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On World Water Day, studies and research are the requirements of the sustainable management of freshwater resources

 
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The “United Nations” has dedicated the year (2014) to the relationship between water and energy, (8%) of global energy is used for water pumping, treatment and transfer to consumers, it also stressed on the development of comprehensive policies and frameworks that link ministries and sectors to pave the way for energy security and sustainable use of water in the green economy, and identifying the best practices that can make green industry water and energy saving part of reality.

A report of the “Environment Agency-Abu Dhabi” stated that the UAE faces a major challenge with regard to water resources, thus the Agency recently launched projects to study the feasibility of using renewable sources of energy in the process of supplying the future needs of water, including the establishment of (22) desalination plants utilizing solar power to transform high salinity water into fresh water for irrigation and watering animals without any carbon emissions, the report listed a number of proposals made by the Agency to help enterprises alleviate the water crisis.

There are many initiatives and conferences in the UAE on ways of water conservation and development, the "World Water Summit 2014" discussed in its second session, the major challenges facing the arid areas and appropriate solutions in terms of integrated water resources management and water desalination using renewable energy, and successful strategies for reusing water, improve water production and water security issues, linking the water and energy sectors.

The government of the UAE seeks through its authorities and its various organizations to assist various public and private institutions to achieve their commitments towards the environment and the integration of environmental considerations in the various stages of planning and implementation of development projects. The “Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research” organized last year an international research symposium on "Water Management in Saline Lands 2013", held at the headquarters of the “National Research Foundation” in “Knowledge Village” in “Dubai”, to develop international research collaboration and exchange of experience and knowledge about developments in water management in saline land in the "Middle East", lessons learned, practical experiences and tools for the management and protection of the natural resources. The "National Centre of Meteorology and Seismology" implemented a cloud seeding project that comes within the framework of ensuring the sustainability of water security in the State to implement the vision of his Highness Sheikh “Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan”, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the “National Center of Meteorology and Seismology", since the State has provided national staff and acquired a fleet of six aircraft for cloud seeding operations.

The water shortage in Arab countries will be the main cause of instability in the region at the local and regional levels unless corrective actions are taken, including the conservation and development of new water sources and reuse of reclaimed wastewater as a new source of water, in addition to desalination projects which have high financial cost, the Arab world needs (200) Billion Dollars to complete projects to decrease the water deficit for the year 2030, and so the water issue will become the most important parameter of economic and social development and increasing poverty and unemployment.

Therefore the “United Nations” calls on this "World Water Day" on the (22nd) of March of each year, to the sustainable management of freshwater resources, and to dedicate this day to concrete activities such as raising awareness through the publication and distribution of documentary materials, organization of conferences, round tables, seminars and trade shows relating to the conservation and development of water resources and the implementation of the recommendations of Agenda (21).

 

3/22/2014

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