据1月7日Trade Arabia阿布扎比报道，一份媒体报道称，阿联酋能源部(DoE)已对能源部门采取了“业务连续性政策”，旨在提高绩效，确保能源部门安全、可持续的供应。

据官方媒体Wam报道，这一举措是能源部努力提高能源部门各实体应对紧急情况和危机的准备工作的一部分，这些实体要按照国家紧急、危机和灾害管理局(National Emergency, Crisis and Disaster Management Authority)制定的标准来应对紧急情况和危机。

业务连续性政策是美国能源部自今年2月成立以来发布的首批法规之一。根据2018年第11号能源部成立法的规定，以及有关业务连续性和新兴市场管理的联邦和地方立法，该部的任务是确保有效管理阿布扎比酋长国能源部门的紧急情况、危机和灾害。

该政策的通过是在与阿联酋能源部门的所有实体进行了广泛的审议和协调之后做出的。能源部于2018年9月及12月举办了多次专题讨论会，讨论“业务连续性管理方案”所面临的挑战，以及能源部门连续性的条例草案。

能源部主席Awaidha Murshed Al Marar表示:“采用业务连续性政策并取消2014年发布的指示，是我们努力升级阿布扎比能源部门和建立统一生态系统的一部分，该生态系统与该部门的当地和联邦实体密切协调，管理该行业的业务连续性。我们的目标是制定一个统一的框架，以便在我们的部门内执行国家紧急、危机和灾害管理当局颁布的标准。”

阿布扎比酋长国的能源部门拥有全球地位和威望。她说：“鉴于阿联酋在落实《2030年阿布扎比经济展望》(Abu Dhabi Economic Vision 2030)方面的作用，保持阿联酋的竞争优势是我们的首要任务。我们敦促该部门内运营的所有公司遵守这一政策，并努力与所有与业务连续性有关的实体进行协调，其中最显著的是国家应急、危机和灾害管理局。”

能源部将负责监督实施程序，并确保按照政策中概述的机制维持业务连续性标准。

2015年，国家应急、危机和灾害管理部门发布了《业务连续性管理标准》(Business Continuity Management Standards)的第二版，将在全国和各部门、各设施实施，这有助于防止在发生故障时中断重要活动。

孔丽炜 摘译自Trade Arabia

原文如下：

UAE adopts ‘business continuity policy’ for energy sector

Abu Dhabi has adopted the "Business Continuity Policy" for the energy sector with the aim of enhancing performance and ensure a safe and sustainable supply in the energy sector, a media report said.

The move is part of the Department’s efforts to increase preparedness among entities operating within the energy sector to deal with emergencies and crises, in accordance with the standards set by the National Emergency, Crisis and Disaster Management Authority, reported state-run Wam.

The Business Continuity Policy is one of the first regulations issued by the DoE since its establishment in February of this year. The Department is tasked with ensuring the effective management of emergencies, crises and disasters for the energy sector in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, in accordance with the provisions of Law No. 11 of 2018 on the Establishment of the Department of Energy, as well as federal and local legislation governing business continuity and management of emergencies, crises and disasters.

The adoption of the Policy follows extensive deliberations and coordination efforts with all entities operating in the energy sector across the emirate. The Department of Energy organised several workshops in September and December 2018 to discuss the challenges facing the "Business Continuity Management Programme", as well as draft regulations for the continuity of the energy sector.

Awaidha Murshed Al Marar, DoE chairman, said: "Adopting the Business Continuity Policy and cancelling the instructions issued back in 2014 form part of our efforts to upgrade the energy sector in Abu Dhabi and establish a unified ecosystem that manages business continuity in the industry, in close coordination with local and federal entities operating in the sector. Our objective is to develop a unified framework for implementing, within our sector, the standards issued by the National Emergency, Crisis and Disaster Management Authority."

"The energy sector in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi boasts global status and prestige. Maintaining the sector’s competitive advantages is our top priority, given its role in implementing the Abu Dhabi Economic Vision 2030," he said. "We urge all companies operating within the sector to abide by this policy, and work towards coordinating with all entities concerned with business continuity, most notable of which is the National Emergency, Crisis and Disaster Management Authority."

The Department of Energy will be tasked with overseeing the implementation procedures and ensuring that business continuity standards are maintained, in accordance with the mechanisms outlined in the Policy.

The National Emergency, Crisis and Disaster Management Authority issued the second edition of the Business Continuity Management Standards in 2015 to be implemented nationwide and across all sectors and facilities, which helps prevent any interruptions of vital activities in the event of an error of malfunction.