WATER MIDDLE EAST co-operates with United Nations Industrial Development Organisation

Dr. Hashim Suliman Hussein, Head of the UNIDO-ITPO in Bahrain, stated that WATER MIDDLE EAST 2004 is the ideal forum to create greater awareness of the regional water problems and to meet with prominent international water experts to exchange new ideas and to source latest technologies for water production, treatment, conservation and recycling. For this the WATER MIDDLE EAST 2004 will promoted throughout the entire UNIDO system; which includes 35 Field Representation Offices, 13 ITPO's, 27 National Cleaner Production Centers and 13 International Technology Centers.

UNIDO will have a representative exhibition stand at WATER MIDDLE EAST 2004 where a group of exhibitors from all over the world will be present to exhibit their latest technologies under the UNIDO banner with the aim to promote the global exchange of know-how on water and energy technology.

UNIDO is also offering its active support as a co-organizer for specific activities under the motto "UNIDO AT WORK", i.e. Workshops, Seminars, Newsletters, Poster Sessions, etc. and UNIDO will also help in identifying qualified expert speakers for the conference and will provide nominations especially from African and Arab countries.

UNIDO has already initiated the organization of a workshop under the provisional topic "WATER & ELECTRICITY EFFICIENCY MANAGEMENT" to be held prior to the WATER MIDDLE EAST 2004 event. This workshop will be organized by the International Centre for Science & High Technology (ICS-UNIDO) based in Trieste / Italy, which is an organization funded by the Italian government and managed under the umbrella of UNIDO.

The 2nd WATER MIDDLE EAST International Exhibition & Conference for Water Technology will be held from 13th to 15th September 2004 at the Bahrain International Exhibition Centre concurrently with the 3rd POWER-GEN MIDDLE EAST International Exhibition for Power Generation. WATER MIDDLE EAST 2004 will be organized by the Bahrain Convention & Exhibition Bureau under the umbrella of the Ministry of Commerce in partnership with Nuernberg Global Fairs, a globally operating German government-owned exhibition organizer whilst POWER-GEN MIDDLE EAST 2004 will be organized by PennWell Corporation, an international publishing company and exhibition organizer based in London with head office in United States of America.

The combined resources of the Bahrain government and UNIDO will further reinforce the status of WATER MIDDLE EAST as the leading annual event in the Middle East for water technology.

Special focus of these two events will be on the immense Saudi Arabia market and on infrastructure developments in Iraq and various countries in Western Asia.