Below are the amazing photos sent in by our participants, for the International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies Go Akhdar Photography Challenge. As a reminder, there are no winners or losers, this initiative is about inspiring others to appreciate the beauty of nature. Remember to keep emailing us your pictures and answers! It’s open until the 12th of September.
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Name: Ruhaan Malhotra
Age: 14
City: Dubai
What are you doing to keep our air clean?
I’m doing my part by minimizing the use of my family’s car, simply by biking to school and avoiding the use of the car when getting groceries and whatnot. I also recycle paper, cardboard, plastic and all the materials that I collect that can be recycled.
Name: Maya Sallow
Age: 16
City: Muscat
What are you doing to keep our air clean?
I am a very eco-friendly person. I always recycle any plastic, paper, and metal waste in my house, and sometimes I try to compost food waste also.
Name: Abdullah Aidaros
Age: 16
City: Dubai
What are you doing to keep our air clean?
There have been several adjustments I have made to my lifestyle in relation to the subject of air pollution, that have reduced my carbon footprint, and are also ideas anyone else could easily follow:
1 – Recycling: I ensure that when disposing of trash I do it in a proper and eco-friendly manner so that certain material types are put in its respective bins. I even opt for composting food.
2 – Reduce Overconsumption: As consumers, our job is to lower the demand for products that are produced with an environmentally blinded method. Small things such as plastic bags from the grocery or plastic bottled water can all be replaced with sustainable options such as cloth bags and a reusable bottle.
3 – Energy Conservation: When not using electronic appliances, all you have to do is to make sure that it is turned off. Another tip can be buying products that have an energy star label which means it would consume the required amount of energy, much less than that of non-energy efficient products.
Name: Harshita Kakkar
Age: 15
City: Dubai
What are you doing to keep our air clean?
Personally, I often use my cycle or go by foot to places that are nearby rather than using a vehicle. I also carpool with my friends very often while going to school or coming.
Name: Amaan Siddiqui
Age: 12
City: Sharjah
What are you doing to keep our air clean?
I try to save electricity and water at home by switching off my AC and bathroom taps when I’m not using them.
Name: Sara Hamid
Age: 16
City: Abu Dhabi
What are you doing to keep our air clean?
I try not to use plastic as much as possible, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and minimize the amount of waste that ends up in landfills.
Name: Alex Hansen
Age: 13
City: Dubai
What are you doing to keep our air clean?
Whenever I go to meet my friends in my community, I walk or cycle to their houses.
Name: Yvonne Pateria
Age: 15
City: Dubai
What are you doing to keep our air clean?
I try my best to do my part in caring for our environment and air. I always adapt to the reduce, reuse and recycle process with all my belongings or trash. I also try to walk or use public transport at times when that is possible.
Name: Safiyah Molobhoy
Age: 17
City: Dubai
What are you doing to keep our air clean?
I am constantly environmentally aware in all my actions. Seeing as I have to travel a couple of times a year to visit my family, I keep it restricted to only holidays, and now with COVID, there’s been no travel. When commuting locally, wherever possible I try to walk or bike to both, get health benefits and prevent unnecessary pollution for the short distances by using cars.
Name: Zaid Ahmed
Age: 14
City: Dubai
What are you doing to keep our air clean?
I try to minimize air pollution by car pooling to school everyday.