Al-Watan Praises Programs to Support Sustainability of Qatari Environment to Protect Biodiversity

Doha, April 04 (QNA) - In its editorial Monday, Al-Watan newspaper hailed Qatar Research, Development and Innovation Council's signing of a joint cooperation program with the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change to mitigate the effects of climate change. This program comes within the framework of implementing the Qatar Research, Development and Innovation Strategy 2030, and benefiting from it in supporting the sustainability of the Qatari environment, addressing the phenomenon of climate change and protecting the biological diversity of natural habitats, through the use of knowledge and advanced technology to achieve the objectives of the Qatar National Strategy for Environment and Climate Change. The program covers areas of cooperation in several strategic axes, including supporting the identification of challenges and opportunities related to the environment and climate change in areas where knowledge and innovation can make effective contributions to finding innovative solutions for them, and building and developing partnership and cooperation between the Ministry on the one hand, and local companies and international companies' research centers in Qatar on the other hand, on research, development and innovation, with the aim of supporting projects to develop innovative technological solutions in Qatar in priority areas, the newspaper noted. The areas of cooperation include the design and implementation of joint cooperation programs in order to stimulate scientific research and obtain high-quality research outputs in areas related to the environment and climate change, in addition to implementing training programs, workshops and field visits to refine elite work teams concerned with innovation, and the capabilities of managing innovation projects in cooperation. and partnership with the private sector, the paper added. Al-Watan concluded by saying that the program is in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, forms an integral part of Qatar National Vision 2030, and outlines Qatar's commitment to confronting climate change through economic diversification, capacity building and optimal use of natural resources. (QNA)