RIYADH: The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) has showcased its work at the 2024 Islamic Development Bank Group Annual Meetings in Riyadh, which concludes on Tuesday.

At the exhibition, KSrelief explained how its relief and humanitarian work spans across 98 countries in collaboration with 175 international, regional, and local partners.

KSrelief's initiatives encompass various sectors including food security, health, education, shelter, humanitarian operations coordination, water, sanitation, environment, and protection.

The organization's pavilion also highlighted KSrelief's specialized programs such as the Masam project for demining in Yemen, the Child Soldiers Rehabilitation Project, and the Prosthetic Limb Program.

Later on Tuesday, KSRelief Supervisor General Dr. Abdullah Al Rabeeah met with Bill Gates, as co-chair of  Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Discussions centered around fostering cooperation and coordination to alleviate the suffering of individuals worldwide.
 

RIYADH: ACCIONA, a leader in regenerative solutions for a decarbonized economy, held its first panel discussion in its series of talks designed to promote regenerative and sustainable solutions in Saudi Arabia.

The event, held at the Spanish Embassy in Riyadh on April 28, brought together leading figures from across the sector, government, and businesses to showcase the importance of reverse osmosis technology in the water cycle.

The Riyadh event follows an inaugural panel discussion of a series, entitled “The Saudi Solution for Water Sustainability: Reverse Osmosis Desalination,” which explored achieving water sustainability in the Kingdom.

Panelists who participated included Khaled Al-Qourashi, CEO of the Saudi Water Partnerships Co., Khalid Al-Habib, chief investment officer of Water Transmission and technologies Co., ENGIE Saudi Arabia CEO Mohammed Alhajjaj, and Manuel Manjon, CEO of ACCIONA’s water business line.

The participants shared their experience in the sector and explained the importance of managing water resources efficiently to meet the needs of the growing population and expanding economy without compromising future generations’ ability to access clean water.

Given its arid climate and limited freshwater resources, Saudi Arabia relies heavily on desalination plants to meet its water needs.

The speakers emphasized how Saudi Vision 2030 highlights the importance of investing in desalination technology such as reverse osmosis, and of expanding the capacity of existing desalination plants to ensure a reliable supply of freshwater for domestic, industrial, and agricultural use.

Saudi Arabia is one of the world’s largest producers of desalinated water, with numerous desalination plants along its coastline. Reverse osmosis technology plays a vital role in addressing water scarcity challenges in the Kingdom by providing a sustainable and reliable source of clean water for different sectors and applications, contributing to the country’s economic development, environmental sustainability, and social well-being.