The International Water Resources Association (IWRA) and the Ministry of Equipment and Water (MEE) of the Kingdom of Morocco are pleased to announce that the call for papers and special sessions is now open for the XIX World Water Congress on “Water in a Changing World: Innovation and Adaptation”, to take place
| Presenter | Title | |
| MUHAMMAD BADRUL | HASAN | Elucidating households’ preferences for drinking water supply systems in rural coastal Bangladesh: A choice experiment model |
| VIVIANA | VARGAS FRANCO | Towards a web-based decision support system for the planning of micro-watersheds: case studies in Colombia |
| ATHMANE | KHETTOUCH | Indigenous water management systems under global change: an interdisciplinary assessment of the resilience of the Khettara system in Morocco’s Southern Oases |
| ANANYA | Linking insurance and resilience infrastructure for financing water security projects | |
| GUILLAUME | MARTIN | Importing Water as a Solution to Water Stress. From the Congo River to the Sahel: A Study Using Real Options. |
| IKRAM | BENCHBANI | Sustainable Water Finance in Morocco : bridging investment gaps in a water-stressed system through innovative funding mechanisms |
| First name | Last name | Title |
| SALAM | ABABNEH | Integrated Governance of the WEFE Nexus in Jordan: A Path Towards a Sustainable Development. |
| MANUEL | SAPIANO | Transforming Malta’s National Water Management Framework through the application of the WEFE Nexus. |
| JEAN LOUIS YANNICK | OMOTONOKO | From Theory to Practice: Implementing WEF Nexus Approaches to Tackle Resource Challenges in Developing countries Contexts. Case study of Kinshasa, DRC. MSc. Thesis, 2023. |
| DR. MOHAMED | DAWOUD | Water, Food and Energy Nexus in Arab Region: Challenges and Opportunities |
| INES | DOMBROWSKY | Mechanisms for governing the Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems (WEFE) nexus: A comparative analysis |
| MAJED | ABU-ZREIG | Promoting Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystem (WEFE) Nexus Approach and Water Diplomacy for Conflict Prevention and Cooperation in the MENA Region |
| JOSE LUIS | MARTIN BORDES | Harnessing AI for WEFE Nexus Assessment: Innovating Water Management for Transformative Policy and Practice |
| Presenter | Title | |
| PINTU KUMAR | MAHLA | Charting India’s Water Future: Framing Water Security Imaginaries in Jammu and Kashmir |
| SLIM | MTIBAA | Assessing the global economic impacts of floods and their potential propagation through international trade |
| NABIL | AOUICHATY | Soil erosion risk assessment Using the RUSLE Model, Remote Sensing, GIS and hydrological modeling in Ksob watershed, Tensift, Morocco |
| NOEMIA | CUNHA | Evolution of the Portuguese Water Security Policy (1967-2002): Governance, Regulatory Advances and Challenges in Flood Risk Management |
| SIEN | LIU | Cyber – Physical Systems and Digital Twins: Empowering Urban Resilience Against Extreme Rainfall – Induced Floods |
| Presenter | Title | |
| PJ | SANTA | Revolutionizing Climate Adaptation: A Digital Twin Economy for Smart Water Cities & Community-Driven Resilience in Tropical Watersheds |
| SHAFAYET | RAHMAN | AI-Driven Predictive Analytics for Smart Water Infrastructure Resilience and Disaster Mitigation |
| MUSTAPHA | HAJJI | Mixed AI and numerical simulations models for leaks and networks obstruction detection used optimized sensor location. |
| HANANE | BENQLILOU | AI-driven (LLM) desalination solution to improve desalination plants efficiency in Morocco |
| HANANE | BENQLILOU | Predicting scale formation in water mains and networks using AI and low power sensors technologies – The case of Azrou drinking water supply system |
| Presenter | Title | |
| LINDELANI | LALUMBE | Role of hydrogeological information products in sustainable groundwater management in South Africa |
| AMALE | SOUDANI | Enhanced 3D Hydrogeological Model for the Assessment of Groundwater and Seawater Intrusion in the Mnasra Coastal Aquifer by Advanced Modeling |
| ADAMU | BASHIR AHMAD | Evaluation of ground water depletion within kano metropolitan |
| MUGDHA | KINHIKAR | Arid Tapestries: A Systematic Literature Review of Groundwater Policy Evolution |
| JULIO CESAR | QUINONEZ BASAGOITIA | Impact on water recharge of the san salvador aquifer and increased risk of downstream floods due to the construction of the national stadium in el salvador |
| Presenter | Title | |
| PAMELA | MUSIMENTA | Assessing the impact of land use and land cover changes on the stream flows. a case study of the upper river rwizi catchment |
| BEYOND | STICK | Research on Pathways for Soil and Water Conservation to Promote the Sustainable Development of Water Resources |
| SHI | ZHANG | Revitalizing Urban Waterscapes: Ecological Engineering Strategies for Yangtze River Basin Sustainability |
| CHIARA | BISCARINI | Women in Water Science |
| ADIZUE | JANE | Lessons Learned from the WASH for Healthy Lives Project: Addressing Climate-Induced Water Scarcity and Improving Water Resource Management in Rural Nigerian Communities |
| Presenter | Title | |
| MBUYISELWA | MOLOI | The environmental exposure of CECs in developing countries: A case study of CECs in South African freshwater systems |
| FATIMA-EZAHRA | AMOUAT | Surveillance of Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria from Wastewater in Marrakech, Morocco: A One Health approach |
| ASMA | OUTAGANT | Assessment of groundwater quality based on pharmaceutical and pesticide monitoring in Draa basin (Morocco) |
| N’GUETTIA | KOSSONOU ROLAND | Health Risk Assessment of Trace Metal Contamination in Groundwater: A Case Study of Divo Department, Côte d’Ivoire |
| KERVELLE | BAIRD | Microplastics – Science Optimizing Solutions |
| PAKI ISRAEL | DIKOBE | Comparison study of various powder activated carbon that can effectively remove contaminants of emerging concern from drinking water. |
| Presenter | Title | |
| GUILLERMO | DONOSO | Bridging Governance for Water Resilience: The Role of Organizational Structures in Enabling Collective Action |
| ABDELAZIZ | ZOUHIR | From water quality monitoring to the generalization of health risk assessment and management approaches. – Experience of ONEE Water Branch – |
| DIEGO | POZZOLI | Enhancing Transboundary Water Governance in the Medjerda River Basin: BRIDGE 5 Project |
| SARAH | APPIAH | Gender analysis of water policies and governance in Nigeria |
| LORENA | PROCÓPIO | Developing a Performance Index for Water and Sanitation Concessions: The Case of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. |
| Title | Authors | Organisation |
| Analysis of Hydrological Variability and Attribution in the Han River Basin | Li Qianxun, Chen Yingjian | Changjiang Institute of Survey, Planning, Design and Research |
| Study on the spatio-temporal characteristics and cross regional impacts of riverine input of agricultural non-point source pollution in the Yangtze River Economic Belt | Mengfei Song, Weijun He, Min An, Xue Fang, Bei Wang | China Three Gorges University |
| Success factors for the inclusion of community-based water organisations in the provision of the nationally granted right to drinking water | Katharina Lindt | Brandenburgische Technische Universitaet |
| Agricultural policies and water resources in Morocco: Challenges of water governance under severe water scarcity, insights from Souss Massa basin. | Moussa Ait el kadi, Lhoussaine Bouchaou, Abdelwahed Chaaou, Mohammed Hssaisoune, Victor Fernandez, Soumia Gouahi, Mohammed El hafyani, Brahim Meskour, Chaima Aglagal | Laboratory of Applied Geology and Geo-Environment, Ibn Zohr University École Supérieure d’Agro Développement International (ISTOM) National Thematic Institute for Scientific Research – Water, Ibnou Zohr University |
| Electoral Incentives and Trust in Water Utilities as Drivers of Local Government Participation in Performance-Based Financing: Evidence from Indonesia | Silvia Landa | University of North Carolina |
| Title | Authors | Organisation |
| Biodiversity in the aquatic systems of the Draa basin | Mokhtar Benlasri | Museum of Naural History of Marrakech |
| Ecological Benefit-Sharing and International Water Law in Transboundary River Governance | Chenjun Zheng | School of Law, Zhejiang Gongshang University |
| Seawater Desalination: A Necessity and Its Environmental Impacts | KHOULOUD MAGRI | Cadi Ayyad University, School of Technology Essaouira, Laboratory of Interdisciplinary Research in Environment, Management, Energy and Tourism |
| CO₂ balance in aquatic Moroccan ecosystems | Fadoua ABOU EL KOUSSINE, Khalid ELKALAY, Karima Khalil, Zainab Damsira | Cadi Ayyad University, School of Technology Essaouira, Laboratory of Interdisciplinary Research in Environment, Management, Energy and Tourism (LIREMET) |
| Integrating Bioeconomic Modeling into Aquatic Biodiversity Conservation | Fatima MIJLAD | ecole superieure de technologie essaouira |
| Water Operators Partnership: Capacity Building of ONAS | Abderrafii MARDI | ONEE |
| Capacity development as a way to accelerate the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals in the Global South | Sara Masia, Graham Jewitt, Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi, Aidan Senzanje, Krasposy Kanganga Kujinga, Sylvester Mpandeli, Luxon Nhamo, Rewa Assi, Anne Chisa, Cindy Chamane, Jean-Marie Kileshye Onema, Janez Susnik, Michael Jacobson, Serena Scotton, Cuthbert Taguta, Tsitsi Bangira, Leila Mostefaoui, Tumaini Wambua John, Sharon Mutamuko, Gladys Ombati, Peter Odhiambo | IHE Delft Institute for Water Education Centre for Transformative Agricultural and Food Systems (CTAFS), School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal Centre for Water Resources Research, University of KwaZulu-Natal WaterNet, Unit of Environmental Sciences and Management,North-West University Water Research Commission of South Africa School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal The Pennsylvania State University, University Park RINA Consulting Spa Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Delft University of Technology Strathmore University |
| Title | Authors | Organisation |
| Artificial recharge of groundwater by roof-top rainwater harvesting – a success story from urban India | S.K. Sharma | North Point Academy |
| Challenges in achieving SDG6 targets 6.2 and 6.3 in Lebanon. Assessing progress and setbacks | Nora Fayssal, Hrair Danageuzian, Lara Altawil, Jimmy Romanos | Lebanese American University |
| Harnessing the Atmosphere: A Scalable Solution to Water Scarcity and Security Risks | Owen Erickson, Zach Mixson, David Stuckenberg | Genesis Systems |
| Artificial Ice Reservoirs for Water Security in Ladakh, India: Bridging Traditional Wisdom and Modern Adaptation | Tusharkanti Kumar, Izuru Saizen | Kyoto University |
| Women are Custodians of Cultural Heritage and Local Knowledge in Agricultural Irrigation with Reclaimed Water in Tunisia | Olfa Mahjoub, Sabrine Harigua | National Research Institute for Rural Engineering, Water and Forestry – INRGREF, University of Carthage Water Users’ Association of Souhil (GDA Souhil), Nabeul |
| Understanding ‘One Water’: Breaking the Boundaries | PANKAJKUMAR SAMPAT | |
| Producing safe water from air: assessing the viability, water quality and treatment efficiency of Atmospheric Water Generators exposed to air pollution | Thomas MERLET, Bérengère LEBENTAL, Amira DOGGAZ, Yan ULANOWSKI, Mohamed Ali ABID | IMSE-COSYS Université Gustave Eiffel Kumulus Sense City, Université Gustave Eiffel |
| Water reuse in the city of Es-Semara | Abdelhamide JARI AIT M’BAREK, Sidi Mokhtar EL KANTI, Khalil BEN EL FASSI | The Agency of the Sakia El Hamra and Oued Eddahab Hydraulic Basin Anzar Conseil |
| Advanced Photocatalytic Treatment of Olive Mill Wastewater: Efficiency of Nanoparticles,2D Nanomaterials, and Nanocomposites | Khadija Sayeh, Fatima Zahra Elhoussaoui, Ali Hasnaoui, Mustapha Ait Ali, larbi el firdoussi | Laboratory of Molecular Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences Semlalia, Cadi Ayyad University |
| Title | Authors | Organisation |
| Quinoa-Based Agroforestry: An Innovative Systemic Approach for Sustainable Agriculture in the Saline Environments of Eastern Morocco | Ilham Abidi, Si Bennasseur Alaoui, Rachid Hamimaz | Institut Agronomique et Vétérinaire Hassan II |
| Quinoa-Based Agroforestry: An Innovative Systemic Approach for Sustainable Agriculture in the Saline Environments of Eastern Morocco | Ilham Abidi, Si Bennasseur Alaoui, Rachid Hamimaz | Institut Agronomique et Vétérinaire Hassan II |
| From Data to Decision: Optimizing Nature-Based Solutions with Decision Support Models | Nur H. Orak | Marmara University |
| Forested Watersheds as Nature-Based Solutions for Water Security and Management: A Comparative Assessment of Water Balance Using SWAT+ | Rishabh Srikar, Manisha Singh, Bhaskar Sinha, Jigyasa Bisaria, Thomas Thomas | Indian Institute of Forest Management National Institute of Hydrology |
| Innovative Nature-Based Solutions for Sustainable Sewage Sludge Management: A Circular Economy Approach | Abdessamad Ghacha, Ammari Mohammed, Laila Ben Allal | National Office of Electricity and Driniking Water Research Team: Materials, Environment, and Sustainable Development (MEDD) of the FST of Tangier |
| Title | Authors | Organisation |
| Navigating the Water-Oriented Living Labs challenges towards effective water governance | Esther Díez-Cebollero, Alfonso Expósito | French National Research Agency University of Malaga |
