Minister Plenipotentiary Dr. Mahmoud Fathallah, Director of the Department of Environmental and Meteorological Affairs and Head of the Technical Secretariat of the Council of Arab Ministers Responsible for Environmental Affairs at the League of Arab States, praised the team of environmental engineers affiliated with the Kuwait Environment Protection Society, commending the first Kuwaiti Environmental Engineers Forum and Exhibition, which was held under the patronage of His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmed Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah and in the presence of the Minister of Oil, His Excellency Tariq Suleiman Al-Roumi.
This came during a meeting that included the Minister Plenipotentiary, the Deputy Head of the Team, and its official spokesperson, Engineer Yousef Abdulredha Alramzi, at the headquarters of the League of Arab States in Cairo. He added that the first Kuwaiti Environmental Engineers Forum and Exhibition is a true embodiment of the wise leadership's interest in supporting national talent in various fields, especially environmental specializations, and is a great incentive for environmental engineers in Kuwait towards further excellence and innovation in various fields of environmental work.
He noted that “the forum highlighted the importance of national cadres specializing in environmental engineering and their contributions to sustainable development by providing a platform to showcase their innovations in an annual exhibition, where environmental engineers presented their projects to the public, sector leaders and prominent government figures to promote greater recognition of environmental engineers within the private and governmental sectors in Kuwait and to highlight their vital role in driving sustainability.
Engineer Yousef Abdul-Redha Alramzi, Vice President of the team and its official spokesperson, pointed to the official launch of the Environmental Engineers Platform during the forum, which provided a space for these talented professionals to demonstrate what they can offer, in addition to presenting their creative projects and graduation projects to leaders of different sectors, elites and government figures, and highlighting the depth of experience that environmental engineers possess by focusing on the diversity of these projects in many fields.
He stated that the forum aimed to improve the labor market's perception of the potential of these engineers, so we are committed to making a real difference by helping environmental engineers gain recognition for their wide range of skills, in addition to opening up more job opportunities, and encouraging the widespread adoption of sustainable practices in both the public and private sectors. We hope to see more career paths and policy developments that include the national role played by Kuwaiti environmental engineers.
During his meeting with Minister Plenipotentiary Dr. Mahmoud Fathallah, he reviewed the initiative to establish the team, the first of its kind in the Arab world. He discussed its objectives, activities, and achievements, as well as the aspirations of the team, which includes among its members the first graduates of environmental engineering from Kuwait. He also addressed the accomplishments of the environmental engineers' team, recalling the launch of its activities during the association's celebration of the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict – November 6 – in addition to the team's contributions and presentations during the campaign, and commending its innovative projects in this regard.
