Middle East Green Initiative and CEDARE Agree to Strengthen Environmental Cooperation

H.E. Eng. Ibrahim Alturki, Secretary General of the Middle East Green Initiative, and H.E. Dr. Khaled Fahmy, Executive Director of the Centre for Environment and Development for the Arab Region and Europe (CEDARE), discussed developing vegetation cover and combating land degradation during a meeting in Cairo. The two sides agreed to strengthen environmental cooperation.

H.E. Eng. Ibrahim Alturki, Secretary General of the Middle East Green Initiative, met with H.E. Dr. Khaled Fahmy, Executive Director of the Centre for Environment and Development for the Arab Region and Europe (CEDARE), in Cairo, Arab Republic of Egypt.

The meeting discussed topics of mutual interest, particularly the region’s need to support and develop vegetation cover and combat land degradation. Discussions also addressed coordinating the efforts of regional and international organizations in this area, intensifying applied studies and research, and providing up-to-date data and databases. The two sides agreed to strengthen cooperation in these areas.