Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi Agriculture And Food Safety Authority To Collaborate On Developing New Desalination Technology Wed 07th April 2021 | 08:30 PM ABU DHABI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM - 07th Apr, 2021) Khalifa University of Science and Technology and the Abu DhabiAgriculture and Food Safety Authority (ADAFSA) announced they have signed a research collaboration agreement to jointly fund a project to engineer, scale-up and commercialize a novel class of selective ion sponges for desalination supporting enhanced water recovery and a circular approach to desalination. The agreement was signed by Dr. Arif Sultan Al Hammadi, Executive Vice-President, Khalifa University, and Saeed Albahri Salem Alameri, Director-General, ADAFSA. The project represents both the partnersâ intense involvement in water management and food security â two sectors strategic for the UAE.