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The XIX IWRA World Water Congress, co-organised by the International Water Resources Association (IWRA) and the Ministry of Equipment and Water of Morocco, will span five days and welcome an anticipated audience of 1,500–2,000 participants. The event’s diverse programme is designed to foster meaningful dialogue and collaboration on water-related challenges and solutions, aligning closely with the Congress’s overarching theme, “Water in a Changing World: Innovation and Adaptation.”

XIX World Water Congress 1-5 December 2025 Draft Programme
	Time	Duration	1st Day (01 Dec)	2nd Day (02 Dec)	3rd Day (03 Dec)	4th Day (04 Dec)	5th Day (05 Dec)	6th Day (6 Dec)
AM	8:30-10:00	90 mins	9:00-10:00 Opening Ceremony (60 mins)	Regular Sessions 2	Regular Sessions 4	Regular Sessions 6	Special Sessions 8	Technical/Cultural visits
	10:00-10:15	15 mins	Coffee break
	10:15-11:45	90 mins	HLP 1 Interconnectivity and Systems Thinking in Water Management: Bridging Sectors for Resilience	HLP 2 The Future of Water: Gaps, Opportunities, and Global Commitments Beyond 2030	Announcement of Lightning Talk Winners. HLP 3 Global Water Governance in a Changing World: Strengthening Institutions & Multilateral Cooperation	HLP 4 Accelerating Innovation in the Water Sector from NBS to AI	Special Sessions 9
	11:45-12:00	15 mins	Exhibition Opening	Break
	12:00-13:00	60 mins	Special Sessions 1	Special Sessions 3	Special Sessions 5	Regular Sessions 7	Closing Ceremony (90 mins)
Lunch	13:00-14:30	90 mins	Knowledge Wall: Poster Sessions				—
PM	14:30-16:00	90 mins	Regular Sessions 1	Regular Sessions 3	Regular Sessions 5	Regular Sessions 8	Museum Visit Mohammed VI Water Civilization
	16:00-16:15	15 mins	Coffee break
	16:15-17:45	90 mins	Special Sessions 2	Special Sessions 4	Special Sessions 6	Special Sessions 7
	18:00-19:30	90 mins	—	—	IWRA General Assembly	—
Evening	19:00-21:00	120 mins	Welcome Reception	Early-Career Lightning Talk for Posters	—	Gala Dinner

Programme Highlights

– Plenary Sessions: Opening and closing plenaries will feature high-level speakers and discussions that will set the stage for the Congress.

– High-Level Panels: Panels will bring together leading experts to address pressing issues within the Congress’s thematic areas.

– Ven Te Chow Memorial Lecture: A distinguished scholar will deliver this lecture, focusing on innovations and integrated approaches in water resources management.

– Parallel Sessions: These sessions will consist of 6–9 thematic tracks and will include:

* Regular Sessions: Presenters selected from a global call for abstracts will explore topics aligned with the Congress themes.

* Special Sessions: Organised by global partners, private sector companies, and international organisations, these will delve into cross-cutting, interdisciplinary topics.

– Poster Presentations: Selected abstracts will highlight cutting-edge research and projects, connecting to themes like climate-smart water solutions, circular economy approaches, and the SDGs.

– Early-Career Lightning Talk for Posters: Early-career professionals will compete for prizes during a networking event open to all Congress attendees.

– Side Events: Institutions and individuals will host events addressing the Congress themes, offering unique perspectives and in-depth discussions.

– Exhibitions: Public institutions, private companies, and other stakeholders will showcase innovations and technologies that contribute to sustainable water management.

– Social Activities: The Congress will also include a gala dinner and a welcome reception, providing valuable networking opportunities.

– Field Trips: Participants will have the chance to explore Morocco through cultural and technical field trips. These excursions will highlight Morocco’s rich cultural heritage and its innovative water management practices.

