An advanced municipal system enabling the development of

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An advanced municipal system enabling the
development of sustainable towns cities in the
Emirate of Abu DhabiASHRAE UNEP Conference, Abu
Dhabi
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The DMA

• 4 entities, DMA, Abu Dhabi Municipality, Al Ain
  Municipality, Western Region Municipality
• Staff of 4000
• DMA develops strategy, policy and regulations.
• Municipalities are the implementation arm.

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Local governments play the pivotal role in
promoting sustainable development

• As the level of government closest to the people
  they play a vital role
• in educating, mobilizing and responding to the
  public to promote
• sustainable development
• UN Rio Earth Summit 1992

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Sustainability in the local context.

• For the Abu Dhabi Municipal System,
  sustainability is
• all about QUALITY
• QUALITY of development,
• QUALITY of service,
• and ultimately
• QUALITY of LIFE
• for the people of Abu Dhabi now and into the
  future.

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Quality of Life is.

• Notion of human welfare (well-being) measured by
  social
• indicators rather than "quantitative" measures of
  income
• and production (standard of living, GDP per
  capita).
• Mercers Quality of Living Index
• Boho Index- measures diversity
• Climate Group Low Carbon Leader Index
• Shanghai Index- measures academic ranking of
  World Universities
• Happiness Index which includes ecological
  footprint as an indicator has Denmark 1

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And what its not

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DMAs Vision Mission

• Vision
• An advanced municipal system that enables
  sustainable development and enhances quality of
  living for the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.
• Mission
• To achieve the Abu Dhabi Governments objective
  of providing distinctive municipal services that
  enhance the quality of living of all residents
  through coordination, oversight and monitoring
  of the Abu Dhabi Municipalities and Municipal
  Councils

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The role of DMA is crucial to the Emirates
journey towards sustainability and the 2030
Vision

• The DMA provides a clear regulatory framework
  that supports our towns cities become examples
  of best practice in sustainable development and
  enhanced quality of life.
• .Municipal Code is the vehicle for integrating
  and coordinating these sustainable regulatory
  frameworks.
• ..overriding focus on improving quality of
  life and reducing the Emirates ecological
  footprint
• .it is essential we continue to integrate
  sustainability into every aspect of our
  operations.
• HE Rashed Al Hajeri- DMA Chairman- 2009
  Sustainability Report

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In 2006 the government underwent a restructure to
create a decentralized model..

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of specialist departments with specific functions

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DMA is providing the regulatory framework to
integrate the efforts of all agencies

• Commitment towards creating cities
• that are economically, socially and
  ecologically sustainable.
• Collaborate with other government agencies.
• Develop laws and regulations.
• Develop municipal governance frameworks.
• Support the Municipal System deliver quality
  services
• Developing relationships with the public,
• private third sectors

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through an advanced Municipal System

• By integrating the regulations and policies of
  all government agencies the DMA can demonstrate
  to the world that the Emirate has a comprehensive
  regulatory framework in place befitting a 21st
  Century economy
• HE Ahmed Shareef-DMA Undersecretary-
• 2009 Sustainability Report

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5 elements that make up sustainable cities.
Contribution to Urban Ecology MEDIUM HIGH
HIGH MEDIUM MEDIUM

• Thriving economy - economic viability for the
  long term.
• Vital natural ecology - resource optimization
  and reducing the Emirates negative ecological
  impacts.
• Practical efficient infrastructure -premium
  infrastructure to provide a foundation for
  sustainable cities
• Healthy and vibrant society -enhancing quality of
  life and ensuring the needs of the people are
  met.
• Government excellence - exemplify excellence in
  administration, delivery of service, financial
  management and governance for sustainability.

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Sustaining a thriving economy ..

• Attract investment- investment friendly
  environment, clear and concise regulatory
  framework, quality infrastructure, quality of
  life measurements, i.e signage addressing
  systems.
• Property laws and regulations building codes,
  land registration, real estate laws i.e. strata.
• Local employment and contracting investing in
  the local supply chain and skill set.

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Reducing ecological impacts through resource
optimization

• Demand Side Management Committee- water and
  energy reduction strategies
• Implementing Building Codes - will reduce energy
  consumption by 70 from current standards (to
  align with UN targets), 30 reduction in water
  consumption and ensure longevity of constructions
  through QA.
• Implementing Estidama rating system focused on
  continuous improvement over and above the codes
  shading for more pedestrian friendly environment,
  environmental impact assessment, worker
  accommodation standards.
• District Cooling -180,000 T district cooling
  plant at MBZ City.
• LED Policy- covering all roads
• Optimizing wastewater re-use- efficient
  irrigation, xeriscaping, plant selection, scada
  controls

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by first addressing efficiency, quality, social
impact and cost effectiveness of supply and
demand side management solutions..
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A practical efficient infrastructure built
environment..

• Alleviating traffic congestion enhancing
  connectivity- bridges, tunnels, pedestrian
  friendly public realm, parking provision, traffic
  controls, microclimate engineering-
• Embracing advanced technical solutions eLMS
  (electronic land mgt system), MSSI (municipal
  spatial solutions infrastructure) integrated
  geospatial data of the Emirate-
• Materials- using recycled construction waste in
  infrastructure projects, low carbon concrete
  research -
• Surveys- meeting the citizens needs through
  infrastructure and planning surveys-

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Social sustainability-growing a healthy and
vibrant society, with a strong ecological
consciousness

• Regulating health safety- EHSMS for the
  building and construction sector and commercial
  sector-
• Quality of life project surveys showed 91
  believe govt. actively trying to raise quality of
  life, AD is 77th out of 215 (2nd in ME)-
• Feeling safe in our cities- Passive- addressing
  system, pedestrian segregation Active- security
  surveillance, traffic management, emergency
  response, crisis management-
• Creating a neighbourhood feel- constructing new
  parks and refurbishing existing- 15m2 park per
  capita, Abu Dhabi City has 32 parks 5.5 Million
  trees, customized parks for the disabled in Al
  Ain-
• Enhanced Municipal services to meet residents
  needs -TAMM one-stop-shop for government services

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Government excellenceleading by example

• Governance economic performance Transparency,
  accountability, risk management- sustainability
  reporting, audits, performance reports, 100
  local suppliers
• Cultivating developing our leaders Training,
  knowledge tours, emiratization programme
• Environmentally friendly operations Recycling
  paper, energy and water demand reduction, green
  fleet (CNG)
• Business performance Business process
  re-engineering, PPP outsourcing manual, EFQM,
  knowledge management, ISO 9001, 14001 OSHAS
  18001
• Social citizenship Partnerships with WWF,
  ASHRAE, BUILDSMART, IRF, EGBC, C40, UNGCCP-
  Government of Chicago, Birmingham, Queensland,
  Singapore, NYC, Dublin, Washington DC Ontario

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Municipal Code.creating the framework
Main Responsibility for Regulation
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Building codesunderpinning sustainability in the
building construction sector.
IBC- International Building Code IECC-
International Energy Conservation
Code IPC-International Plumbing Code IFC-
International Fire Code IMC-International
Mechanical Code IFGC- International Fuel Gas
Code IPSDC-International Private Sewage Disposal
Code
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