WSTA12thGulfWaterConference

"WaterintheGCC...TowardsIntegratedStrategies"
CrownePlazaHotel,KingdomofBahrain
2830March2017
DAYONE:TUESDAY28MARCH,2017
08:3009:30 CONFERENCEREGISTRATION
09:3011:00 OPENINGCEREMONY&EXHIBITIONOPENING &RefreshmentBreak
11:0012:10 SESSION1A:INTEGRATEDWATERSTRATEGIES
CoChairpersons:AdnanFakhroandAbdulazizAlTurbak
11:0011:20 Keynote:WaleedAlZubari,ArabianGulfUniversity,Bahrain
OverviewoftheGCCUnifiedWaterStrategy
11:2011:40 Keynote:HammouLaamrani,GIZ/LAS,Egypt
Currentwaterchallengesandprospectiveopportunities:boldstepsintherightdirection
114012:00 Keynote:AminElSharkawi,UNDP,Bahrain
WaterandtheSustainableDevelopmentGoals(SDGs)
12:0012:10 AbdulamalikAlAlshaikh:PrinceSultanBinAbdelazizInternationalPrizeforWater(PSIPW)
12:1012:30 DhohorPrayerandRefreshmentbreak
12:3014:15 Cont.,SESSION1B:INTEGRATEDWATERSTRATEGIES
12:3012:50 Keynote:IyadAbuMughli,UNEP/ROWA,Bahrain
FightingWaterPollutiontoAchievetheSDGs
12:5013:10 Keynote:ZiadKhyat,UNESCWA,Lebanon
ConsideringanexusapproachtothewaterrelatedSDGsintheArabRegion
13:1013:30 keynote:ThameurChaibi,Tunisia
ChallengesandOpportunitiesforImplementingWaterResourcesManagementinNorthAfrica
13:3013:45 WaterandOil:TheImpactoftheDeclineinOilPricesonWaterManagementinTheGCC(F.3),
GhiyathNakshbendi,USA
13:4514:00 Developmentofregenerativewaterresourcesinsemiaridregions(A.6),Dr.GnterHahn,
Germany
14:0014:15 Discussion
14:1515:30 SPECIALSESSIONS1:THEROLEOFREGULATORYWATERAGENCIESINEFFICIENTWATER
MANAGEMENT

OrganizedbyAWARENETandUNESCWA(JohannavonToggenburg,AWARENETCoordinatorand
ZiadKhayat,FirstEconomicAffairsOfficer,ESCWA)

Presentation:AdamTorreyChairoftheAWARENETWaterGovernanceWorkingGroupandThe
WaterProjectInc
Moderator:MohamedAbdelRaoufAly,GulfResearchCenter
Panelists:
Dr.MohamedHassanMohamedMoustafaExecutiveChairman,WaterandWastewater
RegulatoryAgency,Egypt
JamalShadidHead,DrinkingwatersectionattheRegulationandSupervisionBureau,Abu
Dhabi
MohammadSaidAlHmaidiNasirCEO,WaterSectorRegulatoryAuthority,Palestine
15:30 ClosingofDay1andLunch
DAYTWO:WEDNESDAY29,2017
08:0010:00 SESSION2A:GROUNDWATER SESSION4:DESALINATIONMANAGEMENT
MANAGEMENT CoChairpersons:AdilBashnaqandNadir
CoChairpersons:AhmedKhaterandMubarak Albastaki
AlNoaimi
08:0008:20 Keynote:AbdulkderLaarabi,MohammedV Keynote:IbrahimAlmuataz,KingSaud
University,Morocco University,SaudiArabia
 Modelingtheimpactsofclimatechangeon
groundwaterresourcesinaridandsemiarid
areas:analysis,casestudiesandconceptsfor
adaptivewater
08:2008:40 Keynote:RalfKlingbeil,BGR,Germany
GroundwaterManagementintheMENA
Region:ChallengesandOpportunitiesforthe
Future
08:4009:00 Keynote:GamalAbdo,Universityof
Khartoum,Sudan
WaterResourcesManagementChallengein
SudanandSolutionsusingAdvancedTools
09:0009:15 HydrochemicalCharacterizationof
GroundwaterinSulaibiyaandAlAtraf
WellfieldsintheStateofKuwait(GW.3),
FedhahAlmusallam,Kuwait(inArabic)
09:1509:30 ImpactsofAnthropogenicActivitiesonthe
groundwaterresourcesofNorthernKuwait
(GW.4),AdnanAkber,Kuwait
