Under The Auspices Of The PM.. Baghdad 3rd Int'l Water Conference Launched

Baghdad / NINA / The activities of Baghdad 3rd International Water Conference were launched in the capital, Baghdad, today, Saturday, under the slogan (Water scarcity, the Mesopotamian marshes, the Shatt al-Arab environment, everyone's responsibility) under the auspices of the Prime Minister, Muhammad al-Sudani, and in the presence of representatives of diplomatic missions, international and UN organizations, and members The House of Representatives, the ministers, the competent authorities, and the governors of the governorates of the south, the central Euphrates, and the western region.

Al-Sudani said in a speech at the conference : "We inherited a heavy legacy in the water file, accompanied by climatic changes, and with the entry into force of the ministerial program, we have taken many measures to resolve and address this file."

 He added: "The water crisis began to sound alarm bells in Iraq since the eighties, but the absence of transparency prevented the community from being aware of its dangers during the defunct regime."

Al-Sudani confirmed: "The government has placed the water file and dealing with its climate effects at the top of its priorities."

Al-Sudani announced: "Our discussions with neighboring countries focused on the language of constructive and fruitful dialogue to address this file and ensure a fair and equal share in the management of water resources."

 Al-Sudani added : "One of the basic solutions that we worked on is controlling the agricultural plan by rationing the use of water and preserving its sources according to fair and equal shares of agricultural lands."

 He added, "Support for the upcoming agricultural plans will be limited exclusively to farmers who use modern irrigation systems to establish methods of water treatment and rationing."

Al-Sudani stressed: "The decline in water levels of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers requires urgent international intervention in which we need the efforts of all friends to help Iraq ensure its water security and the future of its generations."

 Al-Sudani announced, during Baghdad 3rd International Water Conference, the government's readiness to establish a higher council for water management.

 The Prime Minister said: "We intend to go to the seawater desalination project to compensate for the shortage in water levels."

For his part, Minister of Water Resources, Aoun Diab, affirmed: "Proper management and clear planning of the water file will enable us to manage this file."

 Diab said at Baghdad 3rd International Water Conference: "The government has given priority to this file and we are working to implement the recommendations of the Basra International Climate Conference."

 He added: "We organized the conference to be a good opportunity to exchange ideas and proposals and find solutions at the regional and international levels to manage water resources fairly and soundly, provide safe water for communities and sustain the water systems of the marshes of southern Iraq."/ End