Saudi Arabia is a country without a river
No permanent rivers, but 100's (if not 1000's) of wadis (seasonal rivers that are rivers most of the year outside of the 4 summer months).
Not only that, KSA has the regions largest acquirers and KSA is one of the regions largest agricultural exporters while having self-sufficiency when it comes to most corps.
The start of the afforestation project of Qassim National Park to plant 100,000 trees, in addition to fencing and care services, to achieve the Saudi Green Initiative goals.
Saudi Arabia plants over 12m trees to reverse desertification
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An aerial picture shows cars at a roundabout planted with shrubs and plam trees in the Saudi capital Riyadh, on March 29, 2021 [AFP via Getty Images]
Saudi Arabia has planted more than 12 million wild trees and shrubs in a bid to combat desertification.
According to the
Saudi Gazette, the National Centre for Vegetation Development and Combating Desertification (
NCVC) planted the trees while starting the Integrated Management and Sustainable Development of Pastures Project, which is part of the Kingdom's National Pasture Strategy Initiative, in line with Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030.
The project aims to develop floodplains and gardens by planting more than 12 million trees and shrubs across 100 locations. By 2030, it also seeks to rehabilitate more than 225,000 hectares of pasture land in several regions.
In May, Saudi Arabia's NEOM, in collaboration with the Centre, launched a "
regreening" initiative to plant 100 million indigenous trees, shrubs and grasses, in accordance with Vision2030.
Desertification is a form of land degradation that turns fertile land into non-productive desert, as a result of poor land-management. Desertification reduces the ability of land to support life, affecting wild species, domestic animals, agricultural crops and humans. The Middle East is particularly vulnerable to drought and desertification, with many countries in the region facing rising temperatures and longer and more frequent
droughts, placing pressure on water supplies and food production.
Saudi Arabia has planted more than 12 million wild trees and shrubs in a bid to combat desertification. According to the Saudi Gazette, the National Centre for Vegetation Development and...
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that was not always the case as we hade jungle in central Iran several hundred years ago or the central iran had no desert around 1-2 thousand year ago and was filled with animals . and just a millennium ago in places that today we have salt and desert there was lakes .
the situation in the middle east was not always such , where ever in middle east deserts you look you find traces of some thriving civilization
This is true.
https://www.researchgate.net/figure...-sites-noted-in-text-a-view-of_fig1_329277646
The areas of concentration of rivers in what is today central and southern Najd and southern Hejaz alone are twice as large as the one in modern-day Iraq. In fact on that map, modern-day KSA has the largest concentration of all shown territory.
Unfortunately most of those rivers and lakes have dried up today and those that have not are wadis (non-permanent flowing rivers) but the question is if this ecosystem could be returned? If this is the case, KSA could turn into one of the major food baskets of the planet.
Another depiction:
https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Arabias-ancient-rivers-and-lakes-58_fig1_352715037
Cooling a planet with Revegetation, with special attention to the Arabian Peninsula, and a method to significantly increase water resources of the area.
http://www.ecoseeds.com/juicy.gossip.fourteen.html
Ancient 6,000 year old, Empty Quarter lake bed, seen from 30.6 miles, Google Earth image. Looking from the UAE across KSA into the Sultanate of Oman.
Ancient 6,000 year old, Empty Quarter lake bed, seen from 24,000 feet, Google Earth image.
And sometimes those wadis turn into rivers that contribute to floods.
Wadi Al-Rummah during the huge floods back in 2008!
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