| Political Ecology of Water supply: Disappearing Surface Water Sources and Risks of Groundwater Exploitation in Khulna city of Bangladesh | Md Salauddin | Khulna University |
| Beyond the Façade of Cooperation: How Transboundary Water Agreements Can Facilitate Water Weaponization | Anna Kummelstedt | Georgetown University, Walsh School of Foreign Service |
| Stakeholder dynamics in water resource management in Kapingazi catchment, Embu County, Kenya. | Burnice Karimi Ireri, Paul Makenzi, Stanley Makindi | Egerton University Machakos University |
| Title | Authors | Organisation |
| Protecting Land to Protect Water: A Comparative Analysis of Land Conservation Laws the U.S and Eastern Africa | Amy Hardberger | Texas Tech University School of Law |
| Examining the Socio-Economic Impacts of the Water-Energy-Food Nexus on Coastal Communities in Bangladesh: Implications for Gender, Livelihoods, and Social Equity | Mohammad Mozumder, Petra Schneider | NOVIA UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES Magdeburg-Stendal University of Applied Sciences |
| Assessment of water quality, phytoplankton, zooplankton andtrophic interaction of Lake Tinshu Abaya | Yordanos Getachew Kasahun | |
| Environmental Flow – The Foundation for Preserving the Ecological System | Igor Shenberger, Diana Burlibayeva | Executive Board of the International Fund for saving the Aral Sea in the Republic of Kazakhstan |
| The New Rules of Water in a Changing World: Transforming Aquatic Invasive Plants into Renewable Energy for Cleaner Water |
Sydney Rodman |
| Title | Authors | Organisation |
| Advancing Sustainable Desalination in the Mediterranean | Samson Bellières, Robin Degron, Guillaume Benoît | Plan Bleu |
| Emerging solutions to tackle the Water crisis in the MENA region: A Comparative Analysis of Morocco, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt | Wafae EL HARRAKI, Youssef BOUTAIBI, Rajaa TANJI, Youssef BROUZIYNE, Ismail ELHASSNAOUI, Ahmed Gamal, Mohamed Alomair | ENSMR The Directorate of Irrigation and Landscape Arrangement IWMI Water Witness International, Research and Policy Department Holding Company for Water and Wastewater (HCWW) Saudi Irrigation Organization |
| Public Perception and Acceptance of Desalinated Water in Agadir, Morocco: Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainable Water Management | chaima aglagal, Mohammed Hssaisoune, Yassine Ait Brahim, Nisrine Nouj, Houria Abahous, Lhoussaine Bouchaou | Applied Geology and Geo-Environment Laboratory, Faculty of Sciences, Ibn Zohr University Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, International Water Research Institute National Institute for Scientific and Technological Research on Water, City of Innovation Souss Massa, Ibn Zohr University |
| Adapting reverse osmosis membrane cleaning protocols to the specific conditions of OCP sites | khaless khaoula, BENHIDA Rachid, ZNIBAR Ahmed, HOUSNI Lamia, ABOUSSELHAM Otmane | Chemical and Biochemical Sciences, Green Process Engineering Department (CBS), Mohammed VI Polytechnic University” Côte Azur University Institute of Chemistry of Nice, UMR7272, Nice Green Water OCP Group, Jorf Lasfar, El Jadida 24025″ |
| The Challenges and Prospects of Seawater Desalination in Morocco: A Case Study | Mohamed EL HOURMI, Ferdaousse ELIDRISSI, Oussama BENCHANAA | Cadi Ayyad university |
| Title | Authors | Organisation |
| Research and Evaluation of the Impact of Water Culture on Public Water Literacy | hongyu wang | Publicity and Education Center of MWR |
| Integrating Local Oral Literature, Geography, and Geomatics to Study Pond Dynamics and Water Resources in the Waalo and Jeeri of the Senegal River | Aude Nuscia TAIBI, Mélanie BOURLET, Marie LORIN, Anais LEBLON, Aboubakry SOW, Mustapha EL HANNANI | University of Angers INALCO, LLACAN UMR 8135 CNRS LLACAN UMR 8135 CNRS Université Paris 8 Vincennes Saint-Denis UME 73218 LAVUE-ALTER Musée des civilisations noires |
| Technological innovation and traditional practices: Rethinking water management in rural contexts | Laurent Beduneau-Wang, Majda Soumane | Africa Business School – UM6P |
| Local knowledge in managing water scarcity: a cultural heritage in need of renewal. (The case of Tameslohte, Morocco) | CHERKAOUI MARAOUI | Cadi Ayad University |
| Bridging Traditions and Technology: Integrating Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Scientific Methods for Sustainable Ecohydrology in the Orange-Senqu Basin | Malebo D Matlala | Department of Environmental Sciences, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, University of South Africa |
| Title | Authors | Organisation |
| Influence of Climate Change on the Hydrodynamic and Sedimentary Dynamics of the Moroccan Coastline | yousra hamoumi, abdeslam taleb, Abdessalam Ouallali, Mohammed Idrissi | Hassan II university ,faculty of sciences and techniques Mohammedia ,casablanca National Institute of Halieutic Research (INRH) |
| Assessing the Impact of Drought on Groundwater Storage in the Upper Draa (Morocco) Using GLDAS 2.2 CLSM Data | Kaouthar MAJDOULI, Ahmed ALGOUTI, Najat BHIRY, Raymond KABO | Cadi Ayyad University Laval University |
| Simulation Modeling of the Bahira Aquifer Under Climate Change Scenarios (Morocco) | Taha EL GHAZLANI, Issam MARMAR | DIRECTORATE OF WATER RESEARCH AND PLANNING (DRPE) OUM ER RBIA WATER BASIN AGENCY (ABHOER) |
| Predicting groundwater drought under climate change and data scarcity: a machine learning approach for the Haouz aquifer | Imane El Bouazzaoui, Aicha Ait Elbaz, Yassine Ait Brahim, Hicham Machay, Blaid Bougadir | International Water Research Institute, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University Islamic Financial Engineering Laboratory, Mohammadia School of Engineering, Mohammed V University Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Science and Technology, Cadi Ayyad University Laboratory of Sciences Applied to the Environment and Sustainable Development |
| Assessing the Impact of Climate Change on Groundwater Resilience in Semi-Arid Northern Nigeria: A Case Study of Wudil, Kano State | Mohammed Yakubu Abdulkadir | Bayero University Kano |
| Groundwater Resilience in the Urban Regions of Madhesh Province in Nepal—An Interdisciplinary Assessment | Anil Aryal, Darshan Karki, Sumitra KC, Nirman Shrestha | International Water Management Institute |
| Title | Authors | Organisation |
| Integrating soil water balance and runoff modelling with hydrogeochemistry to evaluate groundwater recharge and flow dynamics on Lamu Island, Kenya | Puspa Khaerani, Tibor Stigter, Mercy Kundu, Betty Murithi, Daniel Olago, Zacharia Kuria, Patrick Wakhungu, Japhet Kanoti, Yangxiao Zhou | IHE Delft Institute for Water Education University of Nairobi Technical University of Kenya Regional Centre on Groundwater Resources |
| Islands and Sustainable Freshwater Management: what role for domestic and international law? | Francesco Sindico | University of Strathclyde |
| Innovative Community-Led Storytelling for Drowning Prevention: Adapting Water Safety Education in Uganda’s Changing Climate | Emmanuel Balinda, Lynn Tasha Akullu, Benson Muhindo, Janet Kukundakwe, Humphrey Nabimanya, George Willian Mukasa | Reach A Hand Uganda Life Saving Association of Uganda |
| Fish Population Dynamics in Sidi Saâd and Bir Mcherga Dam Reservoirs: Assessing Trends and Proposing a Sustainable Management Plan Amid Climate Challenges | SAMI MILI, Rym ENNOURI, Manel FATNASSI, Siwar AGREBI, Houcine LAOUAR | University of Carthage, Faculty of Sciences of Bizerte Laboratory of Ecology, Biology and Physiology of Aquatic Organisms, Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar Technical Center of Aquaculture |
| Fishing Pressure and Trophic Interactions in the Moroccan Mediterranean: A 20-Year Ecosystem Assessment | Salma Aboussalam, Karima Khalil, Khalid Elkalay | Essaouira’s school of technology |
| Title | Authors | Organisation |
| Development of Sodium Acrylate-Based Hydrogels with Novel Crosslinkers for Enhanced Water Retention, Swelling Speed, and Controlled Release | Khadija Zyani | faculty of sciences Moulay Ismail |
| Water Limits to Global Mineral Production: A Sustainability Perspective | Kamrul Islam, Keitaro Maeno, Ryosuke Yokoi, Damien Giurco, Shigemi Kagawa, Shinsuke Murakami, Masaharu Motoshita | National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology University of Technology Sydney Kyushu University The University of Tokyo |
| AI-Powered Ecosystem Protection: Integrating Community Action and Innovation to Tackle Invasive Aquatic Plants and Land Degradation | Dieudonné ILBOUDO | General Directorate of Agropastoral Development and Irrigation |
| Corrosion of Prestressed Concrete Pipes in Semi-Arid Zones: Challenges and Adaptation Strategies for Sustainable Drinking Water Supply | Hanane Benqlilou, Mouhsine Galai, Mohamed Ebn Touhami, Mokhtar Jaait | International Institute for Water and Sanitation (IEA), National Office of Electricity and Drinking Water, Laboratory of Advanced Materials and Process Engineering, Faculty of Science, University Ibn Tofail |
| Innovative Governance in Moroccan Agriculture: The role of Artificial Intelligence in enhancing efficiency and effectiveness | Meriem El Kouhen | |
| Building Resilience in Rural Healthcare: Innovative Strategies for Introducing Water Treatment Technologies in Underserved Communities | Christabel Kambala, Chiara Pitallis, Desire Mussa, Andrew Chisesele, Elizabeth Kogoya, Antonio Jaen Osuna, Zsofia Torok, Kevin McGuigan, Jakub Gajewski | Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences Institute of Global Surgery, School of Population Health, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ireland. Physiology and Medical Physics Dept., RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ireland. |
| Title | Authors | Organisation |
| Sustainable Performance and Capacity Assessment Indicators for River Basin Organisations in Nigeria: Case Study of Ogun-Osun River Basin Development Authority | Omobolanle Adebimpe Magbagbeola, Teslim Oladele Ojuromi | Ikeja, Lagos Lagos State University |
| Methodological proposal for the management of the tolten river hydrographic basin, araucania region, with an intercultural approach | Carlos Valdebenito | |
| A Framework for Accelerating Innovative Water Policy Adoption by Local Governments | Silvia Anastasia Landa, Catherine McManus | University of North Carolina Boston College |
| Water Justice and Counter-Narratives in Hydro-Social Territories in Brazilian Amazon | Monique Medeiros, Pamela Katic, Donald Nelson | Federal University of Pará University of Greenwich University of Georgia |
| Research and Practice on Comprehensive Treatment Technology of Water Environment in Mountainous Cities in the Upper Reaches of Yangtze River | Yingjian Chen, Shangwen Jiang | Changjiang Survey, Planning, Design and Research Co., Ltd. |
| Title | Authors | Organisation |
| Empowering Displaced Rural Communities through Agroecological Water Conservation: A Case Study from Middle-belt Nigeria | Kitgak Simon | Kitron Green Initiatives |
| Growth study of the snail Otala lactea (O.F. Müller, 1774) reared on a substrate supplemented with ground snail shell powder | Fatima-Ezzahrae ELMAATAOUI, Mohamed Ghamizi, Majdouline Belaqziz, Naaila Ouazzani | Cadi Ayyad University (UCA), Faculty of Sciences Semlalia, AquaBioTech Laboratory |
| Global Daily Evapotranspiration Estimation Using Remote Sensing Data and Atmospheric-Land Exchange Inverse Energy Balance Model | Sammy Akasheh, Christopher Neale, Martha Anderson, Christopher Hain, Debora Roberti, Vanessa Souza, Andy Suyker, Mitchell Schull | Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute/University of Nebraska USDA-ARS NASA-MSFC University Tecnica Federico Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro School of Natural sources, University of Nebraska University of Maryland |
| Irrigation-Induced GHG Pulses: Implications for Cropland Carbon Budgets | NITHYA RAJAN, Salvatore Calabrese | Texas A&M University |
| Coupling multidimensional indicators and Causal Loop Diagrams for assessing and enhancing irrigated agroecosystems resilience | Virginia Rosa Coletta, Umberto Fratino, Ivan Portoghese, Alessandro Pagano | Water Research Institute – National Research Council Politecnico di Bari – DICATECh |
| Applications of Treated Produced Water Influence Chemical and Biological Properties of Two Semi-Arid Soils | Joseph Burke, Katie Lewis, Shankar Chellam, Hensley Repak, Noel Beltran, Hector Valencia | Texas A&M AgriLife Texas A&M University Texas Tech University University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez |
| Title | Authors | Organisation |
| Navigating Jordan’s Water Resources Futures: Regional Hydrological Modelling Under Socio-Economic Developments and Climate Change | Nafn Amdar, Marloes Mul, Mikhail Smilovic, Jawad Al-Bakri, Graham Jewitt | IWMI IHE Delft IIASA The University of Jordan |
| Hydrological Challenges and Operational Adaptations for the High Aswan Dam: Evaluating the Impact of Blue Nile Developments in Ethiopia | Mohamed Abdelhay, Aref Gharib | Ministry of water resources and irrigation Egypt |
| Adaptive Institutional Frameworks for Water Security: The case of China’s Megaregion | Agnes Chong | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| The Sebou Project: Enhancing Water Security and Climate Resilience Through Strategic Infrastructure in Morocco’s Bouregreg Basin | Adil Touyeb | Wilo Morocco |
