The Federal Government has concluded plans to partner with the State of Israel to tackle water and environmental challenges in the country. The decision was taken at joint conference with the Israeli Embassy, the ministries of water resources and environment in Abuja on Thursday.
Mr Istifanus Musa Mik Fuktur, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Water Resources, said that the aim of the conference was to deliberate on ways to provide solution to water technology and environmental control.
Istifanus said that the ministry was determined to acquire Israeli’s technology to provide solution to water and environmental issues in Nigeria.
According to Istifanus, the aim of the collaborative meeting by the two ministries with Israeli embassy is to discuss on the forthcoming conference that will be holding in Israel in October.
“The entire discussion is centred toward the forthcoming conference on Water Technology and Environmental Control (WATEC).
“This topic is very dear to Nigeria at this period because of the effects of climate change which is a global reality.
“It is our belief that in this meeting, we will come up with a workable position that will assist in reaching the aim of the conference in Israel.
“And I hope at the end of the meeting, Nigeria and the State of Israel will develop a partnership that will assist humanity for life,’’ he said.
While presenting a paper titled: “Possible Areas of Collaboration with the State of Israel’’, Istifanus said that Federal Government had taken steps to improve the nation’s water resources and its environment.
According to him, virtually every part of the country has sufficient water, but the challenge really is which technology is more suitable for which particular area of the country.
“ This is one of the reasons why we desire to collaborate with the State of Israel to further harness our water resources and the environment for more productivity.’’
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