Qatar's Sustainability Efforts Get A Boost With Kahramaa & Earthna Partnership

The Partnership Is Aimed At Supporting Sustainability Efforts

The partnership, according to a Kahramaa statement, is aimed at supporting sustainability efforts. The memorandum was signed by Kahramaa's technical affairs director, engineer Ahmed al-Nasr, and Earthna executive director, Dr. Gonzalo Castro de la Mata, at Kahramaa headquarters, as highlighted in the report.

According to the report, the memorandum aims to work on developing public policies related to electricity, water sustainability, and energy efficiency in Qatar.

It focuses on 10 main areas to create new research and development projects to improve energy efficiency and find ways to use less electricity and water while lowering harmful carbon emissions.

The memorandum will enable the two parties to enhance their joint work and build a strategy aimed at reviewing energy and water efficiency in existing buildings in the country. This will be achieved by launching a set of initiatives in the governmental, commercial, and residential sectors, such as the environment-friendly schools initiative and hotels eligible for the green key.

This memorandum lays down guidelines for developing the necessary standards for existing buildings, the declared regulations (the energy and water efficiency rationalisation code), and the best practises guide, developed by Earthna. It also lays out an action plan to announce the initiative of the rationalisation certificate for excellence in energy efficiency (E3) for buildings, as mentioned.

It will be suggested that two capacity-building courses be held every year for people who work in different fields and are responsible for making reports on greenhouse gas emissions and carbon trading.

Kahramaa's Conservation and Energy Efficiency Department director, engineer Rashid al-Rahimi, said Tarsheed’s message is to enhance the efficiency of water and electricity use in Qatar by spreading the regulations, technologies, and culture of rationalisation to create a model environment and to achieve a successful social partnership.

Earthna's Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives and Partnerships, Engineer Mishaal al-Shammari, said the centre’s efforts focus on demonstrating intellectual leadership in making sustainability policies.

"We are particularly interested in sustainability and renewable energy fields and making maximum use of testing the latest technologies and practises,and applying them sustainably in various sectors," al-Shammari said.