Project

    Middle East Green Initiative

    The Middle East Green Initiative (MGI) is catalyzing a collaborative regional approach to combating climate change. MGI will build a greener future for generations to come, while fostering economic diversification, creating jobs, and attracting private sector investment.

    Inaugurated in 2021 by His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, MGI is a first-of-its-kind regional alliance formed to mitigate the specific way climate change is impacting the Middle East and North Africa.

    Anchored by two ambitious targets, focused on region-wide emissions reduction and afforestation, MGI’s clearly defined roadmap is accelerating regional climate action. Saudi Arabia is playing a leading role in establishing the centers and programs that will enable the region to deliver against the MGI targets and help attract investment in key focus areas such as the circular carbon economy and afforestation.

    The MGI Governance framework was agreed in October 2022 by founding member countries, with a dedicated MGI secretariat due to be established in Riyadh.

    Learn more about how Vision 2030 is contributing to cross-border climate action and creating a more sustainable future for all.

    Objectives

    Reduce & eliminate emissions by 670mn tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e)

    Plant 50bn trees across the region

    Restore 200mn hectares of degraded land

    Co-operative Platform to accelerate implementation of the Circular Carbon Economy (CCE)

    Regional Carbon Capture, Utilization and Sequestration Hub (GCC with Iraq)

    Regional Center to Advance Emissions Reduction (in collaboration with ESCWA)

    Regional Center for Sustainable Development of Fisheries

    Regional Hub for Climate Change

    Regional Center for Early Storm Warning

    Regional Cloud Seeding Program

    Regional Initiative for Clean Fuel Solutions

    Regional Investment Fund for Circular Carbon Economy tech solutions

    Figures

    50+

    countries are members or endorse MGI.

    10%

    Emissions reduction target equal to 10% of global contributions at announcement (2021).

    50 billion

    Tree planting commitment of 50bn trees equal to 5% of global target

    $2.5bn

    commitment by Saudi Arabia to support MGI projects & governance.

    %15

    contribution by Saudi Arabia to ≈$10bn CCE Fund & Reg. Initiative for Clean Fuel

    750 million

    beneficiaries worldwide of the Clean Fuel Solutions for Cooking Initiative