Published 24 Mar,2021 via Arab News - Economy RIYADH - Rain harvesting will form part of the UAE’s new water strategy which relies on people slashing their consumption of the precious natural resource by as much as 40 percent.
The UAE will impose new laws and regulations and encourage a culture of water conservation to support its strategy, UAE Energy Minister Suhail Al-Mazrouei told Forbes Middle East.
The plan envisages the creation of a water platform that collects data and a water security plan that separates power generation from desalination, he added.
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