社区参与：巨型项目成功的关键.docxVIP

Community

Engagement:

AKeytoMegaProjectsSuccess

January2026

TABLEOF

CONTENTS

01ExecutiveSummary

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SixKeyConsiderationsForDeveloping

aCommunityEngagementRoadmap

ARigorousApproachtoCommunityEngagement

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ExecutiveSummary

Exhibit1

TheMiddleEastiswitnessingasurgeinboldmegaprojectsthatarereshapingtheregion.Manyof

thesedevelopmentshavebegunemphasizingkey

environmentalsustainabilityinitiativesthrough

ambitiousdecarbonizationroadmapsandgreen

buildingcertificationgoals.Forexample,amajor

projectnowunderwayintheregionhassetthegoal

ofnet-zerocarbonoverthelifetimeoftheproject,andacomprehensivesetofinitiativesaimingtoreduce

embodiedandoperationalcarbon,increasebiodiversity,andachieveseveralLEEDandMostadamaccreditations.

Increasingly,projectsareadoptingabroader

sustainabilityperspectivethroughtheESGframework,integratingsocialandgovernanceconsiderations

alongsideenvironmentalobjectives.Inparticular,thesocialdimensionofESGhasbecomeincreasingly

prioritizedformegaprojects,especiallyinmanagingrelationshipswithlocalandregionalcommunities.

Understandingandrespectinglocalcontextsthrougheffectivecommunityengagementiskeytothesuccessoflarge-scaledevelopmentsduetoMiddleEastern

countriesbeinghometodeeplyrootedculturesandcommunities,manywithhistoriesspanningthousandsofyears.

Earlyandsustainedengagementwiththese

communitieshelpsalignprojectobjectiveswith

localvaluesandpriorities,buildstrustamongkey

stakeholders,andfacilitatessmootherimplementation.This,inturn,supportstimelydeliveryandlong-term

viability,whileenablinglocalcommunitiestoserveasambassadorsoftheproject’soverallsuccess.

Communityengagementisastrategicnecessityandakeysourceofcompetitiveadvantage.

Byfollowingacomprehensivea