Participating of a number of responsibility centers and students in Port said governorate to raise awareness of the sustainable development goals in presence of cooperation parties of common interest

In light of fulfilling the social responsibility of the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport, through integration and interaction with the community to achieve a positive and effective impact, a number of responsibility centers, including the heads of departments of architecture, environmental design, and construction engineering (Faculty of Engineering and Technology in Port Said Branch), and a number of students participated in a big event in Port Said Governorate Diwan in the presence of cooperation parties of common interest namely, Ministry of Planning and Economic Development, Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, Port Said Governorate, Civil Society Organizations, and a group of industrialists and businessmen in the Industrial Zone in Port Said. They presented a number of environmentally friendly projects related to the agricultural sector which is a cornerstone for achieving food self-sufficiency. In order to achieve SDG No.2, the meeting discussed projects related to the recycling of food waste, as well as projects to raise awareness of the Egyptian farmer about the dangers of climate change and its expected negative effects on: 1) decreasing the area of agricultural land due to erosion, 2) increasing rates of desertification and soil salinity, and 3) a decrease in the productivity of agricultural crops. This was in presence of one of the farmers in order to find out the most critical details and interests of the Egyptian farmer and his needs according to his priorities.