Cairo: The Arab Ministerial Water Council held its executive board meeting at the Arab League headquarters yesterday and elected Qatar chair and Tunisia deputy chair for 2014-15.
After chairing the meeting, the Kuwaiti Minister of Public Works, Electricity and Water Abdulaziz Al Ibrahim stressed the importance of benefiting from experienced nations on the subject.
“Water is the base of all living things, and can result in future wars if solutions are not found (to its shortage),” he said.
He urged a “common and resilient vision” of Arab nations at international podiums like the World Water Forum in South Korea at the end of February - and steadfast preparation for the Gulf Water Conference in Doha two months later.
The meeting welcomed Saudi Arabia’s proposal to hold a joint meeting between Arab and South American nations in December to discuss coordination on water desalination and water technologies.
It also discussed several studies on saving water, and Israeli breaches on Arab water sovereignty.
The meeting was attended by officials from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Iraq, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia and the UAE.
QNA
