Ecological issues are not just the concern of environmental organisations. The Emirates Environmental Group, for instance, has been in right earnest raising awareness on keeping the surroundings spic and span as far as possible.

In a recent cleanup operation in Sharjah, it collected approximately 2.5 tonnes of waste, of which 700 kg was segregated for recycling in the beautiful wide expanse of the Al Maliha site in a span of two hours.

However, other governmental bodies are also focusing on sustainability.

Under the new slogan “Sharjah … a Sustainable Safety and Economy”, the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce & Industry, SCCI, and Sharjah Police will co-organise, on February 24, the “Economic Sustainability Forum 2020”, under the new slogan “Sharjah … A Sustainable Safety and Economy”.

This year’s edition is also seeing the cooperation with the Department of Economic Development, Sharjah Municipality, Sharjah Commercial & Tourism Development Authority, with the aim of achieving an integrated work performance.

The forum will be discussing the outcome of the security and police performance in controlling and reducing crime, the impact of the provision of digital services on the sustainability of Sharjah’s economy, and the integration of the government and private sector to enhance investment opportunities and economic development, something which strengthens the sustainability of security and economic prosperity in the emirate.

This was stated during the recently held coordination meeting at the SCCI headquarters, in the presence of Ibrahim Rashid Al Jarwan, Director of SCCI’s Economic Relations and Marketing, Jamal Bu Zinjal, Head of Media Department, SCCI, Omar Ali Saleh, SCCI’s Economic Adviser, Major Ahmed Mubarak Al-Junaibi, Captain Hamid Khalfan Al-Kindy, and Captain Nadia Abdul Rahman Al-Hosani from Sharjah Police.

Present at the meeting were representatives from the cooperating parties, including Dr. Amr Saleh Mohamed, economic adviser, the Department of Economic Development, Eng. Hassan Ali Nasser Al Mazmi, Head of Engineering Projects Auditing Section, Sharjah Municipality, and Mortada Mohammed Al-Zulai’i, Excellence Adviser, Sharjah Commercial & Tourism Development Authority.

The meeting focused on discussing the ongoing preparations for organising the 5th edition of the “Economic Sustainability Forum 2020”, which aims to enhance security stability and examine innovative solutions to the challenges that may face the economic, industrial and commercial sectors in the Emirate of Sharjah.