UAE participates in the first meeting of Arab Ministers of Water and Agriculture in Cairo

The UAE participated in the first joint meeting of Arab Ministers of Water and Agriculture, which began Thursday at the headquarters of the General Secretariat of the League of Arab States in the presence of relevant ministers and their representatives in Arab countries .

The delegation of the United Arab Emirates was led by Sultan Abdullah Al-Sultan, Deputy Undersecretary of the Regions Branch at the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment, and by the composition of Hani Bin Hwaiden, Permanent Representative of the League of Arab States.

The meeting discussed two of the most important challenges facing the Arab region, namely food security and security of water supply, as well as ways to strengthen cooperation in the areas of water and sanitation. water and agriculture between Arab countries.

Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Abul-Gheit stressed the importance of the joint meeting of the Arab Ministers of Water and Agriculture to define the new vision of the coordination and coordination mechanisms. ways to institutionalize them between the agricultural and water sectors, at regional and national levels, for implementation and sustainability. While ensuring the environmental sustainability of the Arab region.

"Water scarcity and land degradation are the two main challenges that the Arab region faces in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals as part of the global momentum for the implementation of the Plan of Action. action for sustainable development by 2030, "said Aboul Gheit, in a speech delivered on his behalf by Ambassador Kamal Hassan Ali, Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Affairs of the Arab League.

Mr. Khalid Al-Fadhel, Minister of Petroleum, Electricity and Water of Kuwait, stressed the importance of establishing a true Arab framework for constructive cooperation, coherence policies and the implementation of joint programs and projects to overcome current challenges related to water and food crises in the Arab region. Arab water and agriculture.