The Fourth Derasat Forum: Strategies to Attain Food Security

The Fourth Derasat Annual Forum was held online from 21 – 23 June with a focus on food security. Experts shared policy and programme experience, presented recommendations to improve national and regional food security, and discussed the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.

The Importance of Attaining Food Security

The Fourth Derasat Forum will host officials and experts in the field of food security in the Kingdom of Bahrain and abroad to study the options, alternatives, supply chains and opportunities available to meet food security requirements as an important component of national security.

Food Security – Key Topic at Derasat’s Annual Forum

As Bahrain works from a strategic perspective to address the most prominent challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic, one of the priorities is securing self-food security, the multiple aspects of which will be discussed in the upcoming Forum 2021.

TRENDS and DERASAT Sign MOU

Derasat signed a cooperation agreement with the Think Tank, ‘TRENDS Research & Advisory’, to enable  joint research, expert secondments, collaborative events and to develop research and discussions that enrich and support the decision-making process.

Sustainable Waste to Energy Technologies: The Opportunities

Derasat’s recent ThinkTalk in collaboration with the German-Saudi Arabian Liaison Office for Economic Affairs (GESALO), explored the key waste to energy technologies and best practices available to achieve sustainable waste management in Bahrain. On June 2nd, at 11:00 (Bah time).

Loans Reprieve Helped Bahraini Families

Loan deferrals helped Bahraini families to overcome the financial challenges posed by Covid-19, a study on socioeconomic impact of covid-19 in Bahrain has concluded.