Qatar’s emir renewed his country’s backing for international climate action at the Antalya leaders’ summit, as officials discuss how to turn national commitments into financed resilience measures.
Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani said in a post on his official X account that Qatar would continue supporting global climate efforts. Qatar News Agency (QNA) said the country regards climate action as a shared international responsibility and emphasized putting commitments into practice. Qatar also sees the summit as a venue to present domestic programs and discuss ways to strengthen resilience in communities and key sectors, QNA reported.
Qatar says its planned climate measures aim for emissions reductions equivalent to 42 million tons of carbon dioxide by 2040. The country has also called for developing nations to receive climate finance, technology and capacity-building support, according to QNA.
United Nations General Assembly President Khalilur Rahman’s official COP31 statement put developing countries’ annual adaptation needs at as much as $305 billion, while current support stands at $26 billion. His statement urged governments to finance climate commitments. EconoTimes previously covered Rahman’s appeal for COP31 governments to fund climate pledges.
QNA linked climate protection to food and water security, economic stability and public health, while describing climate action alongside sustainable development. It also cited Qatar’s 2019 pledge to contribute $100 million to support small island developing states and least developed countries. Those groups were the intended recipients of that earlier pledge; it was not a new COP31 pledge.
Qatar hosted COP18 in Doha in 2012, and QNA noted that the emir also took part in climate summits in 2014, 2016, 2021 and 2023. The Antalya Leaders’ Summit is scheduled to conclude Nov. 12, while the broader 31st session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) continues through Nov. 20, according to the UNFCCC schedule.
