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Arab Water Academy Launched in Abu Dhabi
Dhabi under the patronage of Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al-Nahayan, Deputy Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), according toa press release of the Jeddah-based Islamic Development Bank (IDB).
Sheikh Hamdan is also Chairman of the Environment Agency—Abu Dhabi(EAD).
The Launching ceremony during the last weekend was attended by High level officials from more than 15 Arab countries, including 8 ministers in charge of water, and some 80 water experts from the Arabregion and the rest of the world.
The Arab Water Academy is the brainchild of the Cairo-based Arab Water Council (AWC), a regional water policy think-tank chaired by Dr Mahmoud Abu-Zeid, Egypt's Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation and former President of the World Water Council, who also attendedthe meeting.
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Sheikh Hamdan is also Chairman of the Environment Agency—Abu Dhabi(EAD).
The Launching ceremony during the last weekend was attended by High level officials from more than 15 Arab countries, including 8 ministers in charge of water, and some 80 water experts from the Arabregion and the rest of the world.
The Arab Water Academy is the brainchild of the Cairo-based Arab Water Council (AWC), a regional water policy think-tank chaired by Dr Mahmoud Abu-Zeid, Egypt's Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation and former President of the World Water Council, who also attendedthe meeting.
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