A lecture organized by the
Media and Communications Department of United Arab Emirates University (UAEU) spoke to
the “Importance of the Ozone Layer.”
The event took place on Sept. 20 and was
attended by faculty members and students from Al Zaydia Secondary School and Al
Nashaa Al Saleh Private School, as well as Dr. Ahmed Murad, dean of the College
of Science.
Murad welcomed the
students by highlighting the importance of social awareness and humanity’s effect on
the environment.
“This lecture is part of the university’s contribution to educating the society about the importance of the
world’s ozone layer,” Murad said. “The university seeks to raise environmental
awareness within the community, by holding a series of lectures on this topic. The
ozone layer is a serious issue affecting the world. Therefore, international
organizations have made 16th of September a day to mark its global importance.”
Dr. Mahmoud Abu Saima, from
the Department of Geology in the College of Science, performed the lecture by
identifying the scientific explanation of the ozone layer, highlighting actions
needed across the globe to protect it and UAE’s position in protecting the ozone
layer.
