{"id":107472,"date":"2026-07-16T10:24:05","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T07:24:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amlak.net.sa\/?p=107472"},"modified":"2026-07-16T10:24:06","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T07:24:06","slug":"%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85%d9%86%d8%aa%d8%af%d9%89-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b3%d8%b9%d9%88%d8%af%d9%8a-%d9%84%d9%84%d8%a3%d8%a8%d9%86%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%ae%d8%b6%d8%b1%d8%a7%d8%a1-%d9%8a%d8%b3%d8%aa%d8%b9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amlak.net.sa\/en\/107472\/","title":{"rendered":"The Saudi Green Building Forum Shares Its Experience in Utilizing Waqf to Achieve Sustainable Development"},"content":{"rendered":"

Share Saudi Green Building Forum <\/a><\/strong>During the roundtable discussion titled \u201cStrengthening the Role of Waqfs in Sustainable Development and South-South Cooperation,\u201d attended by the Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the United Nations, Ambassador Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Wasel, and hosted and organized by the General Authority for Waqfs in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), on the sidelines of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF 2026), held at the UNDP headquarters in New York City.
The General Authority for Endowments selected Saudi Green Building Forum <\/a><\/strong>To showcase its experience as the first professional endowment specializing in the built environment and sustainable development, and as one of the leading national models for leveraging endowments to strengthen institutional governance, build partnerships, and achieve a sustainable development impact, in line with the objectives of the Kingdom\u2019s Vision 2030 and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

A Review of Saudi Arabia's Experience with Green Buildings
<\/strong>During the roundtable discussion, the Secretary-General of the Saudi Green Building Forum, Engineer Faisal Al-Fadl, reviewed the Forum\u2019s history since its founding in 2010, and its transformation into a public waqf in 2014, emphasizing that the Saudi experience has demonstrated that a waqf is no longer limited to preserving assets, but has become a comprehensive institutional model that invests in people, funds initiatives, transfers knowledge, builds partnerships, promotes innovation, and contributes to achieving sustainable development for future generations.
He explained that the forum has redefined the concept of waqf as a pillar of sustainable development through an institutional framework that brings together government agencies, the business and industrial sectors, civil society, and international organizations, with its governance based on four main pillars: education and capacity building; decent work and economic growth; climate action; and partnership building. Its programs and initiatives are geared toward supporting the goals of clean water, clean energy, industry and innovation, sustainable cities and communities, and responsible consumption and production.

More than 10,000 forum members
<\/strong>Al-Fadl noted that the forum now has more than 10,000 members, has documented more than 5,000 projects, and has organized dozens of conferences, forums, and training programs, and has launched innovative initiatives, a sustainable business marketplace, and specialized awards, all of which have contributed to spreading knowledge, building capacity, stimulating the green economy, improving quality of life, and embedding sustainability concepts in the built environment.
He emphasized that the success of an endowment is not measured by the size of its assets, but rather by its ability to sustain its mission, diversify its resources, strengthen its governance, build partnerships, and measure its impact. He noted that the Forum\u2019s experience aligns with the transformation the Kingdom is undergoing in the endowment sector, which has made endowments a tool for development, innovation, climate action, and the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.

Al-Fadl concluded his remarks by emphasizing that the Saudi Green Building Forum\u2019s experience embodies the transformation led by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in developing the nonprofit sector, and the transition of the waqf from a historical legacy to a development institution that invests in people, funds development, builds partnerships, and creates a sustainable impact that spans generations, thereby reinforcing the Kingdom\u2019s position as a global model for leveraging waqfs to achieve sustainable development.
The Saudi Green Building Forum is a Saudi civil society organization and a nonprofit professional endowment specializing in the built environment and sustainable development. It was founded in 2010 and became a public endowment in 2014, It holds special consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), and observer status with a number of United Nations organizations. It continues to build partnerships, develop initiatives, strengthen institutional capacity, and contribute to achieving the goals of Saudi Vision 2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> Minutes<\/span><\/span>The Saudi Green Building Forum participated in a roundtable discussion titled \u201cStrengthening the Role of Waqf in Sustainable Development and South-South Cooperation,\u201d in the presence of the Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the United Nations, Ambassador Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Wasel. The event was hosted and organized by the General Authority for Endowments in partnership with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), on the sidelines of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development \u2026 Read 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