Executive
Council Resolution No. (32) of 2024
Forming
the
Steering
Committee for the Environment and Climate Change Project[1]
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We,
Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Chairman of
the Executive Council,
After perusal of:
Law
No. (5) of 1995 Establishing the Department of Finance;
Law
No. (1) of 2016 Concerning the Financial Regulations of the Government of
Dubai, its Implementing Bylaw, and their amendments;
Law
No. (26) of 2023 Concerning the Executive Council of the Emirate of Dubai;
Law
No. (11) of 2024 Establishing the Dubai Environment and Climate Change
Authority;
Decree
No. (1) of 2023 Concerning Governance of the Councils/ Boards and Committees
Affiliated to the Government of Dubai;
Decree
No. (15) of 2024 Forming the Strategic Affairs Council of the Executive Council
of the Emirate of Dubai;
Resolution
No. (39) of 2021 Concerning the Commissioner General for the Infrastructure,
Urban Planning, and Well-being Pillar; and
The
Order of 1961 Establishing the Dubai Municipality,
Do
hereby issue this Resolution.
The
following words and expressions, wherever mentioned in this Resolution, will have
the meaning indicated opposite each of them unless the context implies
otherwise:
Emirate: |
The Emirate of Dubai. |
Executive Council: |
The Executive Council of the Emirate of Dubai. |
SAC: |
The Strategic Affairs Council of the Executive
Council. |
General Secretariat: |
The General Secretariat of the Executive Council. |
Steering Committee: |
The steering committee formed pursuant to this
Resolution to implement the Project. |
DM: |
The Dubai Municipality. |
DECCA: |
The Dubai Environment and Climate Change Authority. |
Project: |
The project of transferring the duties, functions,
powers, and responsibilities related to the Environment, Climate Change, and
food security to the DECCA. |
a.
Pursuant to this Resolution, a temporary
committee named the “Steering Committee for the Environment and Climate Change
Project” is formed in the Emirate, under the chairmanship of the Director
General of the DECCA, and with the membership of representatives from the
following entities:
1. the General Secretariat of the
Executive Council;
2. the Department of Finance;
3. the Dubai Government Human Resources
Department;
4. the Supreme Legislation Committee in
the Emirate of Dubai;
5. the Dubai Municipality;
6. the Dubai Police;
7. the Dubai Electricity and Water
Authority PJSC;
8. the Supreme Council of Energy;
9. the Committee Regulating the Fishing
of Living Aquatic Organisms in the Emirate of Dubai; and
10. the Infrastructure, Urban Planning,
and Well-being Pillar.
b.
The representatives of the entities
referred to in paragraph (a) of this Article will be nominated by the officials
in charge of these entities. A representative must be experienced and
specialised in areas that are relevant to the implementation of the Project,
and must hold a grade not lower than the “Executive Director/ Chief Executive
Officer” grade or an equivalent grade.
The
Steering Committee will undertake general supervision of the Project. For this
purpose, the Steering Committee will have the duties and powers to:
1.
approve the comprehensive plan of
the Project based on the set implementation phases, including approval of the
deliverables, recommendations, and timeline for each phase;
2.
oversee the transfer of all assets,
property, roles, duties, and responsibilities pertaining to the Environment,
Climate Change, and food security from the DM to the DECCA and to other
entities concerned with the Project;
3.
oversee the transfer of the
concerned organisational units and their employees from the DM and the entities
concerned with the Project to the DECCA, together with the financial
appropriations allocated to these units and employees;
4.
ensure the seamless transfer of
functions, powers, responsibilities, budgets, and employees to the DECCA;
5.
approve a joint, time-bound, and structured
action plan for the transfer of the assets and other property; monitor the
implementation of this plan in line with the relevant strategic priorities and
orientations; and ensure performance by the concerned entities of their tasks
within a specific time frame;
6.
coordinate with the concerned local
and federal entities, where required, for the purpose of performing the duties
of the Steering Committee;
7.
issue the required directives and implementing
instructions that contribute to achieving the approved objectives and vision of
the Project;
8.
