SC outlines Qatar 2022 Sustainability Strategy at Green Sports Alliance Virtual Summit
Qatar’s efforts to host a sustainable FIFA World Cup in 2022 were discussed during the 2020 Green Sports Alliance Virtual Summit.
The Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy’s (SC) Sustainability & Environment Senior Manager, Engineer Bodour Al Meer provided insight into Qatar’s sustainability projects during the summit’s keynote session – a fireside chat entitled 'Looking Ahead to the Next Decade of Regenerative Sporting Events.'
"Qatar is a small and rapidly developing country. Hosting the World Cup has accelerated our national development plans set out in our National Vision for 2030," Al Meer said.
"Our vision for our country is to have harmony between economic growth, social development, and environmental protections. The environmental section of the Qatar 2022 Sustainability Strategy is perfectly aligned with our national goals," she added.
“Our five strategic environmental focus areas are green building, carbon neutrality, air pollution, water management and waste minimization,” Al Meer underlined.
“Two highlights of these are that all our stadiums are certified using the GSAS [Global Sustainability Assessment System] green building scheme. We will also deliver a fully carbon neutral event.”
Moderated by Nihal Mohamed Al Saleh, Qatar Foundation’s Project Manager for Sustainable Cities, the discussion also featured FIFA’s Head of Sustainability & Environment, Federico Addiechi, who spoke about the collaboration between world football’s governing body and the SC.
“Qatar 2022 is going to be the first in so many dimensions. It’s the most compact of any FIFA World Cup since the first one in 1930 in Uruguay, with everything basically happening in one city,” said Addiechi.
“In itself, that compact nature is going to help us in our efforts to reduce emissions from traveling while ensuring a friendly and inclusive experience for everyone attending the event. We are proud of the positive collaboration with the SC so far and of our joint commitment and work to delivering a more sustainable FIFA World Cup in 2022.”
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