Saudi Arabia and Japan agreed to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to boost cooperation in promoting environmental protection, according to Arab News.
In a virtual online meeting, Saudi Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture Abdulrahman Al-Fadhli and his Japanese counterpart Koizumi Shinjiro signed the MoU.
In respect to their respective laws and regulations, both countries agreed to join efforts and work towards ensuring improvement of water quality, sanitation, protection of marine life and fighting land degradation and desertification.
The MoU also overlooks the planning of coastal zones and works on early warning systems to reduce the losses caused in the wake of natural disasters.
