Objective: To maintain air quality and reduce the effects of noise and light pollution, through plans and programs to monitor pollutants and their sources, and to develop methodologies and regulations to limit and mitigate them

1. Air Quality Management Program for Riyadh City (operation and management of existing air quality stations, activation of mathematical modeling, and forecasting of air quality and rainfall).
2. Development of regulations and guidelines to reduce air pollution from construction activities and monitor their implementation.
3. Study to assess environmental compliance of cities and industrial areas.
4. Ensuring the protection of topsoil in vacant lands to minimize dust dispersion.
5. Development of regulations to reduce air pollution from heavy vehicles.
6. Implementation of noise pollution level standards in urban areas of Riyadh City.
7. Preparation of procedures to mitigate and adapt to noise pollution levels.
8. Preparation of the master plan to identify and reduce light pollution levels in Riyadh City.
9. Inventory of environmentally impacted sites in the city and preparation of rehabilitation plans to reduce their effects.
10. Pilot project to develop air purification towers.
11. Development of methodologies and regulations to reduce and mitigate light pollution levels in Riyadh City.

“We aim to reduce the daily production rate of municipal solid waste in Riyadh, recycle and reuse it, in addition to utilizing waste for electricity generation

1. Development of a system to monitor and detect illegal dumping by transportation service providers of all types.
2. Development of a comprehensive program to monitor the disposal of medical and industrial waste (hazardous and non-hazardous).
3. Establishment of facilities for processing and recycling demolition, construction, and excavation waste.
4. Establishment of facilities for municipal solid waste treatment (MRF – WtE – Composting – RDF).
5. Mandating waste transport trucks to install real-time tracking systems.
6. Development of medical waste treatment facilities.
7. Development and implementation of regulations to reduce food loss in supply chains.
8. Supporting the digital transformation of the government sector to reduce paper usage.
9. Removal of waste from natural areas.
10. Preparation of a strategy to implement circular economy concepts in Riyadh City.
11. Removal of demolition, construction, and excavation waste in the city.

“We aim to preserve water resources through programs to optimize consumption, reduce water network losses, and reuse treated water at 100% for irrigation purposes

1. Implementation of treated water networks in Riyadh City.
2. Activation of enablers and incentives for installing water-saving devices in the residential and commercial sectors.
3. Integration of water resource sustainability standards into the city’s infrastructure design works.
4. Monitoring of groundwater reserves and quality in Riyadh City.
5. Preparation of design, operation, and maintenance requirements for septic tanks in unserved areas.
6. Ensuring the application of greywater standards in new buildings in Riyadh City.
7. Mandatory installation of smart water consumption meters across all sectors in the city.

We aim to reduce carbon emissions in Riyadh as part of the Kingdom’s efforts to achieve net-zero emissions by 2060

1. Preparation of a plan to reduce the impacts of climate change in Riyadh City.
2. Pilot project for vehicles and buses powered by renewable energy.
3. Enabling private sector investments in electric vehicle charging infrastructure.
4. Study and testing of innovative solutions for cooling Riyadh City.
5. Development of methodologies to improve energy efficiency and consumption in existing buildings across various city sectors.
6. Designation of Low Emission Zones in the city.
7. Cloud seeding program.

Riyadh aims to become one of the leading cities in sustainable energy by covering the city’s electricity needs through the use of renewable energy sources and reducing carbon emissions

1. Activation of enablers and incentives to generate electricity from renewable sources for the residential and commercial sectors.
2. Study of renewable energy production and storage technologies for various sectors of the city.
3. Integration of renewable energy technologies into new development projects within Riyadh City’s master plans.
4. Implementation of energy efficiency projects in government and commercial buildings and facilities in Riyadh City.

We are working on increasing the total green spaces in Riyadh, rehabilitating and protecting the wildlife that has deteriorated due to urban expansion, as well as encouraging residents to adopt healthy behaviors

1. City greening projects (Green Riyadh – King Salman Park – Sports Boulevard – Riyadh Municipality projects).
2. Preparation of the Riyadh City tree planting code.
3. Rehabilitation of Wadi Hanifa tributaries.
4. Study of protected and natural areas in Riyadh City.
5. Rehabilitation of national parks surrounding the city (Huraymila, Al-Muzahimiyah, Saad, and Thillan).
6. Implementation of rooftop gardens and vertical gardens.
7. Removal of invasive species (animals and plants) from Riyadh City’s environment and application of necessary control measures.
8. Implementation of programs for the reintroduction of endangered animals in Riyadh City.
9. Application of regulations to limit the trade of endangered wildlife species.
10. Rehabilitation of Wadi Al-Sulay and its tributaries.