Qatar's Delegation Presents Promotions at COP21

Qatar's Delegation Presents Promotions at COP21

Doha/Information Office/ 02 December 2015/ The delegation of the State of Qatar participating in the 21st session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP21), currently being held in Paris, is offering a number of promotions in order to highlight Qatar's efforts to reduce the impacts of climate change. These promotional displays come within the activities of the exhibition accompanying the Conference and under the Climate change mitigation and adaptation policies and include many initiatives and projects undertaken by the Ministry of Environment and other relevant bodies in the state in contribution to the achievement of Qatar National Vision 2030 and the sustainable development. The delegation is also involved in other events held on the sidelines of the conference. The Qatari delegation includes several government bodies which are the ministries of Environment, Foreign Affairs, Municipal and Urban Planning, transport and Economy and Trade, in addition to the Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation (KAHRAMAA), the General Civil Aviation Authority, Qatar Petroleum and Qatar University. Last week, the Ministry of Environment held a workshop on negotiating strategies for the national team participating in the 21st session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP21) during the period from November 30 to December 11, 2015.