Doha to host Gulf Water Conference| Gulf Times – Gulf Times

Doha to host Gulf Water Conference| Gulf Times – Gulf Times

The 15th Gulf Water Conference will be held in Doha from April 29-30 under the patronage of HE the Minister of State for Energy Affairs and Cabinet Member Saad bin Sherida al-Kaabi. To be organised by the Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation (Kahramaa) in collaboration with the Water Science and Technology Association and Secretariat General of the Gulf Co-operation Council, the conference will feature 20 speakers and 50 research papers.According to a Kahramaa statement, the conference will discuss topics such as the ways of reducing carbon emissions in the water sector of the GCC and the effective management of the municipal water sector in collaboration with the Arab Countries Water Utilities Association.It will explore the prospects of water science and technology research in collaboration with the Unesco office in Cairo and the use of technology to bridge the data gap for the effective management of agricultural water in co-operation with the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO).The sessions will also cover topics related to the privatisation of the water sector and regulatory aspects and will address water information systems for integrated water management in collaboration with the Unesco office in Doha while covering the study of