4 DECEMBER 2025, 2:30-4:00 PM

Water Governance, Financing, and Planning During Uncertainty: 1.3 Resilience and Adaptation Strategies and Plans

Presenter		Title
RI	YUUKO	Analysis of Hydrological Variability and Attribution in the Han River Basin
MENGFEI	SONG	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
KATHARINA	LINDT	Success factors for the inclusion of community-based water organisations in the provision of the nationally granted right to drinking water
MOUSSA	AIT EL KADI	Agricultural policies and water resources in Morocco: Challenges of water governance under severe water scarcity, insights from Souss Massa basin.
SILVIA	LANDA	Electoral Incentives and Trust in Water Utilities as Drivers of Local Government Participation in Performance-Based Financing: Evidence from Indonesia

Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems Nexus (WEFE Nexus): 2.5 Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity

Presenter		Title
MOKHTAR	BENLASRI	Biodiversity in the aquatic systems of the Draa basin
CHENJUN	ZHENG	Ecological Benefit-Sharing and International Water Law in Transboundary River Governance
KHOULOUD	MAGRI	Seawater Desalination: A Necessity and Its Environmental Impacts
FADWA	ABOUELKOUSSINE	CO₂ balance in aquatic Moroccan ecosystems
FATIMA	MIJLAD	Integrating Bioeconomic Modeling into Aquatic Biodiversity Conservation
ABDERRAFII	MARDI	Water Operators Partnership: Capacity Building of ONAS
REWA	ASSI	Capacity development as a way to accelerate the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals in the Global South

Water Security and Water-related risks: 3.4 Opportunities and Feasibility of Unconventional Water Resources (& 3.5 Circular Economy Approaches)

Presenter		Title
S	SHARMA	Artificial recharge of groundwater by roof-top rainwater harvesting – a success story from urban India
NORA	FAYSSAL	Challenges in achieving SDG6 targets 6.2 and 6.3 in Lebanon. Assessing progress and setbacks
OWEN	ERICKSON	Harnessing the Atmosphere: A Scalable Solution to Water Scarcity and Security Risks
TUSHARKANTI	K	Artificial Ice Reservoirs for Water Security in Ladakh, India: Bridging Traditional Wisdom and Modern Adaptation
OLFA	MAHJOUB	Women are Custodians of Cultural Heritage and Local Knowledge in Agricultural Irrigation with Reclaimed Water in Tunisia
PANKAJKUMAR	SAMPAT	Understanding ‘One Water’: Breaking the Boundaries
MERLET	THOMAS	Producing safe water from air: assessing the viability, water quality and treatment efficiency of Atmospheric Water Generators exposed to air pollution
ABDELHAMIDE	JARI AIT M’BAREK	Water reuse in the city of Es-Semara
KHADIJA	SAYEH	Advanced Photocatalytic Treatment of Olive Mill Wastewater: Efficiency of Nanoparticles,2D Nanomaterials, and Nanocomposites

Towards Innovation and a Smart Water Future: 4.4 Nature-Based Solutions (NBS)

Presenter		Title
S	SHARMA	Artificial recharge of groundwater by roof-top rainwater harvesting – a success story from urban India
NORA	FAYSSAL	Challenges in achieving SDG6 targets 6.2 and 6.3 in Lebanon. Assessing progress and setbacks
OWEN	ERICKSON	Harnessing the Atmosphere: A Scalable Solution to Water Scarcity and Security Risks
TUSHARKANTI	K	Artificial Ice Reservoirs for Water Security in Ladakh, India: Bridging Traditional Wisdom and Modern Adaptation
OLFA	MAHJOUB	Women are Custodians of Cultural Heritage and Local Knowledge in Agricultural Irrigation with Reclaimed Water in Tunisia
PANKAJKUMAR	SAMPAT	Understanding ‘One Water’: Breaking the Boundaries
MERLET	THOMAS	Producing safe water from air: assessing the viability, water quality and treatment efficiency of Atmospheric Water Generators exposed to air pollution
ABDELHAMIDE	JARI AIT M’BAREK	Water reuse in the city of Es-Semara
KHADIJA	SAYEH	Advanced Photocatalytic Treatment of Olive Mill Wastewater: Efficiency of Nanoparticles,2D Nanomaterials, and Nanocomposites

Towards Innovation and a Smart Water Future: 4.4 Nature-Based Solutions (NBS)

