Saudi Arabia plans major green summits during COP27

Saudi Arabia plans major green summits during COP27

His Royal Highness Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince, Prime Minister, and Chairman of the Higher Committee for the Saudi Green Initiative, has announced the second editions of the Middle East Green Initiative (MGI) Summit and the Saudi Green Initiative (SGI) Forum.

They will be held under the theme ‘From ambition to action’ and will take place next month in tandem with COP27 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. The MGI Summit will be held on November 7 and the SGI Forum will be held on November 11 and 12.

HRH the Crown Prince said: “I would like to thank His Excellency President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and the Egyptian government for hosting the MGI Summit and SGI Forum in Egypt this year. We are holding them in tandem with COP27, an event bringing nations from around the world together under one roof, to advance global climate ambitions by inspiring joint activity at the local, regional, and international levels. Our partnership with Egypt reflects a shared belief in the importance of collaborative action to address the environmental and climate challenges facing the region and the world today.”

Building on the success of the inaugural Summit, which was hosted in Riyadh last year, the second edition of