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Qatar Tribune
09-06-2025
- Science
- Qatar Tribune
Qatar attends 3rd UN Ocean Conference
QNA Paris Represented by the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MECC), the State of Qatar is participating in the 3rd United Nations Ocean Conference, which commenced on Monday in Nice, France, and will run until June 13. Minister of Environment and Climate Change HE Dr Abdullah bin Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Subaie is leading Qatar's delegation at the conference, which aims to accelerate international efforts to protect the oceans and ensure their sustainable use in alignment with Sustainable Development Goal 14 (SDG 14), which is concerned with conserving the oceans, seas, and marine resources. The conference will discuss several key themes, including working towards the successful completion of ocean-related multilateral processes to raise the level of ambition for ocean protection; mobilising funding for SDG14 and supporting the development of a sustainable blue economy; and strengthening and better disseminating marine science knowledge for improved policy-making. The UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030) serves as a framework for the conference's work, during which various events are organised to integrate marine science into the core of international ocean protection initiatives and efforts. The conference is being held at a crucial time, marking the midpoint of the Decade of Ocean Science, providing an opportunity to assess progress, review the impact of existing initiatives, and accelerate the implementation of desired goals by developing the scientific knowledge needed to ensure a sustainable future for the oceans.
Qatar Tribune
05-06-2025
- General
- Qatar Tribune
MECC lights up its building in green to observe World Environment Day 2025
Tribune News Network Doha As part of its commitment to addressing environmental challenges and participating in international efforts to raise community awareness of the importance of protecting planet Earth, the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MECC) is participating in events to mark World Environment Day, which falls on Thursday, June 5 of each year. This year's theme is 'Reducing Plastic Pollution'. On this occasion, the ministry lit up its main building in green, expressing its ongoing commitment to environmental issues and sustainable development, and in line with international initiatives aimed at reducing pollution, particularly pollution caused by single-use plastics.
The Star
26-05-2025
- Health
- The Star
Smooth ambulance transfers, new facilities in Segamat
Ambulance responses in Johor are coordinated through the MECC that ensures clinic and hospital-based support. — Filepic SEGAMAT Hospital is equipped to handle medical emergencies within the district, a Johor exco says. These include calls that involve road transfers of patients between medical facilities. Johor health and environment committee chairman Ling Tian Soon said the hospital's six ambulances met the district's emergency and inter-facility transfer needs. 'The hospital maintains a daily bed occupancy rate of 78%. 'This is within manageable limits,' he said during the state assembly meeting held at Bangunan Sultan Ismail in Kota Iskandar. He was replying to N. Saraswati (BN-Kemelah), Ng Kor Sim (PH-Jementah) and Fauziah Misri (BN-Penawar) who raised concerns about ambulances and health services within their respective constituencies. Ling said Segamat Hospital had begun operations at a RM75mil facility that was handed over for use on Feb 25, 2023, and officially opened on April 1 that year. He said a new RM26mil health clinic would open in Segamat on July 31. 'Ambulances attend to about 78% to 89% of calls in the Segamat district within 15 minutes. 'The remaining 11% to 22% of calls receive ambulance assistance within the 16- to 34-minute range,' he added. Ling further said that nearby health clinics were also equipped with ambulances and assist in covering emergencies closer to their areas. 'These efforts are coordinated through the Medical Emergency Coordination Centre (MECC), a system used nationwide. 'It ensures that ambulance response is not solely hospital-based but includes clinic support as well,' he added. Ling said Johor would soon receive 45 new ambulances under a federal initiative. The state government, he said, was also funding four additional ambulances for the Tangkak, Batu Pahat, Mersing and Kota Tinggi districts. 'To improve emergency services, RM1.2mil has been allocated to upgrade emergency wards in 12 public hospitals across the state,' he said. Ling said the funds, announced by Johor Mentri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi, would be used for medical equipment purchases and renovation works. 'This reflects our commitment to enhancing the public healthcare system and providing a more comfortable, efficient environment for patients,' he added. ― By MOHD FARHAAN SHAH and RHEMA SENG
Zawya
05-05-2025
- Business
- Zawya
Partnering with private sector, essential part of achieving Qatar's environmental goals: MECC
Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MECC) affirmed that strengthening partnerships with the private sector is an essential aspect of achieving the country's environmental goals, underscoring the Ministry's commitment to providing guidances and the necessary support to encourage institutions to disclose environmental data in accordance with international standards. During the launch ceremony of the second edition of the "Corporate Environmental Sustainability: Reports and Achievements" book, a collaboration between MECC and the Institute For Corporate Governance - Hawkamah, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, HE Eng. Abdulaziz bin Ahmed Al Mahmoud, said that environmental sustainability is a key pillar in the Third National Development Strategy (2024-2030). His Excellency added that the strategy's goals include a 25 percent reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from current levels by 2030, protecting and restoring 30 percent of terrestrial and coastal ecosystems, restoring a similar percentage of environmentally affected natural habitats, and reducing per capita water consumption to 310 liters per day. Moreover, the strategy aims to enhance reliance on renewable energy sources to reach four gigawatts by the end of the decade. Al Mahmoud noted that the State of Qatar is implementing a range of environmental measures in the oil and gas, energy, water, transportation, and industrial sectors, in addition to adopting nature-based solutions to support biodiversity, promote sustainable water resource management, and transition toward a circular economy that reduces waste and boosts recycling efforts. His Excellency expressed his appreciation for the private sector's efforts, stressing that collective action and constructive cooperation across various sectors contribute to achieving a more sustainable environment and ensuring a prosperous future for coming generations. For his part, First Vice-Chairman of the Qatar Chamber, Mohamed bin Twar Al Kuwari, said that companies play a key role in efforts to achieve environmental sustainability and reduce carbon emissions. He stressed the importance of companies disclosing their environmental practices in order to enable regulatory authorities and the public to assess those efforts and recognize the achievements made. © Dar Al Sharq Press, Printing and Distribution. All Rights Reserved. Provided by SyndiGate Media Inc. ( The Peninsula Newspaper
Zawya
03-03-2025
- Science
- Zawya
Qatar preserves 2,970 heads of nine endangered species of wildlife
Doha, Qatar: To ensure biodiversity to protect the environment and address climate change, the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MECC) has said that it is implementing a programme for the conservation and propagation of endangered species to protect wildlife. As many as 2,970 heads of nine endangered species of wildlife have been preserved, including the Arabian Oryx, sand gazelle, tortoise, and ostrich. Qatar is making great efforts to protect endangered species, including the establishment and expansion of nature reserves. These reserves enjoy their biodiversity, rare animals, and plants, in addition to coral reefs full of unique marine creatures. The expansion of nature reserves has contributed to achieving great success in preserving endangered species. Qatar is home to 11 nature reserves, representing about 29% of the country's total area. Land reserves represent about 27% of the country's land areas, while marine reserves represent about 2% of the country's marine and coastal areas. Al Reem Reserve was recognised as a human and biosphere reserve by Unesco in 2007, where the reserve was included in the World Network of Biosphere Reserves as the first reserve of its kind. The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change continues its efforts to support private project owners in captive breeding of the Houbara bustard, to enhance the conservation of endangered species. Rawdat Al Faras Centre for the Breeding of the Endangered Houbara Bustard seeks to increase the number of projects for the production and breeding of the Houbara Bustard in Qatar. The Center provides tremendous support and services, including technical and advisory services, and organising training and educational courses aimed at enhancing knowledge of its production and breeding methods. The ministry provides an integrated package of incentives and initiatives to citizens wishing to establish private projects to produce and breed the Houbara bustard. The services include providing unified proposals, models, and designs for building and establishing breeding projects for this bird. This is in addition to providing advisory services, feed, therapeutic and preventive materials, and birds for production, under the supervision of experts specialising in this field. The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change completed, in October last year, the first phase of the country's coral reef protection and restoration programme, through a survey and study of 17 sites in Qatari territorial waters. The survey revealed the presence of two types of soft coral for the first time in Qatar, in addition to 40 types of hard coral, and 5 other types of soft coral. The Coral Reef Protection and Restoration Program comes within the State's efforts to implement the Third National Development Strategy 2024-2030 and the National Biodiversity Plan in line with Qatar National Vision 2030. © Dar Al Sharq Press, Printing and Distribution. All Rights Reserved. Provided by SyndiGate Media Inc. (
