EAD highlights successes in latest report

The Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi has issued its 2022 Annual Report, highlighting the Agency’s key achievements and showcasing how it protects the environment to create a sustainable future for upcoming generations.

As part of its mission, the Agency monitors and conserves land, water and air quality, encouraging the safeguarding of natural resources, as well as mitigating the effects of climate change.

The Agency's programmes have been shortlisted by the United Nations Environment Programme on its list of top 10 global initiatives to restore and rehabilitate eco-systems.

Some of the achievements highlighted in the report included the implementation of the single-use plastic policy and the Abu Dhabi Mangrove Initiative, which was launched during a meeting of Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Chairman of Abu Dhabi Executive Council; and Prince William, at Jubail Island last February.

Another key milestone of 2022 was the launch of Abu Dhabi Environmental Centennial 2071 – a shared, comprehensive environmental vision for the Emirate for the next 50 years, that outlines EAD’s commitment to make Abu Dhabi a world leader in environmental conservation. This vision is aligned with the UAE’s government’s pledge to be the best country in the world by the 100th anniversary of the union in 2071.

In the foreword of the report, Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler's Representative in Al Dhafra Region, and Chairman of the Board of Directors of EAD, said, “In 2022, EAD asserted its leadership and succeeded in strengthening the national and global position of Abu Dhabi and its active role in preserving the environment and protecting species. The Agency's programmes were shortlisted by the United Nations Environment Programme on its list of top ten global initiatives to restore and rehabilitate environmental eco-systems, further reinforcing the uniqueness and distinction of our ambitious environmental programmes and initiatives that have become worldwide models of excellence."