She received it at the conclusion of the “International Conference for Arab Leaders and Innovators”
Dr. Wajdan Al-Aqab, Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Kuwait Environment Protection Society, revealed that she received an honorary doctorate at the conclusion of the “International Conference of Arab Leaders and Innovators.” This took place during the closing ceremony, which marked the final day of the conference in Luxor. The conference began its activities in Aswan, Egypt, on Friday the 20th and concluded on Monday the 22nd in Luxor, where many Arab innovators were honored for their leadership roles that resulted in their creative achievements.
Dr. Al-Aqab was awarded an honorary doctorate in environmental volunteer work for her multiple and distinguished roles in institutional volunteer work on more than one level, starting from the local to the Gulf to the Arab to the global level. “She started locally through her presidency and management of the board of directors of the Kuwait Environment Protection Society, which became prominent during her tenure, and on a regional Gulf scale through her presidency of the Gulf Network of NGOs for Environmental Associations, which includes a number of active associations. Then the scope of work expanded to the Arab level through her initiative and establishment of the General Secretariat for Environment and Sustainable Development at the General Union of Arab Producers, which works through the Arab Ministers of Information at the League of Arab States, and her assumption of the position of Secretary-General. It is a prominent entity for Arab environmental media, whose activities were launched at the Cairo World Media Forum in 2018, and she is the president of the first Arab Environmental Media Conference in early 2019.”.
Dr. Al-Aqab emphasized that she “uniquely presented the closing workshop of the conference, held under the slogan “Women, Youth and the Arts of Leadership,” to showcase successful leadership tools for harnessing the energies of young people and investing their potential in protecting the environment. She urged high school students to choose ambitious environmental specializations such as environmental science and environmental engineering as university majors, noting the interaction of the young attendees with her presentation on the importance of such university studies and the promising job opportunities they provide.” She also pointed out that the themes of her interventions and participation in the closing workshop of the conference were linked to the Sustainable Development Goals 2030, as a global participant in development plans or according to each country individually, and she explained to the attendees the importance of these goals and the role of every citizen in them.
She explained that in her participation in the conference’s closing workshop, she addressed the importance of linking the encouragement of students and young people participating in the conference sessions and workshops to the importance of protecting the reed plant, given its multiple environmental roles for biodiversity, wildlife and its natural components, as well as its role in protecting the banks of the river and purifying it on its journey from the south in Aswan to the estuary in the north of the Arab Republic of Egypt.
