AMMAN — HRH Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, visited the
Royal Scientific Society (RSS) Wednesday, where he was received by HRH Princess Sumaya, the RSS’
president, as part of the prince’s official visit to the Kingdom.
اضافة اعلان
Prince
Charles was briefed on the RSS’ research and development into practical and
applied solutions to meet the challenges facing Jordan and the region. Topics
included the monitoring of zoonotic infections diseases, atmospheric water
harvesting, and wastewater treatment.
Prince
Charles and Princess Sumaya were later joined by business leaders and
Minister of Environment Muawieh Al-Radaideh for a high-level roundtable discussion on
sustainability challenges facing the business sector and the potential opportunities
of sustainable growth.
The
session was also attended by Jordan’s Ambassador to the UK Manar Al-Dabbas, the
UK’s Ambassador to Jordan Bridget Brind, as well as representatives from the
RSS.
Prince
Charles discussed the role of the Sustainable Markets Initiative in mobilizing
the resources and talents of the commercial, industrial, and financial
community to push towards achieving sustainable development, pointing to the
need to find a global roadmap for the transition towards a clean and green
economy.
Princess
Sumaya emphasized the role of science in finding solutions to shared
challenges, not least in dealing with the impact of the global pandemic. She
noted that “this was an example of the entire planet being affected by an issue
that was part of the challenge to science. Now is the time for the science
community to step up”.
The
princess added that infectious diseases, climate change, and so many other
disasters know no borders, and that we must work together in a transboundary
manner to invest in science to improve people’s lives.
Read more National news
.jpg)
.jpg)
