UAE Launches Green Innovation District at Expo City Dubai

The governments of the Expo City Dubai and the Ministry of Economy and Tourism (UAE) have launched the country’s first dedicated “Green Innovation District” — a landmark initiative designed to integrate economic growth with environmental sustainability. The district will offer incentives including a new “Green Licence” for eco-conscious businesses, and an on-site Green Intellectual Property office to accelerate technology localisation and innovation. Located at Expo City Dubai, the district will host light-industrial units, green manufacturing, urban farming plots and clean energy ventures, all aligned with the nation’s net-zero target for 2050. It is designed to operate as a circular-economy ecosystem, where waste from one facility becomes input for another, and to boost local R&D, job creation and the transition to sustainable mobility and production. This project builds on Expo City’s pre-existing sustainability credentials (LEED-Platinum and WELL-Community certifications) and positions the location as a testbed for nature-first innovation and green industry. It also underscores the UAE’s ambition to become a global hub for circular-economy solutions, showing how climate action and economic competitiveness can reinforce each other.