Manama, Bahrain, November 4, 2024: HH Sheikh Khaled bin Hamad Al Khalifa, President of the Bahrain Olympic Committee, participated in a tree-planting event to mark Tree Week on Sunday, November 3 in the capital Manama.
In support of the initiatives of the National Action Plan for Carbon Neutrality announced by His Majesty King Hamad bin Issa Al Khalifa, Sheikh Khaled and other members of the National Olympic Committee planted a number of trees at Issa Sports City.
Tree Week bolsters a reforestation plan which aims to double the number of trees to 3.6 million by 2035, in line with the Kingdom’s commitments to the United Nations Framework Agreement on climate change.
Also participating in the event were a number of presidents and representatives of various sports associations.