Cabinet decree for the establishment of climate change committee Decree 15/2011

Country / jurisdiction: Qatar · Year: 2011 · Status: In force · Level: National · Type: Voluntary

The decree establishes the climate change committee within the ministry of environment and defines its role. The duties of the committee include:

following international agreements related to climate change and any related recommendations;

proposing national action plans to limit GHG gases;

verifying that all governmental and non-governmental institutions execute the commitments of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.

The committee is formed by representatives of different ministries, in addition to a representative of Qatar Petroleum and Qatar University.

The role of the committee members was amended in a minor way by Decree 37/2014 . The representative of the ministry of foreign affairs became vice president.

Official source: https://almeezan.qa/LawPage.aspx?id=3172&language=ar