Thumbnail Image

Qatar

Year of publication 2005

Product type Document

Category Other document

Series title Global Forest Resources Assessment

Edition 1

Language English

Also available in:
No results found.

Related items

Showing items related by metadata.

  • Thumbnail Image
    Document
    Programming
    Qatar: Country Programming Framework (CPF) for the State of Qatar. Light CPF (2013-2016) 2013
    Also available in:
    No results found.
    The Country Programming Framework (CPF) is a framework for agreed priorities in the co-operation between the State of Qatar and FAO. It is a planning and management tool for FAO to prioritize, guide and manage its assistance at the country level in a coherent, comprehensive and structured manner for a period of four years (2013-2016). It is anticipated that this framework shall remain relevant until the closure of 2016; however being a living document it can be updated whenever warranted as a result of implementation and/or emergence of pressing issues. This document contains a set of priority areas and activities for FAO’s assistance in support of the attainment of Qatar’s policy objectives related to agriculture, fisheries, natural resources, food safety and food and nutrition security, including gender and capacity development. The CPF is jointly owned and led by the State of Qatar through the Ministry of Environment (MOE) and FAO. It is therefore, framed within and governed by the national medium-term development priorities articulated in Qatar Development Strategies and Plans that set out the priority policies and investments of Government for achieving economic growth and prosperity. In addition, prioritization also benefited from review of the FAO Strategic Framework 2010-2019, World Food Summit Plan of Action 1996, and both the FAO Regional Priorities for the Near East and the Sub-regional Priorities for the GCC States and Yemen.
  • Thumbnail Image
  • Thumbnail Image
    Document
    Other document
    Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA) 2020 Qatar - Desk Study 2020
    Also available in:
    No results found.
Show more

Users also downloaded

Showing related downloaded files

  • Thumbnail Image
  • Thumbnail Image
    Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet
    Brochure
    National stakeholder consultation on strengthening national capacity for risk-based food import control within One Health framework in Sri Lanka
    Meeting summary report
    2018
    Also available in:
    No results found.
    The consultation meeting “Strengthening national capacity for risk-based food import control within a One Health Framework” was held on 30 November 2017 at Galle Face Hotel, Colombo, Sri Lanka. The main objective of the consultation was to validate the information presented in the draft report entitled “National situation of imported food controls in Sri Lanka”, and to identify the priority actions to be considered while developing a roadmap for effective risk-based imported food control in the country. Thirty-two participants attended the consultation, including high-level officials from imported food control-relevant government agencies, stakeholder groups and resource people, provided input during the plenary and group discussions following the presentation of the national situation report. Group discussions were held on four focus areas: Sri Lanka Customs, Plant Quarantine, Animal Quarantine and Sri Lanka Standards Institution. Requirements identified by the Customs Department included improving the Customs database so that information can be shared with all of the relevant stakeholders, and establishing an alert system for high-risk foods. Plant and animal quarantine groups stated the need for upgrading laboratory capacities (both technical and human), strengthening pre-border requirements with required certificates, and providing guidance on the approval of certain commodities. Requirements required by the Sri Lanka Standards Institution included improving existing regulations and standards to address globally emerging food safety issues, conducting risk-based country profiling, setting up a unit for surveillance and import trade analysis, improving communication mechanisms by establishing information sharing systems among stakeholders on the results of the sample analysis and certification systems. In order to strengthen the existing imported food control system, immediate actions based on these requirements are recommended and include: 1) organizing training sessions on risk categorization for food safety competent authorities, quarantine officers and custom officials; and 2) ensuring the use of a risk categorization list, developing standard operating procedures for sampling and inspection at the borders and organizing training sessions on imported food inspection for relevant officials; and 4) developing a single-window, information-sharing system among relevant agencies and importers. A roadmap for effective risk-based imported food control in Sri Lanka has been drafted, and a consultation with relevant high-level stakeholder representatives to validate and agree on the roadmap is suggested as a next step.
  • Thumbnail Image
Show more