Ministry of Environment and Climate Change celebrates World Ozone Day

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MOECC) celebrated World Ozone Day, which falls on September 16 each year, under the sloga...

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MOECC) celebrated World Ozone Day, which falls on September 16 each year, under the slogan "advancing climate action."

The event, held on that occasion, witnessed the honoring of the students who won the "Ozone Shield of the Blue Planet" competition, which was organized by the MOECC, in cooperation with the University of Doha for Science and Technology (UDST), and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

The competition aimed to raise awareness among school students about the social responsibility of preserving the ozone layer, by designing videos and publications that reflect their understanding and vision of environmental solutions related to protecting the ozone layer.