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WSTA 15th Gulf Water Conference, Doha 2024
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Conference Profile
Conference Book of Abstracts
Conference Recommendation
DAY 1
Day 1 - Session 1 Day 1 - Special Session 1 Day 1 - Special Session 2 Day 1 - Special Session 3 Day 1 - Workshop
Day One Photos & Video
Water Innovation and Technology
Waleed Zubari
Dr. Hammou LAAMRANI
Mohammad Mahdi Rajabi
Dr. Youssef Brouziyne
Dr. Rola Al-Emam
Dr. Vinay Nangia
UNESCO
Patrice Moix
Helmi Ana’am
Dr. Ayisha Al-Khatri
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Bert Coerver
Abdullah Barhy
Dr. Mohamed Abdallah,
SG – GCC Office
Eng. Hind Al Ali
Mousa Al Hajri
Mohammed Al Aali
Training Workshop (IWMI)
Khaldon Khashman ACWUA
Youssef Brouziyne IWMI
Muhammad Khalifa IWMI
DAY 2
Day 2 - Session 2A Day 2 - Session 2B Day 2 - Session 3A Day 2 - Session 3B Day 2 - Session 3C Day 2 - Session 4 Day 2 - Special Session 4 Day 2 - Special Session 5 Training workshop
Day Two Photos
Desalination Management
Mansour Ahmad
Ibrahim S. Al-Mutaz
Prof. Syed Javaid Zaidi
Dr. Raid-Alrowais
Mohammed Akkbik
Desalination Management
Dr. Zhaoyang Liu
Dr. Wafa Aqib Al Rawahi
Dr. Hassan Abdulrahim
Surface Water & Groundwater Management
Sadeq Oleiwi Sulaiman
Atef Qasem Kawara
Dr Yousry Mattar
Aiyad Gannan
Surface Water & Groundwater Management
Prof. Abdelkader LARABI
Mousa Al Hajri
Dr Adel Al-Haddad c/o Dr Amjad Aliewi
Dr. Raid AlRowais
Surface Water & Groundwater Management
Khalid ElHaj
Bisher Imam
Dr. Ali Al-Maktoumi
Ali AL Hamdi
Osama Salam, Karim Soliman
Integrated Water Management
Waleed El Damaty
Dr Abrar Habib
Yasir Said AL-Saadi, Prof. Waleed Khalil Zubari
Dr. Mohamed Shamrukh
ACUWA Effective Management
Eng. Khaldon Khashman
Prof. Muna Yacoub Hindiyeh,
H.E. Eng. Khaldon Khashman
Adel Alobeiaat
Frontiers – UNESCO
Abdelaziz Zaki
Prof. Waleed Al-Zubari
Dr. Ali Al-Maktoumi
Dr. Dalal Matar Alshamsi
H.E. Prof. Dr. Mahmoud Abu-Zeid
Prof. Syed Javaid Zaidi
Training workshop WHO
Case studies Sanitation Safety Planning
Case study from Jordan
Ghada Kassab, PhD
Wastewater Treatment
Technology
Ashghal – Managing the Reuse of
Wastewater and the initiatives
Examples of SSP concepts applied
in low rainfall climate sewage
DAY 3
Day 3 - Session 5A Day 3 - Session 5B Day 3 - Session 6A Day 3 - Session 6B Day 3 - Special Session 6
Day Three Photos
Agricultural Water Management
Dr. Kamel Mostafa Amer
Mohamed A Abdrabo
Rashyd Zaaboul
Agricultural Water Management
Farhat Abbas
Muhammad Youssef Hajim
