Noted as one of the ‘World’s 100 Most Influential People in Climate Policy 2019,’ Neeshad is looking to the future with the Arab Youth Climate Movement Qatar, a grassroots non-profit organisation he co-founded. Neeshad told The Dialogue that the Middle East region “is one of the worst impacted by climate change,” with action needed urgently.
“If the right sort of transition is not done, the whole survival of this region will be jeopardised,” he cautions. “This is what the IPCC…is telling us, that the whole region will be inhabitable in the coming decade.”
It’s a stark warning and one that Qatar has been keen to act on. As one of the world’s big energy producers, it has already outlined ambitious goals to curb greenhouse gas emissions across all sectors. Neeshad is positive policies like this will make a difference, but he also says people have to come together.
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