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The Zayed Sustainability Prize Awards Ceremony celebrates 11 winners driving real-world impact across the categories of Health, Food, Energy, Water, Climate Action and Global High Schools.
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This Global South–focused gathering will convene policymakers, developers, financiers, and off-takers from the Global South and the UAE.
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