80% Activation of the new organizational structure of Dubai Municipality and the adoption of 200 initiatives for institutional transformation in the municipality during the next two years

Hamdan bin Mohammed and Maktoum bin Mohammed briefed on the projects and results of institutional transformation in Dubai Municipality

His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of The Executive Council of Dubai, stressed that Dubai Municipality is not only responsible for basic services, but also for achieving the best quality of life, satisfaction and happiness for all Dubai residents.

His Highness said: "We have seen the impact of the institutional transformation of the municipality in quality projects and we expect the best in the coming period."

For his part, His Highness Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, stressed that Dubai is a global city and Mohammed bin Rashid's goal is to be the finest, most beautiful and best city in the world.

His Highness said: "Dubai Municipality's institutional transformation initiatives are progressing well and the municipality's contribution to the development of life in the emirate and building partnerships with the private sector will consolidate the city's global position."

This came during the visit of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Executive Council, accompanied by His Highness Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, to the headquarters of Dubai Municipality, where they were briefed on the progress of work in the municipality after its restructuring, in addition to the most important developments in initiatives, projects and stages of completion, and the most prominent plans and projects that the municipality intends to implement in the next phase.

Upon their arrival at the Municipality, Their Highnesses were received by HE Mattar Al Tayer, Commissioner-General of Infrastructure, Urban Planning and Quality of Life, and HE Dawood Al Hajri, Director General of Dubai Municipality.

Historical Milestones

His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, accompanied by His Highness Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed, began the inspection tour by visiting the "The Beginning of the Journey" exhibition, where they saw a series of photos that narrate the history of Dubai Municipality over the past years, and shed light on the most prominent milestones in its journey. Their Highnesses stopped at photographs of the late Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum, may God rest his soul, taken during the opening ceremony of the municipality headquarters in 1979, the visit of the late Queen Elizabeth II, photos of the opening of the mall, construction works of the Al Maktoum Bridge, in addition to archival photos of historical and archaeological holdings. After that, Their Highnesses headed to the Future Hall, where they watched a visual presentation of the municipality's achievements.

Institutional Transformation

In a session with the executive leaders of the municipality and its work teams, Their Highnesses listened to an explanation of the most important results of the institutional transformation, as the activation rate of the new organizational structure of the municipality reached 80%, while 170 initiatives were completed within the 100-day plans for executives.

Their Highnesses also listened to the most important objectives of the next phase, which identified 200 initiatives for institutional transformation for the years 2023-2024, raising the percentage of partnerships with the private sector to 60%, in addition to achieving 90% customer happiness.

Beautiful and sustainable Dubai

Dubai Municipality has contributed to enhancing the beauty of the Emirate of Dubai, by planting more than 500,2020 trees in the emirate between 2022 and 500, at a rate of 136 trees per day, in addition to producing more than 2020 million seedlings of plants and flowers in Dubai Municipality nurseries between 2022 and 100. The municipality contributed to enhancing the sustainability of the emirate by completing the 95-year rainwater drainage project, which is the largest and longest sustainable rainwater tunnel, as well as achieving 7.95% in the soil quality index, 34.94% in the air quality index, and 4.<>% in the water quality index.

Dubai is the best to live in

Dubai Municipality also achieved a 200% increase in land allocated for Emirati residential areas in 2023, and completed the implementation of 50 km of mountain bike track in Mushrif National Park, and more than 70 residential parks, family yards and sports fields established in Emirati residential areas between 2020 and 2022, as part of its efforts to strengthen Dubai's position as the best city to live in the world. In addition, the municipality completed more than 6 million inspection visits and laboratory tests between 2020 and 2022, with the aim of ensuring public health, safety and food safety.

Future Initiatives & Projects

H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed and H.H. Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed were briefed on the most important new initiatives that the Municipality intends to implement in the next phase, including the unified investment platform on the Municipality's website, which aims to present all investment opportunities in Dubai Municipality to investors. The platform is characterized by the opportunity to apply for a new idea or an existing investment opportunity, evaluate and approve the idea or opportunity, manage the contract through the platform, as well as support investors in making decisions by providing demographic and engineering information for areas in the Emirate of Dubai. The new platform also supports young people through exclusive opportunities dedicated to them.

Their Highnesses listened to an explanation of the Digital Geospatial Twin Project, which is a digital replica of the Emirate of Dubai in the form of three-dimensional maps, containing all information about facilities, assets, population, business, mobility and the environment, as the project will contribute to planning the future of the emirate and supporting the Dubai Urban Plan 2040, by simulating the growth of the city, and linking all stakeholders, with the aim of coordinating their efforts, and foreseeing the future in order to improve the lives of residents and raise their quality of life. This project also supports the Dubai Metaverse Strategy by providing a true three-dimensional map of Dubai, which metaverse applications need to provide reliable services.

Their Highnesses continued with a presentation on the Biogas project, implemented by Dubai Municipality, which aims to enhance sustainability in the operation of infrastructure assets and reduce energy consumption by 50% annually, supported by an advanced sewage system in the Emirate of Dubai, whose network lines are more than 3 million meters long, and include 10 main pumping stations, 110 substations, in addition to 56 rainwater pumping stations. The system also includes two wastewater treatment plants: Warsan plant, with a capacity of 260,675 cubic meters per day, and Jebel Ali plant, with a capacity of <>,<> cubic meters per day, which meet the city's requirements with the latest technology.

During the visit, His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed and His Highness Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed approved the "Dubai Beautification Agenda" initiative, which aims to adopt innovative projects and initiatives that contribute to beautifying the city and raising the quality of life for residents and visitors by beautifying and afforesting streets, intersections, pedestrian walkways, residential areas, public squares and historical areas.

Control & Control Center

In conclusion, Their Highnesses visited the "Command and Control Center", which is the main platform for managing and following up all municipal operations in the Emirate of Dubai, where they witnessed an experience of the scenario of breaking a main irrigation line, and responding to the report from the "First Responder Team", whose tasks are focused on rapid response to crises and emergencies in order to address them, and facilitate immediate decision-making for the leadership team in the municipality, according to an advanced and high-level mechanism, and by following the best and latest technologies and methods of geospatial analysis.