| Optimization of the Evaluation of Water Cycle Components in Desert Environments where the Context Lacks Hydroclimatic Measurements | Lambarki Moulay Bouttal, Hasnaoui Moulay Driss, El kanti Sidi Mokhtar, Sinan Mohamed | Hydraulic Basin Agency of Saquia Al Hamra Oued Eddahab (ABHSHOD) General Departement of Hydraulics, Ministry of Equipment and Water Hassania School of Public Works |
| Assessing the Impact of Climate Change on Vegetation and Water Resources in the Rheris Watershed | OUMAIMA EL BAROUDI, JIHANE AHATTAB, SAAD BENSALLAM | ECOLE HASSANIA DES TRAVAUX PUBLICS |
| Scaling smallholder irrigation: Pump rental markets in Sub-Saharan Africa | NIcole Lefore, Nick Brozovic, Erin Anders, Abraham Saloman | Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute |
| Title | Authors | Organisation |
| Sustainability of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) Systems in Nepal: An Analysis of People’s Perceptions on Climate Change and Management Perspective of WASH Systems | Resham Jung Singh | Infrastructure University Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Water Security: Analyzing Key Drivers in Maharashtra, India | Aishwarya Dhawan, Haripriya Gundimeda | Department of Economics, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay |
| The South African River Flow Monitoring Network: A Review of the Historical Trends, Challenges and Network Design | Jeremy Naidoo, Musariri Musariri, Zacharia Maswuma | Department of Water and Sanitation |
| Decision support system on intra-annual structure of precipitation and regionalization of the severity of dry and wet events in Morocco | HASNAOUI Moulay Driss, TARTOUCH Karim, KHOMSI Driss, OUAZAR Driss, KAICER MOhammed | General Directorate of Hydraulics – Ministry of Equipment and Water Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Sciences, Kenitra, Ibn Tofail University Hydraulic Systems Analysis Team (EASH), Mohammadia School of Engineering, Mohammed V University, Rabat |
| Quantifying and Predicting Irrigation Withdrawals in Traditional Canal Systems: A Case Study of the Tensift Basin, Morocco | Abdessamad ZILALI, Moulay Driss Hasnaoui | Mohammadia School of Engineers General Directorate of Hydraulics – Ministry of Equipment and Water |
| Application of Multi-Index Approaches for Integrated Drought Monitoring in South Africa using the National Integrated Water Information System (NIWIS) | Mxolisi Mukhawana | Department of Water and Sanitation South Africa |
| Title | Authors | Organisation |
| Decentralized Greywater Recycling – A Scalable Solution for Sustainable Water Management | Andreas Bichler | Dehoust GmbH |
| Adsorptive Removal of an Antiviral Drug from Water Using Dextrose-Modified MgZnAl-LDH: Characterization, Isotherm, and Kinetic Studies | YOUSSEF RACHID, Jamila EL GAAYDA, Bouchra Ennadi, Fatima Ezzahra Titchou, Mohamed Errami, Abdelaaziz Ouahrouch, Idriss Bakas, Mohamed Hamdani, Rachid Ait Akbour | Laboratory of Applied Physical Chemistry (LAPC), FSA, Ibn Zohr University Agadir Biotechnology, Materials and Environment team, Faculty of Sciences Agadir, Ibn Zohr University, Agadir |
| Green Antifoulings for Seawater Desalination: From Membrane Deposit Analysis to Laboratory Evaluation | Mina BARKAN, Lamia HOUSNI, Ahmed ZNIBAR, Laurent BALLU, Fabrice CHAUSSEC, Jerôme MOUGEL, Hicham FENNIRI, Olivier HORNER, Hasane CHAMI-BOUDRIKA, Max LESAFFRE, Fahd BENKIRANE | OCP Green Water ODYSSEE ENVIRONNEMENT UM6P – IWRI UM6P France |
| Ceramic Membrane Filtration as a Sustainable Pretreatment for SWRO Desalination – A Case Study at OCP Safi in Morocco | Abdessamad Belgada, Youssef-Amine Boussouga, Lamia Housni, Ridouan Ouboudrar, Otmane Abousselham, Hicham Fenniri, Ahmed Znibar | International Water Research Institute (IWRI), Mohamed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) OCP Green Water, OCP Group |
| Title | Authors | Organisation |
| Governance of Managed Aquifer Recharge: Insights from the European Union’s Regulatory Framework | Manuel Sapiano, Enrique Fernandez Escalante, Christoph Schuth, Ondine Gaerty | Energy and water Agency Grupo Tragsa TU Darmstadt |
| Investigation of Aquifer recharge in semi-arid systems using Isotopic and Geochemical Tracers: insights from Moulouya, Morocco. | Fatima Abdelfadel, Mohammed Hssaisoune, Mohammed El Hafyani, Yassine Ait Brahim, Mohamed Qurtobi, Fatima Raibi, Lhoussaine Bouchaou | National Thematic Research Institute on Water, Ibn Zohr University Laboratory of Applied Geology and Geo-Environment, Faculty of Sciences, Ibn Zohr University, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P), International Water Research Institute (IWRI) Water and Climate Division, National Centre for Nuclear Energy, Sciences and Techniques |
| Aquifer Recharge with Treated Wastewater in Arid Regions: Abu Dhabi Emirate Case Study | Mohamed Dawoud | National Water Research Center |
| Utilizing Aquifer Hydraulic parameters to Assess Local and Regional Recharge Potentials for Enhancing Groundwater Allocation in Groundwater-Dependent areas in De Aar, Northern Cape, South Africa | Lucky Baloyi, Thokozani Kanyerere, Innocent Muchingami, Harrison Pienaar, Ndubuisi Igwebuke | Department of Water and Sanitation Department of Earth Science, University of the Western Cape Department of Geosciences, University of Namibia Smart Place Cluster, Council for Scientific, and Industrial Research Boone Pickens School of Geology, Oklahoma State University |
| Enhancing Water Security: Methodological Framework for Upscaling Managed Aquifer Recharge in Arid Regions | Muhammad Arshad | IWMI |
| Title | Authors | Organisation |
| System dynamics and economic analysis for the evaluation of water management strategies in the Souss-Massa basin, Morocco. | Ayoub Guemouria, Abdelghani Chehbouni, Salwa Belaqziz, Lhoussaine Bouchaou | International Water Research Institute, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University Center for Remote Sensing Applications, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University |
| Synthesis and optimization of activated carbon from Doum (Chamaerops humilis) fiber via pyrolysis-assisted H3PO4 activation for removal of bisphenol A and α-Naphthol | ABDELALI GRICH | FPS |
| Efficient removal of nitrate ions by treated biomass: optimization, cost analysis, and study of mechanisms. | guellaa mahmoudy, El-habacha mohamed, lagdali salek, assouani abdallah, dabagh abdelkader, brahim aasli | Laboratory of Applied Chemistry and Environment, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science Agadir, Ibnou Zohr University, Agadir, Morocco (LACAPE) |
| Assessing the Potential of Integrated Crop and Aquaculture Farming (ICAF) in Myanmar: A Path to Sustainable Water Management, Crop Productivity, and Food Security. | Pacem Kotchofa, Marie-Charlotte Buisson, Mark Dubois | International Water Management Insitute (IWMI) Southeast Asia. |
| Decoupling water environment pressures from economic growth: Comparative evidence from the Global North and South | Othmane El Aazaouzi, Aomar Ibourk | Cadi Ayyad University, UCA, Faculty of Law, Economics and Social Sciences, Laboratory for Innovation, Research in Quantitative Economics and Sustainable Development (LIREQ-2D) |
| Sustainable Management of Water Resources and Economic Growth in Morocco | Meriem guezzar, Lakhyar Zouhair | FSJESM |
| Title | Authors | Organisation |
| PlomBOX: A Cutting-Edge Biosensor for Tackling Lead Contamination in Drinking Water | Adriana Dias, Macarena Alvarez, Yamila Gándola, Alexander Deisting, Ezequiel Alba Posse, Horacio Arnaldi, Hernán Asorey, Xavier Bertou, Analía Colque, Francisco Favela-Pérez, Javier Gasulla, Mariano Gómez Berisso Mariano Gómez Berisso, Jaime Guerra-Pulido, Jose Lipovetzky, Julia Lobera, María Belén Lovino, Luciano Marpegan Luciano Marpegan, Diego Martín, Santiago Mejía Muñoz, Jocelyn Monroe Jocelyn Monroe, Alejandro Nadra, Rodolfo Pregliasco, Ariana Rossen, Gonzalo Rumi, Melisa Tallis, Angus Thompson, Manuela Triana Manuela Triana, Martina Vazquez Miranda | Department of Physics, Royal Holloway, University of London Departamento de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Celular, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Instituto de Biociencias, Biotecnología y Biología Traslacional (iB3), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA) Centro Atómico Bariloche and Instituto Balseiro, Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica (CNEA), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Universidad Nacional de Cuyo (UNCUYO) Facultad de Arquitectura, Diseño y Urbanismo, Universidad de Buenos Aires Instituto de Ciencias Nucleares, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Subgerencia Laboratorio de Calidad de Agua, Instituto Nacional del Agua Facultad Regional Avellaneda, Universidad Tecnológica Nacional |
| Unconventional Water Resources: Rights and Obligations | Renée Martin-Nagle | A Ripple Effect |
| A new typology of Irrigation as a Service business models | Nicholas Brozovic, Nicole Lefore, Erin Anders, Abraham Salomon, Elliott Kellner | Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute Donald Danforth Plant Science Center |
| Innovative Solutions for City in Nature with Water: Using Enugu’s Coal City to Water City as a case study. | Amaka Judith Nweke, Temple Orakie | Enugu State Local Government Service Commission Network of Water Rights Initiative |
| Towards an Artificial Intelligence Approach in Water Management | Mariana Nogales Paez Buzance | University Paris Nanterre |
| Innovative Coastal Restoration through AI-Driven Oceanic Systems: Insights from the ORSS Malibu Pilot | franco smit | ORSS – Project |
| DEM Resolution and Watershed Delineation Techniques in SWAT-Modeled Runoff: Insights from the Jalaur River Basin | Christsam Joy Jaspe-Santander, Ian Dominic Tabañag | College of Engineering Central Philippine University Philippine Council for Industry, Energy, and Emerging Technology Research and Development, Department of Science and Technology |
| Title | Authors | Organisation |
| Towards an analysis of public policies on climate change in Colombia | VIVIANA VARGAS-FRANCO | Cali UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA |
| Resilient Flood Control Planning in Tidal River Networks Under Changing Conditions: A Case Study of Taihu Basin | Yushu Shan, Chen Li, Jingjing Dai, Keqiang Liu, Li Tang | Water Resources Development Research Centre of Taihu Basin Authority, Taihu Basin Authority of Ministry of Water Resources China |
| Offshore Freshened Groundwater: An Untapped Resource | Renée Martin-Nagle | International Water Resources Association |
| Addressing Integrity Risks in Water and Sanitation Adaptation to Climate Change | Mary Galvin, Rebecca Sands, Barbara Schreiner | Water Integrity Network |
| Legacy Pollution and Water Governance in a Semi-Arid Region: A Case Study of the Grootvlei Mine and the Blesbokspruit Catchment, South Africa | Malebo D Matlala | Department of Environmental Sciences, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, University of South Africa |
| Integrating water management into strategic territorial planning : a case study of the Souss Massa Region, Morocco | Mohamed LAABOUBI, Anas ZEKRI | Faculty of Legal, Economic and Social Sciences, Ibn Zohr University, Agadir, Morocco |
| Planning Hydraulic Infrastructure under Deep Uncertainty: Insights from the Senegal River Basin | Hamidreza Rezazadeh, Amaury Tilmant, Laurent Bruckmann | Laval University Canada |
| Title | Authors | Organisation |
| Climate Change Impacts on Olive Tree Productivity and Water Use Efficiency in a Semi-Arid Irrigated Orchard (2005–2024) | Said GRICH, Jamal EL FARKH, Bouchra AITHSSAINE, Abdelghani CHEHBOUNI | Center for Remote Sensing Applications (CRSA), University Mohammed VI Polytechnic (UM6P) |
| Impact of Climate-Induced Water Scarcity on Rice Production in Tolon and Kumbungu Districts, Ghana | TERKULA DONALD UCHUA | Department of Environment and Sustainable Sciences, University for Development Studies, Tamale Ghana |
| Linking Fish Farming to Oasean Agriculture: A Cooperative-DrivenIntegrated System for Sustainable Food Production and WaterConservation in the Draa Basin, Morocco | Souhaib Hanfouri, Mohamed Naimi, Mohammed Znari | Faculty of sciences Semlalia Cadi Ayyad University ,Polydisciplinary Faculty Sultan Mulay Sliman |
| Unveiling the determinants of irrigation water elasticity: implications for the water-energy-food-ecosystem nexus. | Maria Isabel Parras Pancorbo, Julio Berbel Vecino, Alfonso Exposito Garcia | University of Cordoba , University de Malaga |
| Barriers to the Adoption of Water Conservation and Saving Technologies (WCST) by Small Farmers: The Case of the Oum Er-Rabia Hydraulic Basin | MUSTAPHA OUDDICH, ABDESLAM BOUDHAR, MOHAMED OUDGOU | Research Laboratory in Economics and Management of Organizations (LAREMO), ENCG Beni-Mellal, University Sultan Moulay Slimane |
| Applying WEF Nexus and Slow Violence Analyses to the Study of Women and Resource Use in the Magdalena River Watershed, Colombia | Stephanie Buechler, Sandra Barrera, Magnolia Longo | STATE COLLEGE USA, UTADEO Colombia |
| Soil Water Holding Capacity: A Review | Ashley Voight, Rabi Mohtar | Texas A&M University |
| Title | Authors | Organisation |
| Strengthening Water Security: Resilience Strategies against Climate Change in Southwestern Nigerian Cities | Timothy Akinkuolie, Timothy Ogunbode | Department of Geography, Adeyemi Federal University of Education ,Environmental Management Programme, Bowen University Nigeria |
