Focus on top ten coastal development projects in Gulf

Manama, Feb. 8 (BNA): Former Ministry of Works and Housing Undersecretary and coastal planning and engineering Consultant, Nayef Omar Al Kalali will be hosted as a keynote speaker at the Coast and Marine Engineering Summit, to be held in Abu Dhabi on April 24-27 April . The summit is being organized by the International Quality and Productivity Center (IQPC). Alkalali will deliver the first keynote paper in the conference entitled: "The Top Ten Coastal Development Projects in the Arabian Gulf; Best Practices and the Major Lessons Learned." The paper reviews the most important coastal land reclamation projects in the Arabian Gulf, best planning practices, reclamation of coasts and artificial islands for development and recreational uses and lessons learned from these projects especially in the application of value engineering principles in coastal protection and the creation of artificial beaches. In addition, the paper will focus on the guidelines for the coastal development areas in Australia. The conference which includes a training workshop will address new master planning techniques in coastal development projects and facilities design including artificial islands, the development and expansion of ports and marine facilities and coastal and marine zone management while ensuring their environmental sustainability. Alkalali called upon the relevant authorities in the public and private sectors in the Kingdom to participate in this event owing to the importance and priorities attached to development of the coasts and beaches in Bahrain.