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Implementing the Nagoya Protocol in Saudi Arabia

Client:

MEWA and EonD

Location:

Ryadh, Saudi Arabia

Start date:

December 8, 2021

Completion Date:

April 29, 2022

Overview

SDI Global Consult provided senior technical expertise to support Booz Allen Hamilton and MEWA in assessing Saudi Arabia’s readiness to implement the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-Sharing (ABS). The assignment covered national benchmarking, institutional and regulatory gap analysis, economic valuation of genetic resources, cost-benefit assessment, and the design of governance and implementation options tailored to the Saudi context.

Key results
  • Comparative benchmarking of international ABS and Nagoya Protocol implementation models
  • Assessment of Saudi Arabia’s current institutional, legal, and regulatory readiness for ABS implementation
  • Identification of priority sectors impacted by the Nagoya Protocol and associated socio-economic opportunities
  • Development of an economic valuation and cost-benefit methodology to estimate the value of genetic resources and ABS impacts on GDP and employment
  • Analysis of alternative ABS governance schemes and institutional set-ups adapted to national capacities
  • Actionable implementation roadmap, including regulatory amendments, institutional roles, compliance mechanisms and capacity-building
    • Partner Organisations
    Booz Allen Hamilton Saudi Arabia LCC
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