Green Riyadh

Green Riyadh is one of the four major Riyadh projects launched by King Salman bin Abdulaziz in March 2019, and is being built by the Major Projects Committee headed by Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and it comes within the framework of achieving one of the goals of Saudi Vision 2030 by raising the classification of the city of Riyadh among its counterparts in the world's cities.

The project aims to raise the per capita share of green space in the city from the current 1.7 square meters to 28 square meters, equivalent to 16 times what it is now, and to increase the proportion of total green spaces in the city from 1.5% currently to 9% equivalent to 541 square kilometers, by planting more than 7.5 million trees, throughout Riyadh.

Project's vision

The Green Riyadh project aims to raise the per capita share of green space in the city, and to increase the proportion of total green spaces in it by spreading and intensificating the afforestation throughout the city and its various parts, while achieving optimal utilization of treated water in irrigation works, which improves the quality of air, lowers the temperatures in the city, and encourages residents to practice a more active and energetic lifestyle in line with the goals of the “Kingdom’s 2030 Vision” directions.

Afforestation projects

Reuse of treated water

• The project includes the planting of more than 7.5 million trees throughout the city of Riyadh.
• The project includes afforestation of the following elements:
  • 330 neighborhood gardens.
  • 43 public parks.
  • 9000 mosques.
  • 6000 schools.
  • 2000 parking lot locations.
  • 1670 government districts and facilities.
  • 390 health facilities.
  • 64 universities and colleges.
  • 16,400 linear kilometers of roads and streets.
  • 1,100 linear kilometers of green belts within public utility lines (electricity transmission towers, oil pipelines).
  • 272 linear kilometers of valleys and their tributaries.
  • 175 thousand vacant plots of land.

Tree types

Using 72 selected types of trees that are local and suitable for Riyadh city.

Afforestation

• Green Riyadh

See also

• Riyadh Art .
• Sports Track (Riyadh) .
• Green Middle East Initiative

References

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