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sustainable societies.
His Highness highlighted that the UAE currently serves as a global role model for sustainable and comprehensive development that
places a major emphasis on raising the quality of life and well-being of individuals, while fostering social, economic, and urban
prosperity in communities by upholding the highest environmental standards.
Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed said: “We would like to commend all the recipients of the Dubai International Best Practices Award for
Sustainable Development. The award successfully served as a global platform for stimulating creative minds and inspiring individuals
to design more innovative and ground-breaking solutions that contribute to building the cities of the future. Furthermore, this award
has been instrumental in constructing inclusive communities with sustainable and integrated health, food, environmental systems as
well as digital and smart engineering infrastructure, which help provide the best quality of life and well-being for future generations.”

Winning projects
‘BAM - Biblioteca degli Alberi Milano Tree Library Project,’ from Italy won the Dubai International Best Practices Award for
Sustainable Development in the category of Best Practices in Urban Regeneration and Public Spaces. A project named ‘Scion
Innovation Hub’ from New Zealand secured the award in the category of The Most Beautiful, Innovative Iconic Building Practices.
‘EatCloud Zero Food Waste - Zero emissions - Zero Hunger,’ from Colombia was honoured in the category of Best Practices in
Sustaining Urban Food Systems.
Furthermore, the ‘Gree Energy (The Hamparan Project) - Avoiding methane emissions from a cassava starch factory and generating
clean energy,’ from Indonesia achieved the award in the category of Best Practices in Addressing Climate Change and Reducing
Pollution. In the category of Best Practices in Urban Infrastructure Planning and Management, the project ‘Local Area Development
Plan (LADP),’ from Egypt, won the award.

Comprehensive development
His Excellency Dawoud Al Hajri, Director General of Dubai Municipality, shed light on the UAE’s steadfast commitment to achieving
comprehensive sustainable development through its variety of innovative plans and strategies. He stated that these strategies are
targeted at creating a society with high standards of food security, self-sufficiency, health, social and educational care, economic
prosperity, sustainable ecosystems as well as smart and sophisticated infrastructure. HE Al Hajri further added that this approach is
in accordance with the directives of the leadership to strive for the highest standard of living and social welfare, besides securing a
more sustainable future with improved quality of life for all members of the community.
Al Hajri said: “The Dubai International Best Practices Award for Sustainable Development echoes the robust policy and unwavering
commitment of the UAE and Dubai to embrace cutting-edge practices that enhance quality of life in communities, in line with the
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Additionally, it also showcases various ground-breaking global projects and practices that
aim to create a positive influence and contribute to the advancement and development of future cities.”
Al Hajri added: “We added a new category in the award to recognise and honour the most exceptional and iconic building, which
adheres various innovative and sustainable standards. The category requires buildings to combine numerous green building

techniques, best design practices, as well as sophisticated and contemporary architecture in a way that enhances the prospects of
community well-being, quality and performance.”
The award received 2,638 requests for participation from 144 different countries around the world. These requests were thoroughly
examined by an advisory jury made up of 32 experts, technicians and specialised scientific personalities.
Best urban regeneration project
Italy’s ‘BAM - Biblioteca degli Alberi Milano Tree Library Project’ was awarded the Best Practices Award in the category of Urban
Regeneration and Public Places. Part of the urban development project of Porta Nuova district, this project is the first in the world to
secure both the LEED and WELL for Communities certifications.
This project is the remarkable outcome of an innovative collaboration between the Municipality of Milan, the Riccardo Catella
Foundation, and the COIMA. The objectives of this collaboration include maintaining public parks, fostering urban biodiversity, and

bringing communities together through inclusive cultural initiatives and experiences. The BAM project, which is funded through
fundraising, offers culturally enriching and free-of-cost programmes that are in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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