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The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change's Climate Change Department, organised a comprehensive national workshop on 'Strengthening National Capacities for Preparing the First Biennial Transparency Report on Climate Change (BTR1)', in co-operation with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) – Regional Office for West Asia.The three-day workshop which concludes today (Thursday) aims to build and enhance national capacities for preparing and submitting the first Biennial Transparency Report, which serves as a key tool for presenting the country’s efforts in addressing climate change. The report includes data on emissions, progress made in implementing Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), adaptation measures, and support provided and received.In his opening remarks, engineer Saad Abdullah al-Hitmi, director of the Climate Change Department, stressed the importance of the First Biennial Transparency Report, which represents a milestone in Qatar’s journey to fulfil its international commitments in reporting national efforts to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions, adapt to climate change impacts, and track support provided and received in terms of finance, technology transfer, and capacity building.He also highlighted that the report is a strategic tool reflecting Qatar’s progress toward achieving its NDC goals. He noted that the workshop serves as an opportunity for national experts from various sectors to strengthen their capacities in preparing reports in line with the requirements of the Enhanced Transparency Framework, ensuring data quality and comprehensiveness. The workshop also provided a platform for enhancing institutional coordination and exchanging technical expertise.Engineer al-Hitmi further stressed that the success of the report relies on co-operation among all parties and on the commitment of each entity to provide timely and high-quality data and information, expressing his confidence in the valuable expertise of the participants. The workshop gathered representatives from various national sectors, including energy, industrial processes and product use, agriculture, forestry and land use, and the waste sector, in addition to specialized experts and technicians.The workshop included a variety of activities, such as hands-on training sessions on national inventory methodologies, the use of Common Reporting Tables and Common Tabular Formats, mechanisms for tracking NDC implementation, as well as discussions on data and capacity gaps and planning to address them.

The marine Protection Department at the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change has been making several achievements to maintain the well-being of the local marine environment and ecosystems and protect the biodiversity in the country.During the second quarter of this year, the department spent 20 hours in tours in deep sea diving across various key locations in the local waters. It also spent 68 hours in various surprise inspection tours within the sea, besides 3,361 hours spent on daily field inspection tours.The department spent a total of 3,404 hours during the second quarter of the year carrying out various intensive and regular inspection and monitoring tours across various sites in the local waters.The department spotted 148 different violations during the same period, in addition to 25 violations regarding fishing cages, 11 violations for using long fishing lines, two regarding fishing tools, 86 fishing nets, and six violations for using non-standard spotlights and illegal lights. There were a total of 278 related violations spotted during the period.Further, the department conducted five study surveys on related issues, issued 829 reports through the various marine units it has, with a total of 834 reports made during the period.The department received 36 calls and requests that included 17 regarding encroachments and violations, 11 reports, five applications for services, and three inquiries.The department also took part at 14 different public workshops and campaigns to raise public awareness in different related topics. These included three training workshops, four cleaning campaigns, three inspection campaigns and four work meetings.