Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain – 31 October 2024 – In support of the National Action Plan to achieve carbon neutrality, announced by His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, and in line with the launch of National Tree Week by His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, to be held annually on the third week of October, HE Khalid Humaidan, Governor of Central Bank of Bahrain, planted a number of trees on CBB’s premises alongside senior officials.

The National Tree Week supports the Kingdom’s afforestation plan to double the number of trees to 3.6 million by 2035, contributing to the Kingdom’s commitments under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.