Dubai Municipality:‘Creating an Excellent City that provides the Essence of Success and Comfort of Living’

Engr. Redha SalmanDirector, Public Health & Safety

Department

Achievements• Establishment of the National level and Emirate level

Disaster Committees;• Addressing disaster challenges and possible episodes

based on unified risk matrix; • Benchmarking response, rescue, preparedness with

best practices, proven systems and state-of-the-art technology;

• Linking day-to-day work program (e.g. sanitation, public safety, drainage, etc.) with disaster risk reduction.

Added Value

• Finalization of DM Corporate Emergency Management System linked with the Campaign;

• Identified platform for sharing and collaboration; • Open discussion of issues.

Gaps (or Opportunities)• Agree on a priority list of actions and programs within the

campaign;• Standardize Disaster Reduction/Disaster Preparedness

terminologies and terms; • Establish quantitative/performance measurements for

benchmarking;• Provide a formal learning/educational platform for

training and preparing different sectors and members of society to deal with disaster reduction.