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The Arab Water Academy Leaders Forum - July 11th, 2010

Organized by the Arab Water Academy, the Water Leaders Forum coincides with the 2nd anniversary of the Academy which was established in July 2008 in Abu Dhabi.

The Forum discussed finding solutions to secure the water future of the Arab world. Attending were H. E. Dr. Abdullatif Jamal Rashid, Minister of Water Resources, Iraq; H.E. Eng. Abdul Rahman Fadhl Al-Eryani, Minister of Water and Environment, Yemen; H.E. Eng. Kamal Ali Mohammed, Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources, Sudan; H.E. Dr. Mohammed Al-Saud, Deputy Minister for Water, Ministry of Water and Electricity, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; H.E. Majid Al Mansouri, SG Environment Agency Abu Dhabi, Vice President of the Arab Water Academy, United Arab Emirates; Mr. Loic Fauchon, President of the World Water Council; Mr. Hedi Larbi, The World Bank, Country Director for Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Iran and Iraq; Mrs. Chahra Ksia, The Arab League, President of the Center for Arab Water Security; Dr. Shawki Barghouti, Director General, International Center for Biosaline Agriculture; Prof. Andras Szollosi-Nagy, President of UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education; Mr. Atem Ramsundersingh, CEO of STB technologies Singapore; Prof. Gary Jones, CEO eWater-CRC, Australia and Prof. Asma El Kasmi, Director of the Arab water Academy.

During the Forum there was a unique opportunity for people to interact directly with the Ministers and question them on water issues.