Seventh Governing Body Meeting

The Opening Ceremony included a welcome speech by the Executive Director of INWRDAM (ED) and an address by H.E. Dr. Mohammad Ali Mahesar and welcome address and an address by H.E. Prof. Dr. Adel Tweissi, Secretary General of the Higher Council for Science and Technology, President of INWRDAM.

H.E. Prof. Dr. Adel Tweissi requested H.E. Dr. Mohammed Mahesar, Assistant Coordinator General of COMSTECH to chair the meeting for the following Agenda items and Mr. Mahesar accepted.

The ED announced that the quorum of this ordinary GBM is complete by having more than one-third of the required quorum as per INWRDAM Statute article 7 Item 5.

The GB adopted the following resolutions:

Resolution #1/2010:
INWRDAM should pursue whereby additional opportunities are sought of involving industrial and private sector in wastewater treatment and management projects.

Resolution #2/2010:
INWRDAM to look for opportunities of involving the private sector in improving water and wastewater services based on positive experiences of involving private sector in the provision of the domestic water services.

Resolution #3/2010:
INWRDAM to circulate a concise survey form to collect basic information on wastewater treatment and reuse from its member countries.

The GB thanked the Chairman for conducting the meeting professionally and elegantly. The GB also thanked the Government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan for hosting this GBM in Amman.

The GB approved the minutes of the 7th GBM and H.E. Prof. Dr. Adel Tweissi thanked all participants for their useful recommendations. The GB members requested H.E. Prof. Dr. Adel Tweissi to convey their highest regards and esteem to HRH Prince El-Hassan Bin Talal for his continued support to INWRDAM, OIC and COMSTECH organizations.

The following attended this GBM:
1. H.E. Prof. Dr. Adel Tweissi, President of INWRDAM, Amman, Jordan;
2. H.E. Sh. Nawaf Bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa, Electricity and Water Authority, Manama, Bahrain;
3. H.E. Dr. Mohammed Ali Mahesar, Assistant Coordinator General, COMSTECH, Islamabad, Pakistan;
4. Eng. Ahmed Bahaa El Din Mohamed, General Director Minister's Office for Nile and International Waters, Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources, Cairo, Egypt;
5. H.E. Salar Baker Sami, Director General of Planning and Follow-up Department, Ministry of Water Resources, Baghdad, Iraq;
6. H.E. Dr. Aisha Alqurashi, Surface Water Resources Expert, Ministry of Regional Municipalities and Water Resources, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman;
7. H.E. Mr. Mir Sajjad Hossain, Member, Indo-Bangladesh, Joint Rivers Commission, Dhaka, Bangladesh;
8. H.E. Mr. Hassan Subhi Ja'far, Deputy Director General, Water and Electrical Resources, Ministry of Water and Energy, Beirut, Lebanon;
9. H.E. Dato' Ir. Haji Ahmad Husaini bin Sulaiman, Director-General, Department of Irrigation and Drainage, Malaysia;
10. H.E. Ch. Muhammad Akram, Secretary, Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources, Islamabad, Pakistan;
11. H.E. Prof. Fathi Lebdi, Director-General, Water Resources Planning and Hydraulic Balances Adviser to the Minister of Agriculture and Water Resources for Water Sector, Tunis, Tunisia;
12. H.E. Dr. Bulent Olcay, Advisor to the President of TUBITAK, Ankara, Turkey; and as an observer Prof. Dr. Ahmet Mete Saatci from Turkey
13. H.E. Mr. Shavkat Khamraev, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Water Resources, Tashkent, Uzbekistan and as an observer Mr. Farkhod Khakimov from Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Also present at this meeting were:
14. Dr. Murad Jabay Bino, Executive Director, INWRDAM, Amman, Jordan;
15. Mr. Shihab Najib Al-Beiruti, Head of Services and Programs Section, INWRDAM, Amman, Jordan
16. Mr. Jalal Al-Qaryouti, Administrative Assistant, INWRDAM, Amman, Jordan