LIVING IN DOHA
Q&A with DEAP's Jose Saucedo
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oha Environmental Actions Project (DEAP) is known to many for its beach cleanups and the environmental activism its leader, Jose Saucedo, inspires in young people. Emma Morrell chats with Jose about his passion project, the challenges Covid has brought, and how we can all get involved. E: To get us started, could you tell us a bit about yourself and your background? J: I'm an industrial engineer turned environmentalist. I worked in the food industry in the US for over a decade. My job was to save millions of dollars through productivity projects. Many were sustainability projects, looking into things like saving electricity, water, and other resources. They were good for the
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businesses as well as the environment. That was how I started my sustainability journey. Almost five years ago, my wife got a job offer in Qatar, and we moved. When we arrived, my plan was to set up a consulting business, but that quickly changed into being an environmental activist!
