August 2019

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Mrs. Dima Al-Kahhale

Communication and Outreach Liaison

  • comms@biosaline.org.ae
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  • The agreement was signed by His Excellency Eng. Abdulrahman Al Fadley, Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture, Saudi Arabia, and Dr. Ismahane Elouafi, Director General of ICBA.
    The agreement was signed by His Excellency Eng. Abdulrahman Al Fadley, Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture, Saudi Arabia, and Dr. Ismahane Elouafi, Director General of ICBA.

ICBA, Saudi Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture partner to develop biosaline agriculture in Saudi Arabia

28 August 2019

The International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA) and the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, have agreed to work together on agricultural development and environmental sustainability in Saudi Arabia.

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  • Dr. Tarifa Al Zaabi
    Dr. Tarifa Al Zaabi

ICBA welcomes Emirati woman social scientist as deputy director general

25 August 2019

Dr. Tarifa Al Zaabi, an Emirati woman social scientist, has been appointed Deputy Director General of the International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA).

Having officially joined the center on 25 August 2019, Dr. Al Zaabi brings to the position 20 years of executive and leadership experience in higher education institutions.

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  • H.E. Mr. Jamshid Khodjaev, Minister of Agriculture of Uzbekistan, and Dr. Ismahane Elouafi, Director General of ICBA, signed a memorandum of understanding to this effect on the sidelines of a two-day international multi-stakeholder forum dedicated to the problems of the Aral Sea Basin.
    H.E. Mr. Jamshid Khodjaev, Minister of Agriculture of Uzbekistan, and Dr. Ismahane Elouafi, Director General of ICBA, signed a memorandum of understanding to this effect on the sidelines of a two-day international multi-stakeholder forum dedicated to the problems of the Aral Sea Basin.
  • Titled “Turning Environmental Challenges into Opportunities for Investment and Innovation in the Aral Sea Region”, the forum attracted more than 80 delegates, including senior policymakers, representatives of international and regional development organizations, scientists, experts, and professionals from Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and Uzbekistan.
    Titled “Turning Environmental Challenges into Opportunities for Investment and Innovation in the Aral Sea Region”, the forum attracted more than 80 delegates, including senior policymakers, representatives of international and regional development organizations, scientists, experts, and professionals from Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and Uzbekistan.

ICBA forms partnership with Agriculture Ministry of Uzbekistan

8 August 2019

The International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA) and the Ministry of Agriculture of Uzbekistan agreed today to expand collaboration in Uzbekistan on sustainable agriculture and food security, among other things.

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