Doha, Qatar – 11 November 2026 –
Msheireb Properties and Msheireb Museums have concluded their participation as Strategic Partners in the 11th edition of Qatar Sustainability Week (QSW), organised from 31 October to 7 November by Earthna Centre for a Sustainable Future, a member of Qatar
Foundation, in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change. Throughout the week, their programme took sustainability beyond the conference hall and into the public spaces, heritage houses and workplaces of Msheireb Downtown Doha.
Among the week’s highlights, Doha Design District, an initiative of Msheireb Properties, joined
the Qur’anic Botanic Garden, a member of Hamad Bin Khalifa University, to inaugurate three living gardens in the heart of the city. Planted with more than 14 species referenced in the Holy Qur’an and Sunnah, from sidr and arak to fig, olive and pomegranate,
the gardens make these plants part of the city’s urban fabric. Visitors can discover their botanical, cultural and ethical significance in Islamic heritage.
Msheireb Museums, meanwhile, turned Bin Jelmood House into a space for reflection and dialogue.
With Earthna, it hosted the first public screening in the Middle East of Becoming Nature Positive, produced by the Nature Positive Initiative, followed by a discussion on how different sectors can help halt and reverse nature loss. The session drew strong
engagement from the audience. Within its own community, Msheireb Properties ran its HSSE Week for staff, tenants and contractors, while members of the public were invited on a treasure hunt that led them through the city’s smart and sustainable features.
These activities come as Msheireb Properties moves from raising awareness to delivering measurable
change. With Cundall, it continues to implement a portfolio-wide decarbonisation strategy covering more than 100 buildings in Msheireb Downtown Doha and aligned with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). Innovation now drives the next chapter of this
journey through Azal, the programme Doha Design District launched in October to open the city to solutions that can be tested and applied on the ground.
Through its open call, which ran from 4 October to 4 November, Azal received 101 submissions
from participants of 40 nationalities, all competing for the Best Smart City Innovation Award and the Best Smart City Sustainability Award. Start-ups led with 66 entries, joined by entrepreneurs, universities, research teams and creatives. Siemens and Qatar
Science & Technology Park, as Strategic Partners, are now supporting the evaluation of proposals and mentoring the shortlisted teams. The winners will be announced at Downtown Tech and the Inc. Arabia Best in Business Awards at Barahat Msheireb, and the winning
solutions will be implemented in the city in 2027.
Ali Al Hetmi, Manager of Smart City Innovation at Msheireb Properties, said: “Qatar Sustainability
Week reminds us that sustainability is built through what we do every day, from the gardens we planted with our partners to the conversations hosted at Msheireb Museums. With Azal, we want the next step to come from innovators who can prove their ideas on
the ground, in a city designed to be a living testbed for the future. We thank the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change and Earthna for a partnership that keeps our efforts aligned with Qatar National Vision 2030.”
This approach has earned international recognition throughout 2026, with Msheireb Properties
named Smart & Sustainable Developer of the Year at the Gulf Business Real Estate Awards. Msheireb Downtown Doha won at the Green World Awards, received the SEAL Environmental Initiatives Award and took the Sustainability & Clean Tech category of Fast Company
Middle East’s Brands That Matter.
