UNITED NATIONS - / MaximsNews Network / 10 July 2008 -- General Sheik Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi along with other notable delegates attended the recent inauguration of the Abu Dhabi-based Arab Water  Academy.

The academy has been set up by Abu Dhabi Environment Agency in co-operation with the Arab Council for Water and the International Centre for Biosaline Agriculture with support from the Islamic Development Bank and World Bank. 

It is the first Arab academy of its kind.

The academy will collectively address the issue of water shortages in the region.

The estimated cost associated with establishing the academy is US$670 million.

According to Sheik Hamdan bin Zayed, Deputy Prime Minister, and HE Dr. Rashid Ahmed bin Fahad, Minister of Environment and Water, the new academy is seen as a major step towards creating a significant training center that will prepare qualified and skillful workers who can help carry out the planning and integrated management of water resources in the Arab world.

At the inauguration of the academy, General Sheikh Mohammed reiterated the UAE's support to all initiatives that aim to achieve Arab water security. He said the water resources issue is acquiring an exceptional importance and that the world is increasingly getting concerned about the availability and quality of water.

The quality along with the quantity of water in the region has been significantly depleted in recent years as a result of drought conditions combined with the presence of expanded local development and rapid population growth.

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