Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW)
WHAT IS ADSW
Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW) is the UAE’s premier global platform dedicated to accelerating sustainable development. Bringing together leaders from government, business, finance, and civil society, ADSW transforms ambition into measurable progress across interconnected systems including water, food, energy, technology, and investment.
For more than fifteen years, ADSW has operated at the crossroads of policy, innovation, and capital—converting dialogue into deployment and strategy into execution. The platform advances integrated solutions that align environmental responsibility with economic resilience and inclusive social growth, shaping a more sustainable global future.
As the world’s leading platform for sustainability collaboration, ADSW convenes an unparalleled global community each January in Abu Dhabi, complemented by year-round initiatives, to connect stakeholders, scale solutions, and drive measurable progress toward a thriving, inclusive future.
Throughout the year, ADSW conversations and initiatives facilitate knowledge sharing and collective action to ensure a sustainable world for future generations.
Globally-significant ADSW events include the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Assembly, the ADSW Summit, ADSW Dialogues, the Blue Forum, the Global South Utilities Forum, the Green Hydrogen Summit, the World Future Energy Summit, The Global Climate Finance Centre Annual Meeting, the Zayed Sustainability Prize Forum, Youth 4 Sustainability Forum and Hub, WiSER Annual Forum, and more.
ADSW features a series of globally-significant events, which including:
ADSW in numbers
80+
Heads of state, ministers and royal leaders have been part of ADSW
3,000+
Global delegates in business and civil society, government officials and policymakers have joined the conversation each year
3,000+
Students have attended ADSW each year to learn about sustainability
175
Countries are represented each year
60,000+
Attendees join ADSW each year