| Applying Copula and Bayesian Networks to study Drought propagation from meteorology to agriculture | Younes Dahhane, Victor Ongoma, Abdessamad Hadri, Mohamed Hakim Kharrou, Abdelghani Chehbouni | Mohammed VI polytechnic University |
| PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF URBAN STORM DRAINAGE SYSTEMS UNDER RARE RAINFALL EVENTS IN YAOUNDE, CAMEROON. | Stanislaus ANANG ACHUO, Fredline ILORME | National Advanced School of Public Works Cameroon |
| Fostering Regional Cooperation on Climate Change Adaptation in South Asia | Mamta Nayak, JP Gupta | ADB, Government of Gujarat India |
| Spatiotemporal Climate Change Projection and Trend Analysis Using Selected Downscaled CMIP6 Models for Water Action Over Awash River Basin, Ethiopia | Abebe Legass | |
| Bridging Gaps: Spatial Insights for Climate-Resilient Hydrosystems in Arid Zones | Muhammad Khalifa | International Water Management Institute (IWMI) |
| Title | Authors | Organisation |
| WaterLow ® root watering system Versus drip irrigation : Experimental comparative study | Haykel BEDIOUI, Bilel BENSLAMA, Haythem SLIMI | |
| Water security through Community-directed Monitoring in the Canadian Columbia Basin: Democratizing Watershed Data | Kat Hartwig, Paige Thurston | Living Lakes Canada Society |
| Risk Analysis of Typhoon Disturbances in Large Shallow Lake Systems: Implications for Climate-Resilient Management | GAN yueyun, CAI mei, LIU min | Bureau of Hydrology Information Center of Taihu Basin Authority China |
| Research on the development of resilient water supply infrastructure systems for addressing extreme drought events: a case study of typical coastal regions in eastern China | BING QIU, ZHEN LI | General Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower PLANNING AND DESIGN |
| Comparative Assessment of Novel Artificial Intelligence (AI) Models for Predicting Water Inflows in Morocco’s Major Hydrological Basins | Mohamed yassine Faida, Aissam El Rherari, Younes Laabdi, Hassan Brirhet, Hayat BIHRI, Salma AZZOUZI, Moulay El Hassan CHARAF | LaRI Laboratory, Faculty of Sciences Ibn tofaïl university, DGH Ministry of Equipment and Water |
| Drought Management in the Sattarkhan Dam Irrigation Network, Iran | Morteza Faryan, Vahid Hassanzadeh Vayghan | East Azerbaijan Regional Water Company |
| Title | Authors | Organisation |
| An assessment of stakeholder perceptions, policies, and risks: reclaimed water use in agriculture in Turkiye | Burcu Yazici, Mustafa S. Sarikaya, Hatice Taner Ozer | Turkish Water Institute |
| Automated Identification of wastewater treatment plants in the MENA Region with computer vision and Satellite Imagery: a promising solution for monitoring, evaluation and planning | Joao Diogo Botelheiro, Mariangel del Valle Garcia Andarcia, Akila Premarathna, Safwat Mahmoud Safwat Abdelazim Ahmed, Kanishka Hewageegana, Karthikeyan Matheswaran, Javier Mateo-Sagasta, Naga Velpuri | International Water Management Institute ,Faculty of Engineering Cairo University |
| Transformation of the Liquid Fecal Sludge into Reusable Distilled and Drinkable Water through the Omni Processor Plant at Rohingya Camps in Bangladesh. | MD MEZANUR RAHAMAN | BUET |
| Antibiotic tetracycline removal by nanofiltration membrane: Experimentation and statistical modeling | Abderrahim JBEL, Hafida AYYOUB, Fatima ELAZHAR, Mustapha TAHAIKT, mohamed TAKY | Laboratory of Advanced Materials and Process Engineering, Faculty of Sciences, Ibn Tofail University |
| Membrane cascades: A tool to enhance RO performances and overcome membrane ageing in desalination ? | Youness KOUZI, Fatima Zohra Charik, Saad Alami Younssi, Murielle Rabiller-Baudry | Univ Rennes, CNRS, ISCR (Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes) – UMR , Laboratory of Materials, Membranes and Environment, Faculty of Sciences and Technologies of Mohammedia, Hassan II University of Casablanca |
| Title | Authors | Organisation |
| Nature-Based Solutions and Groundwater Replenishment: How Accounting for Groundwater Dynamics through a Multi-Scale Evaluation Impacts the Ranking and Performance of Nature-Based Solutions | Jessica Seersma, Venkatesh Merwade, Siddharth Saksena | Colorado State University Purdue University Virginia Tech University |
| Contribution of Applied Geophysics to Optimizing Khettara Water Supply in Southeastern Morocco | Smail Zakiat, Ibrahim Salhi, Ahmed Benamara, Dafir Rhellab | ENSAM |
| Establishing hydrological monitoring hubs to support the conceptual assessment and protection of Africa’s natural water towers | Tibor Stigter, Gretchen Gettel, Michel Frem, Graham Jewitt, Benson Lombo, Azagegn Tilahun, Binyam Hailu, Petri Pellikka | IHE Delft Institute for Water Education Addis Ababa University University of Helsinki |
| Title | Authors | Organisation |
| Overcoming Severe Water Scarcity: Morocco’s Decentralization Vision | Yossef Ben-Meir | High Atlas Foundation |
| A fuzzy logic approach within the DPSIR framework to address the inherent uncertainty and complexity of water security assessments | Liang Yuan | China Three Gorges University |
| Water Unequal Exchange: Textile Dye Production in Bangladesh | Kamille Hüttel Rasmussen, Martiwi Diah Setiawati | United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS)) |
| Urban Domestic Water Tariff Structures and Their Effect on Household Inequality in Moroccan Regions | Ismail REZKI, Fatima-Zahra AAZI | University Hassan 2 Casablanca Morocco |
| Sustainable Treatment of Olive Mill Wastewater Using Regenerable Activated Biochar: Fixed-Bed Performance and Agricultural Potential | Imad RABICHI, Kawtar Ezzahi, Fatima Ezzahra Yaacoubi, Zaina Izghri, Karima Ennaciri, Abdelaziz Ounas, Loubna El Fels, Abdelghani Yaacoubi, Abdelaziz Bacaoui | FSSM |
| Smart Agricultural System for Optimized Water Management | Abdellah NABOU, Mohammed Ameksa, Yassine Ennhili, Khalid Zaikarani, Ayoub Bellani | Cadi Ayyad University, UCA, Faculty of Sciences Semlalia, LISI Laboratory |
| Title | Authors | Organisation |
| Impacts of water quality on biodiversity in two karst ground-water dependent streams of the central High Atlas Mountains, Morocco: the use of trout diets as bioindicators | Fatima Ezzahra EL AAOUD, Mohammed Znari, Mohamed Naimi, Souhaib Hanfouri | Faculté des Sciences Semlalia, Université Cadi Ayyad faculté polydisciplinaire université sultan moulay slimane |
| Subterranean Biodiversity and Water Quality in the Draa Basin: Preliminary results | Fatima Ezzahra AROUMY, Fatima M’HAMDI, Faycal AIT BOUMALLASSA, Abderrazzaq BOUDELLAH, Tarik HACHIMI, Abderrahim S’KHIFA, Mohamed GHAMIZI | Cadi Ayyad University, UCA, Faculty of Sciences Semlalia, Laboratory of Water Sciences, Microbial Biotechnologies, and Natural Resources Sustainability Sultan Moulay Slimane University, USMS, Polydisciplinary Faculty |
| Biotypological Assessment and Diatom-Based Water Quality Evaluation in Sidi Chahed Dam Reservoir (Fes, Morocco) | Youssef Ouballouk, Abdelkader Chahlaoui, Abdelilah Rahou, Abdelhak Saidi, Moulay Lafdil Belghiti, Youssef Haddadi, Abdelmonaim Maliki | Moulay Ismaïl University |
| Title | Authors | Organisation |
| The future of a collapsing system: Trasimeno Lake, threatened by climate change, needs urgent action to restore its balance. From draining to resilient landscape, scenarios from 2030 to 2090. | Martina Natalizi, Beatrice Musa, Laura Iori | Sealine Research Center, University of Ferrara, Department of Architecture Italy |
| From Forecasts to Action: Building Resilient Urban Water Systems under Climate Uncertainty in Varied Urban Contexts | Alimatou Seck, Bakary Faty, Ismaila Diallo | Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin Direction de la Gestion et de la Planification des Ressources en Eau (DGPRE) Department of Meteorology and Climate Science San José State University USA, Ministère de l’Hydraulique et de l’Assainissement Senegal |
| Balancing Rights and Resilience: Legal Reforms for Equitable and Sustainable Water Usage in Iran | Mansour Mohammadi Dinani | Water Resource Management Company Islamic Republic of Iran |
| A New Approach to Incorporating General Circulation Models into Water Project Design | Mahmoud Zemzami | University of Mohammed First, ESEFO Morocco |
| Advancing Climate Risk Assessment for Flood-Prone Agriculture: A Model-Driven Approach to Adaptation Planning in Taiwan | Meng-Hui Lin, Ching-Pin Tung | International Degree Program in Climate Change and Sustainable Development, National Taiwan University Department of Bioenvironmental Systems Engineering, National Taiwan university |
| Upstream Development in the Nile Basin Plateaus: Comparative Effects of Equatorial and Ethiopian Contributions | Mohamed Khaled, Aref Gharib | Ministry of water resources and irrigation Egypt |
| Title | Authors | Organisation |
| Managing Wastewater on Animal Farms: From Monitoring to Treatment | Zong Liu, Xiao Wang | Texas A&M University |
| WEFEF 2.0: A Planning Tool for Integrated Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystem Management | Rafael Casielles Restoy, Antonia Lorenzo | BIOAZUL S.L. Spain |
| Morocco’s Blueprint: Desalination, Renewables, and Agricultural Sustainability | Jauad EL KHARRAZ | Mediterranean Water Institute |
| Modernizing On-Farm Water Management: A Case Study of Technological Transformation for Climate Resilient Agriculture in Punjab Province of Pakistan. | Hafiz Qaisar Yasin | Government of the Punjab, Agriculture Department, Pakistan |
| Analyzing 23 Years of Irrigation Water and Land Use Under the Influence of Development Plans: The Case of the Chichaoua Region, Morocco | Ikram EL HAZDOUR, Michel LE PAGE, Lahoucine HANICH, Marielle MONTGINOUL, Lionel JARLAN | CESBIO, University of Toulouse, IRD/CNRS/UPS/CNES L3G Laboratory, Faculty of Sciences and Techniques, Cadi Ayyad University INRAE UMR G-Eau, Montpellier University |
| Statistical Analysis of Multi-Scale Water Balance and Irrigation Water Consumption in the Jinhua River Basin Based on Multi-Source Data | Helong Wang | Zhejiang Institute of Hydraulics and Estuary (Zhejiang Institute of Marine Planning and Design) China |
| Network science and practice: The US-Africa-Europe ‘sustainfood’ approach to water-energy-food nexus networking | Christopher Scott, Ida Djenontin, Johnny Musumbu, Bassel Daher, Annette Huber-Lee, Michael Jacobson, Laura Schmitt-Olabisi | Penn State University
Michigan State University Texas A&M University Stockholm Environment Institute |
| Title | Authors | Organisation |
| Assessing Future Drought Risk in the Maamora Aquifer Using High-Resolution Climate Projections and standardized indices | Ayoub GHAZZAR, Abdelkader Larabi, Mohamed Jalal El Hamidi | Regional Water Centre of Maghreb, EMI, Mohammed V University in Rabat |
| The Urban Flooding Open Knowledge Network: From Real-Time Flood Forecasts to Cascading Failures Through Infrastructure, Ecosystems, Communities and Economy | Lilit Yeghiazarian | University of Cincinnati USA |
| Flood Reconstruction through hydrological-hydraulic modeling -Case of the flood of October 25th, 2016 on the Saquia El Hamra basin- | HASNAOUI Moulay Driss | General Directorate of Hydraulics – Ministry of Equipment and Water |
| Advancing Hydrological Simulations Using Remote Sensing Data: A Case Study in West-Central Morocco | Imane El Martili, Jihane Ahattab, Khalid Barkouki, Saad Bensallam | Hassania School of Public Works (EHTP) Morocco |
| Inclusive flood risk planning in the Tensift Basin: A Morocco – Denmark Partnership | ithar khairallah, Nanna Granlie Vossen, Mads Olander Rasmussen | ABHT ,DEPA |
| Title | Authors | Organisation |
| A Digital Framework for Water Equity: Profiling and Leak Detection at the Edge of Infrastructure | Mohamed MIFDAL, Abdessadek AAROUD, Yassine TOUNSI, Abdessamad MASOUABI | Chouaib Doukkali University,Jisabi Technology Morocco |
| Machine learning algorithms for the predictive performance of aerobic membrane bioreactors for the treatment of wastewater from fish canneries | Hafida AYYOUB, Abderrahim Jbel, Mohammed Kaicer, Mustapha Tahaikt, Mohamed Taky | Faculty of Sciences, Ibn Tofail University Morocco |
| Turing pattern present in the study of the water cycle and its instability associated with evapotranspiration: changes in hydrological landscaping. | Alejandra Escalante Predes | Bisham Wealth Mexico |
| Topological Partitioning of Water Distribution Networks with SWANP software: Toward Automated DMA Planning | Ludovica Palma, Enrico Creaco, Michele Iervolino, Angelo Leopardi, Giovanni Francesco Santonastaso, Armando Di Nardo | Polytechnique Montreal Canada, Università di Pavia, Università della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Università degli Studi di Cassino e del Lazio Meridionale Italy |
| Towards the Development of a National Digitalized Integrated Water and Sanitation Monitoring System in South Africa | Mxolisi Mukhawana | Department of Water and Sanitation South Africa |
| With Digitalization and AI to an intelligent combined sewer network management | Henning Oeltze, Jose Antonio Simancas Suárez | Magdeburg-Stendal University of Applied Sciences Germany |
| Title | Authors | Organisation |
| Participatory Groundwater Management: From Conflict to Cooperation in the Saiss Plain, Morocco | Imane Messaoudi-Mattei | Université de Genève Switzerland |
| Downscaling Methods for GRACE Data: Assessment, Advances and Applications | 孙 龙 | 水利部信息中心 |
