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Vienna
Researchers from Qatar, Europe and the US have agreed to prepare a preliminary draft to formulate a sustainable strategy for food, water and energy resources in selective cities and urban areas, namely Doha, Berlin, Bristol and Vienna.
This was the outcome of the first meeting of the joint Qatari-European-American research team for food, water and energy, held in Vienna in accordance with the programme adopted by the international Belmont Forum for scientific research and the International European Union for Urban Cities, and in realisation of the Sustainable Urbanization Global Initiative (SUGI). The meeting was held under the supervision of Qatar National Research Fund of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development and an international donor community.
The joint research team decided to hold its second meeting in Berlin, the second city selected as an international model for the adoption of the food, water and energy strategy.
The meeting was attended by Dr Mohammed bin Saif al Kuwari, director of the Municipal and Environmental Studies Center at the Ministry of Municipality and Environment, and Dr Abdulkarim Ahmed from the Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute at Hamad Bin Khalifa University.
The Qatari delegation presented two working papers explaining the importance of providing arable water using modern technology to reduce water wastage and with the lowest use of energy in order to produce food that meets the needs of Qatar.
At their first meeting, the researchers discussed the Paris Climate Convention 2015 and the goals of the UN sustainable development as well as issues related to food, water and energy.
They also reviewed the experiences of some European countries proposed as global models in the food, water and energy system, and the importance of developing an integrated programme in this regard, with the participation of stakeholders in this field from government agencies and related institutions, universities and specialised research centres.
The Qatari team participating in the global research announced the project in March 2017. The project will last for three years and will end in December 2021.
