Kuwait backs ‘Green Middle East’ for sustainable land and vegetation growth
The initiative aims to plant 50 billion trees across the Middle East and support regional efforts to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, contributing to a greener future for the region.
• Samira Al-Kandari, Acting Director General of the Environment Public Authority, emphasized that the ‘Green Middle East’ initiative is a groundbreaking step towards a sustainable environmental future by reducing carbon emissions and increasing green spaces in the region.
Samira Al-Kandari, Acting Director General of the Environment Public Authority, reaffirmed Kuwait’s support for the “Green Middle East” initiative, which aims to boost cooperation in reducing land degradation, promoting vegetation, and managing it sustainably, Al Jarida newspaper reported.
The initiative aims to plant 50 billion trees across the Middle East and support regional efforts to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, contributing to a greener future for the region.
In a speech during the first session of the Ministerial Council of the Green Middle East Initiative, chaired by Saudi Arabia, Al-Kandari emphasized that the initiative is a groundbreaking step towards a sustainable environmental future by reducing carbon emissions and increasing green spaces in the region.
She highlighted the importance of collective efforts to drive environmental transformation, contributing to the fight against climate change by preserving natural resources for future generations.
Al-Kandari noted Kuwait’s progress in ratifying the initiative’s charter and launching several key projects, including the cultivation of mangroves, the establishment of a specialized seed bank for fungal plants, and the expansion of green spaces through increasing nature reserves. Additionally, she mentioned projects aimed at rehabilitating contaminated and degraded soils.
She expressed her gratitude to those responsible for organizing the session and praised the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for its excellent preparation for this important meeting.
She also praised the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development for its role in supporting the initiative through financing projects outside the State of Kuwait.
The first session of the Ministerial Council of the Green Middle East Initiative, held in Jeddah, was chaired by Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Environment, Water, and Agriculture, Abdulrahman Al-Fadhli.
