Environmental Technology is particularly important to Saudi Arabia, specifically in terms of technology to deal with waste, pollution, air quality and the deterioration of natural resources, all of which have serious environmental repercussions. It is hugely important to develop new environmental technologies to maintain the environment and the high standard of living in the Kingdom, and this is something that Saudi leaders are taking very seriously. Saudi Arabia is aiming to establish an advanced environmental technology industry, to strengthen the capacity of the Kingdom's competitiveness in the global market, and to join the international community's efforts to protect the environment and promote sustainable development.
Given the significance
of environmental
technology for the
Kingdom, it has
been included in
the National Plan
for Science and
Technology that has
been approved by the
Council of Ministers in
1423, corresponding
to 2002, within the
Fifteen technical
areas of vital
importance to future
development in the
Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia... |