Presenter		Title
ILHAM	ABIDI	Quinoa-Based Agroforestry: An Innovative Systemic Approach for Sustainable Agriculture in the Saline Environments of Eastern Morocco
ABIDI	ILHAM	Quinoa-Based Agroforestry: An Innovative Systemic Approach for Sustainable Agriculture in the Saline Environments of Eastern Morocco
NUR H.	ORAK	From Data to Decision: Optimizing Nature-Based Solutions with Decision Support Models
RISHABH	SRIKAR	Forested Watersheds as Nature-Based Solutions for Water Security and Management: A Comparative Assessment of Water Balance Using SWAT+
ABDESSAMAD	GHACHA	Innovative Nature-Based Solutions for Sustainable Sewage Sludge Management: A Circular Economy Approach

4 DECEMBER, 2025, 12:00-1:00 PM

Water Governance, Financing, and Planning During Uncertainty: 1.1 Rural Development

Presenter		Title
ALFONSO	EXPÓSITO	Navigating the Water-Oriented Living Labs challenges towards effective water governance
MD	SALAUDDIN	Political Ecology of Water supply: Disappearing Surface Water Sources and Risks of Groundwater Exploitation in Khulna city of Bangladesh
ANNA	KUMMELSTEDT	Beyond the Façade of Cooperation: How Transboundary Water Agreements Can Facilitate Water Weaponization
BURNICE KARIMI	IRERI	Stakeholder dynamics in water resource management in Kapingazi catchment, Embu County, Kenya.

Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems Nexus (WEFE Nexus): 2.5 Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity

Presenter		Title
MOHAMMAD	MOZUMDER	Examining the Socio-Economic Impacts of the Water-Energy-Food Nexus on Coastal Communities in Bangladesh: Implications for Gender, Livelihoods, and Social Equity
YORDANOS	GETACHEW	Assessment of water quality, phytoplankton, zooplankton andtrophic interaction of Lake Tinshu Abaya
IGOR	SHENBERGER	Environmental Flow – The Foundation for Preserving the Ecological System

Water Security and Water-related risks: 3.3 Desalination Development in Arid Regions

Presenter		Title
SAMSON	BELLIERES	Advancing Sustainable Desalination in the Mediterranean
WAFAE	EL HARRAKI	Emerging solutions to tackle the Water crisis in the MENA region: A Comparative Analysis of Morocco, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt
CHAIMA	AGLAGAL	Public Perception and Acceptance of Desalinated Water in Agadir, Morocco: Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainable Water Management
KHALESS	KHAOULA	Adapting reverse osmosis membrane cleaning protocols to the specific conditions of OCP sites
EL HOURMI	MOHAMED	The Challenges and Prospects of Seawater Desalination in Morocco: A Case Study

Towards Innovation and a Smart Water Future: 4.3 Traditional Knowledge

Presenter		Title
WANG	HONGYU	Research and Evaluation of the Impact of Water Culture on Public Water Literacy
AUDE NUSCIA	TAIBI	Integrating Local Oral Literature, Geography, and Geomatics to Study Pond Dynamics and Water Resources in the Waalo and Jeeri of the Senegal River
MAJDA	SOUMANE	Technological innovation and traditional practices: Rethinking water management in rural contexts
CHERKAOUI	MARAOUI	Local knowledge in managing water scarcity: a cultural heritage in need of renewal. (The case of Tameslohte, Morocco)
MALEBO	MATLALA	Bridging Traditions and Technology: Integrating Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Scientific Methods for Sustainable Ecohydrology in the Orange-Senqu Basin

Groundwater Challenges and Opportunities: 5.5 Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR)

Presenter		Title
YOUSRA	HAMOUMI	Influence of Climate Change on the Hydrodynamic and Sedimentary Dynamics of the Moroccan Coastline
KAOUTHAR	MAJDOULI	Assessing the Impact of Drought on Groundwater Storage in the Upper Draa (Morocco) Using GLDAS 2.2 CLSM Data
TAHA	ELGHAZLANI	Simulation Modeling of the Bahira Aquifer Under Climate Change Scenarios (Morocco)
IMANE	EL BOUAZZAOUI	Predicting groundwater drought under climate change and data scarcity: a machine learning approach for the Haouz aquifer
MOHAMMED	YAKUBU ABDULKADIR	Assessing the Impact of Climate Change on Groundwater Resilience in Semi-Arid Northern Nigeria: A Case Study of Wudil, Kano State
ANIL	ARYAL	Groundwater Resilience in the Urban Regions of Madhesh Province in Nepal—An Interdisciplinary Assessment

