Tag: Saudi Arabia

    Saudi Arabia succeeded in improving food security, reducing waste, and achieving self-sufficiency, reports Deputy Minister of Environment

    Deputy Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture Eng. Mansour bin Hilal Al-Mushaiti stressed that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia had taken important steps towards improving agricultural development, enhancing food security, facing climate change, increasing temperatures, and scarce water resources, all together contributed to improving indicators of food security, consumption systems, reducing waste, realizing high rates […]

    Saudi Arabia’s TRSDC teams up with Austrian biotech for sustainable food production

    The Red Sea Development Company (TRSDC) is partnering with a biotechnology firm for sustainable food production as the developer continues to promote “regenerative tourism” through the new Saudi giga project. Austrian company Blue Planet Ecosystems (BPE) will provide TRSDC with a solution to produce seafood sustainably, and to conduct algae production in a desert environment. […]

    Saudi Arabia’s wealth fund plans green debt issuance ‘soon’
    09 Oct 2021

    The kingdom’s Public Investment Fund has been investing more in businesses that benefit from a transition away from fossil fuels, mirroring Saudi Arabia’s broader strategy to diversify its economy from reliance on crude sales. Saudi Arabia’s $430 billion sovereign wealth fund plans to announce its first green debt issuance as it looks to increase the […]

    GCC needs to prepare for world dominated by clean energy
    07 Oct 2021

    Since its establishment in 1961, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries has faced many challenges. These challenges ranged from the abduction of one of its ministers, wars in member countries, and international sanctions targeting oil exports to threats and international political pressure to force the organization to change its production policy and lower oil […]

    Saudi Arabia strives for a 50% cut in food waste by 2030

    Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture Eng. Abdulrahman Al-Fadhli said that Saudi Arabia is striving to strengthen the sustainability of natural resources and improving the food consumption systems to bring down food waste by 50% by the year 2030. He made the remarks while attending the UN Food Systems Summit held at the United Nations […]

    UAE, Saudi Arabia on alert after Cyclone Shaheen hits Oman
    05 Oct 2021

    Cyclone Shaheen slammed into Oman on October 3 with ferocious winds and heavy rain, flooding streets, prompting evacuations from coastal areas and suspending some flights to and from the capital Muscat. Authorities in the United Arab Emirates have said precautionary measures are being taken and Saudi Arabia has called for caution in several regions after […]

    Why water has become a luxury commodity and how to divide all 3% of the fresh water on Earth

    While we forget to turn off the tap when brushing our teeth, the world is already calling water “blue gold of the XXI century” and “new oil.” These names emphasize that water supplies are dwindling, and our needs are increasing. Today it becomes evident that this everyday blessing is, actually, a luxury that is not […]

    Birth of Arabian leopard cub in Saudi Arabia hailed as an essential step in efforts to save species

    The cub is the latest of 16 born to date at the Arabian Leopard Breeding Center in the Prince Saud Al-Faisal Wildlife Research Center in Taif. The Arabian leopard is classified as “critically endangered;” numbers in the wild have declined to fewer than 200 because of poaching and loss of habitat. A female Arabian leopard […]

    Saudi Arabia boosts position as a major mining destination

    Saudi Arabia has presented itself as a world-class mining destination with unique opportunities for investors, explorers, miners and service providers in this rapidly evolving sector, GD Online reports.  Speaking at MINExpo International 2021, Las Vegas, Khalid Al-Mudaifer, Vice-Minister of Mining Affairs for the Saudi Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources, said: “Saudi Arabia is very […]

    4IR technology can help solve the climate change challenge
    22 Sep 2021

    The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), a concept developed by Klaus Schwab of the World Economic Forum (WEF) as a roadmap for the 21st century, has applications across all aspects of human life, from how we communicate with each other to our relationship with the physical world. Let’s get acquainted with the Arab News article on […]