Eritrea has accepted the invitation and will participate in the, "Saudi Arabia Greening Initiative". President Isaias Afwerki and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman spoke extensively about the Project during their telephone conversation yesterday.
The multi-layered development project aims, among other things, to reduce carbon emissions significantly as well as implement extensive afforestation programmes
ኤርትራ፡ ብስዑዲ ኣብ ዝተበገሰ ‘ሓምላይ ወፍሪ’ ክትሳተፍ ንዝቐረበላ ዕድመ ተቐቢላቶ። ፕ/ት ኢሳይያስ ኣፈወርቂን ወራስ ዓራት ስዑዲ መሓመድ ቢን ሳልማንን ትማሊ ኣብ ዝገበርዎ ናይ ቴለፎን ርክብ፡ ብዛዕባ’ቲ ፕሮጀክትን ዕላማኡን ብሰፊሑ ተዘራሪቦም።
قبلت ارتريا برغبة كاملة دعوة المملكة العربية السعودية للمشاركة في مبادرة الحملة الخضراء. وبحث الرئيس اسياس افورقي مساء امس الاثنين التاسع والعشرين من مارس باستفاضة مع ولي عهد المملكة العربية السعودية الامير محمد بن سلمان عبر الهاتف بشان الحملة الخضراء واهدافها.
(Yemane G. Meskel: @hawelti)
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HRH Crown Prince Makes Phone Call to President of Eritrea
Monday 1442/8/16 - 2021/03/29
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.ph ... 08#2209208
NEOM, March 29, 2021, SPA -- His Royal Highness Prince Mohammad bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, made a phone call today to President Isaias Afwerki of the Republic of Eritrea.
During the call, they discussed the Middle East Green Initiative announced by HRH the Crown Prince, which aims, in partnership with the countries of the region, to face environmental challenges in the region, stressing that this initiative is one of the most ambitious global initiatives in terms of restoring degraded lands and reducing carbon levels.
The Eritrean President expressed his country's readiness to contribute to the success of the initiative.
Saudi crown prince announces Green Saudi Initiative, Green Middle East Initiative
ARAB NEWS
https://www.arabnews.com/node/1832861/a ... ssion=true
27 March 2021
Saudi Arabia's crown prince announced two new initiatives to tackle climate change on Saturday. (File/@Riyadh_Green)
• The initiatives aim to clearly define a road map that will protect the planet
• Prince Mohammed said that the Kingdom and the region face significant climate challenges such as desertification
JEDDAH: The Kingdom is opting for a more sustainable future with the launch of the Green Saudi and Green Middle East initiatives.
Announced by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the initiatives are set to apply a number of ambitious programs that will reduce carbon emissions by 60 percent in the region and plant 50 billion trees in the world’s biggest afforestation project.
The tree-planting project will be double the size of the Great Green Wall in the Sahel region, the second-biggest regional afforestation initiative.
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said:
While economic and social development may be at the forefront of the agenda in Saudi Arabia, the Kingdom has been committed to applying new environmental policies, including the preservation of marine and desert habitats and greenifying its urban areas.As a leading global oil producer, we are fully aware of our responsibility in advancing the fight against the climate crisis, and that just as we played a leading role in stabilizing energy markets during the oil and gas era, we will work to lead the coming green era.
Many of the Kingdom’s programs are aiming to raise the value of natural resources to ensure economic and ecological sustainability while considering the environment.
The initiative will also work to increase the percentage of protected land to more than 30 percent, exceeding the global target at 17 percent per country. It will reduce carbon emissions by more than four percent of global contributions through renewable energy projects that will provide 50 percent of the Kingdom’s electricity production by 2030.
The initiative is expected to eliminate more than 130 million tons of carbon emissions by using clean hydrocarbon technologies.
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HIGHLIGHT
The initiative is expected to eliminate more than 130 million tons of carbon emissions by using clean hydrocarbon technologies.
The crown prince said:
adding that the joint effort will achieve a reduction of more than 10 percent of global contributions.The share of clean energy production in the Middle East does not exceed seven percent today and technologies used in oil production are not efficient.
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will work with these countries to transfer knowledge and share experiences which will contribute to reducing carbon emissions by more than 60 percent,
The two initiatives come in support of the existing environmental efforts the Kingdom has supported in previous years as it continues to face its own challenges at home from desertification, low rainfall, and debilitating dust storms.
He also emphasized that the initiatives stem from the Kingdom’s leading role towards common international issues, and as a continuation of its efforts to protect the planet during its 2020 G20 presidency, which result in a special declaration on the environment, the adoption of the concept of a circular carbon economy, and the launch of two initiatives to reduce land degradation and protect coral reefs.
He added that the details of the Saudi Arabia Green Initiative will be announced in the coming months, and work will commence towards launching a regional gathering in the presence of the international partners of the Middle East Green Initiative in the second quarter of 2022.This is just the beginning. The Kingdom, the region, and the world at large need to move forward at an accelerated pace in the fight against climate change.
