A great place to live

Over the past 10 years, Dubai has positioned itself as a regional business hub, an attractive tourism destination and a safe and progressive place to live. The development of a state-of-the-art infrastructure is one of the main engines powering this success.

Dubai has invested in the most recent technologies guided by international best practices to develop its infrastructure and promote its competitiveness. To date, Dubai has demonstrated full commitment to providing the physical infrastructure upon which it can grow both socially and economically.

Dubai enjoys a steady energy supply, reliable electricity and water infrastructure, and a high-quality roads network.

Major investments are also being committed to support the development of the roads and transport networks.

The investment allocated to the Dubai Metro project and the current roads network is estimated at Dh15.5 billion and more than Dh6 billion respectively.

Aims

To ensure proper focus on sustainable development with the context of Dubai's considerable economic growth, the Infrastructure, Land and Environment (ILE) sector plan set aims along four core areas.

Strategic Thrusts

The strategic vision for the ILE sector is to integrate infrastructure development and environmental focus in order to achieve sustainable development.

Within this context, the government aims to provide a sustainable, effective and balanced infrastructure including all elements such as energy, electricity, water, roads, transportation and waste management while protecting the environment.

The aims for the infrastructure, land and environment sector will be achieved through the following strategic thrusts:

(1) Optimise land use and distribution while preserving natural resources
• Integrate the elements of the urban planning process through proper coordination among stakeholders
• Optimise land use through integrated urban planning
• Ensure adequate provision of community facilities
• Adopt government-driven interventions to ensure adequate supply of low and medium income housing
• Update existing labour housing policies and ensure enforcement

(2) Provide efficient energy, electricity and water supplies to meet Dubai's growing needs
• Develop an integrated energy, electricity and water policy framework; investigate energy, electricity and water demand management options; and secure long-term energy supplies
• Increase installed power generation and desalination capacity to secure electricity and water supplies required to meet

Dubai's growing needs

(3) Provide an integrated roads and transportation system to facilitate mobility and improve safety
• Ensure mobility of transport networks
• Increase the share of public transportation
• Reduce private car travel demand
• Increase road network and transportation system capacity
• Optimise transportation network use through deployment of modern technologies, demand management policies and accident

Management procedures
• Improve roads and traffic safety levels
• Improve safety design standards and enforce safety audits for transportation networks
• Develop and implement safety standards for transportation vehicles
• Influence driver behaviour by improving awareness, introducing stricter regulations and ensuring effective enforcement

(4) Maintain Dubai as a safe, clean, attractive and sustainable environment
• Update and align environmental regulation with best practices and develop required enforcement mechanisms
• Adopt a sustainable development approach by integrating environmental outcomes within development policies
• Raise environmental awareness