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276 U N I T E D A R A B E M I R AT E S Y E A R B O O K 2 0 0 8 <strong>CULTURE</strong> & HERITAGE The Government’s objective is to ensure that economic growth results in the conservation and wider dissemination rather than the diminishment of the country’s cultural heritage, which is worthy of special protective measures not only on the basis of its local significance but also because it contributes to the richness of global culture and heritage. Preservation of national values, culture and heritage are inextricably linked with national identity, knowledge of which provides a firm footing for the development of a secure and stable society at ease with its place in the modern world. The Government’s objective is to ensure that economic growth results in the conservation and wider dissemination rather than the diminishment of the country’s cultural heritage, which is worthy of special protective measures not only on the basis of its local significance but also because it contributes to the richness of global culture and heritage. However, as Abu Dhabi Executive Council Policy Agenda 2007/2008 points out, without the appropriate intervention, cultural resources are threatened with dilution by rapid urban, demographic and economic development. ABU DHABI AUTHORITY Preservation of culture is one of the core areas of interest of the recently established Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage (ADACH), an independent culture heritage management body whose brief is to promote, preserve and regulate the rich tangible and intangible cultural heritage of the emirate. ADACH has total responsibility for the management of the emirate’s complex cultural heritage sector, including its rich resource of archaeological and palaeontological sites, unique cultural landscape, traditional architecture, oral and written expression, customs and handicrafts. In the words of Abu Dhabi’s State of the Environment report: ‘its formation has created the opportunity for improved integrated cultural resource management and, in so doing, has brightened the sector’s outlook. The lack of adequate legislation at local as well as federal levels has hindered the protection of cultural resources. Until very recently, no single authority has had the mandate to manage cultural resources. Instead, various organisations undertook this work largely on an ad hoc and unplanned basis’. In this context, ADACH held a series of consultation workshops in 2007 to assist in drafting a law to protect, regulate and manage
Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage is an independent heritage management body whose brief is to promote, preserve and regulate the rich tangible and intangible cultural heritage of the emirate.
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