منطقة الجوف-جامعة الجوف

Introduction

Sustainable Development Goal (SDG 6 or Global Goal 6) refers to clean water and sanitation the aim of the goal6 is sustainable management of water resources and access to safe water and sanitation are essential for unlocking economic growth and productivity and provide significant leverage for existing investments in health and education. The natural environment e.g., forests, soils and wetlands contribute to management and regulation of water availability and water quality, strengthening the resilience of watersheds and complementing investments in physical infrastructure and institutional and regulatory arrangements for water access, use and disaster preparedness. Water shortages undercut food security and the incomes of rural farmers while improving water management makes national economies, the agriculture and food sectors more resilient to rainfall variability and able to fulfil the needs of growing population. Protecting and restoring water-related ecosystems and their biodiversity can ensure water purification and water quality standards.

Furthermore, Saudi Arabia government introduces executive regulations for the protection of water resources from pollution. It aims to define standards and guidelines related to the protection of water resources from pollution, environmental requirements and controls related to water injection and dewatering, preventing pollution of water resources, and limiting its effects, and periodic monitoring and evaluation of environmental indicators related to water resources and their control. Determining the procedures and measures to be taken when people are close to exceeding the environmental standards related to water resources and determining the violations and penalties.

On the other hand, Jouf university provides different law regarding water. The objectives of the water law are to preserve, develop and protect water resources and ensure their sustainability and management. Another law is to regulate water resources’ affairs, the rights related to them and their use, and to ensure safe, clean, reliable, high-quality and competitively priced water supplies achieve equity among consumers.

Al Jouf University discusses the reality and challenges of water sustainability
Eng. Abdullah bin Ibrahim Al-Abdulkarim, Governor of the General Organization for Desalination of Saline Water, in the presence of the President of Al-Jawf University, Prof. Dr. Mohammed Al-Shaya, delivered a lecture entitled "Water Conservation .. Reality and the future) within the activities of Prince Nawaf bin Abdulaziz's chair.

Water Sustainability Challenges
The lecturer spoke about the sustainability of water in sufficient quantities and quality from the local scale to the global scale of the present and the future, for the survival of human life on the planet. He referred to the most important sources of water, such as surface and groundwater, dams, shallow and renewable water, and non-conventional water, which is desalinated sea water.

Globally desalinated water
The lecturer stated that the world's proportions of desalinated water are more than 46% in the Middle East and North Africa, while the share of Asia and the Pacific is about 17%, the share of North America is about 13%, while the share of Western Europe is about 12%, and by 4.7% Latin America and the Caribbean, South Asia 2.7%, Europe and Central 2.6%, while the share of the Sahara Desert of desalinated water is 1.7%.

Eng. Abdullah Al-Abdulkareem said that one of the goals of sustainable development globally is to ensure the availability of water and sanitation services for all and to manage them sustainably.

Vision 2030 Objectives
Eng. Al-Abdulkarim said that the programs of the Kingdom's Vision 2030 have set multiple strategic objectives related to water programs such as the National Transformation Program, the Rahman Guest Service Program, the Privatization Program, the National Industries and Logistics Program, and the Financial Sustainability Program.

The lecturer touched on other aspects, all of which are aimed at water conservation and sustainability, indicating in figures what the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is doing in this direction.

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Tahlia signs a memorandum of understanding with Al-Jawf University to enhance ways of joint cooperation
His Excellency the Governor of the Saline Water Desalination Corporation Eng. Abdullah bin Ibrahim Al-Abdulkarim and His Excellency the President of Al-Jawf University, Prof. Dr. Mohammed bin Abdullah Al-Shaya, signed on Tuesday a memorandum of understanding aimed at enhancing and facilitating ways of exchanging experiences and knowledge between the two parties, and expanding areas of cooperation in a way that enables the development, conduct and follow-up of research and training projects related to the desalination industry.

This MoU comes in the context of strengthening cooperation in the fields of using renewable energy for desalination, and establishing joint applied research projects that allow the utilization of human and material resources and scientific capabilities of both sides.

It also provides for cooperation in the areas of organizing scientific seminars and conferences, exchanging visits between experts, researchers and students, in addition to providing cooperative field training for university students, exchanging information, materials and scientific publications, and establishing joint training and rehabilitation programs.

The MoU provides an opportunity for coordination between the two parties to participate in relevant events such as career days and open employment, preparation of research, scientific studies and reports, processing of research requirements and selection of research topics, as well as the joint issuance of research results, intellectual property and recommendations.

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Al-Jouf University holds a lecture on water conservation, reality and the future
H.E. Eng. Abdullah bin Ibrahim Al-Abdulkarim, Governor of the Saline Water Desalination Corporation (SWCC), in the presence of H.E. Prof. Dr. Mohammed Al-Shaya, President of Al-Jawf University, delivered a lecture entitled "Water Conservation .. Reality and the Future" within the activities of Prince Nawaf bin Abdulaziz Chair.

