Conclusion of the Training Workshop on Water Resources Monitoring and Data Management Systems (3 – 30 July 2007)
A ceremony was held on 30 July 2007 at ACSAD’s headquarters in Damascus,
Syria on the occasion of the conclusion of the Training Workshop on Water
Resources Monitoring and Data Management Systems which was organized by
ACSAD in cooperation with the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa
(BADEA) for 20 trainees from 14 English-speaking African countries.
Dr. Nabi Rasheed Mohammad, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Agrarian
Reform in the Syrian Arab Republic, delivered a speech at the ceremony in
which he spoke about the urgent need for the provision of the integrated
databases to help identify the agricultural and development policies. He
thanked both ACSAD and BADEA for organizing this important training workshop
and stressed that: “the cooperation between these two organizations can be
considered as a good example of the cooporation between the regional and
international organizations”.
Prof. Dr. Farouk Saleh Fares, Director-General of the Arab Center for the
Studies of Arid Zones and Dry Lands (ACSAD) delivered a speech in which he
spoke about the importance of the cooperation between ACSAD and BADEA and
mentioned that: “ACSAD is always ready to transfer its experiences to the
friendly African countries to help achieve the sustainable development in
these countries.
Ms. Fatima Abdulrahaman Yousef, representative of BADEA, also delivered a
speech at the ceremony in which she spoke about the maximum importance of
the water question in achieving the sustainable economic and environmental
development in Africa. She mentioned that: “ACSAD has gained valuable
experiences that enabled it to become an important expertise house at the
Arab and international levels”.
After that Eng. Soni Elisha Johnfrom from Nigeria made a speech in the name
of the participants in which he expressed gratitude to both ACSAD and BADEA
for organizing this training workshop.
The ceremony was concluded with the distribution of certificates for the
participants in the training workshop.
Contact information |
The Arab Center for the Studies of Arid Zones and Dry Lands (ACSAD): P.O.Box: 2440 Damascus, Syria
(email: email@acsad.org) Phone: +963 11 5743039 / 5743087 ; Fax: +963 11 5743063 |
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News type | Inbrief |
File link |
http://www.acsad.org/LatestActivities.asp?id=105 |
Source of information | ACSAD |
Subject(s) | POLICY-WATER POLICY AND WATER MANAGEMENT |
Geographical coverage | Syria |
News date | 04/10/2007 |
Working language(s) | ENGLISH |