Doha, Qatar: The Council of Ministers Secretariat General organized a panel discussion on building a sustainable future as part of the Qatar Sustainability Week.

The event was attended by Minister of Justice and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs HE Ibrahim bin Ali Al Mohannadi, Cabinet Secretary-General HE Hamad bin Ahmed Al Muhannadi, alongside several high-ranking officials and the Secretariat's functionaries.

The initiative is part of the Secretariat's foremost attention to promoting notions of sustainability within the workplace, stemming from its commitment to empowering employees and enhancing their awareness of sustainable development and its multiple dimensions, thereby deepening the culture of sustainable development and supporting the realization of Qatar National Vision 2030.

It also comes as part of the Secretariat's efforts to foster a culture of quality and innovation, as well as the spirit of initiative among functionaries, in addition to promoting concepts that contribute to the development of government work, including the sustainability of decisions, policies, and procedures, ensuring the continuity of positive impact on the economy, society, and environment alike.

The panel hosted Dr. Mohammed bin Saif Al Kuwari, an environmental expert and engineering consultant at the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, UN Commissioner for the Promotion of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, Deputy Chairman of the National Human Rights Committee, and holder of two patents in the field of environmental sustainability.

Dr. Al Kuwari delved into a range of consequential themes in connection with the significance of sustainability, highlighting the role of staff as effective partners in applying sustainable practices, in addition to reviewing the types of sustainability related to public functions and ways to transform traditional work into more sustainable practices.

He also explained successful global models in implementing sustainability and weighed in on the challenges faced by institutions in this field, along with proposed solutions to overcome them.

Dr. Al Kuwari further shed light on Qatar's pioneering experiences in the fields of sustainability, noting that achieving sustainability requires long-term institutional and societal collaboration that instills a culture of awareness and responsibility, emphasizing that sustainability is not an option but a national pathway essential to realizing Qatar National Vision 2030 and beyond.

The session received remarkable interaction from functionaries, who posed questions and shared ideas about avenues for enforcing practical approaches that enhance sustainability in daily life and within the workplace, expressing their interest in engaging in Secretariat-backed initiatives for sustainability. (QNA)

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