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UAE urges scientists to help make it rain

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Scientists are being urged by UAE authorities to help bring more rain to the driest places on Earth.

Dubai(ANN)Following the official launch of the UAE Research Programme for Rain Enhancement Science, inaugurated by Ahmed Juma Al Zaabi, Deputy Minister of Presidential Affairs of the United Arab Emirates, applicants are urged to submit their pre-proposals online, before the closing date of March 16, 2015.
The programme aims to enhance water security through international cooperation in scientific research and development in the field of rain enhancement.
The research areas that the programme intends to address include the fundamental understanding of rainfall enhancement, data modeling, analysis, and evaluation. as well as experimental design, technologies and instrumentation.
Dr Abdullah Al Mandoos, Executive Director of the National Centre of Meteorology and Seismology, said: This research programme is an excellent opportunity for researchers interested in the field of rain enhancement to advance their skills and expertise in collaboration with globally like-minded scientists, while working on developing potential solutions for water security to bring health and prosperity to the world.
We urge researchers from around the world to participate in this innovative programme by submitting their ideas at the earliest. Together, we can bring water, and therefore life and prosperity, to the driest regions of the world.
To take part, applicants are advised to submit a Letter of Intent (LOI) by February 16. The submission deadline for pre-proposals is March 16.
Alya Al Mazroui, Manager UAE Program for Rain Enhancement Science, said: Ultimately we can establish the technologies as reliable tools for fresh water augmentation, improving the verification of current rain enhancement, enhancing predictive capabilities for targeted cloud seeding operations, and also integrating new techniques or technologies to increase the efficiency of cloud seeding operations.
Five awardees will be selected by a two-stage review process, and receive a total grant of $5 million, which will be dispersed over a three-year period.
Source: news@7days.ae

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