Dubai and Abu Dhabi are the two most sustainable cities in the Middle East, according to the Netherlands-based Arcadis’ 2016 Sustainable Cities report.

Dubai ranked first out of the eight Middle Eastern cities covered in the report and 52^nd overall. Arcadis surveyed 100 global cities using metrics for social (people), environmental (planet) and economic (profit) sustainability.

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For the profit indicator, Dubai was ranked fourth globally, ahead of other major business hubs such as New York, Paris and Tokyo. It also performed well from a social perspective, but fared less well on the environmental side, finishing seventh in the region and 96^th globally.

Abu Dhabi was the second-highest ranked Middle Eastern city, in 58^th place globally. Like Dubai, it scored well on economic sustainability but faces similar challenges on its environmental performance.