Seoul: The State of Qatar, represented by the Ministry of Municipality and Environment (MME), and the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) signed yesterday a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation in the field of adaptation to climate change and green growth at the GGGI headquarters in Seoul, Republic of Korea.
The signing ceremony was attended by Minister of Municipality and Environment and Acting Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs H E Dr. Abdullah bin Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Subaie and GGGI’s President H E Ban Ki-moon.
During the visit, the Minister held a series of meetings, which began with his meeting with the GGGI’s President, in the context of strengthening Qatar’s regional and international efforts on climate change and sustainable development.
On the sidelines of the visit, the Minister met with Minister of Environment of the Republic of Korea Han Jeoung-ae and Deputy Minister for Climate Change in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea Hyoeun Jenny Kim. During the two meetings, they reviewed aspects of cooperation between the State of Qatar and the Republic of Korea in the fields of environment, climate change, and environmentally-sustainable development.
Ambassador of the State of Qatar to the Republic of Korea H E Khalid bin Ibrahim Al Hamar also attended the meetings. The Seoul-based GGGI is an international organisation that aims to support and promote green growth to achieve sustainable development and create a balance between economic growth and environmental sustainability.
Qatar has attached great importance to the environment and sustainable development. Qatar ratified the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, to contribute to doing what is necessary to reduce the effects of climate change with the countries of the whole world.
The Ministry of Municipality and Environment has undertaken, at the national level, many plans and strategies that focus on preserving the Qatari land, protecting endangered trees, planting wild trees, and working to multiply endangered animals such as the Arabian Oryx and Re’em.
The Ministry has also made efforts in preserving aquatic ecosystems through a national network for continuous monitoring of the state of the marine environment, and programmes to examine the quality of soil and coastal waters in the country by collecting samples at different depths, stressing that these efforts aim to achieve a quantum leap in the country’s environmental systems in its various forms.
The preparations are being made to study green growth opportunities in preparation for the development of a national strategy for green growth for the State of Qatar, taking into account sustainable development, in cooperation with the Global Green Growth Institute via its office in Doha.
