Seminar at the Grand Serial on women’s role in protecting water resources

In the framework of activities hosted at the Grand Serial every month, the spouse of the Prime Minister Lama Salam, organized a scientific seminar aiming to promoting the role of women in protecting national water resources. The event was attended by the Minister of the Environment Mohammad al Mashnook, the spouses of some deputies and ministers and representatives of various associations. In her welcoming speech, Salam outlined the various topics treated at the “Serail Rendezvous” platform since its inception. “The meeting is an attempt to mainstream women in the process of rational water consumption in order to preserve our water wealth,” she said. Also intervening at the event were, Secretary and President of Ibrahim Abdel Aal Foundation for Sustainable Development, Ramsi Arab and Nasser Nasrallah respectively, President of the Aquatic Center at the School of Engineering in USG, Wajdi Najm, Director of Sustainable Development Policies Division at ESCWA, Rula Majdalani and WHO representative in Lebanon, Elissar Radi. Interventions focused on how to enhance the management of water resources and the needed collaboration between public and private sectors. (Al Diyar, 20 March 2015)