The lecturer spoke about the sustainability of water in sufficient quantities and quality from the local scale to the global scale of the present and the future, for the survival of human life on the planet.

His Excellency referred to the most important water sources such as surface and groundwater, dams, shallow and renewable water, and non-conventional water, which is desalinated sea water.

The lecturer showed the proportions of water sources, which come glaciers by more than 68%, groundwater by 30%, and the percentage of salt water is more than 97%.

The lecturer stated that the world's share of desalinated water is more than 46 percent, while the share of Asia and the Pacific is about 17 percent, the share of North America is about 13 percent, while the share of Western Europe is about 12 percent, and 4.7 percent of Latin America and the Caribbean and South Asia is 2.7 percent, Europe and Central 2.6 percent, while the share of the Sahara desert of desalinated water is 1.7 percent.

Eng. Abdullah Al-Abdulkareem said that one of the goals of sustainable development globally is to ensure the availability of water and sanitation services for all and to manage them sustainably.

Eng. Al-Abdulkareem said that the programs of the Kingdom's Vision 2040 have set multiple strategic objectives related to water programs such as the National Transformation Program, the Rahman Guest Service Program, the Privatization Program, the National Industries and Logistics Program, and the Financial Sustainability Program.

The lecturer touched on other aspects, all of which are in the conservation and sustainability of water, indicating in numbers what the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is doing in this direction. The lecture was attended by university faculty members and a number of district officials and students.

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Al-Jouf University launches the afforestation campaign of the university city by planting 1200 seedlings in cooperation with the branch of the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture
Under the patronage of the President of Al-Jawf University, Prof. Dr. Mohammed bin Abdullah Al-Shaya, the afforestation campaign of the University City was launched to plant (1200) seedlings of cypress, talh, sidr and didonia trees as a first stage, with the participation of the Director of the Branch of the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture in the region Eng. Abdullah Al-Ahmari.

The supervisor of the Deanship of Community Service and Continuing Education, Dr. Ibrahim Al-Ali, explained that the campaign was launched in its first phase and will continue during the next two weeks, so that the seedlings are distributed within the university city in proportion to the sites and type of trees, adding that the student clubs will be involved in it to develop volunteer work and achieve the objectives of the campaign scientifically and socially, and will continue with the participation of the Mobile Club of the Deanship of Student Affairs, the Volunteer Work Club, and the Environmental Protection Unit from Pollution.

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During its first session of the current academic year: The University Council approves the establishment of a unit to protect the environment from pollution
In its first session of the current academic year 38/39 AH, the University Council approved the establishment of a unit specialized in protecting the environment from pollution, through a set of programs and works of competence, and the Council also approved the manual of ethics of the teaching profession, as well as approved the admission numbers for the General Diploma in Education program.

The session, which began with a speech during which His Excellency the Rector of the University and Chairman of the Council, Dr. Ismail bin Mohammed Al-Bishri, congratulated the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and his Crown Prince Al-Amin, may Allah protect them, on the occasion of the 87th National Day, calling on the Almighty Allah to perpetuate the blessing of security and prosperity on the country.

The session, which was attended by the Secretary of the Council of Higher Education, Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al-Saleh via live television broadcast, and the members of the Council from the deans of colleges and supporting deanships, was also known to discuss a number of topics, such as the termination of the mission of a group of scholarship holders, and to review the lists of graduates and their specializations, rates and general estimates for the second and summer semester of the academic year 37/38 AH, in addition to other topics included in the agenda.

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Prof. Dr. Mohammed Alshaya met with the President and members of the Sidr Al-Jawf Association, appreciating their contribution to the afforestation of the university city
The President of Al-Jawf University, Prof. Dr. Mohammed bin Abdullah Al-Shaya, was briefed on the programs of the Sidr Al-Jawf Voluntary Association and its objectives in the field of afforestation in general, planting wild trees of all kinds, and protecting the environment in the region.

The Association provided 1,000 seedlings of Sidr for cultivation in the University City in line with the University's directions and its recent announcement of the afforestation initiative, and to achieve the Kingdom's Vision 2030.

This came during the reception of Dr. Al-Shaya, President of the Sidr Al-Jawf Voluntary Association, Mr. Sultan Al-Duhailis and a number of members of the Association, thanking them for their contribution to the afforestation of the University City, and expressing the readiness of the University to support every community work aimed at developing the region and contributing to its development in accordance with the directives of His Royal Highness Prince Faisal bin Nawaf bin Abdul Aziz, Amir of the region.

Dr. Alshaya commended the efforts exerted by the Association in spreading the culture of afforestation among all segments of society, involving citizens in planting trees and raising awareness of their environmental and health role.

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Environment International Day
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