access to the site for 30 consecutive days.

Tickets can be purchased at https://www.expo2020dubai.com/.