The fifth environmental research conference .. Investing the results of research, inventions and innovations

Damascus-Sana

Environmental planning and its role in achieving sustainable development and investing the results of research, inventions and innovations and using them to achieve sustainable development is the most important goal to achieve the fifth environmental research conference, which began today with the participation of 29 research prepared by a number of university professors and researchers.

Participants in the two-day conference organized by the Ministry of Local Administration and Environment on the Damascus University Amphitheater focused on the need to develop plans to achieve environmental sanitation and access to practical and scientific solutions to help solve environmental problems efficiently and adopt investment ideas in related projects to protect the environment from deterioration.

They pointed out that the environment requires a comprehensive and integrated approach that takes into account the close link between its various components on the one hand and its intersection with other sectors on the other hand to reduce degradation and protect natural resources in order to ensure their sustainability and work on sound environmental planning to observe all environmental circles without neglecting the role of laws and legislation and amendment and awareness The importance of the environment.

Dr. Mohamed Saleh, Head of Studies Department in Tartous Environment, told SANA that his research focuses on the pollutants resulting from the thermal plant and industrial water in Banias and its impact on the marine environment, calling for a long-term monitoring program with immediate measures to reduce pollution and invest the water coming from The plant is treated and inserted into the cooling circuit of the thermal plant and not thrown into the sea.

In a similar statement, Eng. Wissam Issa, director of solid waste in Tartous governorate, pointed out that the treatment of solid waste in mechanical and manual treatment plants results in about 30 percent of the rejections that are buried in sanitary landfills, which leads to pollution and emission of toxic gases indicating that these materials can be utilized through Convert it as an alternative to fuel for cement plants.

For her part, Dr. Baida Salloum from Wadi International University, said that her research focuses on how to safely dispose of waste that comes out of iron plants and invest in cement plants.

In a speech to the Minister of Local Administration and Environment Hussein Makhlouf during the conference, he stressed that the government seeks to achieve balanced and sustainable development through the enactment of the necessary legislation and the establishment of various investment projects in order to develop capacities and assist in the implementation of development plans and the resulting job opportunities.

President of the University of Damascus Dr. Mohammed Maher Qabakibi said in a similar speech that the conference seeks to find solutions to the environmental problems afflicting Syria, pointing out that Damascus University has taken several steps in recent years aimed at crystallizing the concept of community service and environmental development.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) participates in the conference through researches for the promotion of agricultural lands FAO Representative in Syria Mike Rixon pointed out that the environment in Syria suffers from unjust infringement, which contributed to the depletion of natural resources, especially groundwater and lack of energy, indicating that FAO is working on Assisting the Syrian government in implementing projects that contribute to the preservation of the environment.

The two-day conference will focus on environmental planning, safe disposal of debris, solid waste treatment, environmental planning in the field of integrated water management and renewable energies, rehabilitation of degraded ecosystems, mitigation of air pollution and the effects of climate change and environmental planning for the rehabilitation of oil wells and refineries in accordance with environmental requirements and finding successful solutions for disposal. From oil pollution, land use, environmental degradation, oil pollution, cleaner production and green architecture.

The conference was attended by Ministers of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform Eng. Ahmed Al-Qadri and Water Resources Eng. Hussein Arnous and Higher Education Dr. Bassam Ibrahim, Governor of Damascus Eng. Adel Al Olabi and Eng.

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