ISLAMABAD: Saudi Arabia and Pakistan on Tuesday discussed enhancing cooperation on environmental and climate action, with a particular focus on the Kingdom’s Saudi Green Initiative and the Middle East Green Initiative, during talks between senior officials in Riyadh.
Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel Al-Jubeir met Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Climate Change and Environmental Coordination Musadik Masood Malik, as the two sides reviewed avenues for collaboration on climate change and related international efforts, according to an official statement released in Riyadh.
The Saudi Green Initiative is the Kingdom’s national climate program aimed at cutting emissions, expanding renewable energy and planting billions of trees, while the Middle East Green Initiative, launched in 2021, seeks to coordinate regional action on climate change, including large-scale afforestation and land restoration across the Middle East and North Africa.
Malik told Arab News in an interview in July his ministry was seeking Saudi Arabia’s support for comprehensive climate projects, including desert reclamation, afforestation and carbon-offset initiatives, as Islamabad grapples with worsening climate-related challenges.
