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In Service of the Kingdom’s Goals in Developing the Agricultural Sector and Water Sustainability UoB Participates with A Design Inspired by The Local Environment Attracting the Attention of Bahrain International Garden Show’s Visitors
Sakhir – University of Bahrain
10 March 2023
The President of the University of Bahrain (UoB), Dr. Jawaher bint Shaheen Al-Mudhahka, affirmed the University’s keenness to participate in local and international activities to contribute to sustainable development, preserve the environment, and spread awareness on the importance of changing practices to preserve natural resources, the most important of which is water, to maintain a sustainable life for future generations, praising the remarkable progress made by the Kingdom of Bahrain in this field, with the support and interest of His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, in the development of the agricultural sector.
This came at the inauguration of the Bahrain International Garden Show, by His Highness Sheikh Isa bin Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Isa bin Salman Charity Educational Endowment, which is being held from Thursday, March 9, until Sunday, March 12, under the royal patronage of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the great king of the country, and with the generous support of Her Royal Highness Princess Sabeeka bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa, Wife of His Majesty the King, Chairperson of the Advisory Board of the National Initiative for the Development of the Agricultural Sector.
Moreover, Dr. Al-Mudhahka expressed her happiness with the diligent work provided by the University team, which is based on participation and concerted efforts, to contribute to reaching the public and spreading awareness on the importance of protecting the environment and natural resources, noting the success of the University team in providing a design and scientific content that is consistent with the slogan of the Show ” Water: Renewal of Life ” through its participation in the Bahrain International Garden Show 2023.
Moreover, the UoB President extended her thanks and appreciation to the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Isa bin Salman Charity Educational Endowment, His Highness Shaikh Isa bin Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, for his follow-up on UoB’s participation in the Bahrain International Garden Show.
Among more than 176 participants from the public and private sectors at the Bahrain International Garden Show, UoB’s pavilion focuses on introducing the public to the field of water sustainability, and ways to use the environment to renew life, with a design inspired by the water canals that were common in the local environment (Al-Saib). The shape of the pavilion embodies the alignment of horizontal lines in an undulating manner, allowing the visitor a space to roam in a space inspired by Al-Saib, and the beds of water bodies in the Bahraini environment. Also, the design provides corners that allow visitors to learn about the common reed plant, by presenting distinctive scientific experiments.
The University’s pavilion attracted many visitors, as a number of the University’s students explained the information to the visitors and introduced them to the scientific content of the University’s pavilion, which showed the importance of water, how to preserve it, renew it and purify it to ensure its sustainability. The also pavilion highlighted the reed plant (known locally as the kasbah), due to its wide positive properties and uses in purifying water from pollutants and salts.
