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Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture Inaugurates International Workshop on Combating Desertification and Promoting Arid Lands Management Innovations
Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture Eng. Abdulrahman bin Abdulmohsen Al-Fadhly inaugurated here today the International Workshop on Combating Desertification and Promoting Arid Lands Management Innovations in the presence of experts, representatives of international organizations, and national research centers around the world. In a key address, the minister stressed that the Kingdom Vision 2030 attaches utmost importance and attention to the protection of the environment and natural resources, pointing out that the Ministry's strategies, plans and initiatives are projected to achieve the highest levels of integration among the sectors of environment, water and agriculture. He also pointed out that the Ministry has completed the national strategy for the environment to achieve the goals of environmental protection in line with ambitious goals of the Kingdom Vision 2030. For his part, Undersecretary of the Ministry for Environment and General Supervisor of the workshop Dr. Osama Fakiha said that the workshop includes four main scientific topics, including sustainable management and rehabilitation of arid and hyper-arid rangelands and forests (R&Fs), innovations in saline environments management and use of renewable resources, combating desertification in arid-lands as well as impact of climate change and desertification on arid lands.