Nakheel and Environment Health and Safety(EHS), the regulatory arm Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation (PCFC),Dubai, officially opened on Wednesday Dubai's first specialized marine biology laboratory.
Designed to develop a long-term environmental monitoring programme for all of Nakheel's coastal projects specifically and other Dubai World projects in the future, the EHS Marine Environmental Laboratory follows on from the MOU signed between Nakheel EHS in July 2007 as part of its environmental monitoring programme for the waters of the Arabian Gulf.
The laboratory opens as part of the United Nations University - International Network on Water, Environment and Health's (UNU-INWEH) four year programme, 'Strategic Management of Marine Ecosystem in Nakheel Projects,' launched in December 2006.
The programme aims to design and implement a long-term monitoring and management program for the marine environments surrounding Nakheel's marine projects and to provide informed guidance on marine environmental management to Nakheel.
The laboratory will provide analytical capacity to support the marine field underwater activities for building the marine monitoring programme.
Working from Nakheel's Environmental Department at the Nakheel Design Group, the UNU-INWEH marine scientists will operate the lab for the programme's duration, and will work closely with EHS and the Nakheel Environment Department to train staff on the latest ecological monitoring technology.
In addition to the laboratory space, EHS will also provide laboratory staff to sustain the analysis undertaken across all Nakheel marine developments. (WAM)
Designed to develop a long-term environmental monitoring programme for all of Nakheel's coastal projects specifically and other Dubai World projects in the future, the EHS Marine Environmental Laboratory follows on from the MOU signed between Nakheel EHS in July 2007 as part of its environmental monitoring programme for the waters of the Arabian Gulf.
The laboratory opens as part of the United Nations University - International Network on Water, Environment and Health's (UNU-INWEH) four year programme, 'Strategic Management of Marine Ecosystem in Nakheel Projects,' launched in December 2006.
The programme aims to design and implement a long-term monitoring and management program for the marine environments surrounding Nakheel's marine projects and to provide informed guidance on marine environmental management to Nakheel.
The laboratory will provide analytical capacity to support the marine field underwater activities for building the marine monitoring programme.
Working from Nakheel's Environmental Department at the Nakheel Design Group, the UNU-INWEH marine scientists will operate the lab for the programme's duration, and will work closely with EHS and the Nakheel Environment Department to train staff on the latest ecological monitoring technology.
In addition to the laboratory space, EHS will also provide laboratory staff to sustain the analysis undertaken across all Nakheel marine developments. (WAM)
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