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Oman symposium addresses environmental issues in region
Latest report emphasises the need to minimise the threats of water shortages, desertification
Muscat: Environmentalists have raised the need to minimise water shortages, desertification and pollution in the region, which also faces the problem of lack of drinking water.
The Arab Human Development Report published by the United Nations gives a detailed assessment of the most significant environmental aspects that pose serious challenges and threats to future development and human security in Arab countries, said Dr. Salim Mubarak Al Hatrushi, chairman of the committee of the symposium on environmental problems in the Arab world, which was held in Oman.
“The report emphasises the need to minimise particularly the threats of water shortages, desertification, pollution, and climate change as key priority and called for the need for more conservation and sustainable use of natural resources,” Dr. Al hatrushi said.
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