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QNA
Singapore
Qatar invested QR100 billion annually since 2010 on infrastructure, industry and housing, Minister of Municipality and Environment HE Mohammed bin Abdullah al Rumaihi said on Tuesday.
Speaking at the Singapore International Water Week, Rumaihi highlighted the new highways and economic areas as well as the new cities and stadiums that will host World Cup 2022. He also highlighted the main strategies of Qatar regarding environment and water as part of Qatar National Vision 2030.
He said there were three main challenges ” water, environment and development.
The minister said Qatar is located in a desert area that poses a challenge when it comes to the production of water and increasing the agricultural land. Water output in Qatar will reach 500 million gallons a day by 2019, he said.
President of Singapore Tony Tan gave a speech at the opening of the conference and laid out the challenges facing cities of the world in terms of infrastructure and stressed the importance of enhancing cooperation to optimally use natural resources, especially water. page 2
