The results of the cooperation between the Department of Water Development (DWD) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of the US, on "Optimizing the Operation of Water Refineries in Cyprus", were presented by a team of experts from the EPA, online from the US, during an event held at the offices of TAI in Nicosia, in the presence of the Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment and the US Ambassador to Cyprus.
This collaboration took place within the framework of the US Embassy Science Fellow Program, in which the US government sponsors the work of a US expert who, in cooperation with the relevant authorities of the country, works to solve a specific problem.
The practice that is usually followed is the visit of an expert, with a maximum duration of a visit of 90 days. Due to the pandemic, this practice could not be followed, so it was decided that cooperation should be carried out at a distance. As a result of this choice, the EPO provided a team of experts for the purpose of this work, which worked for a period of about one year, and as a result the results of the cooperation exceeded the initial expectations of those involved.
According to the US Ambassador, this cooperation showed that not only did the pandemic not stand in the way, but provided an opportunity for a broader cooperation with excellent results.
The Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment welcomed the initiative and expressed his satisfaction with the results of the cooperation.
Concluding the meeting, the Director of TAY Ms Panagiota Hadjigeorgiou stressed that this cooperation was of great importance for TAY and proposed its continuation and institutionalisation through a Memorandum of Understanding between TAY and EPA, an idea welcomed by all those present.
(EC/SX)
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