Abu Dhabi: The Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) has started an important project to map noise levels throughout the emirate.
The project seeks to locate the residential areas most impacted by noise pollution and to identify a variety of guilty noise sources. Additionally, the data will let EAD evaluate the effects on every district and use the information obtained to make a map that focuses on the areas most affected.
Faisal Al Hammadi, Executive Director of Environmental Quality Sector at EAD, remarked that, “Our goal at the EAD is always to ensure that we are creating the best environment for all Abu Dhabi residents. To this end, we launched the noise mapping initiative to gather detailed scientific data from a variety of locations in the emirate to highlight the sources of noise pollution and the residential areas that are the worst affected. Then we can arm ourselves with information that, in the long run, will allow us to develop temporary and permanent mitigation measures in collaboration with our stakeholders.”
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He added that a Noise Committee has been formed, comprising more than 10 government entities. The committee aims to use the noise project’s findings to determine a future path forward and explore initiatives to help each entity mitigate noise in the relevant sector it regulates.
Heath authorities can evaluate any health hazards and take appropriate action by designating high-noise regions.
In addition, noise modeling helps municipal planners make well-informed decisions regarding zoning and land use. For instance, strong noise sources like commercial or industrial activity can be shielded from sensitive regions like residential neighborhoods or schools.