Saudi Arabia takes part in observing Earth Hour today

Saturday 19 Mar 2016 - 15:42 Makkah mean time-10-6-1437

Riyadh (IINA) – Saudi Arabia is participating in World Earth Hour on Saturday, March 19, said Ajlan Al-Ajlan, the Kingdom’s executive director of World Earth Hour Bureau.
He urged cities, towns, organizations and individuals in the Kingdom to participate in the event by registering on the official website:http://www.60ksa.org.
He said that the day is built on the motto, “Focus on Preserving Energy,” and will be celebrated officially by three municipalities and organizations: Riyadh, Eastern Province and the Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu.Earth Hour is a worldwide grassroots movement uniting people to protect the planet and is organized by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). It has its origins in a lights-off event in Sydney, Australia, in 2007. Since then it has grown to include more than 7,000 cities and towns worldwide, Arab News reported.
The one-hour event continues to remain the key driver of the larger movement. Earth Hour will be on Saturday between 8:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Saudi time. It encourages individuals, communities households and businesses to turn off their non-essential light for one hour as a symbol of their commitment to the planet. It aims to encourage an interconnected global community to share the opportunities and challenges of creating a sustainable world. The organizers point out that the first thing anyone must do in order to get involved is to turn off their lights on Saturday, saying that Earth Hour only asks people to turn off non-essential lights for one hour. People are not asked to turn off lights that would affect public safety.
Earth Hour is also a celebration of the planet so it is important to spend the time in a safe environment. Regarding which lights can be safely switched off, organizers say that is a decision to be made individually but usually the overhead lights in rooms — whether at home or in an office — outdoor lighting that does not affect safety, decorative lights, neon signs for advertising, televisions, desk lamps and so on. The organizers add that there are a few lights that cannot be turned off, and these include safety lights in public spaces, lights for aviation guidance, traffic lights and security lights. The use of common sense is the best guide.
WWF, the world’s leading conservation organization for more than 50 years, works in 100 countries and is supported by 1.2 million members in the United States and close to 5 million globally. WWF’s unique way of working combines global reach with a scientific foundation and involves action at every level from local to global, which ensures the delivery of innovative solutions that meets the needs of both people and nature.
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