Earthna Center for a Sustainable Future (Earthna) successfully launched the 7th edition of Qatar Sustainability Week – QSW 2022 – with partners from the public and private sectors, community and media. Earthna is a member of Qatar Foundation.
QSW is a week-long campaign that aims to promote the nation’s sustainability vision and bring together government and private sector organisations, businesses and the local community to deliver over 300 sustainability-related activities, events and initiatives.
This year’s QSW will run until 15 October and will focus on taking action to encourage the efficient use of resources like water, energy and food, as well as reduce waste and promote recycling.
Minister of Environment and Climate Change, HE Sheikh Dr Faleh Bin Nasser Bin Ahmad Bin Ali Al Thani, delivered a speech that stressed the importance of taking a collaborative approach to sustainability.
He said that to realise Qatar’s ambitions of sustainable development, it is crucial that we work together as a society. The government, the private sector, the non-profit organizations, education institutions and members of the community must collectively plan for and deliver continual action, focused on preserving Qatar’s environment and making the country a safe, healthy place to live and work, for both current and future generations.
I am delighted to be here today to celebrate what looks like in practice at the launch of Qatar Sustainability Week 2022, one of the largest community-focused initiatives of its kind in the region.
Opening the event, Earthna Executive Director Dr Gonzalo Castro de la Mata, explained the wider benefit that local action can have on people and the environment. He said that whilst the primary focus for Qatar Sustainability Week 2022 is on delivering practical, tangible actions, many of the planned activities are linked to broader sustainability ambitions, and contribute to cultivating healthy spaces in individual lives and communities, improving physical, social and mental well-being, and taking care of the environment.
The conference was also attended by representatives from QSW 2022 strategic partners:
- Ministry of Environment and Climate Change
- Msheireb Properties
- Qatar Museums
- Ministry of Public Health
- Qatar Rail
- Tarsheed/Kahramaa
- Qatar National Bank
- Education Above All
- United Development Company
- Seashore Recycling and Sustainability
- Qatar Tourism
- Al Wakra Municipality
- Microsoft, Expo 2023
- Ooredoo
This year’s commercial partners include Carrefour Qatar, Lulu Hypermarkets, Mega Mart, talabat and Abdullah Abdulghani & Bros Co. Community partners include DEAP, Bedaya, Classtap, HADIQAA, Enbat, GWC, Greener Future, Wahab, Engineers Australia, Qatar Natural History Group, Paper Cut and Saad bin Moath Primary School for Boys.
Earthna also welcomed Marhaba Information Guide and ILoveQatar.net as media partners for this year’s QSW and gift partners Verdura Care, Sealine Beach, Salwa Beach Resort, Centara, Magnifique Dame, Nutree and Quest.
To find out more about Qatar Sustainability Week 2022, visit qatarsustainabilityweek.com.
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