Credits
This extensive, though non-exhaustive, list of acknowledgements and contributors paints a clear picture of the amount of collaboration required to make this groundbreaking publication possible. As the driving force behind this collaboration, the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD), with this atlas, has achieved another milestone in the dissemination of the Emirate's environmental heritage. Led by their Secretary General, H.E. Razan Khalifa Al Mubarak, EAD has once again proven to be a transformative force in defining a new generation of environmental awareness.
With special thanks to the countless other individuals and organisations, which we don't have the space to list here, who came forward to contribute to this work with open-armed support.
Acknowledgements
Understanding the need to develop something that could capture the environmental science, heritage and future of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi in a succinct, yet creative format, a handful of individuals embraced the idea of creating the Environmental Atlas of Abu Dhabi Emirate. For constructing a reliable backbone of support and providing the resources necessary to accomplish the content that follows, we proudly acknowledge the following individuals who were essential to achieving this landmark's calibre.
Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD)
Mohammed Al Bowardi, Managing Director;
Secretary General, Abu Dhabi Executive Council
HE Razan Khalifa Al Mubarak, Secretary General
HE Majid Ali Al Mansouri, Secretary General (1996-2010)
Amani Issa
Anil Kumar
Cathrine Armour
Entesar Ahmed Al Hosani
Laila Yousef Al Hassan
Larissa Owen
Jane Glavan
Special Thanks
Dr. Lutfi Desougi
Dr. Andrew Dixon, International Wildlife Consultants (UK) Ltd.
Behnosh Najafi, GPC
Yasser Ramadan Ahmed Othman, EAD
Michal Smolka, EAD
Waleed Soliman, ADSIC
Tim Wacher, Zoological Society of London
Contributors
Thousands of hours of time, in the form of scientific research, travel, management, design, illustration, writing, camping in the desert and much more have been devoted to this atlas by a significant number of highly regarded individuals. The following professionals poured their energy and insight into this volume, day after day, to create these detailed, visually stunning atlas. For this, we could not thank them more.
Senior Editors
Peter Hellyer
Dr. Richard Perry
Primary Authors and Contributors
Preface
Sheikh Hamdan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman, Board of Directors, EAD; Ruler's Representative in the Western (Al Gharbia) Region, Emirate of Abu Dhabi
Foreword
Mohammed Al Bowardi, Managing Director, EAD; Secretary General, Abu Dhabi Executive Council
Introduction
Peter Hellyer
Todd J. Stermer, EAD
Geographic Inheritance
Mahmoud A. Abdelfattah, EAD
Mohamed A. Al Abri, National Centre of Meteorology & Seismology
Dr. Mark Beech, Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage
Dr. William W. Dougherty, Stockholm Environment Institute
Dr. Ken Glennie, University of Aberdeen
Anil Kumar, EAD
Dr. Stephen Lokier, Petroleum Institute Abu Dhabi
Resource of Life (Water)
Majdi R. Al Alawneh, EAD
Samia Baqqili, ADFCA
Tawfiq Fahmi Darawsha, EAD
Dr. Mohamed A. Dawoud, EAD
Sea to Summit, Marine
Thabit Zahran Al Abdessalam, EAD
Ashraf Al-Cibahy, EAD
Dr. Himansu Das, EAD
Edwin Grandcourt, EAD
Stanley Hartmann, EAD
Dr. John Hoolihan, NOAA
Dr. Sálim Javed, EAD
Dr. Anbiah Rajan, EAD
Sea to Summit, Terrestrial
Dr. Sálim Javed, EAD
Maher Kabshawi, EAD
Khaldoun Kiwan
Myyas Quarqaz
Dr. Anitha Saji, EAD
Sabitha Sakkir, EAD
Abdulnasser Ali Al Shamsi, EAD
Pritpal Singh Soorae, EAD
Paul Vercammen, BCEAW
International Fund for Houbara Conservation
Mohammed Saleh Hasan Al Baidani, IFHC
Delphine M. Delire, IFHC
Mark William Lawrence, IFHC
Olivier LeGrand, IFHC
Natural Capital (Oil and Natural Gas)
Nick Cochrane-Dyet, BP
Mark Hayman, The Petroleum Institute Abu Dhabi
Peter Hellyer
Anil Kumar, EAD
Dr. Stephen Lokier, Petroleum Institute Abu Dhabi
John O'Conner, OconEco
Human Journey
Dr. Ahmed Bashir
Dr. Mark Beech, Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage
Peter Hellyer
Pathways
Peter Hellyer
Dr. Jaber Eidah Al Jaberi, EAD
Victoria Penziner, UAE University
Dr. Richard Perry
Roman Pryjomko, GPC
Eng. Hazem Qawasmeh, EAD
Gayatri Raghwa, EADGIS and Cartography Production
Ahmed Saif Mohamed Ahmed Al Hameli, EAD
Shannon Campbell, Ecosystem Sciences
Prashant Hedao, GPC
Zachary Thorne Hill, Ecosystem Sciences
Timothy J. Maguire, Ecosystem Sciences
Jorge Merritt, GPC
Photography
Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage (ADACH), Abu Dhabi Company for Offshore Oil Operations (ADCO), Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (MASDAR), Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA), Tourist Development and Investment Co. (TDIC), Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council (UPC), BP Archives, Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi
Primary Photographers
Mamoud Abdulfattah, Anas Ahmad Albounni, Wendy Atil, Mike Baird, Mark Beech, Stephen Board, Ashraf Saad Al-Cibahy, Himansu Sekhar Das, Mohamed Dawoud, Xavier Eichaker, Hanne Eriksen, Jens Eriksen, Edwin Grandcourt, Stanley Hartmann, Laila Al Hassan, Tony Hisgett, Salim Javed, Abdullah Khunji, Aysh Al Kitby, Stephen Lokier, Mohammed Meharibi, Ladislav Molnar, Jalal Mouris, Ben Norvell, Daniel Potts, Hazem Hisham Qawasmeh, Anbiah Rajan, Pritpal Singh Soorae
Stock Photography
iStockPhoto: “_zak”, “A-Digit”, “aekpani”, -ALINA”, “ayzek”, “bakalusha”, “CAP53”, “clearandtransparent”, “dem10”, “djgunner”, “dra_schwartz”, “eAndre-”, “grimgram”, “hidesy”, “Illustrious”, “iofoto”, “konradlew”, “Liliboas”, “Lumumba”, “Maravic”, “mikosca”, “Nickilford”, “Petestopher”, “phleum”, “sebastian-julian”, “SisterSarah”, “Vladimir”,“-Vladimir-”, “zelg”, Yuri Arcurs, Irina Belousa, Wim Burger, Claudio Divizia, Photo Euphoria, Teun van den Dries Fotografie, Eric Hood, Andrew Howe, Henrik Jonsson, Jwaddick, Roman Kalashnikov, Klaas Lingbeek-van Kranen, LattaPictures, Melissa Madia, Paul Matthew, Vasko Miokovic, Michael Monu, Günay Mutlu, Tarek El Sombati, Skynesher, Shao Weiwei; Photolosphy: Abdullah Khunji; BPK Image
Satellite and Radar Imagery
KONOS (2008; 1m), LandSat (2002; 30m), QuickBird (2005/6; 60m), SRTM (90m)
The maps in this atlas are not authorities on international or inter-emirate boundaries, they only represent the extent of each individual study or set of data. Though efforts were made to ensure that the statistics and data in this atlas are as current as possible, due to the nature of the printed format we cannot guarantee that all content reflects the up-to-date knowledge available today.
