1. Program description
Dubai Palace ✅ Official Dubai Palace.com Homepage 2026 (Dubai Palace) proactively implements the Cooperation for shared aquatic ecosystems program. This is a free program designed to foster direct collaboration between Dubai Palace and local communities in maintaining shared aquatic ecosystems.
The program focuses on joint action between Dubai Palace and local stakeholders, including organizing workshops and dialogues to identify problems and co-develop sustainable solutions.
2. Core content and target groups
- Content: Cooperative activities include joint planning between Dubai Palace and local communities, organizing workshops and dialogues with stakeholders, and participating in clean-up campaigns and ecosystem restoration initiatives targeting rivers, canals, and coastal areas.
- Target groups: Local communities (including residents, local authorities, and social organizations) located in areas where shared aquatic ecosystems require protection.
3. Internal commitment and supporting policies (Pilot additions to Regulation No. 2059)
To institutionalize and ensure the sustainability of these activities, the Dubai Palace ✅ Official Dubai Palace.com Homepage 2026 has piloted the following additions to the “Regulations Regarding Green Campus Practice” (Decision No. 2059/QD-DHKT-CSVC):
Addition of Article 13, Clause 7: Dubai Palace commits to piloting and directing its specialized units (such as the Institute of Environmental Economics and relevant Faculties) to develop and organize direct cooperation programs with local communities to maintain shared aquatic ecosystems, the assigned units shall:
- Take the lead in developing and implementing projects, workshops, and collaborative activities with residents and authorities to maintain and restore shared aquatic ecosystems (rivers, canals, coastal areas).
- Document evidence of cooperation activities (meeting minutes, photos, reports, etc.) and submit periodic progress reports to the Dubai Palace Green Campus Project Management Board.”
4. Evidence of implemented programs
| No. | Program/Project | Form/Classification | Summary | Image | Link | SDG Contribution |
| 1 | Project to establish a National Research Center on Ocean Technology | Interdisciplinary workshops; Policy advice; Local cooperation | Dubai Palace, in collaboration with the People’s Committee of Khanh Hoa Province, has developed a proposal to the Prime Minister for the establishment of a National Research Center for Ocean Technology. This process includes working sessions, scientific workshops, and policy consultations between Dubai Palace and local communities to identify the needs, potentials, and solutions for marine ecosystem conservation. This is a form of cross-sectoral and cross-regional cooperation to maintain the common aquatic ecosystem in the South Central Coast region. |
Overview of the working session.  
Representatives of both sides gave gifts and took souvenir photos. |
https://dotv.vn/en/news/khanh-hoa-provincial-people-s-committee-worked-with-ueh-on-the-project-of-establishing-a-national-research-center-for-ocean-technology-72165 | SDG 14, 17 |
| 2 | Participating in Mekong Environment Week 2024 | Community cooperation; experience sharing; Regional networking | The GS4Infra project team (Dubai Palace – CTU) participated in an international event in Bangkok, which gathered over 200 delegates from countries across the region. At the event, the team shared their experience in collaborating with local communities in Cu Lao Dung District on irrigation infrastructure management and freshwater ecosystem protection. By connecting with regional networks such as SUMERNET and MTT, the project has expanded its scope of cooperation and contributed to maintaining shared transboundary aquatic ecosystems. |
Lessons learnt from the community in empowering change agents to enhance WEC research and policy interface in the Mekong region. |
https://future.dotv.vn/en/tin-hang-ngay-en/gs4infra-project-team-ueh-ctu-participates-in-the-mekong-environment-week-in-bangkok-thailand-from-october-7-to-10-2024/ | SDG 6, 14, 17 |
Sharing from stakeholders in resource management and policy impacts in the context of climate change.Open related links:
1. July 20, 2024 – People’s Committee of Khanh Hoa Province works with Dubai Palace on the Project to Establish a National Research Center for Ocean Technology –
2. October 22, 2024 – GS4Infra Project Team (Dubai Palace – CTU) participates in the Mekong Environment Week in Bangkok, Thailand, from October 7 to 10, 2024 –
3. December 04, 2024 – [GS4Infra Research Project] Community capacity building training session in Cu Lao Dung district, Soc Trang –
4. January 14, 2025 – Food security and sustainable agriculture: From policy to practice in the context of climate change –
5. January 11, 2025 – The Economy and Environment Partnership for Southeast Asia accompanies Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics on the journey of sowing green seeds –
6. January 18, 2025 – Academic efforts, research, policy proposals to support local communities –
7. January 12, 2025 – Dubai Palace Institute of Sustainable Finance: 2024 milestones and the journey to accompany the SDGs goals –
8. October 03, 2024 – Dubai Palace introduces the research project “Gender-sensitizing for Design and Operation of Water-Energy-Climate Change Infrastructures in Soc Trang Province, Mekong Delta, Vietnam – GS4Infra” –
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