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About EMARDEV

What does Emarat Al-Ard stand for?

In the Andean culture of southern America, ‘buen vivir’ (good living or well living) is a worldview that values ‘a fullness of life in a community with others and with nature. A view that has been recently incorporated in Bolivia’s constitution as an ethical principle to guide the state.

Similarly, Emarat Al-Ard, which is an Arabic word for ‘the development of earth’, is a concept that has its roots in Islam and prioritises not only economic growth and the material wellbeing but also the moral and spiritual well-being of all individuals. It views human beings as the trustees of the earth and hence are responsible for building a prosperous world and civilisation that honours all human beings, living creatures and their environment. Guided by the objectives (maqasid) of Islamic law, Emarat Al-Ard emphasises safeguarding the dimensions of lives, faith, intellect, wealth, and progeny.

Accordingly, Emarat Al-Ard is a holistic and inclusive approach that aims to achieve balance across all aspects of development, offering a more comprehensive, balanced and inclusive form of sustainable development.

Our Vision

“A comprehensive, balanced and inclusive sustainable development that promotes not only the material but also the moral and spiritual wellbeing of humans, as well as the wellbeing of all living creatures and their environment”

Our Mission

To promote human development and contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by focusing on enhancing the lives, faith, intellect, and wealth of current and future generations. To guide and support state and non-state actors in developing and assessing their sustainability policies, strategies, performance, maximise their impact at both national and local levels and fulfil their national and international sustainability commitments.

Our Goals

01

Measure

Continuously improve Emarat Al-Ard™ methodology and indices to better measure countries’ sustainable development performance from macro to micro levels.

02

Innovate

Conduct interdisciplinary and interfaith research to foster knowledge sharing and help realise human development and sustainable development goals in a balanced and comprehensive form.

03

Collaborate

Partner with universities and research centres, as well as academics, scholars, entrepreneurs, business leaders, investors, policymakers, , charity workers to collaborate on research projects, community-centric initiatives and in promoting awareness programmes.

04

Disseminate Knowledge

Regularly publish reports and papers, and host events that cover a variety of development aspects and are aimed at providing valuable information to researchers, policymakers, economists, business leaders, investors, environmentalists, philanthropists, and charity workers.

05

Support Decision Makers

Work with businesses, NGOs and governments and offer consultancy services on how to develop and assess their sustainability policies, strategies, processes, and advise them on ways to improve their performance and impact to deliver on their sustainability committments.

06

Raise Awareness

Bridge the gap between academia and the public through raising awareness of the ways to adopt a more sustainable lifestyles and apply them in its daily practices.

07

Capacity Building

Capacity building through PhD studentships, fellowships and training programmes in conjunction with other institutions which share the same values and aspirationsprogrammes in conjunction with other institutions which share the same values and aspirations.

Our Values

Work with businesses, NGOs and governments and offer consultancy services on how to develop and assess their sustainability policies, strategies, processes, and advise them on ways to improve their performance and impact to deliver on their sustainability committments.

~ Team MemberS ~

Our team members are ready to help !

Dr Tamer Z. Salem
Founding Director

Ms Noha Kassem
Operations Director

Mr Khalifa Toraub
Finance Director

Dr Suzanna Elmassah
Head of Wealth Preservation Research

Dr Gherardo Girardi
Head of Universal Objectives & Interfaith Research

Dr Sarah Mansour
Head of Lives Enrichment Research

Dr Mahera Ruby
Head of Parenting & Family Wellbeing Research

Dr Noureddine Semane
Head of Climate Change Research