Can #Qatar's low-carbon city show a greener Middle East future? | Reuters

Can Qatar's low-carbon city show a greener Middle East future? | Reuters:

During Doha’s sweltering summers, when temperatures can hit 45 degrees Celsius and steamy humidity makes the air feel even hotter, museum manager Fahad Al-Turky tends to drive a lot and stay mainly indoors.

But staying cool is getting easier in Msheireb Downtown Doha - an under-construction district of the capital where he works.

Developers of the 76-acre regeneration zone, which aims to become “one of the largest sustainable cities in the world”, are outfitting it with green features, from rainwater harvesting to shady overhangs that make walking outside cooler.