SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOAL 13

Climate Action

Ahlia University Institutional Report

Verified institutional evidence | Education • Research • Operations • Community engagement

Institutional commitment

Ahlia University advances SDG 13 through a dedicated Climate Action Plan, sustainability governance, greenhouse-gas measurement, energy and water efficiency, waste reduction, sustainable transport, climate-related education and research, and student and community engagement.

Evidence basis: verified public institutional sources and dated activities within 2021–2025. Ongoing policies and services are identified separately from dated initiatives; no single year is treated as the core year.

How Ahlia University applies SDG 13

• Institutional climate governance: The Climate Action Plan aligns with Ahlia’s Sustainable Development Plan 2021–2025 and SDG 13. It assigns oversight to a Sustainability Committee, requires measurable targets and annual reporting, and provides for biennial review.

• Mitigation through operations: Action areas cover LED lighting and automated controls, energy audits, sustainable buildings, waste segregation, paperless processes, water-saving equipment, drought-resistant planting, walking, cycling, carpooling and public transport.

• Measurement: Ahlia’s carbon-footprint reporting uses the GHG Protocol and covers Scopes 1, 2 and 3. Published data show total net emissions declining by 20.3% from 2021 to 2024; Scope 1 fell 30.6%, Scope 2 fell 16.7% and Scope 3 fell 26.4%.

• Education, research and participation: The Plan embeds climate and sustainability topics into courses and supports research on mitigation and adaptation. The Sustainability Club leads campaigns, workshops and projects and extends outreach to local communities.

Institutional integration

The University’s contribution is reinforced through four connected functions: academic provision develops knowledge and professional capability; research generates and exchanges evidence; operations apply the goal within institutional practice; and community engagement transfers knowledge and benefit beyond campus. This structure enables the SDG to be addressed as an institutional responsibility rather than as a stand-alone event.

Five-year evidence record: 2021–2025

The following record presents selected verified evidence across the full reporting period. Each entry identifies the activity or framework and the contribution it makes to the goal.

How the contribution is strengthened

• Education: Sustainability literacy and specialised programmes prepare students to respond to climate challenges.

• Research: Applied research and international conferences address mitigation, adaptation, circular economy and sustainable governance.

• Operations: Energy, waste, water, transport and building measures reduce campus emissions and resource demand.

• Community: The Sustainability Club and public events translate climate knowledge into collective action.

Institutional outcome

Across 2021–2025, Ahlia University applied SDG 13 through policy, governance, measured emissions reduction, operational action, curriculum, research and engagement. The combination of quantified progress and sustained institutional structures demonstrates an integrated commitment to climate action.

Source register

Original Ahlia University institutional pages and event records used for this report. All links are clickable.

1. Ahlia University — Climate Action Plan

2. Ahlia University — Climate Action Policy

3. Ahlia University — Campus Building and Carbon Footprint

4. Ahlia University — Ahlia Sustainability Club

5. Ahlia University — Environmental Courses

6. Ahlia University — Sustainability Team and Sustainability in Education

7. Ahlia University — Sixth Equal Opportunities Conference (6–8 February 2023)

8. Ahlia University — ICGER 2024: AI, Innovation and Economic Diversification

Evidence period: 1 January 2021–31 December 2025.