Sustainable Policies Development Towards Qatar Vision 2030

Abstract

Nowadays, most of the policies implemented are having asustainability touch within them. To guide a policymaker essential tool like planning is required. For planning, it is necessary to address sustainable development goals (SDGs) to make a policy operative for the long term. Integrating modeling techniques with SDGs can help an organization or a country to make effective sustainability decisions. Qatar, as a country, is working towards the 2030 vision, in which Qatar aims to achieve the best and impressive results in the sector of economics and social human growth. At the same time, Qatar also aims for continuous development towards sustainability. The following thesis will be related to sustainable development goals with the integration of simulation software, VENSIM, to model and analyze different policies that Qatar can implement to hit the target of the 2030 vision by using a system dynamic approach. The research was carried out by generating different scenarios and comparing by altering the impact factors. It was deducted that a reduction in net migration by 50% will be beneficial, whereas a reduction of 25% on fuel export will reduce the annual CO2 emission and opens the door for opportunities to diversify and sustain the economy. Another recommended policy is the utilization of energy production facilities based on biomass as a fuel. And lastly, a policy to shift energy production from oil and gas to renewable sources such as solar power will heavily reduce CO2 emissions in Qatar.