Water for Sustainable Development: 6.4 Water & Islands (&6.5 Freshwater & Oceans)

Presenter		Title
TIBOR	STIGTER	Integrating soil water balance and runoff modelling with hydrogeochemistry to evaluate groundwater recharge and flow dynamics on Lamu Island, Kenya
FRANCESCO	SINDICO	Islands and Sustainable Freshwater Management: what role for domestic and international law?
LYNN	AKULLU TASHA	Innovative Community-Led Storytelling for Drowning Prevention: Adapting Water Safety Education in Uganda’s Changing Climate
SAMI	MILI	Fish Population Dynamics in Sidi Saâd and Bir Mcherga Dam Reservoirs: Assessing Trends and Proposing a Sustainable Management Plan Amid Climate Challenges
SALMA	ABOUSSALAM	Fishing Pressure and Trophic Interactions in the Moroccan Mediterranean: A 20-Year Ecosystem Assessment

Towards Innovation and a Smart Water Future: 4.5 Innovative Water Concepts

Presenter		Title
KHADIJA	ZYANI	Development of Sodium Acrylate-Based Hydrogels with Novel Crosslinkers for Enhanced Water Retention, Swelling Speed, and Controlled Release
KAMRUL	ISLAM	Water Limits to Global Mineral Production: A Sustainability Perspective
ILBOUDO	DIEUDONNE	AI-Powered Ecosystem Protection: Integrating Community Action and Innovation to Tackle Invasive Aquatic Plants and Land Degradation
HANANE	BENQLILOU	Corrosion of Prestressed Concrete Pipes in Semi-Arid Zones: Challenges and Adaptation Strategies for Sustainable Drinking Water Supply
MERIEM	EL KOUHEN	Innovative Governance in Moroccan Agriculture: The role of Artificial Intelligence in enhancing efficiency and effectiveness
CHRISTABEL YOLLANDA	KAMBALA	Building Resilience in Rural Healthcare: Innovative Strategies for Introducing Water Treatment Technologies in Underserved Communities

4 DECEMBER, 2025, 8:30-10:00 AM

Water Governance, Financing, and Planning During Uncertainty: 1.4 Water Governance at All Levels

Presenter		Title
OMOBOLANLE ADEBIMPE	MAGBAGBEOLA	Sustainable Performance and Capacity Assessment Indicators for River Basin Organisations in Nigeria: Case Study of Ogun-Osun River Basin Development Authority
CARLOS	VALDEBENITO	Methodological proposal for the management of the tolten river hydrographic basin, araucania region, with an intercultural approach
SILVIA	LANDA	A Framework for Accelerating Innovative Water Policy Adoption by Local Governments
MONIQUE	MEDEIROS	Water Justice and Counter-Narratives in Hydro-Social Territories in Brazilian Amazon
YINGJIAN	CHEN	Research and Practice on Comprehensive Treatment Technology of Water Environment in Mountainous Cities in the Upper Reaches of Yangtze River

Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems Nexus (WEFE Nexus): 2.4 Agriculture and Water

Presenter		Title
KITGAK	SIMON	Empowering Displaced Rural Communities through Agroecological Water Conservation: A Case Study from Middle-belt Nigeria
FATIMA-EZZAHRAE	EL MAATAOUI	Growth study of the snail Otala lactea (O.F. Müller, 1774) reared on a substrate supplemented with ground snail shell powder
SAMMY	AKASHEH	Global Daily Evapotranspiration Estimation Using Remote Sensing Data and Atmospheric-Land Exchange Inverse Energy Balance Model
NITHYA	RAJAN	Irrigation-Induced GHG Pulses: Implications for Cropland Carbon Budgets
VIRGINIA ROSA	COLETTA	Coupling multidimensional indicators and Causal Loop Diagrams for assessing and enhancing irrigated agroecosystems resilience
JOSEPH	BURKE	Applications of Treated Produced Water Influence Chemical and Biological Properties of Two Semi-Arid Soils

Water Security and Water-related risks: 3.2 Adaptation to Droughts and Climate Risks

