Excellence for Climate Change

The meeting was headed by Prof. Mohammad Asia- the VP for the Medical School Affairs and the Deputy Head of the center, with the presence of the Board members, Eng. Ibtisam Abu Haijaa- from the Ministry of Agriculture, Eng. Yousef Abu Asaad and Eng. Issam Issa – from the Palestinian Meteorological Department, Eng. Hazim Kettaneh- from the Water Authority, Eng. Hadeel Ikhmais- from the Environmental Quality Authority, Eng. Basil Yassin- from the Energy Authority, Eng. Jamal Zeitawi- an international Expert in the Geospatial Information Systems, Dr.

This event aims to connect the scientific research with the Palestinian market needs in water field, with the participation of related Palestinian ministries, NGOs, the private sector and Palestinian universities.

Michelle de Vedson, an expert in the optimum use of water in agriculture, presented the scientific day in three main components, first climate excellence and the need to extract water for surface agriculture, second the foundations of smart agriculture and climate change.

Experts in water and climate change, Water Authority representatives, Department of Meteorology, Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Planning, Ministry of Local Government, Water and Waste Water department in Nablus’s Municipality, representatives of academic institutions and representatives of GIZ International Water Program, all attended the lecture.