Caretaker Minister of Energy and Water, Dr. Walid Fayyad, participated in the 3rd International Conference on Water and Climate held in the Moroccan city of Fez, under the auspices of King Mohammed VI, devoted to discussing ways to adapt and achieve sustainable development goals. In his intervention during the ministerial meeting, Fayad gave a briefing on the reality of the water sector in Lebanon, the challenges it faces, and the efforts made by the Ministry to develop this sector on sound bases, in line with the sustainable development goals approved by the United Nations. On the sidelines of the conference, Minister Fayyad met his Moroccan counterpart, Minister of Equipment and Water, Dr. Nizar Baraka, where they highlighted "the importance of rendering water a means of cooperation and integration between Arab countries, a motive for renouncing differences and moving towards sustainable development and prosperity for the brotherly Arab peoples." The Moroccan Minister thanked Fayyad for his valuable participation in the conference, expressing Morocco's willingness to exchange experiences with Lebanon, especially in the field of dams, water basin governance and the use of renewable energy in water desalination, treatment and pumping, as Morocco has wide expertise in this field. Both Ministers agreed to discuss the possibility of signing a memorandum of understanding between their two ministries in the water field.
Source: National News Agency - Lebanon