MIA Asia’s first museum to achieve carbon neutral status
Doha, The Gulf Observer: Meeting its mitigation goals in line with Qatar National Climate Change Action Plan 2030, the Museum of Islamic Art (MIA) has received the globally recognised carbon neutral certification, making it the first museum in the MENA region and in Asia to achieve carbon neutrality.
To achieve the status of carbon neutrality, MIA went through comprehensive audits aimed at measuring and verifying the GHG emissions linked with the operations and services of the facility.
Acknowledging the achievement, an awarding ceremony was held at the museum in the presence of senior members of Qatar Museums, Det Norske Veritas (DNV) in its capacity as the verifying organisation, and the Gulf Organisation for Research & Development (GORD), which worked on the project as an advisory partner to support it in achieving carbon neutrality for a one-year reporting period that started in 2021.
Speaking on the sidelines of the event, Eng. Dhabya Jamal Sayar, Director of Facilities Management Department at Qatar Museums, said: Climate change has emerged as one of the greatest challenges faced by the world today and adverse effects are visible across globe and in Qatar. Qatar Museums, being a leading organization in Qatar, has embarked on a journey of low carbon transformation of its museums.
To initiate the low carbon transformation process, Qatar Museums selected the Museum of Islamic Arts to achieve carbon neutrality for its operations and services for the reporting period of year 2021.
Qatar Museums, with the help of GORD, identified low carbon interventions and developed its carbon neutrality plan. “DNV, being the third-party auditor involved for the carbon neutrality, has verified and validated the GHG emissions and has certified MIA as carbon neutral for the year 2021. Qatar Museums is proud to have commenced this journey, which resulted in MIA becoming the first museum in the Middle East and Northern Africa (MENA) region to achieve carbon neutrality.”
