Experts discuss directions of UAE Research Programme for Rain Enhancement Science

UAE Research Programme for Rain Enhancement Science, with the participation of leading scientists, experts, professionals and stakeholders in rain enhancement research, discussed the strategic research directions and roadmap for its sixth cycle, which will award US$1.5 million for each winning research project.

The high-level workshop in Abu Dhabi discussed the programme's strategic priorities, in particular the development of partnerships with local universities and research institutes in the UAE, and the possibility of involving other relevant international organisations such as the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) in future research projects.

Alya Saeed Al Mazroui is the Director of the UAE Research Programme for Rain Enhancement Science, said that the programme seeks to strengthen international cooperation in the field of rain amplification research, uniting views and efforts with pioneers in the scientific community to address pressing global challenges, and laying the basic foundations to be launched in the next phase in the sixth cycle of the programme.

It was noted that the programme seeks to strengthen ties between the weather and rain enhancement scientific community locally and globally, especially in light of the outstanding results achieved through projects awarded by the programme over the past ten years. This is reported by Emirates News Agency (WAM), a partner of TV BRICS.

The workshop focused on five key areas: improved pollination materials, rain amplification systems, autonomous weather systems, limited climate intervention, and advanced models, software and data.