MECC launches National Strategy to Combat Desertification

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change launched yesterday the National Strategy to Combat Desertification 2025 2030, as part of t...

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change launched yesterday the National Strategy to Combat Desertification 2025-2030, as part of the State of Qatar’s efforts to protect its natural resources, enhance their sustainability, and mitigate land degradation and the impacts of drought, in line with Qatar National Vision 2030 and the Third National Development Strategy 2024-2030.

The strategy aims to establish a comprehensive national framework to combat desertification and achieve land degradation neutrality by improving the efficiency of natural resource management and strengthening supportive legislation and policies, thereby contributing to the protection of ecosystems and the achievement of sustainable development.

In his remarks during the launch ceremony, Minister of Environment and Climate Change H E Dr. Abdullah bin Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Subaie affirmed that desertification and the depletion of natural resources pose escalating environmental challenges that require collective efforts both locally and globally.

He emphasised that the launch of this national strategy reflects Qatar’s commitment to protecting the environment and honouring its international obligations, particularly under the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD).

He explained that the strategy is based on advanced scientific and technical foundations and aims to enhance the State’s capacity to address the effects of drought and desertification, protect vegetation cover, and ensure biodiversity sustainability, in alignment with UN Sustainable Development Goal 15: Life on Land.