Dr. Ahmed Al-Busaidi
Dr. Hassan Ali
Akram Alshami, Ahmed El-Shafei, Abdulrasoul Alomran
Wastewater Management
Dr. Abdullah Al-Matouq
Mohammed Al-Abri
Prof Dr. Emad Al-Karablieh
Wastewater Management
A. Al-Haddad, M. E. Ahmed, H. Abdullah, A. Al-Matouq, and A. Abusam
Khalid Bani-Melhem
Abdulrahman S. Alablan,
Amal S. Al Rahbi
Ahmed M. Elfeky
Amal S. Al Rahbi, Sharifa Al Awaid, Rehab Al Syiabi, Huda Al Amri, Hafsa Al Dowiki
ACUWA Privatization
Eng. Khaldon Khashman
Dr. Ahmad Abdellatif Alazzam
Saud AlShithani
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المؤتمر الخليجي الثالث عشر للمياه الكويت 2019
DAY 1
Day 1 - Session 1 Day 1 - Session 2 Day 1 - Session 3
Management of Industrial and Oil Water
Keynote – Hani AlKhalifa
T. Rashid, A. Al-Haddad, B. Al-Salman, A. Bushehri
Myung Eun Lee, Jungwook Lee, Yousef Al-Osairi
Nauman Rashid
Walid Abderrahman
Water Related Health and Environmental Issues
Keynote – Hamed Bakir
Othman Al Mashaqbeh
Mohammed Hamoda
Anwar Al-Osaimi
Bashir Brika
Fatima Aloraimi
Groundwater Resources Management
Keynote – Ali Al-Maktoumi
Keynote – Ralf Klingbeil
Catalin Stefan
Mohamed Dawoud
Ahmed Hadidi
Salah Hamad
Hussein Ghalib
DAY 2
Day 2 - Session 4 Day 2 - Session 5 Day 2 - Session 6A Day 2 - Session 6B
Surface Water Resources Management
Keynote – Mohamed Mustafa Abbas
Duaa Al-Saeed
Mubaraka Alghariani
Aisha Al-Qurashi
Ahmed Al-Barwani
Agricultural Water Management.
Keynote – Abdulrasoul Alomran
Keynote – Thameur Chaibi
Keynote – Faraj El-Awar
Amjad Aliewi
Ahmed Al-Busaidi
Latifa Dhaouadi
Ayisha Al Khatri
Samir Yacoubi
Mohamed Elhag
Desalination Management
Keynote – Ibrahim Al-Mutaz
Ibrahim Khamis
Hosam Shawky
Chidambaram Sabarathinam
Mohammad Safar
Mansour Ahmed
Desalination Management
Keynote – Mohammed Al-Abri
Mona Bahman
B Garudachari
Rajesha Kumar
Nasser Alnuaimi
DAY 3
Day 3 - Session 7 Day 3 - Session 8 Day 3 - Special Session S2 Day 3 - Special Session S3 Day 3 - Special Session S3
Municipal Watermanagement
Keynote – Muhammed AlRashed
Keynote – Mohammad Hmaidi
Keynote – Issam Nouiri
Mohammed Dawoud
Yousuf Al-Siyabi
Maryam Juma Marzooq
Abdullah Al Arafati
Ahmed Eid Al-Juaidi
Ali Madan Al-Ali
Management of Wastewater Treatment and Reuse
Keynote – Redouane Choukr-Allah
Keynote – Salah Al Mutawa
Keynote – Nizar Zaied
Adel Al-Haddad
Mohamed Al Rawahi
Abdullah Abusam
Andrzej Mydlarczyk
SDGs Achievements
Keynote – Ziad Khayat
Keynote – Nizar Zaied
Keynote – Etaf Chehade
Keynote – Ali Karnib
Keynote – Mubarak Al-Noaimi
Climate Change and Water Resources.
