Environment
The Environmental Centre of Excellence GOING GREENER Oman is leading the way in the Gulf and across the world in engagement with environment issues O man was the first country in the Middle East to enact
“To foster sustainability we needed to establish a new mind set towards the environment and connect globally to best practices. We invited young Omanis to come up with innovative approaches to changing behaviour from which the programme ‘Oman Deserves’ grew, winning first prize from the International Solid Waste Association (ISWA) and hitting a global audience with its anti-litter message. Now, we are setting a new benchmark for the region. “We want to share Oman’s experience with the rest of the world through our Centre of Excellence. We are connected with lots of institutions globally for R&D and we want to bring conferences to Oman to share knowledge. We have a strong relationship with ISWA and hope to hold the World Congress 2023, the first time it will be in the Middle East, in Muscat.”
a comprehensive environmental policy in 1982 and the first to establish an environmental ministry in 1984 with the objective of ensuring that economic development is not at the expense of the environment. The integrative approach across all sectors of the economy, and the involvement of the whole of society, ensures that problems are identified and solutions developed in a root and branch fashion that has produced startling results. The International Sustainability Resources & Technology Conference (ISRTC) Be’ah partners with VITO and ISWA to host the ISRT conference in Muscat. ISRTC will be hosted by be’ah and aims to contribute to the Oman Vision 2040 and the diversification of the economy, making the country a leading force in the technological transition to a sustainable future. https://www.gstic.org/edition-2019/isrtc-2020/
Dr. Mohab Al Hinai, Head, Environmental Centre of Excellence at be’ah
be’ah - Oman Environmental Services Holding Company “Sustainability is the vital global issue for future generations. We have really taken this on in Oman with one of the fastest and most efficient approaches to waste management “be’ah was created in 2006 to tackle the waste issues created by the rapid transformation of Oman into a modern country in just 30 years. In 2012 we began dealing with the 360 dumpsites throughout the country. By 2019, all sites were closed: a unique achievement globally. The difference in the Omani approach is that we view waste management as resource management. “At be’ah we work with different companies in different sectors to transform their production processes to eliminate waste. We are working with the electricity sector on a tender for a 3,800 ton per day waste energy plant, which will take us immediately to a greater than 55 per cent diversion rate: an extraordinary step in waste recovery. We work with oil and gas, the university and the agricultural and fishing associations. “We are positioning Oman as a knowledge hub in the region aiming to connect countries around us with best practice in waste and resource management.” be’ah won the Middle East Waste and Recycling Award for Medical Waste Management Best Practice in 2019. Tariq Ali Al-Amri, CEO, be’ah
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