made severe drought". He noted that the experts in the four-day conference of The 3rd International Conference on Water Resources and Arid Environments (2008) and the 1st Arab Water Forum which was held concurrently with the Awards Ceremony of the Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Award for Water (3rd Award 2006-2008) will address the current water crisis through integrated water management, water and culture, water awareness campaigns and water consumption behaviors. --MORE