A delegation from African-Asian Rural Development Organization visits Desert Research Center. The delegation headed by Dr. Manoj Nardyosinghe, Secretary General of the organization, and Mr. Mohamed Rashwan, the regional coordinator of the organization in North and East Africa.
The visit aims for the two parties to agree to organize joint cooperation programs to exchange experiences between two sides,
They discuss how to exploit scientific capabilities and research laboratories at DRC, and learn about the activities carried out by the Egypt Desalination Research Center of excellence (EDRC), affiliated with Desert Research Center, in addition that presenting and discussing a number of projects that can be implemented in various specializations.
The cooperation between Desert Research Center and the African-Asian Rural Development Organization from 2006 for more than 15 years. During these times the two organizations organized periodic educational courses on the phenomenon of desertification and climate change at the “Sustainable Development Center for Matrouh”