The National Security Adviser, Qassem Al-Araji, opened a workshop on water security in Iraq.
Al-Araji indicated in his speech, during the opening of the workshop at Al-Nahrain Center for Strategic Studies, that the holding of this workshop comes under the direction of the Prime Minister, who personally supervises the follow-up of this important and sensitive file, due to the priority it represents for the government, pointing out that the government is making great efforts to control water scarcity, through treatments and procedures to provide water naturally, but we, as a state, officials and society, have to help overcome the challenges and difficulties facing our country.
Al-Araji stressed the need to change the methodology for dealing with the issue of water consumption, starting with state departments, institutions and the citizen, and everyone must raise awareness of the dangers of exaggeration and extravagance, and raise awareness of the importance of rationalizing water consumption, and that there be real guidance for all segments of society on the importance of shouldering responsibility. We were able to change the methodology of one member of the family, so it will positively affect the rest of its members.
He added that the presence of water means the continuation of life, and if it is lost, life is lost, and our solutions must be in solidarity and we bear the responsibility and not just that the government assumes responsibility alone, stressing the need for concerted efforts by everyone alike, to stand up to the challenge of water scarcity and assist the government in addressing this important file.
The workshop discussed, during two sessions, the file of water security in Iraq and its repercussions and the effects resulting from the water scarcity that Iraq is experiencing at this stage, and the measures to ensure solutions and remedies.
The workshop recommended the steps to be taken in the field of water security and subsequent steps, stressing the importance of concerted efforts by the ministries, institutions, concerned departments and citizens in raising awareness of the importance of rationalizing water consumption.
The workshop was attended by members of the House of Representatives, advisors in the three presidencies, the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers, underscrataries of the relevant ministries, security, military and intelligence agencies, and a number of researchers, specialists and strategic experts, as well as the participation of a number of embassies and international organizations concerned with supporting the government in this file./End
Source: National Iraqi News Agency
