Functions & Responsibilities

The Coastal Zone & Waterways Management Section has both an operational and a strategic function within the Municipality.

Operational Functions:
The operational function relates mainly to the management and technical review of coastal and marine engineering projects conducted and implemented under the authority of Dubai Municipality. This extends to:

• Monitoring and maintenance of past and ongoing projects.
• Reviewing and evaluating the outputs from all the technical and environmental studies for coastal, marine and waterways projects being implemented in the Emirate.
• The issuance of Permits and No-Objection Certificates for all the engineering works and the projects in the coastal area.

Strategic Tasks:
On a strategic level, the Coastal Zone & Waterways Management Section has the primary responsibility to make sure that the Municipality possesses the scientific expertise, knowledge (i.e., data) and analysis resources (i.e., modeling tools) needed for a sustainable coastal management.

To meet that responsibility, two units were established within the Section, the Marine Works Unit and the Coastal Monitoring and Design Unit.