Saudi’s KAUST report showcases local, global sustainability actions

Saudi’s KAUST report showcases local, global sustainability actions

THUWAL — As the world works to realize a green future, new collaborative models will be key to success. Governments, industries and businesses bring the means and mechanism to implement sustainable change, while institutes of higher learning offer research and innovation needed to illuminate the path forward.

Since its founding in 2009, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) has implemented ambitious alliances toward achieving global sustainability goals on campus, in-Kingdom and abroad.

The Office of Sustainability at KAUST released its first report on the University’s progress toward the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). The SDG Highlight Report, which covers the period from 2021 to 2022, features major projects, programs and initiatives advanced by KAUST across three broad categories: Education & Research, Operations, and Engagement & Outreach.

Highlights include KAUST’s involvement in several international sustainability networks; research on climate solutions and the water-energy-food nexus; participation in or hosting of key events such as Conference of the Parties (COP) — the UN climate change conference; UN Ocean Conference; the intergovernmental Group of 20 (G20); Future Investment Initiative (FII); World Sustainability Forum; and UNESCO’s The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) general conference.

The report additionally profiles the University’s engagement with strategic national projects,