Sharm El-Sheikh, November 12, 2022, SPA – Saudi Deputy Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture for Environment Dr. Osama Ibrahim Faqeeha, has stressed the importance of the Food and Agriculture Initiative for sustainable transformation, in strengthening the connection between climate change, agriculture, and food security and the efforts made to launch the initiative. This came during his participation on behalf of the Minister of Environment, Water, and Agriculture, in a session discussing the launching of the initiative, which was held under the chairmanship of the Egyptian Minister of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform with the participation of several ministers on November 12, 2022, at (COP 27) in Sharm El-Sheikh. Dr. Faqeeha highlighted the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s strategies and initiatives in agriculture, water, food security, food waste, and rural development, including the global initiative to reduce land degradation launched by the Kingdom during its presidency of the G-20 Summit in 2020, and the Middle East Green Initiative, in addition to the Kingdom’s support for the World Food Program to address the famine in the world. The second edition of the Saudi Green Initiative Forum, which was launched on the sidelines of (COP 27) in Sharm El-Sheikh, confirms the Kingdom's commitment to building a greener future for all and reflects the Kingdom's vision to transform ambition into reality by strengthening joint action to meet the climate challenges affecting the world. --SPA 21:58 LOCAL TIME 18:58 GMT 0015 www.spa.gov.sa/w1812437