A National Conference on “Water Energy
Nexus” was held by the University of Jordan 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.
Prof. Ahmed Al-Salaymeh, the coordinator
of EGREEN, was the chairman of organizing committee for the conference.
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), energy efficiency (EE) and Climate
Change.
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) were published before the
conference to attract participants, during the conference, and after the
conference to disseminate the information and conclusions.
Prof. Martin Kaltschmitt (TUHH) was a
keynote speaker in the conference. Also, European experts were invited to the
conference.
EGREEN Partners participated in the
workshop. EGREEN project Roll-up banner was placed in the exhibition and
brochures were distributed to participants.