IPI MENA Director Nejib Friji and H.H Shaikh Faisal bin Rashid bin Isa Al Khalifa, Vice President of the Supreme Council for Environment (SCE) discussed the water challenges in the MENA region, in particular the issues of water scarcity and its threat to regional peace and stability on October 17th.
Both parties pledged cooperation in those fields through sustainable development and consolidation with international institutions and organizations to promote water diplomacy locally, regionally and internationally. Bahrain’s United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Director Dr. Hashim Hussein also attended the meeting and pledged support to this endeavor.
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