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Unified environment system launched
An integrated Environment, Health and Safety Management System for the emirate was launched on Monday at a two-day national symposium organised by the Environment Agency-Abu Dhabi (EAD)
Abu Dhabi: An integrated Environment, Health and Safety Management System for the emirate was launched on Monday at a two-day national symposium organised by the Environment Agency-Abu Dhabi (EAD).
Mohammad Al Bowardi, Secretary-General of Abu Dhabi Executive Council said it was not only a prime component of Abu Dhabi's Government policy agenda but also one of the EAD's priority areas
It "is considered an important tool... to develop our economy, and to contribute to the global efforts in minimising the effects of pollution and conserving our natural resources," he added.
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