Student participants at the first ‘My Qatar’, a youth forum on environment and sustainability which began yesterday at the Hilton Hotel-Doha.
DOHA: First youth forum on environment and sustainability which commenced yesterday highlights the importance of environmental protection in Qatar.
‘My Qatar,’ the forum plans to be an annual event to attract committed youth who plan to make a difference in protecting and conserving the environment.
During the event over 80 high school and university students had a chance to get information about environment issues in Qatar, develop their projects and initiatives and present them to individuals.
The event organised by the ‘Youth Company’, an organisation empowering youth, is being held at the Hilton Hotel, Doha. It claims to support achieving one of the four major pillars of Qatar National Vision 2030, about environment development.
The forum yesterday introduced Qatar’s commitment to sustainable development, QNV2030 and NDS 2011–2016 Environment Sector Strategy, delivered by the General Secretariat for Development Planning, followed by an informative session on Air Quality by Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute.
The participants were also informed about facts about environment and Third World countries and were educated about effective project planning and management through a workshop. The Peninsula
