In celebration of the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought 2024, and under the gracious patronage of His Excellency Dr. Abdulhakim Elwaer, Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for the Near East and North Africa, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), we are honored to invite you to attend the activities of the Food Security Forum in Light of Desertification and Climate Change in the Arab World 2024.
We support the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 13, 15, and 17.
This event will be held on Saturday, June 29, 2024, at 11:00 AM Mecca time and Amman, Jordan time, and at 12:00 PM UAE time.
To attend and follow the event, please use the following link:
https://zoom.us/j/94857223868?pwd=gzlp7YPhQ3g57DAjsbSFbu3wnjAMeA.1
Meeting ID: 948 5722 3868
Passcode: 242767
The event will feature the participation of 12 experts:
Dr. Rida Shibli, Executive Secretary, Association of Agricultural Research Institutions in the Near East and North Africa (AARINENA)
Dr. Hassan Mashlab, Country Manager for ICARDA in Jordan, Lebanon, and Palestine, International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)
Dr. Ihab Jannad, Director of Water Resources Management, Arab Center for the Studies of Arid Zones and Dry Lands (ACSAD)
Dr. Hammou Laamrani, Economic Affairs Officer for Environmental and Food Policies, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)
Dr. Mohamed Abdulhamid Dawood, Environmental Quality Advisor, Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (EAD)
Mr. Mohamed Al-Fawzan, Deputy Governor of the General Food Security Authority for Grain Affairs, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (GFSA)
Dr. Mohamed Abdelraouf, Director of the Environmental and Sustainability Research Program, Gulf Research Center, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (GRC)
Eng. Emad Saad, President of Abu Dhabi Environmental Network, United Arab Emirates (ADEN)
Dr. Ashraf Omran, President of the Arab Union for Water and Food Security (AUWFS)
Dr. Abdulaziz Abdulkhaleq, Research and Studies Officer, Sheikh Saleh Abdulaziz Al Rajhi Endowments Management, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Eng. Islam Al-Mugayrah, Secretary of the Jordanian Society for Combating Desertification and Development of the Badia, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Dr. Turki Faisal Al-Rasheed, President of Golden Herbs Company, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Please do not hesitate to share this invitation with other colleagues who might be interested.
Thank you for your attention and your continued interaction with AARINENA’s activities.