| Sustaining ground water resilience through WASH intervention; Lessons from Nigerian Communities | Jane Adizue, Nnamdi Anosike, Onyinye Ojeh | Federal Capital Territory Nigeria |
| From Fragmentation to Mutualization: Which Path for the Cooperation of Transboundary Aquifers? | Sessinou HOUEDANOU | Université Laval Canada |
| SAIS Groundwater Contract for sustainable management and protection of the aquifer | Khalid EL GHOMARI | Sebou Hydraulic Basin Agency Morocco |
| Title | Authors | Organisation |
| Insights into the Potential of Water Conservation in Irrigated Agriculture – A Case Study from the Arid Mediterranean Highlands | Nafn Amdar, Marloes Mul, Amgad Elmahdi, Arif Anwar, Jawad Al-Bakri, Graham Jewitt | IWMI,IHE, GCF, University of Southampton, The University of Jordan |
| A LSTMs AI Based Model to Forecast Outflow-Inflow From-To SMBA Reservoir (Rabat-Morocco) At Medium and Long Run. | Mustapha Hajji, NAFILA ELMARZAQUIOUI | Royal Academy of Morocco |
| The International Court of Justice Climate Change Advisory Opinion: A (Fresh)Water Perspective | Francesco Sindico, Elena Salinas Tunon | University of Strathclyde UK Universidad Autonoma de Madrid (UAM) Spain |
| Namami Gange Mission, and Jal Jeevan Mission Rural and Urban – Fueling India’s grit to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 6 within multi-layered interconnected challenges | Chhavi Sharda, Laura Sustersic, Dheeraj Joshi, Sumit Gautam | GIZ India, NMCG |
| Towards Integrative and Transformative Research on Water and Societies – From Gaps to New Demands | Raghid Shehayeb, Jochen Schanze, Hans-Peter Grossart, Dieter Gerten, Dörthe Tetzlaff, Maren Dubbert, Doris Düthmann, Christiane Fröhlich, Nils Moosdorf | Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional Development (IOER),Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB) ,Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF), German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA), Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT) |
| Development and investigation of a new polyaniline@ shale as a potential adsorbent for efficiently removing orange G dye from aqueous | Sakina MEHDIOUI, Omar DOUGHMI, Zitouni ENNAJIH, Rida EL-BARDAI, Saïd CHAKIRI, Hassan EL HADI, Karim TANJI, Salma ABROURI, Issam Majid, Hind EL HAIBI, Mouhcine IWZANE, Youness EL BATAL, Abdelghani HSINI, Abdelillah SHAIM | Faculty of Science Ibn Tofail University Faculty of Sciences Ben M’Sik, University Hassan II of Casablanca faculty of sciences semlalia cadi ayyad university |
| Closing the Sustainability Loop for Desalination Water Systems | Wafa Ouarhim, Mohcen Chahid, Othmane Abousselham, Lamia Housni, Ahmed Znibar, Youssef Habibi | University Mohamed VI Polytechnic,OCP Green Water |
| Sustainable Development Goal 6 in Palestinian Context: Reality and Challenges | Majeda Alawneh |
| Title | Authors | Organisation |
| Water Woes in Peri-Urban Cape Coast: How Climate Change, Sanitation, and Human Behavior Shape Drinking Water Access. | Joseph Zume, Kebreab Ghebremichael, Sarina Ergas, Allan Feldman, Simon Mariwah, Peter Obeng, Kofi Owusu | Shippensburg University USA,University of South Florida USA, Universty od Cape Coast Ghana |
| Snowpack Decline and Its Implications for Future Water Resources in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco under a High-Emission Climate Scenario | Ouiaam Lahnik, Yves Tramblay, Lahoucine Hanich, Jafet C.M. Andersson, Redouane Lguensat, Kristina Isberg, Aicha Ben Ahmed, Joel Dahn, Benjamin Sultan | Laboratory of Georesources, Geoenvironment and Civil Engineering (L3G), Cadi Ayyad University Espace Dev (Univ. Montpellier, IRD) Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (SMHI) Institut Pierre-Simon Laplace, IRD |
| AI-Driven Multi-Risk Assessment for Water Quality Under Climate and Land Use Change: Insights for Adaptive River Basin Management | Diep Ngoc Nguyen, Jacopo Furlanetto, Silvia Torresan, Andrea Critto | Ca’ Foscari University of Venice Italy |
| Prioritization of agrochemicals in drinking water: A risk-based approach for chemical pollution management. | Michelle Embry, Sandrine Deglin, Eliana Munarriz | Health and Environmental Sciences Institute USA University of Buenos Aires Argentina |
| Mapping the Nexus Between Sanitation, Public Health, and Wastewater Surveillance Using RS/GIS Technologies | Qurat Ul Ain, Mahnoor Waqar, Mujtaba Ali | PMAS Arid Agriculture University |
| Title | Authors | Organisation |
| Configuration path for enhancing the resilience of the environment-economy-society composite system in the Upper Yellow River | Jiaqi Li, Enhui Jiang, Bo Qu | Zhengzhou University Yellow River Institute of Hydraulic Research |
| Research on comprehensive management of small watersheds under the resilience concept | zhu ying | CISPDR Corporation |
| Ecological Integrated water regulation of the Heihe River: Key Measures and Impacts | Qiuchi Shi, Mingyan Tian, Ziqiang Xing | IWRA General Institute of Water Conservancy and Hydropower Planning and Design, Ministry of Water Resources |
| URBAN WATER RESILIENCE: IMPROVING DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS VERSUS REDUCING FINAL CONSUMPTION | Julio Berbel, Jingwei YAO, Esther DIAZ_CANO | Universidad de Córdoba Yellow River Institute of Hydraulic Research Universidad de Córdoba |
| The circular economy of water in the urban and territorial planning system in Morocco. | majid Mansour | Ecole Nationale d’Architecture de Rabat |
| Prediction of drinking water demand by using new technologies: machine learning | MOHAMED FARHAOUI | National Office of Electricity and Drinking water |
| Title | Authors | Organisation |
| Toward Resilient WEF Systems in the Eastern Nile Basin: Challenges, Opportunities, and Strategic Planning | Rameen Abdelhady, Aref Gharib, Amin Elshorbagy | National Water Research Center
Nile Water Sector University of Saskatchewan |
| Progress and Perspectives of Sorption-based Atmospheric Water Harvesting | Rachid Safoui, Ahmed Ihlal | Materials and Renewable Energy Laboratory, Ibn Zohr University |
| Flexible open-source simulation of interconnected water, energy, irrigation and environment systems. | Julien Harou | The University of Manchester |
| A Nexus Vision: Aligning Groundwater Security with the Energy and Raw Materials Transition | Peter van der Keur, Malis Absametov, Calista Bommer, Hashim Carey, Daniyar Chensizbaev, Henk Coetzee, Narmina Garayeva, Klaus Hinsby, Erika Ingvald, Daniyar Kim, Eva Kun, Alan MacDonald, Oleksii Netskyi, Lucio Martarelli, Sergii Paiuk, Dan Palombi, Kevin Parks, Marco Petitta, Manzoor Qadir, Teodora Szocs, Alexey Tudvachev, Natalia Vinograd, Magdalena Worsa-Kozak | Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Dept. of Hydrology LLP Institute of Hydrogeology and Geoecology Kings College London Geoscience Australia, Groundwater Advice and Data Section Laboratory of Industrial and Thermal Groundwater. Council for Geoscience, dept. Water and Environment Eilink R&D UNECE Centre for Geology of St.Petersberg State University, LLC Supervisory Authority for Regulatory Affairs British Geological Survey | The Lyell Centre State Commission of Ukraine on Mineral Resources, Dept. of Groundwater National Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA) Alberta Geological Survey, Alberta Energy Regulator STANTEC Sapienza University of Rome, Earth Sciences Department United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH) St.Petersburg State University (SPbSU), Dept. of Hydrogeology and Engineering Geology Wrocław University of Science and Technology – Association of Polish Hydrogeologists |
| Nepal’s Water Resources on National and Regional Perspective. | Jagat Kumar Bhusal | SOHAM-Nepal |
| The Ecological and Social Benefits of Desert Photovoltaics: A Case Study of the Kubuqi Desert | Lu Li | Beijing Normal University |
| Run-of-River: a Powerful Solution for Harnessing Hydropower Potential of the Bouregreg Watershed in Morocco | Imane El Kasimi, Moulay Driss HASNAOUI, Driss KHOMSI, Ahmed BOUZIANE, Amal ABOULHASSANE | Mohammadia School of Engineering, Mohammed V University |
| Title | Authors | Organisation |
| Hydrological Modeling and Impact of Climate Change on Water Resources in the Massa region (Morocco). | Brahim Meskour, Adnane Labbaci, Yohann Cousquer, Mohammed Hssaisoune, Lhoussaine Bouchaou | Applied Geology and Geo-Environment Laboratory, Faculty of Sciences, Ibn Zohr University HSM, Univ. Montpellier, CNRS, IMT, IRD, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Ibn Zohr University, |
| A Methodology to Assess the Risk of Riverine Flooding at Sub-Catchment Level | Fainaz Inamdeen, Magnus Larson | Department of Water Resources Engineering, Lund University |
| Resilience Strategies for the Informal Settlements towards Urban Floods Vulnerability in Coastal Cities of India | Ashwani Kumar | Independent Researcher |
| Comparing AHP and Iber models for enhanced flood Hazard mapping in Coastal Urban Area: The case of Casablanca (Morocco) | Bouchikhi Sara, Chourak Mimoun, El Baida Maelaynayn, Boushaba Farid | Industrial and Seismic Engineering Research Team, Mechanics and Applied Mathematics department, National School of Applied Sciences of Oujda, Mohammed 1st University Laboratory of Modeling and Scientific Computation (LMCS), National School of Applied Sciences of Oujda, Mohamed 1st University |
| Title | Authors | Organisation |
| Leveraging AIoT for Smart Water Management and Leakage Prevention : MAE | IA ® ‘s vision for Africa | JIHANE OUHEJJOU | |
| Smart Water Management in the Tensift Basin (Morocco) | YOUNES LAABDI, YASSINE ASSEBAN | Ministry of Equipment and Water |
| TERRA-POD – Smart Vertical Farming for a Resilient Future | Abdellah NABOU, Ilyass Othmani, Yahya Saoud, Abderrahman DAKIR ALLAH, Zakaria Rekhla, saad hadadia | University of Cadi Ayyad, UCA, Faculty of Sciences Semlalia, LISI laboratory |
| Artificial Intelligence in the Shift from Intermittent to Continuous Potable Water Supply: Barriers and Opportunities | DAVID SANCHEZ, CARMEN JULIA NAVARRO GOMEZ, RUBEN SANCHEZ | UNIVERSIDAD AUTONOMA DE CHIHUAHUA ,JMAS CHIHUAHUA |
| Integrated co- treatment system for acid mine water and industrial wastewater: An innovative approach | Thobeka Makhathini | Mangosuthu University of Technology South Africa |
| Fast Dam Sitting – An Innovative Framework for Small Dam Site Identification in Morocco | ABOUSSALEH ABDELHALIM, FEKRI AHMED, MOUSTADRAF JALAL | Geosciences, Geomatics and Environment Laboratory, Faculty of Sciences Ben M’Sick, University Hassan II ,Cadi Ayyad University Marrakesh, Geo-resources, geo-environment and Civil Engineering Laboratory |
| Title | Authors | Organisation |
| Recharge mechanism and hydrogeological functioning of mountainous springs in two East African highland-lowland systems | Michel Frem, Tibor Stigter, Abdul Nafi Khan, Bobsammy Mwende, Dahiana Cardozo, Abdalmajeed Ibrahim, Elie Gerges, Gretchen Gettel, Paulo Paron, Graham Jewitt | IHE Delft Institute for Water Education , KU Leuven,Hogeschool van Amsterdam ,Kiwa Netherlands,IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, IGRAC ,FAO |
| Preventing Water Supply Scaling in Morocco by Combining Electrodialysis Water Treatment and Legrand-Poirier Thermodynamic Model | MAOLIDA IBRAHIM, HANANE BENQLILOU, CHAOUKI IMAN, EBN TOUHAMI MOHAMED, TAKY MOHAMED, TAHAIKT MUSTAPHA | Faculty of Sciences, IbnTofail University, International Institute for Water and Sanitation (IEA), National Office of Electricity and the Drinking Water , Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie |
| Groundwater Assessment and Monitoring of Karst Aquifers in the Grootfontein Area in Gauteng, Republic of South Africa (RSA) | Lesiba Mmako | Department of Water and Sanitation South Africa |
| Groundwater Vulnerability to Microplastic Pollution from Landfills: A Risk Assessment in South Africa’s Upper Vaal Water Management Area | Vuledzani Pearly Maiyana, Malebo D Matlala | University of South Africa |
| Co-Designing Groundwater Monitoring Through Citizen Science: Insights from a Field Trial in Malawi | Donald Robertson | University of Strathclyde UK |
| Blue Gold: Tracking Water withdrawals and Conservation in BRICS Nations | Ramu Rawat | |
| Advancing groundwater monitoring and downscaling using open datasets and machine learning in the Mississippi river basin | Saurav Bhattarai, Rocky Talchabhadel, Nawa Raj Pradhan | Jackson State University U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Engineer Research and Development Center |
| Title | Authors | Organisation |
| Management of wastewater resources in Morocco : Diagnosis of the societal acceptance of the sanitation programThe case of the provinces of Meknes, El Hajeb and Ifrane | Rachid Jarmouni, Abdelilah Monir, Omar Taoussi, Hassan Ba-Haddou, Abdelmajid El Bakkali, M’Hamed Boufala, Fouad Benyaich, Mustapha Haddad, Saadia Ait Lyazidi | “University of Moulay Ismail
ONEE – Water Sector Morocco” |
| Sustainable deep wells for schools and communities: Harnessing Technology & Eco-friendly Innovative Engineering Solutions to enhance water security and SDGs in Cameroon | Francis Njuakom Nchii | Community Development Volunteers for Technical Assistance-CDVTA Cameroon |
| A Multi-Scale Water Poverty Assessment of Morocco: Applying the Water Poverty Index | Aomar Ibourk, Adnane El Hajji | Cadi Ayyad University, Faculty of Law, Economics & Social Sciences (UCA-FSJES) |
