While
Qatar has already made waves with its ambitious large scale building projects, the country’s built environment transformation will be much more than the
2022 World Cup and other international events like this year’s
COP 18 Summit.
The
Qatar Green Building Council (QGBC) is ramping up green building efforts with a punch that far outsizes the amount of space the country takes on the Arabian Peninsula. With an awareness that Doha’s
accelerating development has a huge impact on the country’s already fragile ecosystems, the QGBC has inaugurated what it calls the Green Infrastructure Interest Group (GIIG).
Qatar’s National Vision 2030 already emphasizes more
sustainable urban planning, climate change adaptation, water stewardship and Qatarization. But the this
green infrastructure committee will also tackle wastewater treatment, clean energy, an exploration of carbon sequestration and wildlife habitat creation. With a completed project that is protecting some of the country’s integral
mangrove swamps, the QGBC is already showing that it is taking a leadership role in ensuring Qatar’s sustainable development.
Click here to read more about our coverage of the
Middle East, which will increase next week w
hen we visit the GCC region.
Photo of Doha construction from Doha City Facebook Page.
About The Author
Leon Kaye
Leon Kaye is the founder and editor of
GreenGoPost.com. Based in California, he specializes in social media consulting and strategic communications. A journalist and writer since 2009, his work has appeared on
Triple Pundit ,
The Guardian's Sustainable Business site and has appeared on
Inhabitat and
Earth911. His focus is making the business case for
sustainability and
corporate social responsibility. Areas of interest include the <a
Middle East, sustainable development in
The Balkans,
Brazil and
Korea. He was a new media journalism fellow at the
International Reporting Project, for which he covered child survival in India during February 2013. Contact him at
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(GreenGoPost). Since 2013, he has spent much of his time in Abu Dhabi, UAE, working with Masdar, the emirate's renewable energy company. He lives in Fresno, California.
While Qatar has already made waves with its ambitious large scale building projects, the country’s built environment transformation will be much more than the 2022 World Cup and other international events like this year’s COP 18 Summit.
The Qatar Green Building Council (QGBC) is ramping up green building efforts with a punch that far outsizes the amount of space the country takes on the Arabian Peninsula. With an awareness that Doha’s accelerating development has a huge impact on the country’s already fragile ecosystems, the QGBC has inaugurated what it calls the Green Infrastructure Interest Group (GIIG).
Qatar’s National Vision 2030 already emphasizes more sustainable urban planning, climate change adaptation, water stewardship and Qatarization. But the this green infrastructure committee will also tackle wastewater treatment, clean energy, an exploration of carbon sequestration and wildlife habitat creation. With a completed project that is protecting some of the country’s integral mangrove swamps, the QGBC is already showing that it is taking a leadership role in ensuring Qatar’s sustainable development.
Click here to read more about our coverage of the Middle East, which will increase next week when we visit the GCC region.
Photo of Doha construction from Doha City Facebook Page.
