INTELLIGENT BRANDS // Green Technology
Dubai drives progress
towards UN’s sustainable
development agenda
D
ubai has been selected to be a
regional hub for city data, at the
United Nations headquarters in
New York City. As a result, Dubai is now
in a direct position to inform and drive
progress towards the UN 2030 Agenda
for Sustainable Development.
The General Secretariat of The Dubai
Executive Council and the World Council
on City Data (WCCD) are in discussions to
sign a Memorandum of Understanding
that would see Dubai become the Local
Data Hub of the Middle East, North Africa
and South Asia (MENASA) region.
Discussions are underway between the
WCCD and a number of other cities
across different continents, including
Johannesburg (South Africa), Buenos
Aires (Argentina), Los Angeles (USA),
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Makati (Philippines), Rotterdam
(Netherlands), and Minna (Nigeria),
with the United Nations acknowledging
the complimentary role that cities and
local communities have to play.
The General Secretariat of The Executive
Council will now start to define its
responsibilities as the Local Data Hub of
the MENASA region, and is expected to
play a key role in the promotion of the
initiative, as it aims to get other cities in
the region involved.
It will also provide a platform for
engagement and participation from
a growing network of cities in the
region and directly demonstrate
yearly progress made against the
United Nations goals for sustainable
development on the city and local level.
“Dubai being
chosen as
MENASA’s
Local Data
Hub supports
the UAE’s
commitments
to achieve the
Sustainable
Development
Agenda by
2030.”
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