09:3009:45 GroundwaterLevelMonitoringofthe
QuaternaryAquiferatAlAinCityinUAE,
UsingGeophysicalMethods(GW.10),Ahmed
Murad,UAE
09:4510:00 Discussion
10:0010:30 RefreshmentBreak
10:3012:15 SESSION2B:GROUNDWATER
MANAGEMENT
CoChairpersons:RalfKlingbeiland
AbdulkaderLaarabi
10:3010:45 VulnerabilityAssessmentforSharedAquifers,
CaseStudy:DammamSharedGroundwater
Aquifer(G.11),MohamedAbdelRazak,Saudi
Arabia
10:4511:00 GroundwaterSustainabilityatWadiAlBih
Dam,RasElKhaimah,UnitedArabEmirates
(UAE)usingGeophysicalmethods(GW.6),
AhmedMurad,UAE
11:0011:15 InvestigationsoftheUpperMostSoilZone
CharacteristicsanditsImpactonRecharging
ShallowGroundwaterAquifersinArid
Regions:ACaseStudyonWadiAlBihDam,
RasAlKhaimah,NorthernEmirates,UAE
(GW.7),AhmedMurad,UAE
11:1511:30 Artificialrecharge:MitidjaplaininNorthern
Algeria(GW.1),MohamedMeddi,Algeria
11:3011:45 AquiferStorageandRecoveryinWadi Ham,
UnitedArabEmirates(GW.8),MohsenSherif,
UAE
11:4512:00 FeasibilityofUsingTreatedWastewaterin
AquiferRechargeinAbuDhabiEmirate,UAE
(F.2),MohamedDawoud,UAE
NuclearDesalinationasaLongTermSolutionto
WaterShortageintheGCCCountries
Keynote:MiriamBalaban,European
DesalinationSociety,Italy
DevelopmentsinDesalinationintheArabianGulf
Region,19812016
Keynote:HosamShawky,DesertInstitute,Egypt
Developmentofmobilestandalonesolardriven
reverseosmosisdesalinationplantsfor
sustainabledevelopmentinEgypt(DSL.6)
AntiScaleMagneticMethodasaPrevention
MethodforCalciumCarbonateScaling(DSL.3),
MahaSalman,Kuwait
TheuseofALBRIVAPRDSB(M)Aforcost
performanceimprovementofscalecontrolin
MultipleStageFlashSeawaterEvaporatorUnits
(DSL.4),MohamedMatar,UK
PrimaryEnergyConsumptionfortheEfficiency
ComparisonofallDesalinationProcesses(DSL.5),
MuhammadShahzad,SaudiArabia
Studyofadesalinationsystembasedonthe
principleofNaturalVacuumDistillation(DSL.2),
AjazRashid,Bahrain
Cont.,SESSION4:DESALINATION
MANAGEMENT
AssessmentofgroundwaterqualityinStateof
Qatarforagricultureanddomesticwatersupply
applyingmembraneprocesses(GW.2), Khaled
Elsaid,Qatar
SpecialPresentation
Makingbetterdecisionsforanuncertainfuture
withMonteCarlosimulation,DougOldfiled,
Palisade,UK
Discussion
SPECIALSESSIONS2:THEWATER&ENERGY
NEXUS
TheImpactofDesalination,WaterReuseand
RenewableEnergyTechnologieshaveonWater
SustainabilityandSecurityintheGCCregion
OrganizedbyWSTAandIDA
ModeratorsAbdulmajeedAlawadhi,WSTA
AdvisoryBoard,andShannonMcCarthy,IDA
 12:0012:15 Discussion VicePresident
Panelists
AdilBushnak,BushnakGroup,KSA
MiriamBalaban,EDS
CarlosCosin,IDA/AlmarWater
WaleedAlZubari,WSTA/AGU
12:1512:45 DhohorPrayerandRefreshmentBreak
12:4514:45 SESSION3:CLIMATECHANGEANDWATER SESSION5:MUNCIPALWATERMANAGEMENT
RESOURCES ANDSECURITY
CoChairpersons:MohammedAlmullaand CoChairpersons:MohammedAlrashidiand
GamalAbdo HamadAlhatmi
12:4513:05 Keynote:RachaelMcDonnell,ICBA,UAE Keynote Speaker:KhaldonKhashman,ACWUA,
WaterFuturesunderaChangingClimatefor Jordan
theGCCCountries EffectiveManagementofWaterUtilitiesinthe
ArabRegion
