Eco-friendly Dubai Property?
June 8th 2008: Dubai is to host the “Dubai International Conference on Sustainable Construction” together with an exhibition on Eco-friendly Construction Technology, at the Dubai Police Academy. The conference will take place under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.
The conference will be held over one day, with three panels being addressed by 13 speakers, mainly from the private sector and topics will include:
- Ensuring the worlds mega-projects are sustainable
- Sustainable construction practices
- The challenge of climate change
- Policies for sustainable construction and urban development
The Dubai conference is timely as it is being held a day before The Zayed International Prize for the Environment (established in 1999 by H H Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, as a tribute to the environmental achievements of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan.
The USD $1million Zayed International Prize is considered among the most prestigious environment-related awards in the world today which recognizes and encourages environmental achievements that support and promote the implementation of Agenda 21 in line with the vision and philosophy of the late Sheikh Zayed.
Agenda 21, the global agenda for sustainable development was adopted at the Rio Earth Summit in 1992. It argued for providing better information, and highlighted the importance of integrating environmental development in property development decision-making.
June 5th, 2008 - Posted in Property News, dubai property | |
