To raise awareness about environmentally-friendly practices among community, the sixth edition of Qatar Sustainability Week (QSW 2021), organised by Qatar Green Building Council (QGBC), will be marked from October 23 to 30 with the participation of a number of public, private sector entities.
The week-long activities will also showcase the progress made by Qatar in area of sustainability.
The campaign will cover more than 200 activities/initiatives across a range of seminars and conferences, including family, sports, and awareness-based activities. Two of the biggest events that are planned to take place are Msheireb’s QSW exhibition and the Talk Green Series at Baraha.
QGBC will also be hosting dedicated Focus Days during this year’s QSW, covering Green Hotels and Eco-Events for Qatar, challenges and pathways, in addition to Climate Change and Adaptive Strategies.
Speaking at the press conference yesterday at Msheireb Museum, Engineer Meshal Al Shammari, Director of QGBC, a member of Qatar Foundation (QF), highlighted range of initiatives of QSW 2021 as well as the partners of this year’s campaign.
Strategic partners include Msheireb Properties, Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy, Qatar Museums, Qatar Tourism, Tarsheed/Kahramaa, Qatar Rail, Qatar Free Zones Authority, Total Energies, QNB, Education Above All, Al Wakra Municipality and Tadmur Holding.
Engineer Meshal Al Shammari, Director of QGBC, said: “The success of any form of sustainability focused initiative is dependent on collaboration, in our case between both public and private sector businesses, as well as individuals and the wider community.
“We are proud to be working with such a strong group of strategic partners on this year’s Qatar Sustainability Week, without whom we would not be able to achieve our mission to promote and champion Qatar’s sustainability efforts.”
He added: “As we move towards a post-pandemic society, we must take action to once again prioritise sustainability, for the sake of our environment as well as the health of our population. Together, we can make a difference and match our power and passion with action, in order to drive real change.”
Talking to The Peninsula, Al Shammari said that the sustainability conference will be held next year. To a question, he said that QGBC had a mechanism to gauge the impact of activities, initiatives of partners taken in a year regarding sustainability.
In line with Qatar’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), QSW aims to provide individuals and community groups with innovative and practical solutions to the environmental challenges facing Qatar and the region, in order to drive the adoption of more sustainable lifestyles.
QSW is a unique platform for engaging public and private sector stakeholders under an overarching umbrella to link various sustainability practices and transform dialogue into action. It includes conferences, awareness sessions, exhibitions, guided tours, edutainment events, and public interest activities and initiatives.