AlFadley has been Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Environment, Water, and Agriculture since January 2015. In April 2024, he highlighted the country’s approach to addressing land degradation and desertification through the Saudi Green Initiative, grazing management, and a cloud seeding program. Saudi Arabia plans to expand vegetation cover, combat desertification, rehabilitate agricultural terraces, and improve water resource management and waste treatment through a circular economy. AlFadley is also chairman of the board for the General Food Security Authority, the Saudi Irrigation Organization, and the Agricultural Development Fund, among others.