KUNA : Kuwait Fund works on boosting cooperation with other countries – Economics – 02/10/2022 – Kuwait News Agency

KUNA : Kuwait Fund works on boosting cooperation with other countries – Economics – 02/10/2022 – Kuwait News Agency

By Salem Al-Methen 

(Report) KUWAIT, Oct 2 (KUNA) -- Kuwait Fund for Economic Development is working on boosting cooperation between Kuwait and other countries to achieve sustainable development and to support international and regional humanitarian causes.



During 2021-2022, the fund financed several projects that contribute in accomplishing development goals that help achieve better living opportunities in fields of economic, health, social and environmental fields.



The most prominent project and agreement signed by Kuwait Fund and the UN's Human Settlements Program (Habitat) in October 2021, is of the adaptation and resilience to cross-border sand and dust storms between Iraq and Kuwait, and the electrical interconnection project for the GCC.



The project is an example of regional and international cooperation to achieve a safe and clean environment in various scientific fields for people affected, adding that the importance of this project lies in reducing sand and dust storms by 35-40%, which improves the public health and development in the region.



The project also aims to identify the main causes of sand and dust storms from the climatic, geological and chemical aspects to raise the possibilities of adaptation and resilience in areas