CAIRO – Pakistan was elected as Member to the OIC Water Council for two years tenure, 2019-2020, during the fourth Session of ‘Conference of the OIC Ministers for Water’ held at Cairo on 15 October.
Pakistan was also elected as Vice Chairman to the Islamic Conference of Ministers Responsible for Water (ICMW) Bureau.
The Conference called upon the Member States and their Research Institutions to share their respective experiences in the field of water resource management and also encouraged other OIC Organs such as the IDB to promote cooperation with the Member States.
The participating delegates pointed out the various challenges facing their countries and the measures taken to address those challenges and their expectations from effective and expeditious implementation of the OIC Water Vision.
They also underscored the need for improved coordination, access to financing and improved technologies for water-related projects.