Keynote – Abdulrasoul Alomran
Keynote – Thameur Chaibi
Keynote – Faraj El-Awar
Amjad Aliewi
Ahmed Al-Busaidi
Latifa Dhaouadi
Ayisha Al Khatri
Samir Yacoubi
Mohamed Elhag
Desalination Future
Keynote – Mohamed AlRashidi GCC UWS
Abdullah AlArafati (Success stories – Oman)
Abdullah AlArafati (Role of research centers – Oman)
Tariq AlAnsari (Qatar)
Majid AlAmmar (Capacity Development in Desalination – KSA )
Eslam AlWaznani (Success story – KSA)
Abdulhakim Bin Saif (Local Spare Part Manufacturing – KSA)
Media Coverage
Conferences
مؤتمر الخليج الثاني عشر للمياه البحرين 2017
Conference Proceedings and Recommendations
Conference Proceedings
Conference Recommendations – English
Conference Recommendations – Arabic
DAY 1
Day 1 - Session 1A Session 1B: Session 1B:
Day One Photos
Integrated Water Strategies
Waleed Zubari
Hammou Laamrani
Integrated Water Strategies
Iyad Abu Moghli
Ziad Khayat
Thameur Chaibi
Ghiyath Nakshbendi
Gunter Hahn
Special Session S1
Adam Torrey
DAY 2
Day 2 - Session 2A Day 2 - Session 2B Day 2 - Session 3 Day 2 - Session 4 Day 2 - Session 5 Day 2 - Special Session S2
Day Two Photos
Groundwater Management
Abdelkader Larabi
Ralf Klingbeil
Gamal Abdo
Fedhah Almusallam
Adnan Akber
Ahmed Murad
Groundwater Management
Ahmed Murad
Ahmed Murad
GW Sustainability at Wadi Al Bih Dam
Ahmed Murad
Investigations of Upper Most Soil Zone
Mohamed Meddi
Mohsen Sherif & Ampar Shetty
Mohamed Dawoud Feasibility of Using TWW
Climate Change & Water Resources
Rachael McDonnell
Ali AlMaktoumi
Harald Kunstmann
Mohammed Al-Kalbani [Compatibility Mode]
Musalem kashob
Desalination Management
Ibrahim Al-Mutaz
Miriam Balaban
Mohammed Al-Sofi
Maha Salman & Gada Al-Nuwaibit
Mohamed Matar
Muhammad Shahzad
Ajaz Rashid
Khaled Elsaid
Municipal Water Management & Security
Khaldon Khashman
Mohammad Alrashed
Bashir Brika
Homoud Mutrafi
Ahmed Al Aghbari
Water-Energy Nexus
Almar Water Solutions
Assessment of Rainwater and Run-off Quality
Community Involvement as a Tool for Integrated Water Resources Management
Groundwater protection in Qatar
Integrated Groundwater Resources Management
Natural Radioactivity Levels For Groundwater In Al Hassa
Outlines for Water Saving Practices in Kuwait
Day 3
Day 3 - Session 6 Day 3 - Session 7 Day 3 - Session 8 Day 3 - Session 9 Day 3 - Special Session S3
Day Three Photos
Surface Water Management
Osama Tarabih (Hany Radwan)
Mohamed Elhag
Shakhawat Chowdhury & Fahmi
Sahar Abidi
Sadeq Sulaiman
Khater Alfarsi
Stephan Theobald
Olfa Hajji
Agricultural Water Management
Khalid Al Ruwis
Abdrab Al Rasol Al Omran
Hamdan Al Wahaibi
Water Related Environmental & Health Issues
Hamed Bakir
Ahmed Al Busaidi
Mariam Abdullah
Tahani Hussain
Abdullah Bushehri
Ziyad Abunada
Mubarak Al-Noaimi
Chowdhury
Wastewater Management
Redouane Choukr Allah
Waleed Zahid
Mohamed Dawoud
Ahmad Solaiman
GW Governance in the Arab Region
Bisher Imam
Abdelkader Larabi
Waleed Zubari
Conferences
مؤتمر الخليج الحادي عشر للمياه مسقط 2014
Conference Proceedings and Recommendations
DAY 1
Conference Proceedings
Conference Recommendations – English
Conference Recommendations – Arabic
Conference Portfolio and Overview
Day 1 - Session 1 Day 1 - Special Session
Day One Photos
Water Security and Food Sustainability
Glada Lahn,Chatham House: Counting the Cost of Water Resources in the GCC Countries: A Nexus Perspective
Hamid Bakir, WHO-CEHA: Health Water and Sanitation
Ibrahim Khamis, IAEA: WAMP
Waleed Alzubari, AGU: Integrated Efficiency Assessment
