La transformación de Catar en una nación sostenible y resistente al clima
Aunque está en una región árida, Catar es todo un éxito en resiliencia climática y sostenibilidad. Las iniciativas de la Fundación Qatar, como Green Island y The Giving Garden, luchan contra el cambio climático educando a los jóvenes y fomentando a las futuras generaciones de activistas climáticos.
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Aunque está en una región árida, Catar es todo un éxito en resiliencia climática y sostenibilidad. Las iniciativas de la Fundación Qatar, como Green Island y The Giving Garden, luchan contra el cambio climático educando a los jóvenes y fomentando a las futuras generaciones de activistas climáticos.
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00:00I like how there's a lot of plants and how I see a lot of things that I never saw before.
00:08Plants can grow without sun and soil just by water and lights.
00:14The most enjoyable part was seeing how it went from a barren desert to sand a lot
00:19to becoming just like this fruitful area where people come together to help the community.
00:23Hello and welcome to Qatar 365 with me, Laila Humaira.
00:31On this episode, we shine a light on sustainability initiatives
00:35that have been galvanizing communities across the country to do their part for the environment.
00:41But first, I'm here at Green Island in Education City
00:44where recycling, research and hands-on learning are helping to foster a lifestyle of circularity.
00:51These students are pretty excited to be outside the classroom.
00:57They might be away from the books and whiteboards, but the learning doesn't stop.
01:02Today, they're on a special tour of Qatar Foundation's newest educational facility.
01:07The main objective behind Green Island is to make sustainability accessible to all.
01:12And so we're localizing sustainability for visiting schools.
01:15It's very important for students to understand that what they see elsewhere is also happening in Qatar.
01:22Built on more than 8,000 square meters of land, Green Island has plenty of space for people of all ages to explore.
01:30Through partnerships with companies like Qatar Energy and Agrico,
01:34the facility displays a few of Qatar's major sustainability efforts.
01:38When students visit us, they get to know how Qatar is very ambitious when it comes to solar power.
01:44They get to discover as well how the future of agriculture is mainly about hydroponics
01:50and how hydroponics are being implemented.
01:52By going in these different stations, they get to understand how dense it works and how cross-functional it is.
01:59Green Island also prides itself as a recycling hub,
02:03a place where members of the public can put thought into action.
02:07Other than the four standard recycling streams of paper, plastic, glass and metals,
02:12there are three additional bins to collect electronic waste.
02:16So if you have some old batteries, cables or tablets to throw out
02:19and you're not sure how or where to dispose of them,
02:23Green Island also has the facilities to show you the entire recycling process for each material.
02:30Beyond learning about recycling and sustainable efforts,
02:33Green Island's outreach program also includes hands-on activities like workshops and games.
02:40What we do is we customise every single visit to the needs of the school.
02:45We have a very open discussion with the schools.
02:47We understand their curriculum and we understand their needs.
02:50At the core of Green Island's mission is to lay the foundations
02:53to transform Qatar's growth into a circular economy.
02:57When we speak about upcycling construction waste,
03:00we're able to produce urban furniture using the same materials.
03:04And so explaining to the visitors and especially the kids
03:07that what used to be waste as a demolished building
03:10could be converted through a process into urban furniture
03:13through, of course, a very meticulous design process,
03:17this is a typical example of circular economy
03:20that we would like to convey and have kids understand very well.
03:23And so far, school excursions like the one today
03:26have struck a chord with the students
03:28and hopefully leave a lasting impact.
03:31It's really nice.
03:33I like how there's a lot of plants
03:35and how I see a lot of things that I never saw before.
03:41Plants can grow without sun and soil,
03:44just by water and lights.
03:45Like I recycle and I don't use like stuff that use pollution
03:54and then they recycle everything that's plastic.
04:01Other than outreach programs,
04:04Qatar has invested billions of dollars into research,
04:07specifically looking at sustainable development
04:09and climate resilience.
04:10From Green Island to Hamad bin Khalifa University,
04:13where I've come to meet two leading researchers
04:16involved in Qatar's regional and national efforts
04:20in sustainability and climate change.
04:25Dr. Davia, Dr. Logan,
04:26thank you so much for speaking with us today.
04:29I wanted to start with this national resilience framework
04:31that you both are working on together.
04:33Can you tell us more about it and what it aims to achieve?
04:38So Qatar's climate resilience framework,
04:41what we're trying to do is to look into different types of risks
04:44that could affect Qatar, including climate risk.
04:49And what we're trying to do is build
04:51an institutional collaboration with academia
04:54where we're trying to develop tools and strategies
04:58through research and to help empower decision makers
05:02and stakeholders to understand
05:05what kind of climate risks are going to affect Qatar
05:08and what kind of solutions could emerge.
05:10And speaking of international,
05:12you both also lead a regional climate change group,
05:15more specifically looking at sustainability
05:17within or in arid environments.
05:21Can you tell us how that is different
05:23to that first initiative that you're working on?
05:26The region in the Arabian Gulf
05:28shares a lot of similar challenges.
05:31Water scarcity, arid environments,
05:34hot temperatures in the summers.
05:35If we are able to collaborate across,
05:39we can make progress faster, learn from each other
05:41and move forward or sort of leapfrog
05:44into a more sustainable future faster.
05:48Bringing it back to Qatar,
05:50what are some specific challenges
05:51that this country faces when it comes to climate change
05:54and sustainability?
05:55And how can research formulate solutions
05:59for these challenges?
06:00Qatar is pretty unique.
06:01We do share a lot of the same challenges as our region,
06:05but it's a hyper-arid country
06:07with water scarcity.
