Undersecretary of the Ministry of Interior, Major General Abdulwahab Ahmed Al-Wahib, stressed “the importance of the role of civil society organizations in enhancing confidence in government institutions, as their activities and programs support the efforts of those institutions, as partners whose voluntary work overlaps with the plans of various government agencies.” This came during his reception at his office of Dr. Wajdan Al-Aqab, President of the Kuwait Environment Protection Society.
During the meeting, Dr. Wajdan Al-Aqab explained that “strengthening cooperation and environmental partnership between the Ministry of Interior and the association in many events and programs, given that the Ministry is a national strategic partner of the association in environmental protection projects and programs, within the framework of activating the joint cooperation protocol between the Ministry and the association.” She noted that “the meeting with Major General Abdulwahab Ahmed Al-Wahib is consistent with the frameworks of environmental partnership and cooperation, supporting the association’s awareness activities, and discussing logistical support for field work.” She added that “after congratulating His Excellency on gaining the confidence of the political leadership to assume the duties of Undersecretary of the Ministry of Interior, she addressed the most prominent points of joint cooperation, based on the cooperation agreement between the Ministry and the association, which was signed in 2018. These include strengthening the partnership and activating cooperation between the two in environmental projects, in addition to the field support from the Ministry in providing security approvals and facilities for the association’s team to film wildlife through the series of documentary programs on wildlife in Kuwait, which were adopted by the Kuwaiti Ministry of Education as a scientific resource that enhances and accompanies the school curricula, in addition to its adoption by the League of Arab States as a reliable Kuwaiti mechanism and approach for raising awareness in environmental education and media.”.
She noted that she reviewed the joint program between them for monitoring wildlife in the border areas, praising His Excellency’s wise directives to those in charge of the departments and sectors concerned with continuing the distinguished cooperation with the association, and commending their good efforts in advancing that process in a way that benefits Kuwait through participation in environmental and awareness-related projects.
She explained that the ministry’s departments and sectors, represented by the «Committee for Monitoring Security Decisions, the Traffic and Operations Sector, the Public Security Sector, the Land Borders Sector, the Public Relations and Security Media Department, and the Environmental Police,» each in its area of security jurisdiction, present good images that reflect their national spirit through their great logistical support by providing security approvals to issue entry and photography permits within the border areas rich in wildlife components, in addition to providing protection and accompaniment to the work team, as well as various aspects of cooperation and logistical support for the work team.
