{
  "id": 9654637,
  "title": "GCC member states in talks over water co-operation, says senior UAE official",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/gcc-member-states-in-talks-over-water-co-operation-says-senior-uae-9654637",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-24T23:19:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National Business",
    "slug": "the-national-business",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2026/09/24/gcc-member-states-in-talks-over-water-co-operation-says-senior-uae-official/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Member nations of the Gulf Co-operation Council are engaged in discussions to establish a framework for water cooperation, according to a high-ranking UAE official. During the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Abdulla Balalaa, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs for Energy and Sustainability, disclosed that GCC members were deliberating on a water-sharing plan, inspired by their existing energy co-operation model. Balalaa emphasized the potential of such collaboration, stating that water scarcity is a global challenge affecting millions of people. The UAE, which has already achieved universal access to safe water and sanitation, is promoting water security and conservation as part of its foreign policy objectives at the upcoming UN Water Conference in Abu Dhabi. Balalaa called for increased private-sector participation, urging nations to establish conducive regulatory environments for financing the development and deployment of water technologies to address the pressing global water crisis.",
  "summary": "Member states of the Gulf Co-operation Council are in talks to create a process around water co-operation, a senior UAE official said on Thursday. On the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, Abdulla Balalaa, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs for Energy and Sustainability, told reporters that GCC member states were in discussions on a water-sharing initiative, aimed at replicating…",
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        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "title": "GCC member states in talks over water co-operation, says senior UAE official",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/gcc-member-states-in-talks-over-water-co-operation-says-senior-uae",
        "published": "2026-09-24T23:19:21.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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