Qatar Launches Discussions on Sustainability at Rio + 20

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Qatar Launches Discussions on Sustainability

at Rio + 20

PR Newswire

RIO DE JANEIRO, June 21, 2012

RIO DE JANEIRO

,

June 21, 2012

/PRNewswire/ --

Qatar

's vision for innovative

green growth and development took center stage at the Qatar National Pavilion

at Rio + 20 UN Conference on Sustainable Development. His Excellency Dr.

Saleh Al-Nabit, Secretary General of the General Secretariat for Development

Planning (GSDP) set the tone for the days discussions and stressed the

importance of

Qatar

's National Vision 2030: "We return to

Rio de Janeiro

twenty

years later to discuss the challenges of the 21st century. Sustainable

development is crucial to

Qatar

's National Vision 2030, and we are here to

showcase how

Qatar

will fulfill this ambition".

By combining smart infrastructure, progressive social programs, ambitious

education systems and world-class research and development,

Qatar

's Vision

2030 serves as an example for emerging nations committed to economic

diversity, sustainable growth and opportunities for its people. Through the

leadership of His Highness the Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani,

Qatar

has committed to investing its resources in sustainable growth and

development, building a foundation for long-term prosperity for this

independent Gulf state.

"

Qatar

's National Vision 2030 outlines the strategies for balancing economic

growth with social and environmental progress," said Datuk Dr. Richard Leete,

the GSDP Social Development Department Director said. "It is important that

the public and private sectors move ahead in step, pursuing their goals

together."

An exceptionally rapid rise in population -- averaging 15 percent per year

between 2004 and 2008 --has generated challenges that cut across all

segments of society and infrastructure, Leete explained. Addressing these

issues in nations like

Qatar

requires a comprehensive environmental

management system that mitigates the impacts of rapid population growth and

the high levels of urbanization in

Doha

.

"The nation has already made leaps forward in terms of sustainable operations

of its key industries," shared Director of Qatar Petroleum's Health, Safety and

Environment Regulations and Enforcement Directorate Saif Saeed Al-Naimi. By

recovering emissions that were once flared and re-processing those gases in

the system, hydrocarbon facilities in

Qatar

are well on their way to measurable

reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. These significant investments in

developing new technologies in the field and laboratory are promising returns

in high-value services and products for the industry -- a win for

Qatar

's

economic diversification strategy, as well as the environment.

In addition to the progress led by the industrial sector,

Qatar

's research and

development programs are producing technologies and advancements in

science that are establishing the Nation as a center of excellence on the most

critical problems of our time. "The Qatar Science and Technology Park is

engaged in research that ranges from alternative fuels to robotic surgery," said

Mohammad Al-Khaldy of QSTP. Not only are these initiatives improving

standards of living throughout the world, but they are also diversifying the

Nation's economy.

"We are proud to share these examples of

Qatar

's leadership on sustainable

development in Rio," said His Excellency Dr. Saleh Al-Nabit, "This is a

collaborative effort to implement a vision that helps our nation continue to take

advantage of the opportunities it has for progress while also insuring that the

society and environment we live in remains the kind of place we are all proud

to call home."

About GSDP

The Qatar General Secretariat for Development Planning (GSDP) sights are set

on the long term, pursuing initiatives that make a difference in the lives of

Qatar

's citizens and people, and that are sustainable over many years. In

everything it does, GSDP recognizes the important interdependencies and

trade-offs among development goals and constraints and accordingly aims to

integrate all national development efforts so that they are mutually reinforcing

and sustainable.

GSDP's relevance to

Qatar

's national development hinges on its ability to

consult, involve, convene and influence a whole range of stakeholders and to

initiate and guide dialogue on important issues. GSDP is therefore committed to

communicating with and engaging stakeholders in order them keep them

abreast of development progress and strengthen its partnerships with them,

while building understanding of the purpose of the national development

strategy and how it will bring tangible benefits for the people of

Qatar

.

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