International Water Forum kicks off in NE, Syria

Meanwhile, the International Water Forum is being held in North and East Syria, which began with the preparatory committee's speech, amid the participation of more than 300 delegates and personalities from the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria and international and local humanitarian organizations.

27 September, 2021 04:56

AL-HASAKAH

A short while ago, the International Water Forum in North and East Syria was launched, held at Sardam Cultural Hall in Hasakah city, north and east of Syria, under the auspices of the Local Administration and Environment Body in Jazregion, with the participation of Rojava University and the Euphrates Center for Studies.

With the completion of the arrival of delegations and delegates to the hall, whose number reached more than 300 people, the work of the International Water Forum began in north and east Syria with the speech of the preparatory committee for the forum, delivered by the co-chair of the Local Administration and Environment Authority, Suleiman Arab, who welcomed the guests.

Arab said: "The first human civilizations arose on the banks of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers thousands of years ago. As you know, water is an essential lifeline for the various ecological and social systems in the world. Its scarcity and resources are one of the most important challenges facing human societies."

He added, "The Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria is facing serious challenges due to climatic changes and their negative effects on the environment and life, as well as the increase in population growth and the massive movement of displacement from inside Syria, in addition to the scarcity of fresh water, which has become an issue of the expansion of the water gap almost completely."

Arab added, "There are other challenges facing NE, Syria in this context, represented by the Turkish occupation and the increase in its terrorist activity and the security conditions that accompanied it and had a significant impact on the difficulty of managing and operating the water system and networks."

He added, "The water situation in the north and east of Syria and the Autonomous Administration region is very critical in light of the scarcity of its sources and droughts, and it is subject to the political will of the countries that control their sources, water basins and groundwater."

Arab stressed that the purpose and objective of the forum is to reach a realistic and future vision of the available opportunities and capabilities, reduce this crisis, overcome current and future challenges, create a kind of water balance in the region, shed light on international charters and agreements on water, and direct attention towards regional policies and the war on water monopoly and its exploitation in political and economic differences, and the social effects of scarcity.

The co-chair of the Local Administration and Environment Body, Suleiman Arab, indicated that the forum has made all the necessary arrangements to form a follow-up committee emanating from the forum to follow up on the results and recommendations of the forum and achieve its goals.

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ANHA