​H.E Dr Mohamed bin Saleh al-Sada, the Minister of Energy and Industry led Qatar's delegation at the 7^th World Water Forum, along with H.E. Eng. Essa bin Hilal Al-Kuwari the President of Qatar General Electricity & Water Corporation “KAHRAMAA” and the accompanying delegation from KAHRAMAA and the Ministry of Environment. The forum is held in South Korea from 12 - 17 April under the theme ‘'Water for Our Future’’.

H.E. Al-Sada delivered a speech at the opening session in his capacity as the current head of the Arab Ministerial Water Council, underscored the importance of the link between water, energy and food, pointing to the challenges facing the Arab countries, as well as to the solutions, opportunities and practical applications to cope with climatic changes in the water and agriculture sector.

Al-Sada said,” when we are talking of ”Water for Our Future” we are actually talking of the future of ‘Water Security’. The region I am coming from is most concerned about the future water security, perhaps more than any other part of the world”.

In his speech, the Minister of Energy and Industry highlighted that in the Arab region, addressing water scarcity is one of the major and most critical challenges. The challenges are expected to grow due to many pressing driving forces, including population growth, food demand, shared water resources, climate change, and many others, forcing more countries to look for more expensive water sources, such as desalination to augment their limited fresh water supplies.

Al-Sada stressed that water conservation is an issue of paramount importance to Qatar as well as we have one of the world’s lowest levels of rainfall and highest rates of per capita consumption. “fresh water in Qatar is scarce and most of the water used in homes and business comes from sea and must pass through energy-intensive desalination plants. The Qatar National development Strategy 201 – 2016 duly addresses this issue.” He clarified.

H.E. Eng. Essa bin Hilal Al-Kuwari the President of Qatar General Electricity & Water Corporation “KAHRAMAA” delivered a speech on water and energy sustainable development. He highlighted that water and energy are the main drives for the development and to maintain sustainable economy and growth.

Al-Kuwari stressed that the SMART implementation of the integrate water and energy resources management is the wise approach for supporting the sustainable development.

“the water energy efficiency, conservation, and the smart grid technologies are the main three pillars in the smart implementation o the integrated water and energy resources management” he emphasized.

“in the Arab region, water and energy are very much related to each other. According to the International Energy Agency, the water – energy nexus is a critical issues as water and energy are dynamic, interdependent resources, water is required to facilitate almost al forms of energy production,. Energy is likewise vital to provide fresh water for various uses.” He clarified.

 Every three years, the World Water Forum mobilises creativity, innovation, and know-how around water. Serving as a stepping-stone towards global collaboration on water challenges, the forum is a unique multistake holder platform where the water community and the policy and decision-makers from all regions of the world can work together to find joint solutions. It is the largest international event which seeks to advance the cause of water. The forum is held this year in Daegu, Republic of Korea.