Presenter		Title
NAFN	AMDAR	Navigating Jordan’s Water Resources Futures: Regional Hydrological Modelling Under Socio-Economic Developments and Climate Change
MOHAMED	ABDEL HAY	Hydrological Challenges and Operational Adaptations for the High Aswan Dam: Evaluating the Impact of Blue Nile Developments in Ethiopia
AGNES	CHONG	Adaptive Institutional Frameworks for Water Security: The case of China’s Megaregion
SAFAE	TEIMI	The Sebou Project: Enhancing Water Security and Climate Resilience Through Strategic Infrastructure in Morocco’s Bouregreg Basin
LAMBARKI	MOULAY BOUTTAL	Optimization of the Evaluation of Water Cycle Components in Desert Environments where the Context Lacks Hydroclimatic Measurements
OUMAIMA	EL BAROUDI	Assessing the Impact of Climate Change on Vegetation and Water Resources in the Rheris Watershed
NICOLE	LEFORE	Scaling smallholder irrigation: Pump rental markets in Sub-Saharan Africa

Water Security and Water-related risks: 3.2 Adaptation to Droughts and Climate Risks

Presenter		Title
RESHAM JUNG	SINGH	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
AISHWARYA	DHAWAN	Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Water Security: Analyzing Key Drivers in Maharashtra, India
JEREMY	NAIDOO	The South African River Flow Monitoring Network: A Review of the Historical Trends, Challenges and Network Design
HASNAOUI	MOULAY DRISS	Decision support system on intra-annual structure of precipitation and regionalization of the severity of dry and wet events in Morocco
ZILALI	ABDESSAMAD	Quantifying and Predicting Irrigation Withdrawals in Traditional Canal Systems: A Case Study of the Tensift Basin, Morocco
MXOLISI	MUKHAWANA	Application of Multi-Index Approaches for Integrated Drought Monitoring in South Africa using the National Integrated Water Information System (NIWIS)

Towards Innovation and a Smart Water Future: 4.2 Desalination, Wastewater Reuse and Recycling Technologies and Methodologies

Presenter		Title
ANDREAS	BICHLER	Decentralized Greywater Recycling – A Scalable Solution for Sustainable Water Management
YOUSSEF	RACHID	Adsorptive Removal of an Antiviral Drug from Water Using Dextrose-Modified MgZnAl-LDH: Characterization, Isotherm, and Kinetic Studies
OLIVIER	HORNER	Green Antifoulings for Seawater Desalination: From Membrane Deposit Analysis to Laboratory Evaluation
ABDESSAMAD	BELGADA	Ceramic Membrane Filtration as a Sustainable Pretreatment for SWRO Desalination – A Case Study at OCP Safi in Morocco

Groundwater Challenges and Opportunities: 5.4 Integrated Surface Water and Groundwater Management

Presenter		Title
MANUEL	SAPIANO	Governance of Managed Aquifer Recharge: Insights from the European Union’s Regulatory Framework
FATIMA	ABDELFADEL	Investigation of Aquifer recharge in semi-arid systems using Isotopic and Geochemical Tracers: insights from Moulouya, Morocco.
DR. MOHAMED	DAWOUD	Aquifer Recharge with Treated Wastewater in Arid Regions: Abu Dhabi Emirate Case Study
LUCKY	BALOYI	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
MUHAMMAD	ARSHAD	Enhancing Water Security: Methodological Framework for Upscaling Managed Aquifer Recharge in Arid Regions

Water for Sustainable Development: 6.3 Water & Economics

Presenter		Title
AYOUB	GUEMOURIA	System dynamics and economic analysis for the evaluation of water management strategies in the Souss-Massa basin, Morocco.
ABDELALI	GRICH	Synthesis and optimization of activated carbon from Doum (Chamaerops humilis) fiber via pyrolysis-assisted H3PO4 activation for removal of bisphenol A and α-Naphthol
MAHMOUDY	GUELLAA	Efficient removal of nitrate ions by treated biomass: optimization, cost analysis, and study of mechanisms.
PACEM	KOTCHOFA	Assessing the Potential of Integrated Crop and Aquaculture Farming (ICAF) in Myanmar: A Path to Sustainable Water Management, Crop Productivity, and Food Security.
OTHMANE	EL AAZAOUZI	Decoupling water environment pressures from economic growth: Comparative evidence from the Global North and South
MERIEM	GUEZZAR	Sustainable Management of Water Resources and Economic Growth in Morocco

