Saudi Arabia making giant strides toward sustainable solutions
- Date: 06-Jun-2021
- Source: Zawya
- Sector:Agriculture
- Country:Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia making giant strides toward sustainable solutions
JEDDAH: Within Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 program is a plan to address environmental issues and implement sustainable solutions. Over the past five years, the Kingdom has taken great strides in "go green“ initiatives that include everything from recycling to waste management.
Earlier this year, five national environmental centers, and an environment fund, were approved by a royal decree, as part of a national plan to regulate institutional structures in the environment sector, with climate change and sustainability two of the most important environmental challenges that Saudi Arabia faces.
Under the theme of "Generation Restoration,“ Deputy Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture Mansour Al-Mushaiti stated that the Kingdom was going to great effort to restore and protect ecosystems through various campaigns over the next decade.
The ministry has launched 17 initiatives to protect the environment, as well as developing meteorological services as part of the 2020 National Transformation Program.
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