| Case studies from China’s progress toward United Nations 2030 Agenda for SDG6 | Jinling WANG | International Economic & Technical Cooperation and Exchange Center of the Ministry of Water Resources of China |
| Ecosystem-specific water scarcity indicator for sustainable water management in global supply chains: RESCUE | Masaharu Motoshita, Kamrul Islam, Markus Berger, Anne-Marie Boulay, Amandine Pastor, Stephan Pfister, Georg Seitfudem, Francesca Verones, Matthias Finkbeiner | AIST, University of Twente, CIRAIG, INRAE, ETH Zurich, NTNU, TU Berline |
| Integrating Water Quality Indices and Spatial Susceptibility Analysis in Marinas | Maria C. Neves, Alexandra Cravo, José Jacob | Universidade do Algarve Portugal |
| Small Drops, Big impact; A micro-scale approach to community safe water system | Jane Adizue, Nnamdi Anosike, Onyinye Ojeh | Federal Capital Territory, Society for Family Health Nigeria |
| Title | Authors | Organisation |
| Water Diplomacy, Science Diplomacy, and Capacity Development: Integration and Cooperation in Transboundary Water Management | Tuğba Evrim Maden | Turkish Water Institute (SUEN) |
| PJTC: A Strategic Paradigm for Integrated Transboundary Water Governance in the Nile Basin | Loay Sayed, Aref Gharib | Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation Egypt |
| Urban–Water Interfaces: Strengthening collaboration for a resilient Marrakech and Tangier. | Agnès CHANUT, Riahi BACHIRAT, My Taybi SNINEH, Nils HUHN | Dorsch Impact GIZ, Projet EccEauUrbain Commune Urbaine de Marrakech |
| Title | Authors | Organisation |
| Elucidating households’ preferences for drinking water supply systems in rural coastal Bangladesh: A choice experiment model | Muhammad Badrul Hasan, Frank van Rijnsoever, Annelies Zoomers, Mohammod Akbar Kabir, Frank van Laerhoven | University of Dhaka Utrecht University |
| Towards a web-based decision support system for the planning of micro-watersheds: case studies in Colombia | VIVIANA VARGAS-FRANCO | Cali |
| Indigenous water management systems under global change: an interdisciplinary assessment of the resilience of the Khettara system in Morocco’s Southern Oases | Athmane Khettouch, Yassine Ait Brahim, Mohammed Hssaisoune, Lhoussaine Bouchaou | International Water Research Institute, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University Applied Geology and Geo-Environment Laboratory, Faculty of Sciences, Ibn Zohr University |
| Linking insurance and resilience infrastructure for financing water security projects | Ananya Goyal | |
| Importing Water as a Solution to Water Stress. From the Congo River to the Sahel: A Study Using Real Options. | Aloïs Kanyinda Kasanda, Guillaume Martin | Neoma Business School Université Versailles Saint Quentin en Yvelines – Paris Saclay |
| Sustainable Water Finance in Morocco : bridging investment gaps in a water-stressed system through innovative funding mechanisms | IKRAM BENCHBANI, HAJAR HABIB, Fatima Zahra El Idrissi | Ministry of Equipment and Water |
| Title | Authors | Organisation |
| Integrated Governance of the WEFE Nexus in Jordan: A Path Towards a Sustainable Development. | salam ababneh | Ministry of Water and irrigation |
| Transforming Malta’s National Water Management Framework through the application of the WEFE Nexus. | Manuel Sapiano, Michael Schembri, Julia Bonello | Energy and Water Agency |
| From Theory to Practice: Implementing WEF Nexus Approaches to Tackle Resource Challenges in Developing countries Contexts. Case study of Kinshasa, DRC. MSc. Thesis, 2023. | Jean Louis Yannick Omotonoko | Texas A&M University |
| Water, Food and Energy Nexus in Arab Region: Challenges and Opportunities | Mohamed Dawoud | Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi |
| Mechanisms for governing the Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems (WEFE) nexus: A comparative analysis | Ines Dombrowsky, Srinivasa Reddy Srigiri | Germany Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) |
| Promoting Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystem (WEFE) Nexus Approach and Water Diplomacy for Conflict Prevention and Cooperation in the MENA Region | Majed Abu Zreig | Irbid National University |
| Harnessing AI for WEFE Nexus Assessment: Innovating Water Management for Transformative Policy and Practice | Jordi Morató, Jose Luis Martin Bordes, Alice Aureli, Olga Lucía Sanchez, Ali Rhouma, Pau Fonseca | Prima Foundation UNESCO Chair on Sustainability |
| Title | Authors | Organisation |
| Charting India’s Water Future: Framing Water Security Imaginaries in Jammu and Kashmir | Pintu Kumar Mahla | Mody University of Science and Technology |
| Assessing the global economic impacts of floods and their potential propagation through international trade | Slim Mtibaa, Keitaro Maeno, Kamrul Islam, Masaharu Motoshita | Advanced Industrial Science and Technology |
| Soil erosion risk assessment Using the RUSLE Model, Remote Sensing, GIS and hydrological modeling in Ksob watershed, Tensift, Morocco | Nabil Aouichaty, Wafae Elharraki, Yassine Bouslihim, Mohamed Ouarani | Faculty of Sciences and Techniques Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Rabat National Institute of Agricultural Research, INRA Mohammed 6 Polytechnic University (UM6P) |
| Evolution of the Portuguese Water Security Policy (1967-2002): Governance, Regulatory Advances and Challenges in Flood Risk Management | Noemia Cunha | Miguel Torga Higher Institute |
| Cyber – Physical Systems and Digital Twins: Empowering Urban Resilience Against Extreme Rainfall – Induced Floods | Sien Liu, Fan Yang, Xuan Huang, Jinjin Gao, Jingxiu Wu, Benyou Jia, Guoqing Liu, Ziwu Fan | Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute |
| Title | Authors | Organisation |
| Revolutionizing Climate Adaptation: A Digital Twin Economy for Smart Water Cities & Community-Driven Resilience in Tropical Watersheds | Pedro J. Santa | Urban Hydrologics |
| AI-Driven Predictive Analytics for Smart Water Infrastructure Resilience and Disaster Mitigation | Shafayet Rahman | Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (CUET) |
| Mixed AI and numerical simulations models for leaks and networks obstruction detection used optimized sensor location. | Mustapha Hajji, ouazar Driss, hanane Benqlilou | IEA-ONEE Royal Academy of Morocco |
| AI-driven (LLM) desalination solution to improve desalination plants efficiency in Morocco | Hanane BENQLILOU, Hicham Morjani, Abdelhakim El Fadil, said Hakimi, Mokhtar Jaait, Khaoula Boukir | National Office of Electricity and Drinking Water AQUADVISER SARL Ibn Tofail University |
| Predicting scale formation in water mains and networks using AI and low power sensors technologies – The case of Azrou drinking water supply system | >Hanane Benqlilou, Mustapha Hajji, Mohamed Farhaoui, Mokhtar Jaait, Mustapha Tahaikt, Mohamed Ebn Touhami, Mohamed Taky, Marcel Meli, Andreas Ruest, Benjamin Maij, Saad Alami Younssi | International Institute for Water and Sanitation (IEA) National office of electricity and drinking water Laboratory of Advanced Materials and Process Engineering (LAMPE), Faculty of Sciences, Ibn Tofail Universit ZHAW School of Engineering, Forschungsschwerpunkt Low-power Wireless Embedded Systems, Technikumstrasse 20/22, 8400 Winterthur Faculty of Science and Technology of Mohammedia FSTM |
| Title | Authors | Organisation |
| Role of hydrogeological information products in sustainable groundwater management in South Africa | Lindelani Lalumbe | Department of Water and Sanitation |
| Enhanced 3D Hydrogeological Model for the Assessment of Groundwater and Seawater Intrusion in the Mnasra Coastal Aquifer by Advanced Modeling | Amale SOUDANI, Mohamed Jalal EL HAMIDI, Abdelkader LARABI, Mohamed FAOUZI, Taha EL GHAZLANI | Laboratory of Water and Natural Resources Analysis and Modeling, Department of Mineral Engineering, Mohammadia Engineering School, MOHAMMED V University Direction of the Research and the Planning of water (DRPE) |
| Evaluation of ground water depletion within kano metropolitan | Tahir Salisu Tahir, Adamu Bashir Ahmad, Jack Whitacre | Ahmadu Bello University Zaria Bayero University Kano University of Massachusetts Boston |
| Arid Tapestries: A Systematic Literature Review of Groundwater Policy Evolution | Mugdha Kinhikar | Krea University |
| Impact on water recharge of the san salvador aquifer and increased risk of downstream floods due to the construction of the national stadium in el salvador | JULIO CESAR QUINONEZ BASAGOITIA | IANAS |
| New generation of transient electromagnetic instruments for subsurface mapping of water and identifying suitable sites for managed aquifer recharge |
| Title | Authors | Organisation |
| Assessing the impact of land use and land cover changes on the stream flows. a case study of the upper river rwizi catchment | PAMELA MUSIMENTA, Victoria Kinobe | Ministry of Water and Environment |
| Research on Pathways for Soil and Water Conservation to Promote the Sustainable Development of Water Resources | zhongqiang yi | International Economic & Technical Cooperation and Exchange Center of the Ministry of Water Resources of China |
| Revitalizing Urban Waterscapes: Ecological Engineering Strategies for Yangtze River Basin Sustainability | Shi Zhang | Changjiang Institute of Survey, Planning, Design and Research Co., Ltd. |
| Women in Water Science | Chiara Biscarini, maura marchegiani, stefania tusini, federica guazzini | Unesco Chair in Water Resources Management and Culture, Stranieri University of Perugia |
| Lessons Learned from the WASH for Healthy Lives Project: Addressing Climate-Induced Water Scarcity and Improving Water Resource Management in Rural Nigerian Communities | Evelyn Orakwelu, Nnamdi Anosike, Jane Adizue, Jennifer Anyanti | Society for Family Health |
| Title | Authors | Organisation |
| The environmental exposure of CECs in developing countries: A case study of CECs in South African freshwater systems | Mbuyiselwa Moloi, Dana Kuehnel | Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research |
| Surveillance of Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria from Wastewater in Marrakech, Morocco: A One Health approach | Fatima-Ezahra AMOUAT, Amal LOQMAN, Nouhaila ALBAB, Said HASNAOUI, Nabila SORAA, Souad LOQMAN | Laboratoire de Lutte Contre les Maladies Infectieuses, Faculté de Médecine et de Pharmacie, Université Cadi Ayyad Plateformes Biotech-Génotypage, Cité d’innovation, Université Cadi Ayyad Laboratoire de Microbiologie, CHU Mohammed VI |
| Assessment of groundwater quality based on pharmaceutical and pesticide monitoring in Draa basin (Morocco) | Asma OUTAGANT, Said HASNAOUI, Amal LOQMAN, Souad LOQMAN | Laboratoire de Lutte Contre les Maladies Infectieuses, département de biologie moléculaire faculté de Médecine et de Pharmacie, Université Cadi Ayyad |
| Health Risk Assessment of Trace Metal Contamination in Groundwater: A Case Study of Divo Department, Côte d’Ivoire | CLAON Jean Stéphane | Department of Analytical Sciences and Public Health, Faculty of Pharmaceutical and Biological Sciences, Félix Houphouët-Boigny University, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire |
| Microplastics – Science Optimizing Solutions | Elise Granek, Susanne Brander, Tala Navab-Daneshmand, Cara Poor, Kervelle Baird | Portland State University Oregon State University University of Portland |
| Comparison study of various powder activated carbon that can effectively remove contaminants of emerging concern from drinking water. | PAKI ISRAEL DIKOBE, Memory Tekere, Vhahangwele Masindi | University of South Africa |
| Title | Authors | Organisation |
| Bridging Governance for Water Resilience: The Role of Organizational Structures in Enabling Collective Action | Elisa Blanco, Guillermo Donoso, Daniela Rivera, Anahi Ocampo, Pilar Barria, Christian Rojas | Water Law and Management Center, Pontificia Universdad Católica de Chile Universidad de Chile Universidad Andres Bello |
| From water quality monitoring to the generalization of health risk assessment and management approaches. – Experience of ONEE Water Branch – | ABDELAZIZ ZOUHIR, Lalla Khadija GHEDDA, Abdelilah BELHAJ | National Office of Electricity and Drinking Water |
| Enhancing Transboundary Water Governance in the Medjerda River Basin: BRIDGE 5 Project | Diego Pozzoli | IUCN MED |
| Gender analysis of water policies and governance in Nigeria | Sarah Appiah, Charity Osei- Amponsah | International Water Management Institute |
| Developing a Performance Index for Water and Sanitation Concessions: The Case of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. | Lorena Costa, Igor Pedrosa, Vladimir Macedo | Agência Reguladora de Energia e Saneamento |
| Title | Authors | Organisation |
| Bridging Legal Frameworks: The Role of International Law in Protecting Water Resources and Cultural Heritage in Costa Rica | Juan Pablo Zamora Rodríguez | MarViva Foundation |
| Understanding Personal and Institutional Factors Influencing Village Government Funding for Water and Sanitation Climate-Resilient Infrastructure in Rural Villages in Indonesia | Silvia Landa, Novika Noerdiyanti, Fahrunnisa Fahrunnis. | University of North Carolina Yayasan Plan International Indonesia Sumbawa University of Technology |
| ProGIRE : Promotion of Integrated Water Resources Management in the oases of Ferkla and Aguinane – Morocco | Louison Roudier, Imane Amzil, Slimane Mezziane, Safae Zahid, Ahmed Hamidi | AESVT |
