Sustainable cities in focus as summit in Dubai begins

Dubai - The summit titled "Sharing knowledge for a sustainable future", will begin in Dubai today.

The inaugural Sustainable Cities Summit, themed "Sharing knowledge for a sustainable future", will begin in Dubai today.
The summit, which will be launched by Dubai Land Department (DLD) in partnership with United Nations Envireonment Programme (UNEP) will discuss sustainability in the urban environment and the future of smart cities, featuring 30 top leading experts and thinkers from regional and global level.
It will also shed light on the outcomes and decisions of COP21.
In addition, the summit is the first regional event that seeks to raise awareness about the UN's seventeen Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), especially that the UAE is the only Arab country that signed a commitment to achieve these goals, especially the eleventh SDG, which focuses on sustainable smart cities.
Abdullah Al Nuaimi, Minister of Public Works; Dr Abdulla Al Karam, Chairman of the Board of Directors and Director General of the Knowledge and Human Development Authority; and Dr Thani Al-Zeyoudi, Director of the Directorate of Energy and Climate Change at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs constitute speakers from the UAE.
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