Prince Feisal Ibn Al-Hussein of Jordan, who as a chairman of the Royal Water Committee is active in water resource management and alternative water resources, will be the keynote opening session speaker at the inaugural WaterSmart Innovations Conference and Exposition, Oct. 8-10 in Las Vegas.
Presented by the Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA) in conjunction with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) WaterSense Program, WaterSmart Innovations will serve to broaden the knowledge of innovations in urban water efficiency and water conservation including products, programs and outreach.
Slated to speak at the conference’s opening session Oct. 8, Prince Feisal chairs the water committee that his brother, King Abdullah II, created earlier this year to upgrade Jordan’s water strategy and develop policies and programs in light of the kingdom’s scarce water resources.
A recent World Bank report noted that Jordan is one of the world’s 10 most water-deprived nations. According to the U.S. Agency for International Development, the average Jordanian has access to fewer than 150 cubic meters of water, or less than 40,000 gallons annually. In contrast, the average U.S. citizen has more than 9,000 cubic meters, or about 2.4 million gallons, of fresh water available per year. Exacerbating Jordan’s water challenges is its growing population, expected to double by 2029.
In addition to his commitment to efficient use of Jordan’s limited water resources, HRH Prince Feisal is head of the Jordanian Olympic Committee and serves as a Lieutenant General in the Royal Jordanian Air Force. He graduated from Brown University in Providence, R.I., in 1985 with a degree in electrical engineering, and has been a supervisor and advisor to Royal Wings Airlines, a regional subsidiary of Royal Jordanian Airlines, since 1995.
WaterSmart Innovations will be held at the South Point Hotel and Casino, at the south end of the Las Vegas strip. Full conference registration of $390 is available through the conference’s Web site, www.WaterSmartInnovations.com.
