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The MENA Water Resource World conference, an international forum dedicated to water supply issues and solutions in the Middle East and North Africa region, will be held in Dubai on January 19-20, 2010. The conference is held under the patronage of H.E. Rashid Ahmad Bin Fahad, UAE’s Minister of Environment & Water, who will deliver the keynote address on, “Water Policies, Opportunities & Challenges in the UAE”
Leading regulators and government representatives from UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, Tunisia, Libya and Algeria are also expected to present updates on their respective countries’ water needs, policies, plans, investments and strategies to resolve water issues at the international conference.
Increasing awareness about the emerging water crisis has lead to urgent calls for solutions to increase water production and optimizing its use, which will stabilize the current situation and generate growth in the water management industry in the middle east and north africa. Governments and water authorities in the region are intensifying efforts and seeking private sector participation to increase water production.
Recent published reports point to massive opportunities in the region. Saudi Arabia called for over $53 billion in investment to increase its desalination capacity to 10.7 million cubic metres per day by 2020. (Zawya) The UAE too needs to invest at least $10 billion in water investment to satisfy growing water needs. (Working With Water)
In the North Africa region, Egypt has embarked on a program to overhaul and expand its water infrastructure restructuring policies to attract more investment and industry involvement. Algeria has plans to build coastal desalination plants and have offered a succession of 25-year BOT projects. Tunisia’s government is also pushing for the development of private desalination plants. (Global Water Intelligence)
In view of these emerging projects, MENA Water Resource World’s invited panelists will also discuss financing, public-private partnerships and water management tools and solutions which are gaining prominence in the region including leakage management, desalination, sludge management and wastewater treatment.
MENA Water Resource World conference is a unique regional showcase of technological innovations for water industry decision-makers worldwide, and an international delegation of top regulators, company managers and businesspersons are expected to attend the conference, to hear from over 15 top industry executives from the region and abroad including:
- Jay Witherspoon, Technology Director -CH2M Hill
- Dr Abdullah M. Al Shehri, Vice-Governor for Regulatory Affairs- Electricity & Co-Generation Regulatory Authority, Saudi Arabia
- Zaher K. Al-Suleimani, Director of Projects- Public Authority for Electricity & Water, Oman
- Dr Hu Fleming, Global Director- Hatch Water
- Mohammed Zaara, Directeur du Dessalement et de l’Environnement-
- Ian D Barrett, Director of Client Services (Middle East)- Black & Veatch
... and many more
MENA Water Resource World is organized by the Center for Management Technology, and supported by the European Desalination Association and the International Private Water Association.
MENA Water Resource World is now accepting registrations for the conference, as well as enquiries on sponsorship packages, media partnerships and exhibition space. For more information, visit the MENA Water Resource World Website at http://www.cmtevents.com/?
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