13:0513:20 KeynoteSpeaker:AliAlMaktoumi,Sultan Keynote Speaker:MohammedAlRashid,KISR,
QaboosUniversity,Oman Kuwait
ImpactsofClimateChangeonCoastal ManagementandSecurityofMunicipalWaterin
AquifersinNorthernOman(G.8) theGCCCountries
13:2013:35 Precipitationmonitoringandfuture WaterResourcesandDesalination:TheLibyan
precipitationassessmentunderclimate Perspective:AReview(D.2),BashirBrika(in
change(G.6),HaraldKunstmann,Germany Arabic)
13:3513:50 AssessmentofWaterResourcesVulnerability AssessmentoftheWaterEnergyNexusinthe
toClimateChangeinAlJabalAlAkhdar, MunicipalWaterSector:ACaseStudyofEastern
SultanateofOman(G.9),MohammedAl Province,SaudiArabia(MUN.1),Homoud
Kalbani,Oman Almutrafi,SaudiArabia
13:5014:05 PredictingofDailyStorageVolumein16 MunicipalWaterSecurityinBahrain,
TeshreenDamunderClimateChangeusing StakeholdersAnalysisandScenarioProjections
ArtificialNeuralNetwork(G.2),Amer (MUN.3),AhmedAlAghbari
Aldarwish,Syria(inArabic)
14:0514:20 Discussion Discussion
14:20 ClosingofDay2andLunch
16:0019:00 TrainingWorkshopon
"CharacterizingRisksandUncertaintiesinWaterManagement"
DAYTHREE:THURSDAY30,2017
08:0010:00 SESSION6:SURFACEWATERMANAGEMENT SESSION8:WATERRELATEDENVIRONMENTAL
CoChairpersons:MohammedAbulrazzakand ANDHEALTHISSUES
AliAlmaktoumi CoChairpersons:AlaaAlsadekandZahirAl
Sulaymani
08:0008:15 Developmentofwaterresourcesandits Keynote:HamedBakir,WHO/CEHA,Jordan
impactonsocioeconomicstructures(SW.6), RegulatoryAspectsinDrinkingWaterSafetyand
JrgenSchmude,Germany SafeUseofWastewater
08:1508:30 ImpactAssessmentoftheProposedWater
ResourcesDevelopmentProjectsInTheBlue
NileBasinOnNileFlowAtAswan(SW.11),
HanyRadwan,Egypt
08:3008:45 RemoteSensinginSoilSalinityMappingand IntegratedApproachtoGrowCropswithFish
HydrologicalDroughtIndicesAssessmentin UsingTreatedWastewater(H.1),AhmedAl
AridEnvironment(SW.1),MohamedElhag, Busaidi,Oman
SaudiArabia
08:4509:00 Combiningremotesensing,GISandnumerical MineralsinKahramaa drinkingwaterandits
hydrologicmodelstoassesslandslideand importanceonconsumershealthandtaste(H.7),
floodsvulnerability:aMoroccanHighAtlas MaryamAbdulla,Qatar
Mountainscasestudy(SW.10),BrahimBen
 Kabbour,Morocco
09:0009:15 RunoffcollectionpotentialinAbha,Saudi
Arabia:AnAnalysiswithwatershedmodeling
system(WMS)software(SW.2),Shakhawat
Chowdhury,SaudiArabia
09:1509:30 FloodforecastingofMedjerdaRiverinthe
contextofWaterResourceManagementof
Tunisia(SW.3),SaharAbidi,Tunisia
09:3009:45 ApplicationofSWATModeltoestimate
surfacerunoffinIraqiWesternDesert(SW.7),
SadeqSulaiman,Iraq
09:4510:00 RoleofWadiEmtiDaminenhancingwater
resourcesandreducingfloodingrisksinEzki
Governorate(SW.13),KhaterAlfarsi,Oman
(inArabic)
10:0010:30 RefreshmentBreak
Cont.,Session
10:3010:45 Hydraulicengineeringsolutionsfor
withdrawalandpermanentstorageofsolid
carryingwaterfromseasonalflashfloodsin
semiaridregions(SW.5),StephanTheobald,
Germany
10:4511:00 Groundwater Numerical Simulation of
Hawasinah Catchment in North Batinah
Region, Sultanate of Oman, Muslem B.
