Qatar Rail and GORD strengthen climate commitments at COP27
Qatar Rail will seek GSAS certifications for its new stations and adopt GSAS Operations for the existing stations
QATAR Rail’s new stations will reduce their ecological impact and preserve the values, traditions and identity of the region as it has signed an agreement in this regard with the Gulf Organisation for Research & Development (GORD) at the COP27 summit in Egypt.
As per the agreement, Qatar Rail will seek the Global Sustainability Assessment System (GSAS) certifications for its new stations and adopt GSAS Operations for the existing stations. The GSAS green building framework has been developed by GORD and other reputed houses of expertise.
GORD Founding Chairman Dr Yousef Alhorr and Qatar Rail’s Chief of Service Delivery Abdulla Saif Al Sulaiti signed the agreement.
Other areas of collaboration covered in the MoU include capacity building through trainings and educational programs, facilitating environmental audits for facilities as required; and conducting specific sustainability consultancy services for various projects.
Reinforcing its position as a leading entity driving sustainability endeavours and climate actions regionally and globally, the Gulf Organisation for Research & Development (GORD) has joined the 27th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP27) to the UNFCCC taking
place from 6 to 18 November 2022 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.
The annual climate event is a coming together of countries and organizations to address the climate challenges facing the world today.
GORD’s key activities at COP27 include multistakeholder engagements through high-level meetings with governments and international entities, knowledge exchange and capacity building through workshops and seminars, and cross-sector synergies through partnerships and alliances with
leading organizations.
At COP27’s Green Zone and Blue Zone, GORD’s delegation of sustainability and climate experts, led by Founding Chairman Dr. Yousef Alhorr, are offering insightful presentations and panel discussions. Speaking on the sidelines of the event, Dr. Alhorr said, “As an entity pushing the climate agenda for more than a decade, our participation at COP27 is driven by the need to accelerate sustainable solutions at scale and speed. We are here to highlight Qatar’s green initiatives, projects and success
stories that GORD is proud and honored to be part of. At the same time, we look forward to widening the reach and scope of our sustainability efforts by exploring cross-sector synergies with leading organizations operating regionally and globally.”
During the first week of COP, experts from GORD delivered a range of seminars, panel discussions and product demonstrations, followed by Q&As and networking at GORD Pavilion designed to provide a mix of knowledge exchange activities and networking opportunities
with a range of facilities including conference space, meeting room and exhibition space. Key focus areas covered as part of these multistakeholder engagements included green building best practices, RDI in the field of sustainable built environment, smart solutions to catalyze energy transition, green finance and ESG strategies and compliance.
With the first leg of COP27 concluded on a positive note, GORD will resume its activities during the second half of the event that will run until November 18, 2022.