Riyadh host 1st Regional Conference for Irrigation &Agricultural Drainage in the Middle East

Riyadh host 1st Regional Conference for Irrigation &Agricultural Drainage in the Middle East

Muscat: With the slogan of "Integrated management of the irrigation sector for flexible and sustainable development", the 1st Regional Conference for Irrigation & Agricultural Drainage in the Middle East 2024 launched its sessions on Tuesday in Riyadh with a large international and regional presence.

Under the patronage of His Excellency Engineer Abdul Rahman Bin Abdul Mohsen Al-Fadhli, Minister of Environment, Water and agriculture, Saudi Irrigation Organisation (SIO) in cooperation with The International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID), a tour in the exhibition of the participating entities manifested the launch of the conference, and on behalf of His Excellency, (MEWA) Minister, (SIO) Chairman of the board of Directors, His Excellency, (SIO) president, Engineer Mohammed Ben Zaid Abu Heed delivered an opening speech, stressing the importance of such a conference to exchange of experiences between partners and entities to take care of agricultural irrigation and drainage issues with concerted efforts, as it deals with the issues and challenges facing the irrigation and drainage sector, and sustainable development.

“Over the past years, the Kingdom has been keen to adopt many plans and strategies that would improve water services and maximise their benefits and its sustainability with a comprehensive vision and an integrated system of