| Indigenous Knowledge System for governing floods in the Barotse Flood plain in Zambia | Everisto Mapedza | International Water Management Institute (IWMI) |
| The Importance of Small Temporary Wetlands in Arid and Semi-Arid Regions for Local Development: The Case of Ferlo in Senegal | Madina BA | UCAD |
| Title | Authors | Organisation |
| Innovative Water Solutions for Climate Resilience and Sustainable Development: Waterlight Save Initiative’s Approach | Ero Ibhafidon | Waterlight Save Initiative |
| Research on Safety Evaluation and Prediction of the Water-Energy-Food System in the Yangtze River Economic Belt from a Field Perspective | Weijun He, Qing Qin, Yuan Liang | China Three Gorges University |
| Blockchain mechanism for value exchange, based on a predictive model of evapotranspiration using a Turing pattern, applied in the coffee-growing region of northern Puebla. | Alejandra Escalante Predes | Bisham Wealth |
| Outcomes of the wefe nexus sessions in the mediterranean regional processes for the last world water forums (from brasilia 2018 to bali 2024) | Juan Ojeda Couchoud | Técnica y Proyectos, S.A. (TYPSA) |
| Deciphering the water-forest-climate nexus through long-term hydro-climatic trends in watersheds of narmada river | Manisha Singh, Rishabh Srikar, Bhaskar Sinha, Jigyasa Bisaria, Thomas Thomas | Indian Institute of Forest Management National Institute of Hydrology |
| Technical Innovations in Water and WEFH Nexus Data Integration: Lessons from GC3WEFH and WEN-OKN projects | Ilya Zaslavsky, Lilit Yeghiazarian, Wael Al-Delaimy | University of Cincinnati University of California San Diego |
| Title | Authors | Organisation |
| Response of extreme precipitation to urbanization in Taihu Basin considering regional heterogeneity | Feiqing Jiang, Yiqing Zhu, Yufei Chen, Chao Zhu, Xiang Xia, Zhixing Niu, Haixiang Ji, Zeng’an Wang | Nanjing Research Institute of Hydrology and Water Conservation Automation, Ministry of Water Resources Liyang Jiangnan Engineering Testing Company Limited Jiangsu Expressway Company Limited |
| Water Security Risk Assessment in the Mekong River Basin: A Machine Learning Approach Grounded in Field Theory | Jaun Cheng | School of Economics and Management, China Three Gorges University |
| School-led arsenic testing initiative: Testing the concept in some selected schools in Bangladesh | Md. Firoj Alam | Foundation for Supporting Development Goals |
| Evolution and Simulation Analysis of Water Resources Cooperation Strategy in Transboundary Rivers under the Influence of Public Opinion Dissemination | Ruicong Sun, Liang Yuan, Weijun He | School of Economics and Management, China Three Gorges University |
| Water as a Catalyst for Peace – Sustainable Solutions to Address the Root Causes of Water-Induced Stress to Prevent Future Conflicts | Oleksandr Nesterenko | IFRC |
| Title | Authors | Organisation |
| Digitalization for water scarcity and climate resilience: Insights from Spain | Alfonso Expósito, Esther Diez-Cebollero | University of Malaga French Research Agency |
| A combined approach of UAV data and machine learning algorithms inWeeds detection in a citrus orchard | Mohammed El Hafyani, Abdelwahed Chaaou, Amine Saddik, Adnane Labbaci, Mohammed Hssaisoune, Abdellaali Tairi, Fatima Abdelfadel, Lhoussaine Bouchaou | Applied Geology and Geo-Environment Laboratory, Faculty of Sciences, Ibnou Zohr University |
| Development of a Multi-CCTV-Based Surface Image Flowmeter for Flow Monitoring in Medium-to-Large Rivers | Kang Min Koo, Kwonkyu Yu, Junhyeong Lee, Byungman Yoon | HydroSEM Ltd. Dong-eui University |
| Advancing digital solutions for sustainable irrigation water management in Mediterranean agriculture | Andrea Borgo, Marta Debolini, Guido Rianna, Simone Mereu | CMCC Foundation – Euro-Mediterranean Centre on Climate Change |
| Integrating Stakeholder Engagement and Digital Solutions for Water Resource Management at Farm and Watershed Scales in the Mediterranean region | Marta Debolini, Simone Mereu, Matteo Funaro, Vangelis Constantianos, Francesco Martini, Josep Pijuan Parra, Guido Rianna, Lluis Vine Rius, Serena Marras, Kamel Nagaz, Naem Mazahreh, Ihab Jomaa | CMCC GWP-Med Abinsula EURECAT UNISS IRA NARC LARI |
| Title | Authors | Organisation |
| Assessement of groundwater vulnerability with urban development in greater kampala metropolitan area, uganda using drastic-lu model in arcgis. | Lilian Bainemirembe | Ministry of Water and Environment |
| Application of Dar-Zarrouk Parameters and Coefficient of Anisotropy in Groundwater study within a Basement Complex Formation of Southwestern Nigeria | Adetunji Adeniji, Olumide Ajani, Tolulope Kolawole, Theophilus Adagunodo | Bowen University The Polytechnic Ibadan Covenant University |
| Innovative Sensing Technology for Monitoring PFAS Contamination of Groundwater | Somayeh Mohammadi, Hamidreza Sharifan | University of Texas at El Paso |
| Satellite-based assessment of groundwater dynamics in Moroccan aquifers: Insights from GRACE-derived products | Mouad Abbad, Abdessamad Hadri, El Mahdi El Khalki, Hamza Ouatiki, Ismaguil Hanadé Houmma, Oumar Jaffar, Taha El Ghazlani, Mohammed qachar, Lhoussaine bouchaou, Ahmed El-Azhari, Kamal Yaalaoui, Abdelghani Chehbouni | International Water Research Institute, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University Center for Remote Sensing Applications (CRSA), Mohammed VI Polytechnic University Water Research and Planning Department, Ministry of Water and Equipment Tensift Hydraulic Basin Agency Center for Remote Sensing Applications (CRSA), Mohammed VI Polytechnic University |
| Mapping sea water intrusion in a basaltic formation using geophysical techniques. | Parvesh Balloo, Manta Devi Nowbuth, Virendra Proag | University of Mauritius |
| Title | Authors | Organisation |
| Decentralized and Private Partnership Model Can help Jordan for Sustainable Water Development | Luay Froukh | Jordan Wastewater Reuse Organization (JWSRO) |
| Climate Change Response for Inclusive WASH Program Implementation: A Case Study from Indonesia | Silvia Anastasia Landa, Fahrunnisa Fahrunnisa, Novika Noerdiyanti | University of North Carolina Sumbawa University of Technology Yayasan Plan International Indonesia |
| Deployment of Vertical Helophyte Filter System (VHFS) for Private Industries, Public Facilities, and Disadvantaged Communities in Davao Region. | SEAN LIGTVOET, Anthony Sales, Ludivina Porticos, Kenneth Morata | Department of Science and Technology XI University of Immaculate Conception |
| Clean Water for Organic Waste’ – A circular economy project that has enabled access to drinkable water in the rural locality of Coussi, Benin. | Léonard Crettol | ReBin |
| Beyond Access: Examining Utilization Patterns and Barriers to Household Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Services in Oke Ogun Towns, Nigeria | Enovwo Odjegba, Olusola Akanji, Abayomi Bankole | Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta |
| The South African Water Justice Tracker: Measuring Progressive Realization of the Right to Water Across 144 Water Services Authorities | Tracy-Lynn Field | University of the Witwatersrand |
| Institutional Quality and Water Desalination Efficiency: Evidence for Mediterranean Region | imen KAHNCHEL, Naima Lassoued | Manouba university |
| Title | Authors | Organisation |
| Magnetic nanomaterials against pollution: novel methodologies for remediation, control and revalorization of waters | Irene Morales-Benítez, María Mar López Guerrero, Elisa Vereda Alonso | University of Malaga |
| Effects of design and season on hydraulics, water biochemical properties, and treatment performance of free water surface constructed wetlands | Zhou Wangzi, Dong Jing | Changjiang Survey, Planning, Design and Research Co., Ltd Yangtze River Scientific Research Institute |
| Development of Geospatial Models for Satellite-Based Monitoring of Water Quality in Drinking Water Sources in Argentina. | Adrián Atencio, Raquel Bazán, Matias Bonansea, Facundo Bordet, Matias Caso, Ramiro Collado, Anabella Ferral, Alba German, Priscilla Minotti, Francisco Nemiña, Ayelén Othaz Brida, Gonzalo Pérez, Lucio Pinotti, Karina Quaini, Andrés Rodríguez, Maria Inés Rodríguez, Ariana Rossen, Ana Laura Ruibal Conti, Marcia Ruiz, Ana Laura Rydzewski, Ayelén Sánchez Valdivia, Verónica Shoijet | DGI Departamento General de Irrigación Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, FCEFyN Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales, Instituto de Ciencias de la Tierra Biodiversidad y Ambiente CONICET Comisión Técnica Mixta de Salto Grande Autoridad Interjurisdiccional de las Cuencas de los ríos Limay, Neuquén y Negro Centro Científico Tecnológico Córdoba del Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, IG Instituto de Altos Estudios Espaciales Mario Gulich, Universidad de San Martín, EHyS Escuela de Hábitat y Sustentabilidad 3iA Instituto de Investigación e Ingeniería Ambiental Grupo de Ecología de Sistemas Acuáticos a Escala de Paisaje, INIBIOMA Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente CONICET Instituto de Ciencias de la Tierra Biodiversidad y Ambiente CONICETe la Tierra Biodiversidad y Ambiente CONICET, UNRC Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto Subsecretaría de Ambiente de la Nación Instituto de Estudios Avanzados en Ingeniería y Tecnología Instituto Nacional del Agua, Subgerencia Centro de la Región Semiárida Instituto Nacional del Agua, Subgerencia Laboratorio de Calidad de Agua Centro de Excelencia en Productos y Procesos de Córdoba |
| Presence of Beta-lactam Antibiotics in the Wastewater of the Mohammed VI University Hospital of Marrakech: A Challenge for Sustainable Water Management. | Said Hasnaoui, Souad loqman | Faculté de medecine et pharmacie |
| Pollution of the Sebou basin by margins | Khalid EL GHOMARI | Sebou Hydraulic Basin Agency |
| The Testing and Application of the SWAT+ Water Allocation and Decision Tables for Nutrient Loads Simulations: A Case Study of the Integrated Vaal River System, South Africa | Joshua Rasifudi, Edward Smit, Moloko Matlala, Katrin Bieger | Department of Water and Sanitation University of North West Aarhus University |
| Enhance the capabilities of the Monitoring System for Integrated Water Management in Agro-Industrial Contexts: Case Study of the Tocaría River Basin, Casanare – Colombia | Lina María Cerón Aramburo, Jhon Sarria Ospina, Camilo Ocampo Marulanda, Monica Viviana Mesa Torres, Liliana Carolina Luis Rincón | Fundación Universitaria de San Gil Federal Rural University of Pernambuco |
Accelerating Innovation in the Water Sector from NBS to AI
Moderator:
• Kari Vigerstol, Global Director of Water Security Science & Innovation, The Nature Conservancy
Panelists:
• Mohamed Amine, General Manager, WATEC
• Shi Qiuchi, Former Director General of the International Economic & Technical Cooperation Exchange Centre, Ministry of Water Resources, China; Director of the IWRA Executive Board (2025–2027); Vice President of the IWRA China Chapter
• Frédéric Bretar, Head of Space for Climate Observatory, French National Center Space Studies
• Stephanie Janssen, Lead for the Water as Leverage Academy, Deltares
Global Water Governance in a Changing World: Strengthening Institutions & Multilateral Cooperation
Moderator:
• Eric Tardieu, Secretary General, International Network of Basin Organizations (INBO)
Keynote Speaker:
• Retno Marsudi, UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy on Water
Panelists:
• Nabil Ben Khatra, Executive Secretary, Sahara and Sahel Observatory (OSS)
• Kim Hyo-jung, Director General for Water Use Policy Bureau, Ministry of Environment, South Korea (TBC)
• Hicham Chad, Board member, TAQA Morocco
• Ousmane Hane, Secretary General, Organization for the Development of the Gambia river (OMVG)
• Meike van Ginneken, Water Envoy, Kingdom of the Netherlands (TBC)
Wrap up :
• Abou Amani, Director of the Division of Water Sciences, Secretary of the Intergovernmental Hydrological Program of UNESCO (UNESCO-IHP)
The Future of Water: Gaps, Opportunities, and Global Commitments Beyond 2030
Moderators:
• Akiça Bahri, International Expert and former Minister of Agriculture, Water Resources and Fisheries of Tunisia
• Tanja Miškova, Ambassador-at-Large for Water Diplomacy, Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, Slovenia
Wrap up :
• Alice Aureli-Vice President IWRA and Michel Frem, Global youth-led action for water, IWRA
Panelists:
• Mohamed Diatta, co-host of the 2026 UN Water Conference, Ministry of Water and Sanitation, Senegal
• Alvaro Lario, (or Representative of UN-Water )
• Rashid Mbaziira, Executive Secretary, AMCOW
• Abdelhafid Debbarh, Advisor to the President of the International University of Rabat-Management of surface water and groundwater in arid and semi-arid areas
• Sonja Koppel, Secretary of the UNECE Water Convention
• Simi Kamal, Chairperson of Hisaar Foundation, Pakistan, and co-founder of the Panjwani-Hisaar Water Institute at NED University in Karachi
Interconnectivity and Systems Thinking in Water Management: Bridging Sectors for Resilience
Moderators:
• Rabi H. Mohtar, Professor, Texas A&M University.
• Bilge Kocamemi, Senior Project Advisor, Turkish Water Institute (SUEN).
Panelists:
• Abdelaziz Zerouali, Director General of Hydraulic Engineering, Ministry of Equipment and Water.
• Loic Fauchon, President of the World Water Council.
• Ismahane Elouafi, Executive Managing Director, CGIAR.
• Ahmed Zniber, Director General, OCP Group.
