为解决饮用水短缺，阿联酋欲从南极拖冰山_时事

为解决饮用水短缺，阿联酋欲从南极拖冰山

And the scheme could begin as early as the start of 2018.

项目在2018年年初就可以启动。

The firm's director says they have already travelled the transportation route and used simulators to check the feasibility of the scheme, according to reports in Gulf News.

据《海湾资讯报》报道，该公司经理表示，他们已经行驶过运输路线，并用模拟器核实了这项计划的可行性。

Speaking to the site about what he is calling the UAE Iceberg Project, Abdullah Mohammad Sulaiman Al Shehi said: 'Our simulator predicts that it will take up to one year [to tow an iceberg to UAE].

阿卜杜拉-穆罕默德把整个项目称为阿联酋冰山计划，他告诉记者：“根据模拟器预测，整个计划预计耗时一年 'We have formulated the technical and financial plan. Towing is the best method. We will start the project in beginning of 2018.

“我们已经拟定了技术和资金方案。拖拽可能是最好的方式。2018年年初，我们就启动计划。”

'We want it mainly for the water. It could also be good for tourism and the weather.'

“我们主要是想获得水资源，不过可能对旅游业和天气也有好处。”

The UAE is one of the most arid countries and one of the top 10 most water-scarce in the world, due to its extremely arid climate, which receives less than four inches (100 mm) of rainfall per year.