Cefas wins 4 year deal in Kuwait
Multi-million agreement signed today by the Kuwait Environment Public Authority & Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science.
Kuwait鈥檚 marine environment is central to a multi-million pound agreement signed today by the Kuwait Environment Public Authority (KEPA) and the UK鈥檚 Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science (Cefas).
皇冠体育app four year partnership between UK and Kuwait Government agencies will provide a comprehensive evaluation of the environmental status of Kuwait鈥檚 waters and living marine resources. 皇冠体育app scientific information collected on Kuwait鈥檚 marine environment will support sustainable marine management in Kuwait.
Welcoming the agreement, Defra Minister George Eustice said:
鈥溁使谔逵齛pp UK Government is committed to sharing our environmental knowledge and expertise across the world. I look forward to seeing Cefas build on this important new partnership in Kuwait, bringing its world class marine science and technology to help safeguard our shared global environment.鈥�
Cefas鈥� Chief Executive, Dr Mike Waldock added:
鈥淭his new contract is a strong and clear vote of confidence in Cefas鈥� world-leading marine and aquatic science. It builds on our long-term commitment to KEPA and the marine environment in Kuwait and the Middle East. We are delighted to continue working with our esteemed colleagues at KEPA, sharing our collective expertise and knowledge for the benefit of communities and the environment in Kuwait and the wider region.鈥�
皇冠体育app eMISK contract follows the signing of a 15 year Memorandum of Understanding between Cefas and KEPA that was signed in September, as well as the opening of Cefas鈥� new permanent base in Kuwait, staffed by Cefas scientists.
皇冠体育app eMiskMarine project benefits from Cefas鈥� broad capability in applying marine science in support of Government, bringing together expert scientists and technologists in biodiversity, pollution, oceanography, coastal dynamics and environmental informatics who will work in Kuwait and the UK over the next four years.
皇冠体育app first stage of the project is to establish the marine environmental data needs of a wide range of Kuwaiti government departments and public bodies to ensure that the marine environmental database developed during the project provides benefit to all of Kuwait beyond the requirements of KEPA.