Energy Minister Muhammad al-Bashir signed, on Monday, a memorandum of understanding with Jordanian Minister of Water and Irrigation Raed Abu al-Saud for cooperation in a cloud seeding project in the Yarmouk River basin, at Tishrin Palace in Damascus. The signing came within the framework of the third session of the Syrian-Jordanian Higher Coordination Council, aiming to establish a framework for technical and institutional cooperation between the two countries to prepare a joint cloud seeding project.
The memorandum aims to study the project's feasibility, implement it, and evaluate its results, contributing to the development of water resources and enhancing water security and shared interests of both countries. Cooperation areas include studying climatic characteristics, cloud types, and suitable weather opportunities, alongside exchanging data and expertise and developing a joint monitoring system for precipitation and water indicators.
The ministry clarified that the memorandum stipulates the formation of a joint technical committee responsible for preparing the executive program, following up on its implementation, and coordinating data exchange. The project goes through stages starting with suitability and feasibility studies and baseline determination, followed by a pilot phase during suitable seasons, leading to result evaluation and a joint decision on its continuation or modification.
The expanded meeting of the third session of the Syrian-Jordanian Higher Coordination Council was held, chaired by Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Asaad al-Shaybani and Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ayman al-Safadi. Ministerial and technical delegations from both sides participated in the meeting, where 11 cooperation documents were signed in various fields.
Source: Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA)
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