Organised under the initiative of HRH Prince Turki bin Nasser bin Abdulazziz; President of the Presidency of Meteorology and Environment and with the support of the United Nations Development Programme and the United Nations Environment Programme, the Gulf Environment Forum (GEF) is the first environment and sustainable development conference and exhibition to be held in the region.

The first Gulf Environment Forum will focus upon:

• Sustainable development
• Water
• Clean energy
• Recycling
• E waste
• Carbon trading
• Industrial wastes treatment
• Air pollution
• Coastal protection
• Bio system and nature preservation
• Climate change
• Audit; studies and consulting
• Legal framework and policies