BLUE COMMUNITIES

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500 MILLION AED NOW COMMITTED

THE LAUNCH OF BLUE COMMUNITIES HAS BEEN A MASSIVE SUCCESS. HIS HIGHNESS SHEIKH MOHAMMED BIN RASHID AL MAKTOUM HAS GIVEN HIS SUPPORT AND DIRECTION.

The official launch event received overwhelmingly positive global press coverage and has been the starting point for a series of initiatives to realise a better coastal future. Developments have included:

• Nakheel doubling its financial commitment to AED 500 million (approx US$ 140 million)
• Appointment of Dr Farouk El-Baz to provide technical support and drive strategic planning
• Formation of a Steering Committee under the Chairmanship of Nakheel CEO, Chris O’Donnell
• Blue Communities made a key focus at the 2008 World Summit on Innovation
• Contacts developed with key academic, political and industry experts
• Featuring ‘Think Blue’ as the key message on Environment Day

A BLUEPRINT FOR OUR COASTLINES

The future of our coastlines is in our hands. We must ensure we move forward in a sustainable way. We must devise a methodology and set of standards against which we measure our future developments. Watch the Nakheel video to see how we are already acting blue.

BLUE COMMUNITIES – OUR KEY TARGETS

• To be a globally recognised body
• To play a role in the improvements of coastal developments around the world
• To establish a performance rating system or council that may eventually issue standardization certificates for compliance against a defined charter

Source: www.bluecommunities.org.