Doha set to host global environment meet

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DOHA THE Higher Organising Committee of COP18/CMP8 met on Thursday to review the final preparations for COP18/CMP8 Doha, which will start on November 26.

The meeting was chaired by President-elect of the COP18/CMP8 conference and Chairman of the Higher Organising Committee HE Abdullah bin Hamad al Attiyah.

Attiyah will take over the COP presidency for one year when the United Nations Climate Change Conference opens at the Qatar National Convention on November 26.

The meeting on Thursday reviewed the final preparations for the conference, including several green initiatives being implemented at COP18/CMP8 Doha.

The COP18/CMP8 organising committee has been striving to prepare Doha for the arrival of more than 17,000 participants from 194 nations. To get the residents involved in the event, the committee has placed a team of volunteers in shopping malls and at hotels around the city to answer questions from the public about climate change and how they can help make a difference. A fleet of buses has also been provided for those attending the conference as a way to reduce traffic congestion and minimise environmental impact of the event.

The preparation meeting was attended by members of the Higher Organising Committee, including General Coordinator for COP18/CMP8 and Chairman of Executive Organising Committee Abdulaziz bin Ahmed al Malki, member of the Higher Organising Committee and Chairman of the Organising Sub-Committee for COP18/CMP8 Doha Fahad bin Mohammad al Attiya, Minister of Energy and Industry HE Dr Mohammad bin Saleh al Sada, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs HE Dr Khalid bin Mohammad al Attiyah, Minister of Environment HE Abdullah bin Mubarak bin Aoboud al Midhadhi and a member of the Organising Sub-Committee Khaled bin Fahad al Khater.

Minister of State for the Interior HE Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser al Thani briefed the meeting about the work of the security committee.

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