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Sustainable Challenges Saudi Vision 2030 & Solutions
Dr.Al Rasheed participated in the NCUSAR 27th Annual Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference. Dr. Turki Faisal Al Rasheed was a featured specialist at the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations (NCUSAR) 27th Annual Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference. The conference, held in Washington, D.C., USA, on 31 October and 01 November 2018, brought together leaders from around the world to…
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Managing Water Scarcity in River Basins: Innovation and Sustainable Development A GlobAqua
Dr. Turki Al Rasheed has recently returned from a conference in Morocco which brought together practitioners and scientists in the water sector to exchange ideas and information and raise awareness about issues relating to water scarcity and management. Topics covered included European countries’ strategies on water, the use of brackish water, seawater desalination, the potential…
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Al Rasheed lecture at the American University of Beirut about rural development
A special lecture was held at the American University of Beirut on 23 April 2018 highlighting the importance of Food Security issues in the Middle East. The title of the lecture is “Food Security in the Middle East: The Role of the Private Sector”. Currently, sustainability in food supply in Middle Eastern countries is unattainable.…
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Saudis ‘Back to the Farm’?
Saudis ‘Back to the Farm’? An interesting article in Arab News, though I think the expert being quoted is off-target on several points. Turki Al-Rasheed notes that water is a problem, but he says that ‘renewable water’ could be recaptured in run-off. Frankly, other than sewage water, which could be renewed and recycled, I don’t…
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Developing the Rural Economy for Sustainable Shared Growth. Speech Commonwealth Business Forum
Developing the Rural Economy for Sustainable Shared Growth Colombo, Sri Lanka Dr. Turki Faisal Al Rasheed 12 November 2013 Introduction For 70% of the world’s poor who live in rural areas, agriculture is the main source of income and employment. But depletion and degradation of land and water pose serious challenges to producing enough food…
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Future of Arizona Agriculture 10 Years and Beyond
Future of Arizona Agriculture 10 Years and Beyond Agricultural Trade: The Saudi Perspective The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) at the University of Arizona, Tucson, held a panel discussion on the “Future of Arizona Agriculture 10 Years and Beyond” on 3 November 2017. It was organized by the College’s Department of…
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Chart Your Way to Success
Dr Turki Faisal Al Rasheed delivered a talk entitled “Chart Your Way to Success” at the Islamic Center of Tucson (ICT), Arizona, on 10 November 2017. The ICT is situated near the world-renowned University of Arizona; it serves as both a prayer space and a community center, and caters to all Muslims of Southern…
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