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Sustainability

Sustainability is the capacity to endure in a relatively ongoing way across various domains of life. In the
21st century, it refers generally to the capacity for Earth's biosphere and human civilization to co-exist.
Three pillars of sustainability Three pillars of sustainability:-
economic viability,
environmental protection,
social equity

The principles of sustainability are the foundations of what this concept represents. These principles are also
informally used as profit, people, and planet.
QUOTES

3 Sustainability Quotes to Inspire Kindness to our Earth.

“The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save
it.”
“We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our chil-
dren.”
“We are living on this planet as if we had another one to go to.”

IMPORTANCE
Sustainability supports that mission by striving to improve the environmental health and quality of life for
our campus and community.
Sustainability is important for many reasons including:

Environmental Quality – In order to have healthy communities, we need clean air, natural resources, and a non-
toxic environment.
SUSTAINABILITY IN UAE

By virtue of Vision 2021, the UAE is striving to diversify its income resources by moving away from oil.
In January 2012, Sheikh Mohammed launched the Green Economy initiative under the slogan:

“A green economy for sustainable development. “
Under this initiative, the UAE seeks to become a global hub and a successful model of the new green economy,
to enhance the country's competitiveness and sustainability and preserve its environment for future genera-
tions.

Through this initiative, the UAE aims to become one of the world leaders in this area as well as a center for
the export and re-export of green products and technologies, and to maintain a sustainable environment to
support long-term economic growth while protecting the environment.

The initiative includes a range of programs and policies in the areas of energy, agriculture, investment, and
sustainable transport in addition to new environmental and constructional policies.

The first field of green energy aims to promote the production and use of renewable energy.
The second field includes government policies aimed to encourage investments in green economy and to facili-
tate the production, import, export and re-export of green products and technologies.
The third field relates to developing urban planning policies that preserve the environment and to raise the
efficiency of housing and buildings environmentally.
The fourth field consists of means for dealing with the effects of climate change, promote organic agricul-

ture, maintain biodiversity, and protect the ecological balance.
The fifth field aims at rationalizing the use of water resources, electricity and natural resources and recycle
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The sixth field includes development and promotion of green

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