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I: Core
                    Sub-dimension                   KPI N             Indicator                      KPI definition                    KPI Analysis
                                                        o
                                      A: Additional
                                                                                                                             This KPI establishes the baseline for
                                                                                                                             comparison in the following
                                                                                                                             reporting period. This evaluation
                                                                                          Energy saving in households compared to a   will require the implementation of
                                                                                            baseline. NOTE – The baseline may be   energy efficiency projects using
                      D2.3 Energy          I         232      Energy saving in households
                                                                                            either a previous measurement or a   ICTs, especially in households.
                                                                                                    reference value.
                                                                                                                             The value reported for 2014 will
                                                                                                                             become the baseline year for Dubai
                                                                                                                             4.
                  D2.5 Water, soil and                                                      Proportion of the city water resources   This KPI shows the use of ICTs for
                        noise              I         251   Application of city water monitoring   (rivers, lakes etc.) monitored by ICT with   water quality monitoring in Dubai,
                                                                     through ICT
                                                                                                  respect to availability    reflecting that the existent
                                                                                                                             monitoring systems have ICT
                                                                                                                             systems to support city
                                                                                                                             measurements. These KPIs have to
                                                                                           Quality of water resources (rivers, lakes   be analysed over a period of time,
                                                                                                        etc.).
                                                                                                                             together with water quality KPIs in
                                                                                                                             order to understand the impact of
                                           I         253     Quality of city water resources   NOTE – Pollution of water resources   the use of ICTs in water
                                                                                            includes (but is not limited to) acidity,   management. As such, both KPIs
                                                                                             organic, floatables, alga, chemical   show that Dubai is working towards
                                                                                               substances and bacteria, etc.   the integration of ICTs in water
                                                                                                                             management, considering the
                                                                                                                             importance of this resource in cities.





               4   Source:  Impacts  of  city  population  and  density  on  greenhouse  gas  emissions  per  capita  (metric  tonnes  of  CO2e/population).  CDP,  2014
                  https://www.cdp.net/cdpresults/cdp-cities-2012-global-report.pdf




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