Qatar Economic Outlook Issue Number 13

Qatar Economic Outlook 2021 - 2023 
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The Expected Overall Impact of the 
Climate Crisis on Qatar 
The State of Qatar - as a coastal state - will 
be exposed to any changes that will lead to a 
rise in sea level, which in turn leads often to 
permanent erosion of shorelines, flooding of 
shoreline communities, as well as 
endangering groundwater resources. In 
addition, any climate changes that will raise 
the temperature of sea and ocean waters will 
promote acidification and deoxygenation and 
will bleach coral reefs and generally 
negatively affect marine ecosystems.
As it is economically costly if not ecologically 
impossible to adapt to these changes. For 
this reason, the State of Qatar is working 
toward finding a remedy now, and not later, 
through measures and investments to 
achieve 
environmentally 
sustainable 
development, as it has begun to take several 
institutional and planning measures to 
participate in the international effort towards 
reducing GHG emissions, as shown in Box 
)1- 8). 
To implement Qatar’s commitment to reduce 
GHG emissions by 25% by 2030, a new 
Ministry of Environment and Climate Change 
was established by Emiri Resolution No. (57) 
of 2021, whose most important functions are 
the implementation of the programs and 
procedures of the Qatar National 
Environment and Climate Change Strategy 
2030, which was approved by the Cabinet on 
September 1, 2021, which aims to protect 
and enhance the Qatari environment to 
preserve the quality of life of the Qatari 
people and ensure long-term economic 
resilience, and whose procedures were 
launched by His Excellency the Prime 
Minister and Minister of Interior on October 
27, 2021, which include programs and 
procedures as follows: 
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