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Under the supervision of His Excellency the Director General of the Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization, and in the presence of Her Royal Highness, Princess Basma bint Ali, and Her Excellency Dr. Sakhr Al-Shakhatra, Secretary-General of the Ministry of Education, representative of His Excellency the Minister of Education and Chairman of the Jordanian National Commission for Education, Culture and Science, the Arab Organization for Education, Culture and Science (Department of Science and Scientific Research) organized the “Arab Forum on Water and Food” on November 24 and 25, 2025, in cooperation with the Fund. Al-Hashemi Foundation for the Development of the Jordanian Badia, in the city of Amman, participated in its activities. In his opening speech, His Excellency Professor Dr. Muhammad Sanad Abu Darwish conveyed the greetings of His Excellency the Director-General of the Organization, Professor Dr. Muhammad Ould Omar, stressing that water and food security are not a research luxury, but rather “an existential necessity that requires a unified Arab vision, serious political will, and investment in science and modern technologies.” It will continue its support for initiatives that enhance Arab integration in the fields of scientific research and sustainability of natural resources. The forum’s program, over the course of November 24 and 25, 2025, highlighted the importance of managing natural resources efficiently, and reviewed pioneering experiences in the Jordanian desert and dry areas. The participants concluded the forum’s work with a number of recommendations, the most prominent of which are strengthening Arab cooperation in the fields of water resources management and developing smart agriculture, supporting model projects in the Jordanian desert, and valuing the efforts of the Hashemite Fund in finding practical, generalizable solutions At the Arab level, and investing in modern technologies to reduce water waste and improve agricultural production. At the conclusion of the forum, the participants issued a joint call in which they called for the need to unite Arab efforts to address the challenges of water and food security, as they are the basis of stability and Arab national security. The call emphasized the importance of enhancing scientific research and innovation in natural resource management, and the need to advance Arab-Arab partnerships to ensure the transfer of expertise and support of pioneering initiatives in Jordan and other Arab countries as models on which to build However, Arab integration is an irreplaceable strategic choice to ensure a secure future for future generations, and ALECSO will remain a comprehensive Arab platform to connect researchers and decision-makers and enhance cooperation on crucial issues.