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Convening world leaders to deliver MENA-focused climate action

Delivering tangible progress. Inspiring far-reaching change

The first Middle East Green Initiative (MGI) Summit was hosted by HRH Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince and Prime Minister in Riyadh on 25 October 2021. It facilitated a first-of-its-kind regional dialogue on climate, with leaders in attendance from 28 countries agreeing to work together to tackle climate change.

In November 2022, leaders from the region and beyond convened again to reaffirm their commitment to MGI targets and build on the region’s first climate alliance.

From Ambition to Action

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For its second edition, the MGI Summit united leaders in tandem with COP27 in Sharm El Sheikh. The Summit brought the needs of the region into global focus, to help drive solutions that leave no one behind in the green transition.

MGI one year on

The MGI Summit 2022 recapped the progress made over the past year, with global leaders reaffirming their commitment to achieving MGI targets.

Saudi Arabia will invest $2.5 billion in MGI

Saudi Arabia announced that it will establish and host a dedicated MGI Secretariat and will allocate US $2.5 billion to support MGI projects and governance

Planting 50 billion trees

The Kingdom is spearheading regional cooperation to achieve the target, with the governance framework for tree planting agreed by founding member countries during a ministerial meeting in Riyadh in October 2022.

Circular Carbon Economy Knowledge Hub announced

This platform will facilitate regional collaboration in CCE technologies, and share information, best practices and learnings to support region-wide emissions reduction.

Regional center to advance emissions reductions announced

Saudi Arabia is working with the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) to establish a center to provide opportunities for regional collaboration to accelerate emissions reduction and facilitate the implementation of the CCE.

Saudi Arabia to host MENA Climate Week 2023

The Kingdom is working with UNFCCC to host MENA Climate Week in 2023. The event will bring together key regional and global stakeholders to explore challenges and opportunities, showcase innovation and solutions, and advance climate action.

Frequently asked questions

What is the Middle East Green Initiative (MGI)?

The MGI is a first-of-its-kind regional alliance.

Inaugurated in 2021, and spearheaded by Saudi Arabia, MGI exemplifies The Kingdom’s commitment to leading international sustainability efforts.

MGI provides an ambitious and clearly defined roadmap for regional climate action, ensuring a coordinated and localized response to the specific way climate change is impacting countries in the region.

What is the Middle East Green Initiative (MGI) Summit?

The MGI Summit is first-of-its-kind regional dialogue on climate, bringing together leaders from across the MENA region and beyond.

The first MGI Summit was hosted by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in Riyadh on October 25, 2021. This event saw leaders in attendance agreeing to work together to tackle climate change across the region.

In 2022, the MGI Summit convened leaders in Sharm El Sheikh, in tandem with COP27. Saudi Arabia played its part as a G20 economy and significant contributor to climate action to make sure that the climate solutions needed in the region continued to be considered on a global scale.

What is Saudi Arabia’s role in the Middle East Green (MGI) Initiative?

Saudi Arabia launched the Middle East Green Initiative to help enable the region to increase climate action. The Kingdom is guiding unified regional action at the highest levels through the MGI Summit, hosted annually by His Royal Highness Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia.

The second edition of the MGI Summit convened leaders in Sharm El Sheikh in November 2022, in tandem with COP27.

What are the aims of the Middle East Green Initiative (MGI)?

MGI has provided an ambitious and clearly defined roadmap for regional climate action. MGI will deliver the largest reforestation program in the world as well as significantly contribute to achieving the emissions reduction targets under the Paris Agreement.

Actions taken under the MGI umbrella will not only positively impact the environment, but will spur economic diversification, job creation, and private sector investment.

Why is the Middle East Green Initiative needed (MGI)?

The countries covered by MGI are some of the hottest and driest on earth - areas that are already seeing the impact of climate change through rising temperatures and extreme weather events. This particular set of circumstances necessitates a specific and regionally-led approach to climate change. Saudi Arabia is doing its its part as a G20 economy and significant contributor to climate action to make sure that the climate solutions needed in the Middle East and North Africa are considered on a global scale.

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