GCC Water Efficiency
Oman Water Resources Strategy
Qatar Water Management Efficiency
DAY 2
Day 2 Session 2A Day 2 Session 2B Day 2 Session 2C Day 2 Session 3 Day 2 Session 4 Day 2 Session 5
Day Two Photos
Surface Water Management
Keynote Abdin Salih: Sustainable Management of SW and GW in Arab Region
Youssef et al: An Overview of Flash Floods in Jiddah City
Hajji et al: Morphometric and Hydrologic Characteristics of Small Watershed Tunis
Abbas and Salman: Integrated Management of transboundary WR under CC sudan
Sallam et al: New Reclamation Mega Projects in Egypt
Groundwater Management
Keynote Bruce Misstear, IAH: Well design
Al Amri et al: GW Management South Al Batinah Oman
El Behiry et al: modeling of aquifer system in south al batinah oman
AlNoaimi: Estimation of Industrial Water Demand in Bahrain
Groundwater Management
Keynote Jens Grundmann: Principles and Challenges of IWRM
Semhi et al: Investigation of As Concentation Oman
Helmi and Al barwani: monitoring salinty changes in Al Batinah coastal aquifer oman
Rizk: determining source of nitrate pollution in liwa aquifer UAE
Murad et al: possible effects of changing GW levels and chemistry on building AlAin UAE
Municipal Water Management
Keynote Khaldoon Khashman, ACWUA: Efficient Management of Municipal Water
Keynote Alex McPhail, World Bank: Urban WM_Lessons from the American Southwest
Noaman and Alsharjabe: Water Crisis in Taiz City Yemen
Dissanayake and AlJabri: Improvement of Env Performance in WS system Oman
AbuSharkh and AlAbri: NRW in water distribution network Oman
Mariam and Awad: Assessment of drinking water quality Qater case study
Boone: Building social norms for conservation in Oman
Al Naama: Kahramaa-overview on W Quality Manag and Desal DW Standards and Guidelines
Desalination Management
Keynote Joydeep Dutta, SQU: Nanotechnology based pretreatment and desal for brackish water
Hamed: Scale control in MSF Des plants Saudi Arabia
ElShafey and AlHadi: modified date palm leafltet for treatment of brackish water Oman
Hussain: Development of activated carbon from oil fly ash for water and ww treatment systems
AbuSharkh and AlJabri: Risk assessment of tropical cyclone on WS system Oman
Moosa et al: operational experience of an integrated UF-RO system Saudi Arabia
Wastewater Treatment and Reuse Management
Keynote Peter Werner, UAEU: Challenges in sewage treatment and ruse opportunities in arid regions
Keynote Yasmeen Allawati: oil produced water treatment and management Oman
AlMahal et al: use of dynamic modeling in wastewater system management in Bahrain
Alsakkaf: Assessment of efficiency of biological stagesin removing organic materials Yemen
AlBusaidi: Use of Treated Sludge to improve water productivity Oman
AlAsmi: Haya Wastewater Strategies Oman
DAY 3
Day 3 Session 2D Day 3 Session 6 Day 3 Special Session Day 3 Special Session 2 Day 3 Special Session 3
Day Three Photos
Groundwater Management
Keynote Ralf Klingbeil, ESCWA MAR: ASR Regional_Experiences
AlAbri et al: GW from Ophiolite Aquifer Oman
Al-Maktoumi et al: Hydropedology and WRM Alkhoud Recharge Dam Oman
Bardi: Env GW Assessment in the Wadi_Khulays Saudi Arabia
Alwagdani and Basamed: Exploration and Evaluation of WR in harrat Khybar Saudi Arabia
AlKhatri: Analysis of Stakeholders Characteristics for IWRM Implementation Oman
Ashkar et al: Hydrogeologic and hydrochemical maps of Aban AlAhmar Saudi Arabia
Agricultural Water Management
