Sector papers provide the basis of the State of the Environment Assessment Framework (SOE). An SOE provides the architecture on which to build the components of AGEDI as well as:
Ø Describes the existing environmental situation within the Emirate of Abu Dhabi
Ø Identifies pressing environmental issues
Ø Prioritizes scientific research and EAD activities by matching them to pressing environmental issues
Ø Provides the driving force for AGEDI and AGEDI Abu Dhabi by setting the data, analysis, reporting, and knowledge dissemination requirements