Kashob, Sultanate of Oman
11:0011:15 Discussion
11:1512:15 SPECIALSESSIONS3:GROUNDWATER
GOVERNANCEINTHEARABREGION
OrganizedbyUNESCOCairoOffice
Moderator:ImamBisher,SeniorProgram
Specialist(WaterScience),UNESCOCairo
Office
Speakers:
ImamBisher,Globalframeworkandplans
forfutureongroundwatergovernance
AhmedKhater,Governancechallengesin
transboundarysettingNubianAquifer
WaleedAlZubari,ArabianGulfUniversity,
GroundwatergovernanceintheArabregion
panelists
AbdelQaderLaarabi,Morocco
GamalAbdo,Sudan
ZiyadKhayat,UNESCWA
12:1512:30 PrayerandRefreshmentBreak
12:3014:15 SESSION7:AGRICULTURALWATER
MANAGEMENT
CoChairpersons:AliAljaloudandRashid
AlAbri
12:3012:50 KeynoteSpeaker:KhalidAlRuwis,KingSaud
Safety,QualityandEnvironmentalAwarenessof
potablewaterwaterintheKingdomofBahrain:a
consumerperception(H.8),TahaniHussain,
Bahrain
CharacterizationofHalideCompoundsin
GroundwaterofKuwait(H.6),AbdullahBushehri,
Kuwait
lowcoastmaterialsforcontaminated
groundwatertreatmentusingadsorptionreactive
barrier(H.3),ZiyadAbunada,Turkey
SuspendedSedimentEstimationDuringSingle
RainfallStormsUsingDigitalRasterPhotographs
atTheSmaquliCatchment,Erbil,NorthernIraq
(H.4),LookmanGardi,Iraq
Cont.,Session
DesalinateandBlendedWater:AnAnalysisfor
HumanExposureandRisk(H.2),Shakhawat
Chowdhury
GroundwaterQualityAssessmentinJazan
Region,SaudiArabia(H.5),AdelAlhababi,Saudi
Arabia
Discussion
SPECIALSESSIONS4:THEENVIRONMENTAL
DIMENSIONOFWATER
Howtoimprovewaterquantityandquality:
strengtheningtheecologicalbasisofwaterand
achievingsustainabledevelopmentgoals
OrganizedbyUNEnvironment
Speakers:
RulaQalyoubi,RegionalScience
CoordinatorforWestAsia,UNEnvironment,
WestAsiaOffice:Policyimpactsandhowto
measurebenefitsandavoidcosts
DianeKlaimi,RegionalEcosystemCoordinator,
UNEnvironment,WestAsiaOffice:Protecting,
ManagingandRestoringFreshwater
EcosystemsinSupportofHumanWellBeing
andSustainableDevelopment
AbdelmenamMohamed,RegionalProgramme
Officer,SciencePolicyInterface,Science
Division,UnitedNationsEnvironmentWest
AsiaOffice:TheArabStateoftheWaterReport
SESSION9:WASTEWATERMANAGEMENT
CoChairpersons:AhmedAliSalehandIbrahim
Almuataz
KeynoteSpeaker:RedouaneChoukrallah,ICBA,
 University,SaudiArabia UAE
FoodandWaterSecurityintheGCCcountries WastewaterRecyclingandReusePracticesinthe
ArabRegion:SituationandPerspectives
12:5013:10 KeynoteSpeaker:AbdrabAlrasoolAlOmran, KeynoteSpeaker:WalidZahid,KingSaud
KingSaudUniversity,SaudArabia University,SaudiArabia
IrrigationWaterManagementand TheGCCUnifiedWaterStrategy20162035:
ConservationusingModernIrrigation SanitaryWastewaterRoleinSustainable
Programs Development
13:1013:30 KeynoteSpeaker:ICARDA,UAE KeynoteSpeaker:MohamedA.Dawoud,
Effectsofdripsubsurfaceirrigationsystemon EnvironmentAbuDhabi,UAE
datepalmproductionandwaterproductivity, CanTreatedWastewaterReuseHelpinWater
AlWahaibiH.,AlKasbiH.,RaisiY.andBen SustainabilityinGCCCountries(WW.3)
SalahM.,ICARDA
13:3013:45 WaterandFoodSecurityintheArabianGulf Wastewaterinthe GCCCountries(WW.11),Esra
Counties(AGR.3),MohamedDarwish,Qatar AlEisa,Kuwait(inArabic)
13:4514:00 Improvingthelivelihoodofsmallfarmersin PhotocatalyticNitrateReductionoverActivated
theArabianPeninsulathroughincreasing CarbonLoadedwithAgandPdNanoparticles
waterproductivity:thecaseofBuffelgrassas (WW.9), AhmedSoliman,UAE
indigenousirrigatedforage,WahaibiH.S.,
ICARDA,UAE
14:0014:15 Discussion Discussion
14:1514:30 ShortBreak
14:3014:45 SESSION10:CONFERENCERECOMMENDATIONS
AbdurrahmanAlMahmoud,WSTAPresidentandWaleedAlZubari,ScientificCommittee
Chairman
14:45 ClosingofConferenceandLunch