Towards Innovation and a Smart Water Future: 4.5 Innovative Water Concepts

Presenter		Title
ARIANA	ROSSEN	PlomBOX: A Cutting-Edge Biosensor for Tackling Lead Contamination in Drinking Water
RENÉE	MARTIN-NAGLE	Unconventional Water Resources: Rights and Obligations
NICHOLAS	BROZOVIC	A new typology of Irrigation as a Service business models
AMAKA JUDITH	NWEKE	Innovative Solutions for City in Nature with Water: Using Enugu’s Coal City to Water City as a case study.
MARIANA	NOGALES PAEZ	Towards an Artificial Intelligence Approach in Water Management
FRANCO	SMIT	Innovative Coastal Restoration through AI-Driven Oceanic Systems: Insights from the ORSS Malibu Pilot
CHRISTSAM JOY S.	JASPE-SANTANDER	DEM Resolution and Watershed Delineation Techniques in SWAT-Modeled Runoff: Insights from the Jalaur River Basin

3 DECEMBER, 2025, 2:30-4:00 PM

Water Governance, Financing, and Planning During Uncertainty: 1.3 Resilience and Adaptation Strategies and Plans

Presenter		Title
VIVIANA	VARGAS FRANCO		Towards an analysis of public policies on climate change in Colombia
YUSHU	SHAN		Resilient Flood Control Planning in Tidal River Networks Under Changing Conditions: A Case Study of Taihu Basin
RENÉE	MARTIN-NAGLE		Offshore Freshened Groundwater: An Untapped Resource
MARY	GALVIN		Addressing Integrity Risks in Water and Sanitation Adaptation to Climate Change
MALEBO	MATLALA		Legacy Pollution and Water Governance in a Semi-Arid Region: A Case Study of the Grootvlei Mine and the Blesbokspruit Catchment, South Africa
MOHAMED	LAABOUBI		Integrating water management into strategic territorial planning : a case study of the Souss Massa Region, Morocco
HAMIDREZA	REZAZADEH		Planning Hydraulic Infrastructure under Deep Uncertainty: Insights from the Senegal River Basin

Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems Nexus (WEFE Nexus): 2.4 Agriculture and Water

Presenter		Title
SAID	GRICH	Climate Change Impacts on Olive Tree Productivity and Water Use Efficiency in a Semi-Arid Irrigated Orchard (2005–2024)
UCHUA	DONALD	Impact of Climate-Induced Water Scarcity on Rice Production in Tolon and Kumbungu Districts, Ghana
SOUHAIB	HANFOURI	Linking Fish Farming to Oasean Agriculture: A Cooperative-DrivenIntegrated System for Sustainable Food Production and WaterConservation in the Draa Basin, Morocco
ISABEL	PARRAS PANCORBO	Unveiling the determinants of irrigation water elasticity: implications for the water-energy-food-ecosystem nexus.
OUDDICH	MUSTAPHA	Barriers to the Adoption of Water Conservation and Saving Technologies (WCST) by Small Farmers: The Case of the Oum Er-Rabia Hydraulic Basin
STEPHANIE	BUECHLER	Applying WEF Nexus and Slow Violence Analyses to the Study of Women and Resource Use in the Magdalena River Watershed, Colombia
ASHLEY	VOIGHT	Soil Water Holding Capacity: A Review

Water Security and Water-related risks: 3.2 Adaptation to Droughts and Climate Risks

Presenter		Title
TIMOTHY	AKINKUOLIE	Strengthening Water Security: Resilience Strategies against Climate Change in Southwestern Nigerian Cities
YOUNES	DAHHANE	Applying Copula and Bayesian Networks to study Drought propagation from meteorology to agriculture
FREDLINE	ILORME	Performance evaluation of urban storm drainage systems under rare rainfall events in yaounde, Cameroon.
MAMTA	NAYAK	Fostering Regional Cooperation on Climate Change Adaptation in South Asia
ABEBE	MENGISTU	Spatiotemporal Climate Change Projection and Trend Analysis Using Selected Downscaled CMIP6 Models for Water Action Over Awash River Basin, Ethiopia
MUHAMMAD	KHALIFA	Bridging Gaps: Spatial Insights for Climate-Resilient Hydrosystems in Arid Zones