06:10Environmentally, we have sea level rise,
06:13increase of temperature,
06:14and that could put a strain on our power sector,
06:18our water sector.
06:19It also could put a strain as well
06:21on importing food and other kind of things.
06:25With the research that we're doing,
06:28how we're trying to adapt to a changing climate
06:30and adjust to environmental challenges we face.
06:34And this also involves the public.
06:36I know everyone has a role to play
06:37in our consumption behaviors
06:38and our behaviors and our choices.
06:41So taking our research,
06:42not just to government partners
06:43and private sector partners,
06:45but also the public at large and beyond,
06:47so everyone can play their part
06:49adapting to the changing climate.
06:52And finally,
06:52with all of the groundwork and foundation
06:54that you have done researching sustainability
06:57and climate change efforts,
06:59how can the world learn from smaller states like Qatar
07:03and the sustainability efforts being done here?
07:06So I think Qatar has gone through a lot of challenges.
07:11Our heritage,
07:12in terms of living in a very harsh environment,
07:15we could showcase to the world
07:18how a world post-climate change looked like.
07:20I think Qatar has done an amazing job
07:22in terms of building the education sector,
07:25building these kind of working groups
07:27that are trying to solve challenges
07:29that we will not face in the next five years,
07:32but maybe 10, 15 years,
07:34and proper planning.
07:36The transformation of the state of Qatar
07:38over the last three decades
07:40has been remarkable.
07:44How do you rapidly shift
07:45from a really growing economy
07:48where you have a lot of construction?
07:50How can you do that
07:51alongside sustainability goals and aspirations?
07:55And the state of Qatar
07:56offers a lot of insights for others.
08:02From Qatar's National Sustainability Strategy
08:05back to another community initiative
08:07here in Education City.
08:10Johanna Hoos visits an eco-friendly micro-farm
08:12that hopes to grow a greener future for all.
08:17It's harvest day at the Giving Garden
08:19and green-fingered volunteers
08:21have shown up in numbers
08:22to reap the crops
08:23that are ripe and ready to be picked.
08:25What started out as a vision last year
08:27has blossomed into Doha's first
08:29sustainable micro-farm
08:31in Qatar Foundation's Education City,
08:33dedicated to organic produce
08:35and to giving back.
08:36The whole Education City micro-farm
08:38is sustainable, it's organic.
08:42So the Giving Garden
08:42follows the same principles.
08:45We have a drip irrigation system
08:47to limit the water usage.
08:48We don't spray any pesticides.
08:50We don't use chemical fertilizers.
08:52We only use compost.
08:55And we thought we can grow
08:56a lot of vegetables, organic vegetables,
09:00and deliver them to the community.
09:03The Giving Garden is a collaboration
09:04between gardening education company
09:06Hadika and charity Feed a Friend
09:09with help from youth organization
09:10The Student Reach.
09:12Together they aim to enhance
09:13sustainable farming in Qatar
09:15by producing fruit and vegetables
09:17that have minimal impact on the planet
09:19but maximum impact on the community.
09:21From the feedback that I've heard
09:23from the volunteers,
09:24they've enjoyed mostly making new friends.
09:26and I've heard a lot of feedback
09:28that gardening is very therapeutic.
09:31And the most enjoyable part
09:32was seeing how it went from a barren,
09:34just like desert, sand a lot,
09:36to becoming just like this fruitful area
09:39where just people come together
09:40maybe once or twice a week
09:42to just make friends
09:43and help the community.
09:45There's no cherry picking
09:46at the Giving Garden.
09:47To avoid food waste,
09:48all edible fruits and vegetables
09:50are harvested,
09:51regardless of their shape and size.
09:52We don't throw vegetables
09:54even if they have a bad shape,
09:56if they are a bit smaller
09:57or if they don't look the right color
10:00as the vegetables that we see
10:02at the supermarket.
10:03Even if some things are damaged
10:06by pests or diseases,
10:08then we might still add them
10:10in the compost bin.
10:12And in general,
10:14the food waste is,
10:15I would say, zero.
10:17Once packed in sustainable brown bags,
10:20volunteers like Stephanie
10:21take the produce
10:22to well-placed Feed-a-Friend
10:23community fridges,
10:25leaving the nutritious and fresh food
10:27free for anyone to take.
10:29The community fridges
10:30with Feed-a-Friend
10:31are places all over Doha.
10:33I think there are more than 80 fridges right now
10:35and that number is going up every day
10:37that are a place that are open
10:39to anybody to put food in
10:41or to take food out.
10:43So the Giving Garden is great
10:44because it provides fresh,
10:46nutritional produce
10:47directly to the fridges
10:48for those friends in our community.
10:50Through its collaboration
10:51with the student reach
10:52and by encouraging volunteers
10:54to bring their kids,
10:55the Giving Garden aims
10:56to bring young people to the farm.
10:58The team hopes that
10:59by getting their hands dirty together,
11:01it will nurture a love of nature
11:02in the next generation,
11:04ensuring a greener future
11:05and a garden
11:06that will keep on giving.
11:08I'm happy to bring my kids
11:09both to the Giving Garden
11:11because it's a nice chance
11:12for them to get out in nature,
11:13to help with the gardening.
11:15But then it's also good for them
11:16to take what's produced here
11:18to the fridges.
11:19For them to see direct impact
11:23on our community
11:24is really nice
11:25and a rare thing for them
11:26to see and be a part of
11:28and it helps teach them gratitude.
11:33From Green Island
11:34to the Giving Garden,
11:35building an eco-friendly
11:36and sustainable living ecosystem
11:38is how Qatar is committing
11:40to building a future
11:41where the economy and environment
11:43thrive hand in hand.
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