Tunisia and South Africa hold seminar on water management

A seminar on water management in Tunisia and South Africa, titled The Role of Science Diplomacy on Knowledge and Expertise Sharing, Tunisia-South Africa Experience on Water Management as a Model, was held on 19 June at Pretoria International Convention Centre.

- Marion Smith

The event was a collaboration between the department of science, technology and innovation, the South African Academy of Sciences, the Capital of Science Diplomacy for Africa and the Embassy of Tunisia in Pretoria.

It was attended by more than 140 people, including representatives from the South African departments of international cooperation, agriculture and health, as well as the African Development Bank for Southern Africa, Professor Mohamed Fethi Ben Hamouda of the Tunisian National Institute of Agronomy and coordinator of the Tunisian-South African Cooperation project, Professor Essam Nouiri, of the same institute, as well as heads of diplomatic missions, diplomats, delegates from South African research centres, the private sector and members of the Tunisian community.