Green Riyadh is one of Riyadh four grand projects launched by the Custodian of Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz on 19 March 2019, under supervision of the Committee of Grand Projects chaired by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Deputy leader of the Cabinet and Minister of Defense This project is a key element of the Kingdom’s 2030 vision and is an important part of the city’s challenges towards becoming one of the top 100 cities in the world and eventually achieving the highest ranking possible.

The Green Riyadh Project includes planting 7.5 million trees across the capital in gardens and parks, mosques, schools, academic, healthcare and public facilities in addition to King Khaled International Airport and most of roads, streets, car parking spaces, and valleys

To secure the required irrigation water for this project, new irrigation networks will be established to use recycled water which is usually being wasted in the valleys. Selected species of trees will be used to make wide shade cover. Those species will survive in Riyadh’s desert environment and they will not required large amounts of water. Additionally, required supportive elements will be made available for this project such as: a network of nurseries to feed the project with seedlings, legislation and urban standards will be developed to encourage tree planting on public and private projects, and all local community groups will be encouraged to participate in volunteering initiatives within the Green Riyadh project

Green Riyadh will contribute an increase in per capita green space from 1.7 square meters to 28 square meters, and increase the total green space in the city to 9% or 545 square kilometer. Besides its key role in improving the quality of air and reducing temperature, it will be saving natural territories and biological diversity inside and outside the city of Riyadh.