ADM’s 2nd Strategic Forum To Explore Sustainable Environment & Power-Saving Methodology

Engineer Abdullah Al Shamsi, Acting Executive Director of Municipal Infrastructure & Assets Sector, stated the Municipality of Abu Dhabi City is seeking to promote the spirits of partnership, integration and harmony among strategic partners with the aim of enhancing sustainability and upgrading the applicable standards & specifications to increase life style and comfort of the community.

This statement was made by Al Shamsi in his opening speech at the 2nd Strategic Forum held by the Municipality of Abu Dhabi City on Tuesday at Fairmont Bab Al Bahr, Abu Dhabi, with the aim of boosting the links between the strategic partners and exchanging the best expertise and practices in the field of municipal services, sustainability strategy, enhancing sustainable environment methodology, reducing power consumption, and promoting Evidence Based Management.

The event, which included introductory demonstrations about lighting strategy of the Municipality of Abu Dhabi City and power saving, was attended by a host of key figures and municipal leaders as well as specialists and experts from departments, authorities and agencies in the UAE, GCC and Arab countries.

"Abu Dhabi has gone along way down the track of development and has set an example to be emulated among the world’s leading metropolis, thanks to the shrewd vision and far-sightedness of our leadership. Consequently, such a vision has turned into a working strategy adopted by departments, authorities and all agencies, and shaped into a methodology for analysis, integration and strategic planning in the emirate," said Al Shamsi.

He added: "No doubt this convention and the expected findings ’&’ recommendations will have positive bearing on the future ’&’ life of the community, and compiling the ingredients of sustainability and modern life in a city that ranks today among the finest cosmopolitan cities, thanks to its advanced world-class facilities synonymous of an advanced city that is also keen on preserving its identity and national pride in keeping with Abu Dhabi Government Plan 2030. The Municipality stands ready to commit all resources in support of this drive, and nurture its success in the public interest and achieving the intended targets".

The Acting Executive Director of Municipal Infrastructure & Assets Sector further added: "Today the overriding environmental issues, management and protection have commanded the attention of the whole universe. It is no secret that most countries face problems of dwindling reserves of natural resources, coupled with the emergence of environmental pollution problems and other key environmental concerns currently impacting the future of some peoples and countries.

’’As we are open to this world and are part of it, capable of being effective and interactive positively and negatively, our wise government has long ago set sight on protecting the environment ’&’ developing natural resources, and worked on striking a balance between the environmental requirements and the rational usage of existing resources as well as comprehensive development of all fields. Consequently, we have succeeded in coping with those challenges and the UAE today ranks among the active countries in the field of energy and sustainability projects worldwide.

"Energy is crucial to the development of the national and as well as the global economy, and it follows that efficient power consumption will contribute to slowing the depletion of the valuable natural resources, cutting costs, and curbing harmful emissions; a matter which is bound to have positive impact on consumers, producers and the environment. Hence there is every need for identifying the possible means and mechanisms leading to efficient use of power. We have also got to raise the community and public awareness such that it will become a national and community culture that enables us to conserve resources, rationalize power consumption; which we are hoping to achieve through his Forum. We are also aspiring to come up with valuable findings about the methodology of sustainable environment, reduced power consumption, and evidence based management.

The international expert Mr. Scott Lasater, Director, Lasater Institute for Government Innovation, USA, reviewed Evidence Based Management method as a tool for leveraging excellence through using Sigma 6, the variation between the operation and experiment, how to cultivate innovation in organizations and the best practices & learned lessons to achieve excellence.
 

Emirate:  Abu Dhabi

Date: Jul 7, 2010

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