Petra reports Jordanian and Syrian environment ministers discussing drought, water scarcity and border ecosystems. They agreed to prepare a comprehensive memorandum.
Signing is envisaged during COP31. Sustainable water management and monitoring are priorities; the announcement does not establish an already signed final memorandum or financed project.
BHP’s August results show strong copper earnings and cost control; an ore-grade scenario isolates how fixed processing energy raises cost per tonne of recovered copper.