3.5 In view of the population increase, economic development, the challenges of the dry climate, the smallness of agricultural areas, the decline in the proportion of Bahraini farmers and the increase in the demand for water, the groundwater witnessed a significant deterioration in terms of quality and quantity, which affected the agricultural sector in the Kingdom. Accordingly, the government launched a national initiative to develop the agricultural sector with a desire to doubling agricultural productivity and supporting small farmers, especially women. One of the public parks in the Kingdom was designated as: “Farmers’ Market” to become a permanent market with the purpose of facilitating farmers’ access to markets and to obtain marketing opportunities.4 3.6 Violations and waste of all kinds are considered one of the most prominent problems in urban areas, and their severity increases in countries whose islands generally constitute their lands, as is the case of the Kingdom, especially in cases where the per capita daily production of such waste increases, as its percentage in the Kingdom of Bahrain is approximately 1.5 kg/ person/ day, which is a high percentage if compared to the global average of 1.2 kg/ person/ day.5 3.7 Accordingly, the NIHR is concerned about the growing percentage of waste of all kinds, and its harmful impact on the environment, especially with the increase in the per capita share compared to the global average of kilograms per person per day, as the percentage of waste received at the landfill reached approximately 1.7 million tons annually from non-hazardous waste, of which about (38%) is construction waste totaling (646) thousand tons, and (22%) is industrial waste reaching up to (374) thousand tons, while( 33%) is household waste with an amount of up to (561) thousand tons, and (7%) is green waste with an amount of up to (119) thousand tons.6 3.8 The NIHR commends efforts made by the competent authorities in reducing plastic waste and its devastating impact on the land and marine environment, by issuing Decision No. (11) of 2019 regarding the technical regulation of plastic products. The Decision aims to legalize and regulate the import, manufacture, and use of plastic products, by specifying their environmental requirements. It 4 First National Voluntary Report on Sustainable Development Goals 2030 presented to the meeting of the High-Level Political Forum of the United Nations Economic and Social Council in New York during July 2018. 5 First National Voluntary Report on Sustainable Development Goals 2030 presented to the meeting of the High-Level Political Forum of the United Nations Economic and Social Council in New York during July 2018. 6 Press interview with H.E. Minister of Works, Municipalities Affairs & Urban Planning, published in Al-Ayam Newspaper, issue No. (11051), released on 14 July 2019. Parallel Report of the National Institution for Human Rights in the Kingdom of Bahrain submitted to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR)@2021 10