• Bernd Manfred Gawlik, Portfolio Co-Leader for Climate and Water Resilience, European Commission
• Stratos Pistikopoulos, Professor, EI, TAMU
• Ismahane Remonnay, VP of Foresights & Alliance, Veolia
• Yuanyuan Li, Vice president of GIWP/ President of IWRA
| 10:15 – 11:45 Special Sessions 9 (90min) | ||
| N° | Title | Organisation |
| 1 | Tracing the Silent Pandemic: Antimicrobial Resistance in Water Cycle | International Secretariat for Water, Butterfly Effet, World Youth Parliament for Water |
| 2 | Bridging Innovation and Policy: Collaborative Solutions for Climate Resilience | Turkish Water Institute (SUEN) |
| 3 | From Silos to Synergy: Operationalizing WEFE Nexus Governance through Multi-Stakeholder Co-Creation in Africa | The Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT and World Resources Institute (WRI) |
| 4 | A Water-Soil-Agriculture Alliance for the SDGs: Seven Strategic Messages to Share | The French Water Partnership (FWP/PFE) and The Moroccan Water Coalition (COALMA) |
| 5 | Effective and ineffective practices in decentralized, collaborative water governance at the basin level | Water Law and Management Center, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and University of Glasgow, UK. |
| 6 | An Islands Freshwater Perspective to Traditional Knowledge and Nature Based Solutions: Possible New Lens to Navigate an Increasingly Polarised World? | IWRA Islands Water Task Force; Malta Energy and Water Agency; International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation; Jamaica Water Resources Authority; UN Local 2030 Islands, World Bank |
| 7 | Drought Risk Management in Morocco: Optimal Water Allocation through Reservoir Inflow Prediction Using AI | Ibn Tofail University, Ministry of Equipment and Water (Morocco) |
| 8 | Managing Fossil and Non-Renewable Aquifers in Arid Climates: Global Challenges, Strategic Tools, and Participatory Innovations | University Polytechnic Mohamed VI – International Water Research Institute; Direction de Recherche et de Planification de l’Eau (DRPE) ; Agence du Bassin Hydraulique de Tensift (ABHT)–Hydraulic basin agency of Sakia el Hamra and Oued Eddahab |
| 8:30 – 10:00 Special Sessions 8 (90min) | ||
| N° | Organisation | Title |
| 1 | International Association for Water Law (AIDA) | The human right to water and vital human needs in water: implementation at the domestic and transboundary levels |
| 2 | United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) | Advancing Water Across Sectors as a Priority for the Arab Region in Preparation for the 2026 United Nations Water Conference |
| 3 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Texas A&M University,International Water Resources Association (IWRA) | SDG6 and Water – Case Studies at National to Local Scales |
| 4 | German Institute of Development and Sustainability – Institute for Environmental Studies | Enhancing Water and Biodiversity Protection through Environmental Justice: Lessons from Nature-Based Solutions for Water Security in Europe and South America |
| 5 | International Water Resources Association (IWRA) , UNESCO Groundwater Youth Network (GWYN) | Looking Forward: 2050 Youth Water Visions |
| 6 | International Network of Basin Organizations (INBO), World Meteorological Organization (WMO), French National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and the Environment (INRAE) | From ground to orbit: combining in-situ and satellite monitoring of water to improve basin management |
| 7 | Asia Water Council Young Professionals (AWC YPs); World Water Council Youth Delegates (WWC YDs); Indonesia Green Action Forum (IGAF) | Invisible Peril: Unraveling the Impact of Microplastic Contamination in Drinking Water on Human Health and Water Quality in Indonesia through Youth Programme |
| 8 | Wavemakers United | World Café: Amplifying Youth Voices in Water Governance |
| 9 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) | Harnessing Non-Conventional Water Resources for Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security |
| 8:30 – 10:00 Special Sessions 8 (90min) | ||
| N° | Title | Organisation |
| 1 | THE HUMAN RIGHT TO WATER AND VITAL HUMAN NEEDS IN WATER: IMPLEMENTATION AT THE DOMESTIC AND TRANSBOUNDARY LEVELS | International Association for Water Law (AIDA) |
| 2 | Advancing Water Across Sectors as a Priority for the Arab Region in Preparation for the 2026 United Nations Water Conference | United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) |
| 3 | SDG6 and Water – Case Studies at National to Local Scales | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Texas A&M University,International Water Resources Association (IWRA) |
| 4 | Enhancing Water and Biodiversity Protection through Environmental Justice: Lessons from Nature-Based Solutions for Water Security in Europe and South America | German Institute of Development and Sustainability – Institute for Environmental Studies |
| 5 | Looking Forward: 2050 Youth Water Visions | International Water Resources Association (IWRA) , UNESCO Groundwater Youth Network (GWYN) |
| 6 | Contaminants on Emerging Concern under EU Urban WW Directive: Monitoring and Quaternary Treatment Methods | Turkish Water Institute (SUEN)-European Commision Joint Research Centre (EC JRC |
| 7 | “From ground to orbit: combining in-situ and satellite monitoring of water to improve basin management | International Network of Basin Organizations (INBO), World Meteorological Organization (WMO), French National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and the Environment (INRAE) |
| 8 | Invisible Peril: Unraveling the Impact of Microplastic Contamination in Drinking Water on Human Health and Water Quality in Indonesia through Youth Programme | Asia Water Council Young Professionals (AWC YPs); World Water Council Youth Delegates (WWC YDs); Indonesia Green Action Forum (IGAF) |
| 9 | World Café: Amplifying Youth Voices in Water Governance | Wavemakers United |
| 10 | Harnessing Non-Conventional Water Resources for Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) |
| 4:15 – 5:45 Special Sessions 7 (90min) | ||
| N° | Title | Organisation |
| 1 | Circular Food Systems and Agroecology –Global South and North perspectives | Australian National University, Texas A&M University, University of Nebraska |
| 2 | Defining Best Practices in the Water-Food-Energy-Ecosystems (WEFE) Nexus: Lessons from the Mediterranean | The Cyprus Institute (CYI) – Mediterranean Information Office for Environment, Culture and sustaionable development (MIO-ECSDE) – Beytech Foundation – European Sustainable Energy Innovation Alliance (ESEIA) – The Energy and Water Agency (EWA) – Jožef Stefan Institute (JSI) – MED CITIES (MC) – Arab Water Council (AWC) – Center of Arab Women for Training and Research (CAWTAR) – Egyptian Center for Innovation and Technology Development (ECITD) – Global Water Partnership Organisation (GWPO) – International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) |
| 3 | Capacity building: Vocational training to improve water management | International Office for Water (OiEau) |
| 4 | Innovative Groundwater Governance: Scientific and Participatory Approaches to Address Climate and Water Challenges | The Ministry of Equipment & Water of Morocco, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia(ESCWA) |
| 5 | Scaling Water Solutions in a Water Scarce World | International Water Management Institute (IWMI) |
| 6 | Collaborative Learning School Hackathon Morocco: Practical field-based science to policy experiences with early career researchers from Africa and USA | Penn State USA; Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) Morocco; Al Moutmir Morocco. Texas A&M USA |
| 7 | Unlocking New Water Frontiers: Exploring Opportunities and Risks of Alternative Sources for Agriculture and Urban Use | Texas A&M AgriLife, Texas Water Resources Institute |
| 8 | Revolutionizing Water Management: Empowering Rural Communities with Solar-Powered Water Systems and Participatory Governance/ Solarization of Agriculture: A Global Synthesis | Solar Chapter-International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Consortium of International Agricultural Research Centers (CGIAR) |
| 9 | Total Solution Packages to Achieve SDGs Covering All Urban Water Management Sectors toward Smart Water City | KWater |
| 10 | Water resources and climate change: an environmental and humanitarian crisis | The roundtable will be organized by the Geneva Water Hub, the Federal University of Lavras and International Association for Water Law (AIDA) |
| 4:15 – 5:45 Special Sessions 6 (90min) | ||
| N° | Title | Organisation |
| 1 | Sustainable Management of Fossil and Non-Renewable Aquifers – Global Challenges, Innovations, and Adaptive Strategies | Hydraulic basin agency of Sakia el Hamra and Oued Eddahab |
| 2 | Innovative strategies for integrated groundwater and surface water management for a changing climate. | Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) and National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) |
| 3 | Sustainable Groundwater Management and Monitoring Technology Applications: A Global Perspective | General Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Planning and Design, Ministry of Water Resources of the People’s Republic of China (GIWP) & Danish Environmental Protection Agency (DEPA) |
| 4 | Empowering Women in Research: Advancing Citizen Science and Vocational Training for social Inclusive, Evidence-Based Data and research | Women for Water Partnership, UNESCO-WWAP, International Water Resources Association (IWRA) |
| 5 | Empowering Smallholder Farmers: Mapping climate-smart technologies and enabling evidence-based technology assessment | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), International Fund for Agricultural Development(IFAD), Islamic Development Bank |
| 6 | Wastewater and Environmental Surveillance (WES) under One Health: Innovation for Global Health Security | Turkish Water Institute (SUEN) |
| 7 | Scaling Water Resilience in the MENA Region: Rethinking Governance and Financing Mechanisms | Policy Center for the New South |
| 8 | World Water Envoys | International Water Resources Association (IWRA) |
| 9 | The importance of North to South water research and Innovation cooperation between Europe and Africa | Water4All |
| 12-1pm Special Sessions 5 (60min) | ||
| N° | Title | Organisation |
| 1 | The importance of khettaras in preserving irrigation water | Faculty of Science and Technology. Moulay Ismaïl University |
| 2 | A MANIFESTO FOR THE FRESHWATER RULE OF LAW | International Association for Water Law (AIDA),the IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law and the Environmental Law Institute. |
| 3 | Large water projects for adaptation to climate & water risks in MENA: Learnings from Morocco, Egypt and GCC countries experiences | The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) |
| 4 | Quantifying Ecological Drought – From Hydrological Monitoring to the Assessment of Impacts on Aquatic Ecosystems | French Biodiversity Agency (OFB) |
| 5 | Enhancing farm productivity through sustainable irrigation practices: Analyzing the impact of the National irrigation scheme in India | Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, India and Anna University, Chennai, India |
| 6 | Showcasing WEFE Nexus Systems Approach Case Studies in Water Management | Texas A&M University, EMBRAPA – Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation, The Nature Conservancy , World Water Council |
| 7 | Scaling Up Nature-based Approaches for Sustainable Water Management | Marmara University |
| 8 | Collaborative Decision-Making in Watershed Management Using SWAT: Leveraging the EVAL Framework for Sustainable Outcomes. | Texas A&M University and Innovative Business Solutions |
| 9 | Halfway to 2075: Fifty years of Water International | International Water Resources Association |
| 10 | Snow Research and Emerging Technologies for Resilient Water Management in Morocco | Cadi Ayyad University , International Water Research Institute |
| 4:15 – 5:45pm Special Sessions 4 (90min) | ||
| N° | Title | Organisation |
| 1 | Water under fire – the role of partnerships in preventive action | Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of Slovenia (lead partner),International Water Resources Association (IWRA), Environmental Law Institute, Geneva Water Hub |
| 2 | Value of Water at National Level: Saudi Experience | KSA |
| 3 | Boosting performance of irrigation and supporting productive water use through co-designed digital innovations using WaPOR data layers | International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) |
| 4 | Innovating for Scalable Nature-Based Solutions: Technology and Strategies for Water Management | The Nature Conservancy |
| 5 | Disruptive Innovation of Water Management with the Digital Technologies | Asia Water Council |
| 6 | Smart Water Management: Innovations, challenges, and the strategic path to digital transformation | MAE-IA |
| 7 | Towards 2030: Adapting and Innovating Transboundary Water Cooperation through SDG 6.5.2 Monitoring | UNESCO- International Hydrological Programme(IHP) |
| 8 | Governing Water in a Changing Climate: Integrating Resilient, Flexible Planning and Innovative Tools for Sustainable Management | Ministry of Equipment and Water |
| 9 | Natural – Economy- Water (NEW) Nexus: Philosophy and Practice | General Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Planning and Design (GIWP), Ministry of Water Resources, China； World Bank |
| 10 | Promoting Gender mainstreaming in the Water Sector for Inclusive and Sustainable Water Management | International Centre for Water Security and Sustainable Management under the auspices of UNESCO (i-WSSM). |
| 12-1pm Special Sessions 3 (60min) | ||
| N° | Organisation | Title |
| 1 | Texas A&M University, University of California San Diego, The University of Jordan, Hashemite University, Royal Scientific Society, | Resilient Communities Through Water-Energy-Food-Health Nexus |
| 2 | BIOAZUL S.L. and University of Malaga | Enhancing Water Security Through Non-Conventional Resources: Economic, Technical, and Social Dimensions |
| 3 | Ministry of National Territory Planning, Urban Planning, Housing and City Policy | Adapting to Water Challenges in Urban Planning, Development and Housing |
| 4 | International Water Management Institute | Enhancing water reuse in the MENA region using AI, Earth Observation, and advanced data analytics |
| 5 | Texas A&M University, USA; University of Wisconsin – Madison, USA; University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA; Soil for Society Network; PennState University, USA; Michigan State University, USA; Stockholm Environmental Institute (SEI); SustainFood Newtork | Leveraging Networks Toward Improved Soil and Water-Energy-Food System Sustainability |
| 6 | University Cadi Ayyad Morocco | Universities as Catalysts for Water Innovation: Sustainable Solutions for a Resilient Future |
| 7 | University of Cincinnati, University of California San Diego | Advanced Data Science for Water Resource Analysis and Management |
| 8 | Water Youth Network | Youth-Led Governance for Equitable and Climate-Resilient Water Systems |
| 9 | UNESCO Chair on Sustainability of the Polytechnical University of Catalonia (UPC) | Harnessing AI for WEFE Nexus Assessment: Innovating Water Management for Transformative Policy and Practice |
| 10 | International Water Management Institute (IWMI), International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Incomati and Maputo Watercourse Commission (INMACOM) | Novel Approaches to Nexus Management in a shared river basin: A Transboundary Multi-Stakeholder Platform & Dynamic Basin-wide modelling in in the Incomati-Maputo Basin of southern Africa |
| 4:15 – 5:45pmSpecial Sessions 2 (90min) | ||
| N° | Title | Organisation |
| 1 | The future of transboundary aquifer management under legal uncertainty. What next? | International Association for Water Law (AIDA), International Water Resources Association (IWRA), IUCN-World Commission on Environmental Law, Water and Wetlands Law Specialist Group; UNESCO-IHP; International Groundwater Research Assessment Centre; Permanent Forum for Binational Waters; The Groundwater Project; IHE-Delft Institute for Water Education; Campus Auga, University of Vigo; Texas A&M University School of Law; Texas Water Resources Institute |
| 2 | Civil society and Youth at the Heart of Water Governance: Advocacy, Innovation & Citizen Mobilization | International Secretariat for Water, Butterfly Effet, World Youth Parliament for Water |
| 3 | Making Africa more resilient to hydro-climatic extremes | International Centre for Water Hazard and Risk Management (ICHARM), under the auspices of UNESCO, Public Works Research Institute (PWRI) |
| 4 | The post-2025 Africa Water Vision and Policy: a strategic framework towards inclusive and climate resilient water security on the continent | African Ministers’ Council on Water (AMCOW) |
| 5 | Realizing ‘Action for a Better Tomorrow’: The Roadmap to the 11th World Water Forum | World Water Council, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
| 6 | AI and Precision Technologies in Water Management: Adoption, Ethics, and Policy Implications | Texas A&M University and AgriLife Research and Extension |
| 7 | Leveraging innovative finance to strengthen South-South and Triangular water cooperation. | National Office of Electricity and Potable Water in Morocco (ONEE) & Islamic Development Bank (IsDB). |
| 8 | Desalination: Opportunities and Challenges | Ministry of Equipment and Water |
| 9 | Surface Water Management in Arid Regions: Integration, Restoration, and Innovation (IWRA, KSA) | International Water Resources Association (IWRA),Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
| 10 | Global Water Security Issues Series Issue No. 6 – Biodiversity Protection and Water Security | Water Law and Management Center, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and University of Glasgow, UK. |
| 12-1pm Special Sessions 1 (60 min) | ||
| N° | Title | Organisation |
| 1 | Just Transitions for Water Security: Climate-secure futures built on water-secure foundations | Alliance for Global Water Adaptation (AGWA) |
| 2 | Coherent Water-Food Policies for MENA’s Rural Resilience: Insights from Egypt and Morocco | The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) |
| 3 | Governing Groundwater Resources Under Uncertainty: Comparative National Groundwater Governance and Regulations | International Association for Water Law (AIDA); International Water Resources Association (IWRA); IUCN-World Commission on Environmental Law, Water and Wetlands Law Specialist Group; UNESCO-IHP; IHE-Delft Institute for Water Education; Texas A&M University School of Law; The Groundwater Project |
| 4 | Nature-based Solutions for water security – Overcoming the implementation challenge | French Biodiversity Agency (OFB) |
| 5 | The Future of Water-Energy-Food-Health (WEFH) Nexus Research: Emerging Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities | Texas A&M University |
| 6 | Financing Resilient Water Infrastructure in a Changing Climate: Lessons from NDB’s Experience in Brazil | New Development Bank |
| 7 | Local Climate Forums: Lessons for the Water Sector from a socio-political approach to climate change. | EURECAT, THE International Water Resources Association (IWRA) AND United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) (THE WORLD WATER QUALITY ALLIANCE) |
| 8 | Key Water Resource Fields: Analysis of Global Development Trends and Future Pathways | International Water Resources Association (IWRA) , China’s General Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Planning and Design (GIWP) |
| 9 | Morocco at a critical juncture – opportunities for improved water governance. Part 1: the legal and institutional framework; part 2: gender mainstreaming | IGerman Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS); the Centre de Recherches et d’Études sur les Sociétés Contemporaines (CRESC); the Laboratoire LADSIS, Faculté des Lettres et des Sciences Humaines Ain Chock, Université Hassan II de Casablanca; International Water Resources Association (IWRA)–Polydisciplinary Faculty – Cadi Ayyad University – Master Law& Integrated Water Resources Management |