Saudi Arabia joins regional initiative to combat sand and dust storms in West Asia
Saudi Arabia's Regional Center for Sand and Dust Storms highlights national efforts at a UN event focused on tackling storms and data sharing in West Asia.
Key Takeaways
AIJamaan bin Saad Al-Qahtani, Executive Director of the Regional Center for Sand and Dust Storms, represented Saudi Arabia at a side event titled "Regional Initiative to Combat Sand and Dust Storms in West Asia."
The event was organized at the invitation of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), as part of the 17th Conference of the Parties (COP17) held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
The session was coordinated by the Asian and Pacific Centre for the Development of Disaster Information Management (APDIM) and hosted at the pavilion of the Government of the Republic of Türkiye. Al-Qahtani highlighted Saudi Arabia's and the Center's roles in supporting regional efforts to address sand and dust storms, and in strengthening cooperation on data sharing and early warning systems.
Al-Qahtani emphasized the importance of supporting the implementation of the initiative's shared priorities to help develop regional capacities and enhance international cooperation to mitigate the impact of sand and dust storms in the region.
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The Center added that this participation is part of Saudi Arabia's ongoing efforts to boost regional and international cooperation, share expertise, and support joint action to build greater resilience against the risks of sand and dust storms.