Ras Al Khaimah
Tourism Development Authority participated for the first time in the “UAE Clean
Up Campaign 2012” that was organized by the RAK Free Zone and the Emirates
Environment Group (EEG), on Wednesday,
December 12, 2012 at Al Hamra area in Ras Al Khaimah.
Banyan
Tree Al Wadi, Banyan Tree Ras Al Khaimah Beach, Hilton Ras Al Khaimah Resort
& Spa, The Cove Rotana Resort & Spa, Bin Majid Beach Hotel, Bin Majid
Beach resort, Acacia Hotel, Al Hamra Village Golf & Beach Resort, Al Hamra
Beach Palace Resort, The Mangrove Hotel and Iceland Waterpark were among the
participants and were delighted to be part of this sustainable initiative.
Commenting
on this event Victor Louis, Chief Operating Officer, Ras Al Khaimah TDA: “We
are proud to part of the environment sustainability initiative “UAE Clean Up
Campaign 2012” for the first time. We will also continue adopting sustainable
practices in tourism and hospitality sectors, where we extend full support to
the tourism entities in the emirate that have launched their own CSR campaigns
and are promoting environmental consciousness”.
At
“UAE Clean Up Campaign 2012” in Ras Al Khaimah, more than 2,000 bags of garbage
and 6,000 kg of waste were collected by over 1,000 participants from hotels and
resorts, which participated under the umbrella of Ras Al Khaimah TDA along with
different government entities and a number of schools.
2 comments:
It really is time for a serious campaign to be brought in to educate people that littering is not acceptable and is illegal. There is little use in putting the occasional bin on the beach when there is no consequence for not using it. It would be a good idea if RAK brought in a Singapore style campaign where the consequence for littering and spitting was a hefty fine. Litter patrols should also be carried out on beaches and areas where people congregate in the desert. There needs to be a lot more public education on the radio, signs put up in several languages - not only Arabic and English and regular patrolling particularly at weekends and public holidays. As some tourists staying in RAK said to me recently 'We can't understand why the beaches here are so DISGUSTING - it was a shock! Don't they care about their environment here?'.
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