Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates – 25 February 2026: As part of ongoing efforts to reinforce Abu Dhabi’s position as a safe and sustainable environment, the Abu Dhabi Hazardous Materials Management Center, the local authority responsible for overseeing and regulating the handling of hazardous materials in the emirate, announced the signing of a strategic Memorandum of Understanding with Rabdan Academy, a leading government education and training institution in the fields of safety, security, defence, emergency preparedness, and crisis management.

The MoU aims to build and develop an integrated and sustainable national ecosystem for hazardous materials management and to enhance national readiness through knowledge exchange and the development of specialized human capacities.

The agreement was signed at the headquarters of the Abu Dhabi Hazardous Materials Management Center by H.E. Khalfan Abdullah Al Mansoori, Acting Director General of the Center, and H.E. Salem Saeed Al Saeedi, Vice President of Rabdan Academy, in the presence of officials from both sides.