Water Security and Water-related risks: 3.2 Adaptation to Droughts and Climate Risks

Presenter		Title
HAYTHEM	SLIMI	WaterLow ® root watering system Versus drip irrigation : Experimental comparative study
NICOLE	TRIGG	Water security through Community-directed Monitoring in the Canadian Columbia Basin: Democratizing Watershed Data
YUEYUN	GAN	Risk Analysis of Typhoon Disturbances in Large Shallow Lake Systems: Implications for Climate-Resilient Management
BING	QIU	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
MOHAMED YASSINE	FAIDA	Comparative Assessment of Novel Artificial Intelligence (AI) Models for Predicting Water Inflows in Morocco’s Major Hydrological Basins
VAHID	HASANZADEH	Drought Management in the Sattarkhan Dam Irrigation Network, Iran

Towards Innovation and a Smart Water Future: 4.2 Desalination, Wastewater Reuse and Recycling Technologies and Methodologies

Presenter		Title
BURCU	YAZICI	An assessment of stakeholder perceptions, policies, and risks: reclaimed water use in agriculture in Turkiye
MARIANGEL DEL VALLE GARCIA	ANDARCIA	Automated Identification of wastewater treatment plants in the MENA Region with computer vision and Satellite Imagery: a promising solution for monitoring, evaluation and planning
MD. MEZANUR	RAHAMAN	Transformation of the Liquid Fecal Sludge into Reusable Distilled and Drinkable Water through the Omni Processor Plant at Rohingya Camps in Bangladesh.
ABDERRAHIM	JBEL	Antibiotic tetracycline removal by nanofiltration membrane: Experimentation and statistical modeling
YOUNESS	KOUZI	Membrane cascades: A tool to enhance RO performances and overcome membrane ageing in desalination ?

Groundwater Challenges and Opportunities: 5.1 Groundwater Assessment

Presenter		Title
JESSICA	SEERSMA	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
SALHI	IBRAHIM	Contribution of Applied Geophysics to Optimizing Khettara Water Supply in Southeastern Morocco
TIBOR	STIGTER	Establishing hydrological monitoring hubs to support the conceptual assessment and protection of Africa’s natural water towers

Water for Sustainable Development: 6.3 Water & Economics

Presenter		Title
YOSSEF	BEN-MEIR	Overcoming Severe Water Scarcity: Morocco’s Decentralization Vision
LIANG	YUAN	A fuzzy logic approach within the DPSIR framework to address the inherent uncertainty and complexity of water security assessments
KAMILLE	RASMUSSEN	Water Unequal Exchange: Textile Dye Production in Bangladesh
ISMAIL	REZKI	Urban Domestic Water Tariff Structures and Their Effect on Household Inequality in Moroccan Regions
IMAD	RABICHI	Sustainable Treatment of Olive Mill Wastewater Using Regenerable Activated Biochar: Fixed-Bed Performance and Agricultural Potential
ABDELLAH	NABOU	Smart Agricultural System for Optimized Water Management

Water Quality and One Health Opportunities: 7.5 Water Quality Impacts on Biodiversity

Presenter		Title
FATIMA EZZAHRA	EL AAOUD	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	AROUMY	Subterranean Biodiversity and Water Quality in the Draa Basin: Preliminary results
YOUSSEF	OUBALLOUK	Biotypological Assessment and Diatom-Based Water Quality Evaluation in Sidi Chahed Dam Reservoir (Fes, Morocco)

3 DECEMBER, 2025, 8:30-10:00 AM

Water Governance, Financing, and Planning During Uncertainty: 1.3 Resilience and Adaptation Strategies and Plans

