Under the patronage of Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense, Prince Khalid bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Minister of Defense and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water, opened here today the fifth International Conference on Water Resources and Arid Environments. A speech ceremony was held on the occasion. At the outset of the ceremony, verses of the Holy Quran were recited. In a key speech, Abdulmalik bin Abdulrahman Al Al-Sheikh, Secretary General of the prize and chairman of the higher steering committee of the conference, said the conference aims to provide a scientific framework for awarding Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water. It also aims to exchange knowledge and share information in water resources and desert-related fields. He added that the conference will explore the use of new technologies in the study of arid and semi-arid environments and their natural resources. Al Al-Sheikh stressed that the event provides an opportunity for decision-makers, experts, and scientists to share their expertise in order to find integrative and comprehensive solutions for water resource problems. --More