submit periodic reports to the
General Secretariat on the progress of the Project in order to refer the same
to the SAC to issue the relevant directives as it deems appropriate;
9.
ensure the availability of the
financial and human resources, the data, and the information required for the
implementation of the Project in accordance with the priorities set by the
Steering Committee;
10. monitor
and track the progress of the Project implementation phases; issue the
necessary directives in respect of any obstacles and difficulties encountered at
all Project phases; provide any proposals or solutions as needed to address and
overcome these difficulties and obstacles; and submit the relevant reports to
the General Secretariat for presentation to the SAC to issue the relevant
directives as it deems appropriate;
11. form
sub-committees and work teams pursuant to resolutions issued by the Chairman of
the Steering Committee, which determine the duties, powers, Terms of Reference,
and all other matters related to these sub-committees and work teams;
12. seek
assistance from experts and specialists as it deems appropriate, provided that
they do not have a vote in its deliberations; and
13. exercise
any other duties or powers assigned to it under the above-mentioned Law No.
(11) of 2024, or assigned to it by the Chairman of the Executive Council or the
Chairman of the SAC.
The
provisions of the above-mentioned Decree No. (1) of 2023 and the resolutions
issued in pursuance thereof apply to all matters related to the governance of
the Steering Committee, including the procedures for convening its meetings and
passing its resolutions and recommendations, and the obligations of its
Chairman and Members.
For the purposes of this Resolution, the General Secretariat will
provide all forms of administrative and technical support as required for
facilitating the work of the Steering Committee. In particular, the General
Secretariat will:
1.
monitor the progress of the Project
in accordance with the relevant approved plans, and submit periodic reports on
this matter to the Steering Committee;
2.
approve the media plan for the
Project;
3.
manage the agendas of the Steering
Committee meetings;
4.
conduct, in coordination with the
Chairman of the Steering Committee, a technical review of all the topics listed
on the Steering Committee meeting agendas;
5.
follow up on the implementation of
the resolutions, recommendations, and directives issued by the Steering
Committee;
6.
monitor the work of the
sub-committees and work teams; and submit to the Steering Committee the
recommendations, observations, and reports prepared by these sub-committees and
work teams; and
7.
evaluate and review performance and outcomes;
and submit the relevant recommendations, improvement opportunities, and
information on the obstacles and proposals for overcoming them to the Steering
Committee to take the action it deems appropriate in this respect; and
8.
perform any other duties required to
enable the Steering Committee to effectively exercise its duties and powers hereunder.
All
concerned Government Entities must fully cooperate with the Steering Committee
and its sub-committees and work teams; and must provide, in a timely manner and
without delay, the data, information, statistics, documents, and studies
requested and deemed necessary by the Steering Committee to implement and
complete the Project and to enable it to perform its duties under this
Resolution, the resolutions issued in pursuance hereof, and other legislation
in force in the Emirate.
a.
The Steering Committee will, through
the General Secretariat, submit a final report to the Chairman of the Executive
Council within a maximum period of nine (9) months from the date on which this
Resolution comes into force. The report will outline the outcomes of the work
and achievements of the Steering Committee, as well as any difficulties and
obstacles that it has encountered in performing its duties.
b.
Upon the recommendation of the
Chairman of the Steering Committee and with the approval of the Chairman of the
SAC, the period referred to in paragraph (a) of this Article may be extended
once.
The Department of Finance will
provide the financial appropriations required to enable the Steering Committee
to perform its functions under this Resolution.
The
Chairman of the Steering Committee will issue the resolutions required for the
implementation of the provisions of this Resolution.
This
Resolution will be published in the Official Gazette and will come into force
on the day on which it is published.
Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al
Maktoum
Crown
Prince of Dubai
Chairman
of the Executive Council
Issued in Dubai on 25 April 2024
Corresponding to 16 Shawwal
1445 A.H.
©2024 The Supreme Legislation Committee in the
Emirate of Dubai
[1]Every effort has been made to produce an
accurate and complete English version of this legislation. However, for the
purpose of its interpretation and application, reference must be made to the
original Arabic text. In case of conflict, the Arabic text will prevail.