The
National Conference on “Water Energy Nexus” was held by the University of
Jordan in cooperation with Hamburg University of Technology and with support of
the German Development Cooperation (GIZ), the German Academic Exchange Service
(DAAD), and Erasmus+ programe under the patronage of the Prime Minister of the
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, H.E. Dr. Omar Al-Razzaz, during November 4-5, 2019
in King Hussein Bin Talal Convention Centre-Hilton, Dead Sea–Jordan.
The
purpose of the Conference was to strengthen the dialogue between water and
energy sectors in Jordan and facilitate the exchange of international and
regional knowledge, experiences and best practices in the context of the
water-energy nexus, particularly aspects related to renewable energy (RE) and
energy efficiency (EE).
The
conference was attended by high-ranking officials including the Minister of
Energy and Mineral Resources, the Minister of Water and Irrigation, President
of the university of Jordan, the senator Prof. Rida Khawaldeh, and the
Parliament council member; Eng. Jamal Qamoh. General secretaries from the
ministries, and deans of different faculties were also present in the
conference, In addition to a representative to the German Embassy-Amman.
The
129 workshop registered participants represented more than 35 entities,
including governments, Parliament council, Senate council, universities,
companies, funding agencies, associations, media and non-governmental
organizations.
Many
press releases (news
release in UJ website and official media agencies, newspapers, media release in
TV and Radio, and a recorded video of the opening ceremony)
for the final conference were published, before the conference to attract
participants, during the conference, and after the conference to disseminate
the information and conclusions.
On Monday, November 4, 2019 the conference
opening ceremony took place in the morning with a welcome messages from H.E.
Eng. Raed Abu Saud (Minister of Water and Irrigation Ministry and the
representative of H.E. Dr. Omar Al-Razzaz, Prime Minister of Jordan), Dr Bernd
Kuzmits, (Head of German Development Cooperation and representative of The
Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany), H.E. Prof. Abdel-Karim Al-Qudah
(President of The University of Jordan), and Prof. Ahmed Al-Salaymeh (Chairman
of the Organizing Committee).