Environmental statistics البيئية اﻹحصاءات اﻹحصاءات البيئية in State of Qatar قطر دولة في في دولة قطر 2017 in State of Qatar in State of Environmental Report 2017 2017 Environmental statistics 2017 www.psa.gov.qa www.psa.gov.qaI Environment Statistics In the State of Qatar 2017 August, 2019 © All rights reserved to the Planning and Statistics Authority – August, 2019 When citing, please refer to this publication as follows: Planning and Statistics Authority, August 2019 Environment Statistics Report in the State of Qatar 2017 Doha - Qatar Correspondence to be forwarded to: Planning and Statistics Authority P.O. Box: 1855, Doha - Qatar Tel: +974 4495 8888 Fax: +974 4495 9999 For statistical data, please send your request to: [email protected] Follow us on: www.psa.gov.qa PSAQatar @PSAQatar PSA_qr PSAQatar II Environmental Report 2017 Preface The Planning and Statistics Authority (PSA) is pleased to present its Fourth Environment Statistics Report 2017. The scope of environment statistics includes the media of the natural environment (air/climate, water, land/soil), flora and fauna found within these media and human settlements. Since the Environment Statistics are multi-disciplinary and multi- sourced and are collected following various approaches, they are © All rights reserved to the Planning and Statistics Authority – August, 2019 considered as a necessary database for the development of environment indicators that serve multiple purposes such as the When citing, please refer to this publication as follows: objectives of the National Environment Strategy and contribute to Planning and Statistics Authority, August 2019 more than 60% of the SDGs 2030, as well as competitiveness Environment Statistics Report in the State of Qatar 2017 indicators and other regional and international requirements. Doha - Qatar Environment Statistics are the core of environment accounts, which measure the impact of economy on the environment and measure as Correspondence to be forwarded to: well the goods and services the environment provides free of charge Planning and Statistics Authority to the economy and communities. These ecosystem services include P.O. Box: 1855, Doha - Qatar the provision of natural resources (e.g. fish, water and soil) and Tel: +974 4495 8888 recreational services for the purpose of sports, tourism and leisure. Fax: +974 4495 9999 The environmental development, being the fourth pillar of QNV 2030 For statistical data, please send your request to: [email protected] articulated in the 1st National Development Strategy 2011-2016 and 2nd National Development Strategy 2018 - 2022, emphasizes the Follow us on: importance of integrated programs that are based on modern and comprehensive environment statistics to inform about quality and www.psa.gov.qa availability of natural resources, human activities and natural incidents affecting the environment, the impacts of such activities and PSAQatar incidents, and the social response to these impacts so as to reduce overexploitation of resources and damage to the environment as a result of rapid population and economic growth. This in turn leads to @PSAQatar pollution of air and water resources, depletion of groundwater, disruption of ecosystems and subsequent loss of biological species PSA_qr and biodiversity, and increased problems arising from misuse of land, as well as issues related to energy use and climate change. PSA receives environmental data from several sources, such as the PSAQatar ministries and relevant government agencies and institutions .In order to provide these basic environmental data and indices in conformity with international standards to serve planners, workers, researchers and those interested in the environment, there must be acoordination. Environmental Report 2017 III between relevant ministries and institutions. Such coordination has become very important to resolve environmental issues in this regard, and to create an updated environmental database to act as a national reference based on the latest international standards, and a reliable source for environment information, in order to take knowledge-based decisions, and to provide the public with a comprehensive report on the state of the environment . The report is prepared based on Qatar Environment Statistics National Framework emanating from the UN Environment Statistics Framework, and the DPSIR framework. This framework consists of the driving forces affecting the environment and the pressures generated by the needs of these forces (population and economy) on the environment, state of the environment in light of these resulting pressures and impacts to meet such needs, and the role of the government and various sectors in protecting and managing the environment. This report shows the significant progress made by the State of Qatar in response to the challenges reflected in the environmental change, both in the state of natural assets and the quality of environmental conditions and services, resulting from pressures caused by the population and economic growth. The response came in different aspects, such as the provision of financial and human resources, environmental education and legislative structures needed to protect and manage the environment. Moreover, the report highlights the need to improve the quality of comprehensive data and to bridge data gaps (such as the data related to solid waste, biodiversity, emission of greenhouse gases, expenditures on environment protection and environment labour force) in close collaboration with all key stakeholders, both government and non-government .All the statistics included in this report will be available on PSA website. The Planning and Statistics Authority avails this opportunity to extend its sincere thanks and appreciation to all ministries, government departments and public and private institutions that have contributed to the statistics information in this report. PSA anticipates that those interested in this field will provide their objective and constructive observations that can contribute to the development and improvement of future issues of this report, and improve the quality of environment statistics in Qatar. Dr. Saleh M. Al-Nabit President of Planning and Statistics Authority IV Environmental Report 2017 Contents between relevant ministries and institutions. Such coordination has become very important to resolve environmental issues in this regard, and to create an updated Page No. Title environmental database to act as a national reference based on the latest III Preface international standards, and a reliable source for environment information, in V Contents order to take knowledge-based decisions, and to provide the public with a comprehensive report on the state of the environment . VI Index of Tables The report is prepared based on Qatar Environment Statistics National Framework X Index of Figures emanating from the UN Environment Statistics Framework, and the DPSIR XIII Index of Maps framework. This framework consists of the driving forces affecting the environment and the pressures generated by the needs of these forces 1 Introduction (population and economy) on the environment, state of the environment in light of 3 UN Framework for the Development of these resulting pressures and impacts to meet such needs, and the role of the Environment Statistics (FDES) government and various sectors in protecting and managing the environment. 7 Summary of Environmental Indicators and This report shows the significant progress made by the State of Qatar in response the Aspects Affecting Them to the challenges reflected in the environmental change, both in the state of 11 Summary of Environmental Indicators in natural assets and the quality of environmental conditions and services, resulting SDGs from pressures caused by the population and economic growth. The response came in different aspects, such as the provision of financial and human resources, 24 Chapter One: The Driving Forces environmental education and legislative structures needed to protect and manage 32 Chapter Two: Pressure on the Environment the environment. 64 Chapter Three: State of the Environment Moreover, the report highlights the need to improve the quality of comprehensive and Impact data and to bridge data gaps (such as the data related to solid waste, biodiversity, 156 Chapter Four: Environment Protection and emission of greenhouse gases, expenditures on environment protection and Management Response activities environment labour force) in close collaboration with all key stakeholders, both government and non-government .All the statistics included in this report will be 195 References and Data Sources available on PSA website. 197 Appendices The Planning and Statistics Authority avails this opportunity to extend its sincere thanks and appreciation to all ministries, government departments and public and private institutions that have contributed to the statistics information in this report. PSA anticipates that those interested in this field will provide their objective and constructive observations that can contribute to the development and improvement of future issues of this report, and improve the quality of environment statistics in Qatar. Dr. Saleh M. Al-Nabit President of Planning and Statistics Authority Environmental Report 2017 V Index of Tables Page Table Number 1 Summary of Environmental Indicators and the Aspects Affecting Them 7 2 Summary of Environmental Indicators in SDGs 11 Chapter One: The Driving Forces 1.1 Area of the State of Qatar (km2) by