Keynote Fawzi Karajeh, FAO NRE: FAO’s water scarcity inititative
Keynote Slim Zekri: GW Management in Oman
AlNoaimi: A model for estimating demand funtions for agr water Bahrain
AlRuwis et al: Pricing water used for production of wheat and dates in Riyadh Saudi Arabia
AlDhuhli et al: Rigorous irrig experiments with a novel simulation based optimization under saline conditions Oman
Chowdhury: analyzing the effects of CC on CWR in Saudi Arabia
AlBusaidi: Improving water productivity by magnetic technology Oman
Desalination Trends
Doug Eisberg: North American Desalination and Membrane Trends
Emilio Gabbrielli: Desalination and Reuse in Latin America
Miguel Angel SANZ: Desalination Trends in Europe and NorthAfrica
ESCWA ACWUA MDGs to SDGs
Khaldoon Khashman, ACWUA: MDGs and SDGs in WSS
Ralf Klingbeil, ESCWA: Water within currently proposed SDGs
Reem Nejdawi, ESCWA: intro to post 2015
International and Regional Networks
G-WADI
AWARENET
CapNet
MENA NWC
Conferences
المؤتمر الخليجي العاشر للمياه الدوحة 2012
Conference Proceedings and Recommendations
WSTA 10 Conference Proceedings
WSTA 10th Conf Recommendations final
Day 1
Day 1, Session 1 DAY 1, SESSION 2
Day One Photos
WATER SECURITY AND FOOD SUSTAINABILITY
Shared – Fahad Alattia
Sustainable WRM – Waleed Alzubaril
Food Crisis – Khalid Alruwais
Sustainability of food – Salma Bani
Sustainable water planning – Partick Linke
Water scarcity versus agricultural production – Jens Grundmann
SUSTAINABLE WATER RESOURCES PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT
Arab Water Governance Report – Ghaith Fraiz
Integrated WRP – Ahmad Khater
An analytical Study – Abdulaziz Alturbak
Emergency preparedness and crisi – Frank Galland
Water Resources and water consumption – Shawkat Chowdhury
Day 2
Day 2 - Session 3A Day 2, Session 3B DAY 2, SESSION 3C DAY 2, SESSION 4 DAY 2, SESSION 5A DAY 2, SESSION 5B
Day Two Photos
CONVENTIONAL WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
UNESCO sustainable management – Abdin Sali and Benno Boer
Vulnerability – Aysar
All Water – NOUIRI
Groundwater Contamiantion – Almurad
Use of simulation modeling – Abudarahim
GW Qatar – Al Muraikhi
Deep groundwater – SHAMRUKH
CONVENTIONAL WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
ESCWA MAR – Klingbeil
GW recharge – Al-Mushaikhi
Wastewater reuse in gw – Alezri
Feasibility of TSE in gw recharge in bahrain – Alzubari
CONVENTIONAL WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
Water harvesting – Abdulsalam
Hydroengineering Feasibility Runoff – Al-Taiee
Weakness in the effects – Al-Lahbi
Rainfall Variability in Oman – Al-Hatrushi
Variation of soil moisture – Al-Othman
Hydrus 2D – Yasser Atta
Sanaa depletion paper – GAD
Experience of Dams in Oman – Al-Muntheri
Hydrus 2D – Yasser Atta
DESALINATION MANAGEMENT
Sustainable desalination – Bushnak
Exergy analysis of large ME-TVC – Bin Amer
Lessons learnt from evaluation – Farooque
Electrochemical inactivation – Bensalah
Chlorine dioxide disinfection – Abid
Coupling of Water and atmosphere Texas – A&M
MUNICIPAL WATER MANAGEMENT
Economics of water resources – Abd Rabo
Managing the Rate of Leaks and Breaks in Old Networks – Tolefat
Using real time telemetry – Habash
Sustainable Water Supply and Resources Management-Yemen – Alhababy
MUNICIPAL WATER MANAGEMENT
Economic incentives and WDM – Zekri
New Water Operations Technique – Bawazir
Restructuring the water tariff to achieve cost recovery – Hudhud
