المملكة: Urgent – Gulf food security activates early warning to monitor supply chains
The Permanent Committee for Gulf Food Security in Riyadh reviewed the mechanisms for monitoring and analyzing supply chain indicators at the Saudi Early Warning Center, to enhance the readiness of the regional system and confront changes.
This came on the sidelines of the committee’s extraordinary meeting, which was hosted by The General Authority for Food Security in the capital, Riyadh, and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia assumed the chairmanship of the meeting dedicated to discussing mechanisms for implementing the Gulf food security strategy initiatives.
Joint strategy
The attendees discussed the progress of work in the joint Gulf strategy, with a focus on reviewing the approved performance indicators to ensure efficient implementation.
The participants explained that the current action plans aim to consolidate the food security system in the region.
Strategic hedging
During their visit to the Early Warning Center, representatives of member states learned about the center’s operational role in tracking food routes, and this careful monitoring aims to raise the level of strategic precaution against any fluctuations that may affect food availability.
The meeting witnessed the participation of The General Secretariat of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf, along with representatives of all member states, namely Saudi Arabia, the Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, and Oman.
This move comes within the efforts of the GCC countries to unify efforts to meet the goals of Sustainable development.
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