KUWAIT: The Environment Public Authority is coordinating with various organizations and authorities to minimize dust storms in Kuwait. Director General of the Environment Public Authority (EPA) and Chairman of the Board of Directors Sheikh Abdullah Ahmad Al-Hamoud Al-Sabah affirmed keenness on diminishing dust storms via afforestation.

Sheikh Abdullah affirmed in a workshop organized by EPA on Monday that the authority is cooperating with several bodies to develop a new system and find environmentally friendly solutions to stabilize the soil and reduce sprawling dust. He added that EPA's personnel are also working with the Public Authority of Agricultural Affairs and Fish Resources to plant trees in various areas to reduce dust occurring in Kuwait.

Sheikh Abdullah noted that regarding the seasonal fish deaths in Kuwait Bay caused by oxygen depletion in the water, EPA is addressing the issue alongside the Ministry of Public Works and the Ministry of Finance by developing ways for water treatment. - KUNA