{"id":272,"date":"2025-10-29T08:27:21","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T08:27:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hu.edu.ye\/eswrc\/en\/?p=272"},"modified":"2025-11-04T08:41:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T08:41:15","slug":"under-the-patronage-of-the-dutch-embassy-hadhramout-university-and-ihe-delft-launch-strategic-water-partnership-in-virtual-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hu.edu.ye\/eswrc\/en\/details\/272\/","title":{"rendered":"Under the Patronage of the Dutch Embassy: Hadhramout University and IHE Delft Launch Strategic Water Partnership in Virtual Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Under the invitation and sponsorship of the <strong>Dutch Embassy<\/strong>, <strong>Hadhramout<\/strong> <strong>University <\/strong>held an initial virtual meeting via <strong>Microsoft Teams<\/strong>, bringing together its representatives with scientific leaders from the <strong>IHE Delft Institute for Water Education<\/strong>, a UNESCO-affiliated institution in the Netherlands. This virtual meeting, which successfully bridged geographical distances, aimed to strengthen water security and sustainable development in Hadhramout.<\/p>\n<p>The introductory meeting was held on <strong>Wednesday, October 29, 2025<\/strong>, with the Dutch Embassy hosting this constructive dialogue by inviting both <strong>IHE Delft<\/strong> and the <strong>Center for Environmental Studies and Water Resources<\/strong>, along with <strong>Environmental Sciences and Marine Biology<\/strong> <strong>Faculty <\/strong>at Hadhramout University. The discussion focused on enhancing scientific and technical cooperation.<\/p>\n<p>Key topics included:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Utilizing modern technologies such as the <strong>WaPOR platform<\/strong> for monitoring and analyzing water productivity.<\/li>\n<li>Developing advanced irrigation methods to improve efficiency.<\/li>\n<li>Supporting and empowering small-scale farmers in <strong>Wadi Hajar<\/strong> to strengthen water and food security in the region.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Dutch side was represented by:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Dr. Marloes Mul<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Dr. Ahmed Al-Najjar<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Dr. Amitangshu Acharya<img class=\"size-full wp-image-274 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/hu.edu.ye\/eswrc\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/\u0645\u0639\u0647\u062f2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"609\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hu.edu.ye\/eswrc\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/\u0645\u0639\u0647\u062f2.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/hu.edu.ye\/eswrc\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/\u0645\u0639\u0647\u062f2-300x238.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/hu.edu.ye\/eswrc\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/\u0645\u0639\u0647\u062f2-600x476.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Representing Hadhramout University:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>From the Center for Environmental Studies and Water Resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Professor Dr. Khaled Bawahidi<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Salah Bin Farejan<\/p>\n<p><strong>From the College of Environmental Sciences and Marine Biology:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Professor Dr. Khaled Al-Rubaki<\/p>\n<p>Professor Dr. Salem Bazar.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-275\" src=\"https:\/\/hu.edu.ye\/eswrc\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/\u0645\u0639\u0647\u062f3.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"545\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hu.edu.ye\/eswrc\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/\u0645\u0639\u0647\u062f3.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/hu.edu.ye\/eswrc\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/\u0645\u0639\u0647\u062f3-300x213.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/hu.edu.ye\/eswrc\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/\u0645\u0639\u0647\u062f3-600x426.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This virtual meeting serves as a model for flexible and effective international cooperation in the face of contemporary challenges. It marks the foundation of a promising strategic partnership aimed at localizing global knowledge and applying cutting-edge scientific solutions to water-related challenges, in line with the University\u2019s leading role in community service and scientific research.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, <strong>Prof. Khalid Bawahidi<\/strong>, Director of the Center for Environmental Studies, expressed sincere gratitude to the <strong>Dutch Embassy<\/strong> for its initiative in supporting this collaboration. He also thanked <strong>Dr. Mohammed Lahmadi<\/strong> for his valuable efforts in translation and facilitating the technical dialogue between both sides, which significantly contributed to the success and impact of the meeting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Under the invitation and sponsorship of the Dutch Embassy, Hadhramout University held an initial virtual meeting via Microsoft Teams, bringing &#8230; <a class=\"cz_readmore\" href=\"https:\/\/hu.edu.ye\/eswrc\/en\/details\/272\/\"><i class=\"fa fa-angle-right\"><\/i><span>View More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":273,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[6],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hu.edu.ye\/eswrc\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/272"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hu.edu.ye\/eswrc\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hu.edu.ye\/eswrc\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hu.edu.ye\/eswrc\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hu.edu.ye\/eswrc\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=272"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/hu.edu.ye\/eswrc\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/272\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":276,"href":"https:\/\/hu.edu.ye\/eswrc\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/272\/revisions\/276"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hu.edu.ye\/eswrc\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/273"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hu.edu.ye\/eswrc\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=272"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hu.edu.ye\/eswrc\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=272"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hu.edu.ye\/eswrc\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=272"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}