The prospects and opportunities for cooperation between Algeria and the Global Green Growth Institute to support sustainable development in the face of multiple challenges posed by climate change, particularly in the agriculture and fishing sectors, were examined this Wednesday between the Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development, and Fishing and the executive director of this institute.
On a working visit to Algeria, the executive director of the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), Sang-Hyup Kim, was received this Wednesday by the Minister of Agriculture, Yacine El Mahdi Oualid, the Ministry of Agriculture announced in a statement.
Accompanied by the regional director for the Middle East and North Africa region, as well as specialists from the Institute, Sang-Hyup Kim presented the Global Green Growth Institute, its missions, and areas of intervention as a body supporting sustainable development. He agreed with the Minister of Agriculture on several axes of cooperation, including technical support for creating a center of excellence for agriculture in arid zones in Algeria, exchange of expertise in the field of green growth, the role of innovation and artificial intelligence in this sector, as well as technical support for financing sustainable agricultural projects, the same source specified.
This meeting was also an opportunity to review Algeria’s experience in developing Saharan agriculture, aimed at ensuring the production of national food needs through the sustainable exploitation of natural resources available in the south of the country.
According to the Ministry of Agriculture, discussions also covered the experience acquired by Algeria over decades in combating desertification in all its forms, particularly through the Green Dam project, which “is currently the subject of a vast rehabilitation operation as part of the State’s strategy for adaptation to climate change and achieving sustainable development in the High Plateaus regions.”
There was also discussion of the national reforestation and rehabilitation program for areas affected by fires, particularly through the launch of vast national campaigns, such as the voluntary initiative carried out on October 26, 2025, during which one million trees were planted in 24 hours. This will be followed by another operation planned for February 14, 2026, for the planting of five million trees, the Ministry of Agriculture added.