Saudi-backed Middle East Green Initiative deepens partnership with UN desertification agency
RIYADH: The Middle East Green Initiative (MGI) and the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) signed a memorandum of understanding in Riyadh on Monday to strengthen cooperation on land rehabilitation and vegetation cover development across the region.
The agreement was signed under the patronage of Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture Abdulrahman Alfadley, who also chairs the MGI Ministerial Council and serves as president of the 16th Conference of the Parties (COP16) to the UNCCD.
MGI Secretary-General Ibrahim Alturki and UNCCD Executive Secretary Yasmine Fouad signed the memorandum at the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture headquarters.
The agreement establishes a framework for cooperation to address environmental challenges by coordinating regional and international efforts to rehabilitate degraded land and expand vegetation cover.
