Minister of Environment and Climate Change, H E Sheikh Dr. Faleh bin Nasser bin Ahmed bin Ali Al Thani, and other officials at the opening of Qatar Pavilion at UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, yesterday.
Doha: Minister of Environment and Climate Change, H E Sheikh Dr. Faleh bin Nasser bin Ahmed bin Ali Al Thani, opened yesterday Qatar Pavilion at United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) at the Scottish Event Campus in Glasgow, Scotland.
The Minister welcomed visitors of the exhibition from the delegations representing over 200 countries participating in the conference, stressing on the commitment of the State of Qatar to pursue efforts to reduce carbon emissions and reduce global warming.
Several parties participated from Qatar, including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Qatar Energy, the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy and Qatar Foundation.
Over twelve days, Qatar’s pavilion will hold workshops and discussion sessions to discuss ways of international cooperation to confront climate change. The State of Qatar pledged to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 25%, according to the business-as-usual scenario, by 2030.
Qatar has adopted a national strategy for the environment and climate change based on restoring biodiversity, enhancing land use, increasing green spaces, and improving water and waste management. The country also took several measures to develop technologies to adopt clean energy, reduce the loss of desalinated water and work to recycle and use it, as well as improve air quality.
Within the framework of the State of Qatar’s keenness to play its role as an active partner with the international community, Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, at the UN Climate Action Summit 2019, had announced contribution of Qatar worth $100m to support small island developing states and least developed countries to deal with climate change and natural hazards.
