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Decision-Making: Coordinating Bodies
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Decision-Making: Strategies, Policies and PlansQatar joined the consensus adoption of the the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) along with the principles of Agenda 21. One of the principles calls for the commitment of the State to institutionalize environmental impact assessment for its new development projects.
With the objective of importing appropriate technology, a policy has been laid down for environmental impact assessment of new industries and major infrastructure projects. A procedure for evaluation of projects has also been brought out. This seeks to incorporate environmental considerations at the early stage even when a project report is commissioned. The approved procedure for examination of the environmental impacts of development project requires a committee of experts in different aspects of environment, many of them drawn from Departments of the University and Government. Examination of projects should not only improve institutional linkages but also expose and train persons in environmental aspects of projects and the precautions that need to be taken during construction and operation.
| 1. National Sustainable Development Coordination Body: | |
| 2. National Sustainable Development Policy: | |
| 3. National Agenda 21/other strategy for SD | |
| 4. Local/Regional Agenda(s) 21: | |
| 5. Environmental Impact Assessment Law: | YES |
| 6. Major Groups involved in Sustainable Development Decision-Making: |
| 1. Sustainable. Dev. or environmental education incorporated into school curricula: | YES |
| 2. Sustainable Development Indicators Program: | |
| 3. Ecolabel Regulations: | |
| 4. Recycle/Reuse Programs: | |
| 5. Green Accounting Program: | |
| 6. Access to Internet: | |
| 7. Access to World Wide Web: | |
| 8. National World Wide Web Site for Sustainable Development or State of the Environment: |
| 1. Combatting poverty: | |
| 2. Changing consumption and production patterns: | |
| 3. Atmosphere: | YES |
| 4. Land Use Planning: | |
| 5. Forest and Deforestation: | |
| 6. Desertification and Drought: | YES |
| 7. Sustainable Mountain Development: | |
| 8. Sustainable Agriculture: | YES |
| 9. Biological Diversity: | YES |
| 10. Biotechnology: | |
| 11. Oceans and Coastal Areas: | YES |
| 12. Freshwater Management: | YES |
| 13. Toxic Chemicals: | YES |
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| 15. Solid Wastes: | |
| 16. Radioactive Wastes: | |
| 17. Energy: | |
| 18. Transport: | |
| 19. Sustainable Tourism: |
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This information was provided by the Government of Qatar to the fifth session of the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development. Last Update: June 1997.
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WOMEN
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The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women has not been ratified.
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CHILDREN AND YOUTH
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StatusThere are two organizations promoted by the Youth and Sports Authority (YASA). One is the Center of the Friends of Environment, an NGO which promotes voluntary community work thereby acquainting the people with the features of the Qatari environment and also helps in improving community relations. The other is the Department of Youth, which contributes to environmental awareness through organizing camps for cleaning beaches and tree plantation.
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This information was provided by the Government of Qatar to the fifth session of the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development. Last Update: June 1997.
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BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY
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An Environmental Technical Committee comprising all the major industrial companies and the Environment Department has been formed. The main objective of the Committee is to provide a discussion forum for the evaluation of the environmental protection legislation and attendant regulations. Most companies are keen to participate and collaborate with the regulatory authorities.
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StatusThe majority of the local industries are becoming aware of the need to protect the environment. The efforts exerted in this regard vary in degree and intensity from one company to another. The industrial sector activities can be summarized as follows: Some of the companies are adopting management systems and environmental policies of continual improvement. Some of these management systems are based on the International Environmental Rating System. The ultimate aim of these efforts is to obtain ISO certification.
Environmental impact assessment studies are being conducted for all new major industrial installations since 1992.
Most companies are taking the responsibility for providing employee training programs on environmental issues. (e.g., The Qatar General Petroleum Corporation (QGPC) organizes training sessions to build environmental awareness for its employees.) Some have already implemented in-house training sessions for their line management and are planning to take it down to the lower levels of their operational hierarchy. All major companies have formed environmental protection sections or departments to look after and assess the environmental impacts of their operations.
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This information was provided by the Government of to the fifth session of Qatar the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development. Last Update: June 1997.
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL COMMUNITY
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FARMERS
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StatusThe Scientific and Applied Research Center (SARC) was set up within the University by Emiri Decree in 1980. The main purpose of the Center is for the support of scientific research and application of modern technology in the different sectors of development and economics, to keep abreast of international scientific advances. The objectives of the Center are basic research and the development of applied experiences in scientific, industrial and agricultural fields. In particular, it is to concentrate on industries already in operation in the State of Qatar and/or new industries needed for development, as well as the State's natural, agricultural and animal resources. SARC is to share in the transfer of technology and its applications to Qatar and to cooperate, in particular with organizations with a mutual interest in the following fields:
1. Industry
3. Natural Resources and Ecology
4. Water
5. Energy Resources
6. Remote Sensing
7. Databank
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StatusThere have been several international conventions within the past ten years. The signing of these conventions helps in promoting awareness of the people and shows the commitment of the Government towards managing the environment at national, regional and global levels. Qatar has signed a number of such conventions and is implementing these through national and regional programmes. The Arab Declaration on Environment and Development, signed in September, 1991 in Cairo under the auspices of the Council of Arab Ministers Responsible for Environment (CAMRE) was a major step in implementing these conventions at regional levels. It also called for providing adequate finances in the budget for national issues through human resources development and related programmes.
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