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Volume 41 Issue 5
7
OAPEC Member Countries
Qatar
7
th
World Water Forum
HE Al Sada:Water, energy and food sectors linked
Qatar’s Minister of Energy and Industry
HE Dr Mohamed bin Saleh al-Sada
delivered a speech at the 7th World Water
Forum in Gyeongju, South Korea from 12
to 17 April 2015. In his speech at the forum
in his capacity as the current head of the
Arab Ministerial Water Council of the Arab
League and head of the Qatari delegation,
HE Al Sada underscored the importance of
the link between water, energy and food,
pointing out to the challenges facing the
Arab countries, as well as to the solutions,
opportunities and practical applications to
cope with climatic changes in the water and
agriculture sectors.
Since 1997, the Forum has been held
every three years. The World Water Forum
mobilizes creativity, innovation, and know-
how around water. Serving as a stepping-
stone towards global collaboration on
water challenges, the forum is a unique
multi-stakeholder platform where the water
community and the policy and decision-
makers from all regions of the world can
work together to find joint solutions. It is an
international event which seeks to advance
the cause of water in four areas: political,
scientific, technological, and regional. The
Forum also discusses means of funding
water-related programs and future plans for
global water security.
Official delegations from all over the
world took part in the Forum, including
OAPEC member countries, in addition
to specialized international civil society
institutions.