Federal:

Ref	Title	Authority
Federal Law No. 20 of 2006	Implementation of Environmental Regulations	UAE Ministry of Environment and Water
Federal Law No. 23 of 1999	Regarding the Exploitation, Protection and Development of the Living Aquatic Resources in the UAE	UAE Ministry of Environment and Water
Federal Law No. 24 of 1999	Protection and Development and Regulations Concerning Protected Areas	UAE Ministry of Environment and Water
Federal Law No. 7 of 1993	Establishment of the Federal Environment Agency As Amended by Federal Law No.30 of 2001	UAE Ministry of Environment and Water

Abu Dhabi:

Ref	Title	Authority
Executive Council Order. 2010	All new buildings, community developments and villas must meet 1 Pearl requirements, whilst new Government buildings and Emirati villas must meet 2 Pearl requirements.	UPC
Local Law No. 16 of 2005	Restructuring of the Environment Agency	EAD
Local Law No. 21 of 2005	Waste Management in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi	EAD

Dubai:

Ref	Title	Authority
Information Bulletin May 2003	Environmental Standards and Allowable Limits of Pollutants on Land, Water, and Environment	Dubai Municipality Environment Department
Local Order 11 of 2003	Concerning Public Health and Community Safety in the Emirate of Dubai	Dubai Municipality
Local Order 24 of 1999	Protection and Development and Regulations Concerning Protected Areas	Dubai Municipality
Local Order	Concerning Environmental Protection Regulations in	Dubai Municipality
61 of 1991	the Emirate of Dubai

In line with the Dubai Strategic Plan 2015 and the directives for applying green building specifications on all buildings in the Dubai Emirate, the Government of Dubai has developed Green Building Regulations and Specifications to be applied to all buildings in the Emirate of Dubai.

Copies of these regulations were provided to EmiratesGBC by Dubai Municipality in January 2011. Members are welcome to visit the Emirates Green Building Council to view an in-house hard copy. To obtain your own copy of the Dubai Green Building Regulations and Specifications, you may download a copy from the below link or contact Dubai Municipality or Dubai Electricity and Water Authority. Users are always advised to check with Dubai Municipality to ensure the regulations referred to are the most current versions.

Dubai Green Building Regulations & Specifications

Sharjah:

Ref	Title	Authority
Local Law No.6 of 1998	Incorporating Environment and Natural Reserves Authority	Government of Sharjah

Fujairah:

Ref	Title	Authority
Local Law. 2003	Establishment of the Environment, Development and Control section	Fujairah Municipality
Local Order No. 1	Establishment of Fujairah Natural Resources Corporation	FNRC

International Conventions:

Ref	Status
The Kyoto Protocol 1997	Acceded in 2005
Convention on Conservation of Wildlife and its Natural Habitats in the GCC Countries 2001	Ratified 2003
Convention of Biological Diversity 1992	Ratified 1999
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change 1994	Became an official party in 1996 following a mandated commitment to the convention as a Non-Annex 1 party Non-Annex 1 parties are those mostly classed as developing countries, including countries that rely heavily on income from fossil fuel production and commerce, with the convention viewing such countries as vulnerable to the potential economic impacts of climate change response measures (UNFCCC 2010).
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)	Acceded in 1995
Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer 1985	Ratified 1989
The Montreal protocol and its Amendments from 1987	Acceded in 1989