Qatar highlights green initiatives at Australia summit

Qatar is participating in the Global Nature Positive Summit, held in Sydney, Australia, from Oct 8-10, with a delegation headed by HE the Minister of Environment and Climate Change Dr Abdullah bin Abdulaziz bin Turki al-Subaie. HE the Minister of Environment discussed Qatar's efforts to achieve sustainable development, as well as the programs and initiatives it has launched to protect and preserve the environment, during the meeting that brought him together with the Secretariat of the "Alliance for Nature." He stressed that Qatar places environmental sustainability among its priorities, based on Qatar National Vision 2030, which has allocated its fourth pillar to environmental development, in a way that ensures harmony and consistency between economic and social development and environmental protection.On the sidelines of his participation in the summit, HE Dr al-Subaie met with Australian Minister for the Environment and Water Tanya Plibersek. The meeting discussed co-operation between the two sides that contribute to achieving sustainable development, combating climate change, and adapting to its effects. He also met with a number of senior international officials, those interested in environmental issues and climate change, and representatives of some participating governments and international organisations.