Multivariate statistics – Shaban
Bottled water in Kuwait – AL-freij
Distric Cooling – Qatar Coll Company
Distric Cooling – Qatar Coll Company
Day 3
Day 3 - Session 6 Day 3, Session 7 DAY 3, SESSION 8 DAY 3, SPECIAL SESSION
Day Three Photos
WASTEWATER SECTOR MANAGEMENT AND REUSE
Sustainable water manag and reuse in Arab region – Choukrallah
TREATED WASTEWATER REUSE IN THE WEST BANK – Mezyd
Enhancing traditional knowledge – Al-Nozaily
Anerobic treatment – Atfallah
Reusing treated wastewater in muscat – Baawain
Public works authority – Elemadi
WATER HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT
Water and environment – Aljayoussi
Water safety – Bakir
Ecosystem approach – Abusamra
AGRICULTURAL WATER MANGEMENT
Real time soil water management – McCann
Virtual water – Al-Otaibi
Mobility of heavy metals – SEMHI
Ensuring food security via improvement – Al-Eryani
Integrated strategy of management of wastewater – Al-Battashi
Soil remediation – Gehan Sallam
“WATER-ENERGY NEXUS”
Water Energy Nexus – Walid Salih
ESCWA Water energy nexus – ChouchaniCherfane
Qatar Water Challange – Qeeri
Wasterwater treatment for LNG – Qatargas
Conferences
المؤتمر الخليجي التاسع للمياه عمان 2010
Conference Proceedings
Conference Proceedings and Recommendations
Conference Proceedings
Conference Recommendations – English
Conference Recommendations – Arabic
Conferences
المؤتمر الخليجي الثامن للمياه البحرين 2008
Proceedings Keynotes Speakers Day 1A Day 1B Day 2A Day 2B
Proceedings
Proceedings
Keynotes Speakers
Desal Trends CH2M HILL
Economics of Nuclear Desalination IEA
IWRM UNEP
Water Resources Planning and Management
Alternative water resources strategy in Saudi Arabia
APPLICATION OF 2D EARTH RESISTIVITY IMAGING
Groundwater management in Sana’a Basin – Republic of Yemen
IWRM Strategies & Policies in Oman’s National Water Resources M P
Present and Future Water Supply and Demand in Saudi Arabia
The Water Crisis in the Gulf Area
Towards Sustainable Management of Wadi Jarash_ An Integrated Approach
WATER AND TERRITORIAL PLANNING STRATEGY IN ALGERIA
Conventional Water Resources
3d- Geological And Groundwater Flow Modelling
An Advanced Technology for Groundwater Treatment
Application of Aquifer Storage and Recovery System
Assessment of Rainwater and Run-off Quality
Community Involvement as a Tool for Integrated Water Resources Management
Groundwater protection in Qatar
Integrated Groundwater Resources Management
Natural Radioactivity Levels For Groundwater In Al Hassa
Outlines for Water Saving Practices in Kuwait
Demand Management
Affordability of Household Water
Controlling Groundwater Pumping Online
Economic and Engineering optimization
Material Selection And Stress-induced Corrosion In Desalination And Power Plants
Water Supply and Demand in Bahrain
Supply Management
3-D Characterization of the Complexity of Groundwater Alluvial Aquifer Systems
Al Ansab MBR Sewage Treatment Plant
Assessment of Artificial Groundwater Recharge in Some Wadies in UAE
Crossing the Threshold of a Higher Order Urban Groundwater Level Forecast
Electrical Resistivity Imaging For Quaternary Aquifer In Wadi Muraykhat
Evaluating Different Types Of Irrigation Water
Conferences
المؤتمر الخليجي السابع للمياه الكويت 2005
7th WSTA CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS – ARABIC
7th WSTA CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS – ENGLISH VOL 1
7th WSTA CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS – ENGLISH VOL 2
