Sandier Pastures

Water is one of the first things that come to mind when we hear the word desert.

Do you imagine vast, endless arid area without greens and unbathed people with dry throats? Dubai is so far from it. There are lots of greens grown in parks and on the streets with lots of water supply to make Dubai look like a normal place to live them survive.

Left: grasses are regularly watered; Right: beautiful flowers on the streets

With money generating from black gold, everything can be possible: the greens, the trees, man-made islands and of course the seemingly endless supply of water available, thanks to multibillion dollar state of the art desalination technology. The United Arab Emirates is a coastal country facing the Arabian Sea so they put the sea water to good use. Dubai is actually planning to build one of the world’s largest desalination complexes to supply enough water to the city’s growing population.

Thanks to that, we are able to take a bath regularly. I mean, we really need to.