Meeting from 27-28 October, participants at the 4th Annual Conference of the Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED) agreed on recommendations calling on Arab governments to, inter alia:
- give higher priority to environmentally-sustainable agriculture and rural development as a strategic policy objective to achieve food security;
- introduce a policy shift towards water demand management;
- adopt national and regional strategies for energy efficiency;
- promote the development of private sector-led locally-based competitive green technology through economic incentives; and
- promote public awareness campaigns on green economy.
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