{
  "id": 10695689,
  "title": "How LIVEX sits at centre of Abu Dhabi’s mission to become most liveable city",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/how-livex-sits-at-centre-of-abu-dhabis-mission-to-become-most",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-29T12:45:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National Business",
    "slug": "the-national-business",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/in-focus/2026/09/29/how-livex-sits-at-centre-of-abu-dhabis-mission-to-become-most-liveable-city/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Abu Dhabi is taking a unique approach to the concept of 'liveability', hosting a three-day event called LIVEX 2026. The city is leveraging district-level priorities, resident insights, and data to understand the specific needs of various communities, ensuring that Abu Dhabi's growth enhances everyday life for all its inhabitants. Mohamed Ali Al Shorafa, chairman of the Department of Municipalities and Transport, explains that liveability encompasses easy movement around neighborhoods, safe spaces for children to play, access to green spaces, education, healthcare, and daily services. Despite these elements seemingly minor compared to major infrastructure projects, they significantly impact how a city is experienced. Al Shorafa emphasizes that Abu Dhabi aims to become the world's most liveable and loveable destination, acknowledging that a city's success cannot be judged merely on paper. LIVEX 2026 brings together 20,000 delegates and 1,500 investors from over 50 countries to discuss planning capacity, resident engagement, and data-driven decision-making to create better living environments. The event showcases Abu Dhabi's strong performance in international quality-of-life rankings while highlighting the importance of neighborhood-level differences. By taking a district-by-district approach, the city can address unique needs, such as improved transport connections, access to key destinations, or additional green spaces. Al Shorafa stresses the necessity of continuous listening to residents through initiatives like the Dream Neighbourhood Survey, which provides valuable insights beyond broad planning data. As Abu Dhabi rapidly expands, the challenge lies in ensuring that quality of life keeps pace with growth. The city is investing Dh42 billion in the next phase of its Liveability Strategy to support improvements across communities, but Al Shorafa stresses that urban planning, infrastructure, mobility, municipal services, and real estate development must work together cohesively.",
  "summary": "Abu Dhabi is moving beyond a one-size-fits-all approach to ‘liveability’ and hosts LIVEX 2026 from today as part of the conversation to take it and other world cities forward. The UAE capital is using district-level priorities as well as residents' insights and data to understand what individual communities need – and to ensure Abu Dhabi’s growth improves everyday life. With LIVEX taking place…",
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        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "title": "How LIVEX sits at centre of Abu Dhabi’s mission to become most liveable city",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/how-livex-sits-at-centre-of-abu-dhabis-mission-to-become-most-10697240",
        "published": "2026-09-29T12:45:26.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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