Ministers and officials from several countries expressed interest in joining programs hosted by the Rabigh Water Oasis in Rabigh Governorate and expanding cooperation with the Saudi Water Authority after touring the oasis’s advanced research infrastructure, including more than 20 specialized laboratories, on the sidelines of Saudi Water Week.
The delegation comprised Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Water Resources Muhammad Mueen Wattoo, Kosovo’s Minister of Environment and Spatial Planning Fitore Pacolli Dalipi, Libya’s Minister of Water Resources Husni Awidan, alongside official delegations from Italy, Oman, Kuwait, and Tunisia.
The oasis hosts an integrated innovation ecosystem covering research and development, prototyping, capacity building, incubation, and the Global Water Innovation Platform (GWIP), with key technologies including desalination, reverse osmosis membranes, water treatment, and artificial intelligence (AI) applications in water management.
Source: Riyadh Daily