In 2005, the late H. H. Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, ordered the implementation of comprehensive infrastructure and service facilities throughout the country, for which AED 16 billion has been allocated. The order aims to enhance economic and social progress and to ensure the highest quality of infrastructure. The order covers two sectors:

The infrastructure sector

It comprises grants of residential lands and villas, development of roads and bridges, constructing, developing and maintaining dams and developing fishermen's harbours.

The economic, social and health sector

Under this sector, the President increased the national investments for water and electricity to AED 5 billion and AED 700 million respectively.

The Follow up Committee of Initiatives of the President has accomplished a large number of developmental, strategic and services projects, which include thousands of residential units. The general report of the committee in 2014 revealed that the committee has implemented 125 projects amounting to AED 6.5 billion.

Projects which were completed or were in progress until October 2014 comprised building 7 hospitals, 7 dams, 3 mosques, 35 roads projects, 4 harbours, 3 projects for water and sewerage disposal and 3 projects for water and electricity.