The Green Riyadh project[1] is a large landscape-improving project in the capital city of Saudi Arabia, Riyadh. It is a project with an estimated budget US$32 Million.[2] This project is part of four major projects to devolve the city ordered by the Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salaman bin Abdualazi. It is one of many under the Saudi Vision 2030.[3] The goal is to develop the city and be one of the top 100 cities in the world.[4]
Vision
editThe project would help to increase the green space per capita in the city by planting different plants across the city. The recycling water system is going to be used. The greening program would result in better air quality and decreased town temperatures.[3]
Forestation
editThe project has a goal of planting 7.2 million trees[5] in different places around the city using 72 local tree species that can handle the heat and wind in Riyadh. The trees will be placed in schools, car parking sites, government facilities, healthcare facilities, universities, parks, Mosques, and roads, streets, and green belts of a specific length.[3]
Irrigation
editThe city uses about 90,000 cubic meters per day for irrigation[when?] and by the end of the project, it needs 1 million cubic meter per day. To achieve this a new sustainable irrigation system will be used.[2]
See also
edit- King Salman Park, a park located in Riyadh as a part of the Riyadh Green project. It is estimated to be five times bigger than London's Hyde Park, London and four times than the New York's Central Park.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Green Riyadh Project". Saudi Arabia: Royal Commission for Riyadh City. 4 March 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Green Riyadh - KSA embarks on one of most ambitious urban forestation projects in history". The Rahnuma Daily. 2020-03-21. Retrieved 2020-04-29.
- ^ a b c "Riyadh Green". www.riyadhgreen.sa. Retrieved 2020-04-29.
- ^ "Green Riyadh Project involves planting 7.5 million trees across the capital". Saudi Gazette. Saudi Arabia. 2019-03-19. Retrieved 2020-04-29.
- ^ "Riyadh Grand Projects, Ambitious Vision Transforming the City into Global Capital 5 Riyadh وكالة الأنباء السعودية". www.spa.gov.sa. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
- ^ "The incredible plan to create the largest public park in the world at the heart of Riyadh". Arab News. 2019-03-21. Retrieved 2020-04-29.