Eng. Mansour Hilal Al Mushaiti, Vice Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture, witnessed the signing of 38 memoranda of understanding and cooperation agreements between the environment, water and agriculture system and a range of government bodies, private companies and universities.

The signing took place at the opening of the first Saudi Water Week in Jeddah, a week-long event with wide national, regional and international participation that supports the Kingdom's efforts to develop the water sector and lead globally on water security and sustainability.

The agreements cover sharing expertise and building human capacity in the sector, boosting innovation and localizing modern technologies, raising public awareness of water conservation, using smart technology to improve efficiency, improving water use in agriculture and at airports, and training and certifying irrigation system auditors, in line with Saudi Vision 2030.