Dubai advances sustainable future by joining Global Resilient Cities Network

Dubai authorities have announced the city's accession to the Global Resilient Cities Network, opening up new opportunities for collaboration with leading global centres in sustainable development and risk management. This was reported by Emirates News Agency (WAM), a TV BRICS partner. 

This membership highlights Dubai's leadership in crisis and risk management, as well as its commitment to implementing best practices to prepare cities for future challenges. In addition, experts suggest this partnership will establish a global platform for collaboration on innovative solutions and smart technologies.

"Dubai’s membership in the Resilient Cities Network reflects Dubai’s emergence as a leading city in risk management and urban resilience. It also supports our ongoing efforts to enhance crisis and disaster response, ensure uninterrupted development and quality of life, and build stronger capabilities in risk management, urban resilience, and future planning. This step further reinforces Dubai’s status as one of the world’s safest, most sustainable, and most innovative cities,”  stated Mansoor bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Supreme Committee of Emergency, Crisis, and Disaster Management in Dubai.

According to the source, Dubai is committed to active and effective participation in the global platform. The city intends to offer its best practices as a model for the international community, attracting an increasing number of cities to collaborate. This approach aims to strengthen global efforts to build sustainable cities of the future through the effective exchange of experience. 

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