King Khalid International Airport's environmental achievements
Arabia Weather - King Khalid International Airport is a major airport in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and is considered one of the most important airports in the Middle East. Over the years, the airport has achieved many environmental achievements that reflect its commitment to sustainability and environmental protection. In this article, we will discuss some of these achievements:
King Khalid International Airport obtains carbon emission certification
Riyadh Airports Company, which manages and operates King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, announced the airport’s success in obtaining the international accreditation certificate for managing carbon emissions for airports from the Airports Council International, in a step that reflects the company’s commitment to achieving sustainable development goals.
This achievement reflects the airport management’s commitment to reducing carbon emissions and adopting the best international standards for environmental preservation through the latest programs approved at the global level, by identifying the source of emissions and adhering to the necessary measures to reduce pollution and launching a number of green initiatives and programs, in line with the Kingdom’s vision for development. Sustainable and carbon emissions reduction that falls under the Kingdom’s vision for green development ; To reach carbon neutrality ( 0% net carbon emissions ) by 2060.
The CEO of Riyadh Airports Company, Engineer Mohammed bin Abdullah Al-Maghlouth, stressed the company’s keenness to adopt the highest international standards for environmental protection and apply them directly at King Khalid International Airport, as the airport’s obtaining this certificate comes as evidence of its commitment to confronting climate change, and in recognition of its exemplary work in reducing emissions to The furthest extent.
He added that these specialized international certificates in the field of the environment will contribute to raising the level of the airport’s classification at the global level, and this achievement reflects the continuous support that the Riyadh Airports Company and King Khalid International Airport receive from the General Authority of Civil Aviation and the Airports Holding Company in all fields. It is noteworthy that the Airports Company Riyadh is a member of Airports Council International for the Asia-Pacific region, and the Carbon Emissions Certification Program is the only institutionally approved international program for carbon management in airports.
These international certificates, specialized in safety, health, environment, and carbon emission, are among the developmental and legislative requirements globally, and achieve a unified global language known to all international organizations and companies. They also contribute to raising the level of airport classification at the level of airports in the world, increase traveler confidence, and improve his experience through standards. Approved.
Airport nursery
The agricultural nursery was established at King Khalid International Airport in 1981 AD, and it extends over an area estimated at approximately 160,000 square metres. The nursery includes a group of eight greenhouses, in addition to an open agricultural area extending over an area approaching 70,000 square metres. The nursery produces more than one million trees and 700,000 flowers annually, in addition to 250,000 seedlings. The nursery is working on this huge production for the purpose of enhancing the vegetation cover and its main role in reducing temperatures in the airport areas.
With tremendous effort, more than 550,000 plants are cared for inside the airport using the latest technologies in the fields of irrigation and agriculture. The specialized team in the nursery is aware of the environmental and aesthetic benefits of plants, and their growing importance in beautifying sites and improving the environment of the facilities and roads surrounding the airport. With the aim of meeting the airport’s needs with regard to plants, it enjoys The nursery has a wide variety of plant varieties, which enables it to achieve self-sufficiency in planting trees at the airport. This includes providing plants for interior landscaping of lounges and offices inside the airport, and meeting all plant needs for official events.
The nursery is managed by a group of trained and qualified agricultural engineers, and relies on advanced breeding programs to ensure the continued availability and diversity of plant varieties in a sustainable manner. Thanks to these efforts, the agricultural nursery at King Khalid International Airport achieves self-sufficiency in the field of afforestation, and ensures the quality and diversity of the plant environment within the airport.
These are some of the environmental achievements achieved by King Khalid International Airport. Environmental sustainability is considered an important challenge in the current era, and these achievements demonstrate the airport’s commitment to contributing to preserving the environment and contributing to combating climate change.
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