Presenter		Title
MARTINA	NATALIZI	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.
ALIMATOU	SECK, PHD	From Forecasts to Action: Building Resilient Urban Water Systems under Climate Uncertainty in Varied Urban Contexts
MANSOUR	DINANI	Balancing Rights and Resilience: Legal Reforms for Equitable and Sustainable Water Usage in Iran
MAHMOUD	ZEMZAMI	A New Approach to Incorporating General Circulation Models into Water Project Design
MENG-HUI	LIN	Advancing Climate Risk Assessment for Flood-Prone Agriculture: A Model-Driven Approach to Adaptation Planning in Taiwan
MOHAMED KHALED	KHALED	Upstream Development in the Nile Basin Plateaus: Comparative Effects of Equatorial and Ethiopian Contributions

Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems Nexus (WEFE Nexus): 2.4 Agriculture and Water

Presenter		Title
ZONG	LIU	Managing Wastewater on Animal Farms: From Monitoring to Treatment
RAFAEL	CASIELLES	WEFEF 2.0: A Planning Tool for Integrated Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystem Management
JAUAD	EL KHARRAZ	Morocco’s Blueprint: Desalination, Renewables, and Agricultural Sustainability
QAISAR	YASIN	Modernizing On-Farm Water Management: A Case Study of Technological Transformation for Climate Resilient Agriculture in Punjab Province of Pakistan.
IKRAM	EL HAZDOUR	Analyzing 23 Years of Irrigation Water and Land Use Under the Influence of Development Plans: The Case of the Chichaoua Region, Morocco
WANG	HELONG	Statistical Analysis of Multi-Scale Water Balance and Irrigation Water Consumption in the Jinhua River Basin Based on Multi-Source Data
CHRISTOPHER	SCOTT	Network science and practice: The US-Africa-Europe ‘sustainfood’ approach to water-energy-food nexus networking

Water Security and Water-related risks: 3.1 Water Disaster Management

Presenter		Title
GHAZZAR	AYOUB	Assessing Future Drought Risk in the Maamora Aquifer Using High-Resolution Climate Projections and standardized indices
LILIT	YEGHIAZARIAN	The Urban Flooding Open Knowledge Network: From Real-Time Flood Forecasts to Cascading Failures Through Infrastructure, Ecosystems, Communities and Economy
HASNAOUI	MOULAY DRISS	Flood Reconstruction through hydrological-hydraulic modeling -Case of the flood of October 25th, 2016 on the Saquia El Hamra basin-
IMANE	EL MARTILI	Advancing Hydrological Simulations Using Remote Sensing Data: A Case Study in West-Central Morocco
ITHAR	KHAIRALLAH	Inclusive flood risk planning in the Tensift Basin: A Morocco – Denmark Partnership

Towards Innovation and a Smart Water Future: 4.1 Smart Water Management

Presenter		Title
YASSINE	MIFDAL	A Digital Framework for Water Equity: Profiling and Leak Detection at the Edge of Infrastructure
HAFIDA	AYYOUB	Machine learning algorithms for the predictive performance of aerobic membrane bioreactors for the treatment of wastewater from fish canneries
ALEJANDRA	ESCALANTE PAREDES	Turing pattern present in the study of the water cycle and its instability associated with evapotranspiration: changes in hydrological landscaping.
LUDOVICA	PALMA	Topological Partitioning of Water Distribution Networks with SWANP software: Toward Automated DMA Planning
MXOLISI	MUKHAWANA	Towards the Development of a National Digitalized Integrated Water and Sanitation Monitoring System in South Africa
HENNING	OELTZE	With Digitalization and AI to an intelligent combined sewer network management

Groundwater Challenges and Opportunities: 5.3 Participatory Groundwater Management

Presenter		Title
IMANE	MESSAOUDI	Participatory Groundwater Management: From Conflict to Cooperation in the Saiss Plain, Morocco
晓静	齐	Downscaling Methods for GRACE Data: Assessment, Advances and Applications
ADIZUE	JANE	Sustaining ground water resilience through WASH intervention; Lessons from Nigerian Communities
SESSINOU	HOUEDANOU	From Fragmentation to Mutualization: Which Path for the Cooperation of Transboundary Aquifers?
M	YH	SAIS Groundwater Contract for sustainable management and protection of the aquifer

Water for Sustainable Development: 6.1 Rights to Water and Sanitation

Presenter		Title
NAFN	AMDAR	Insights into the Potential of Water Conservation in Irrigated Agriculture – A Case Study from the Arid Mediterranean Highlands
MUSTAPHA	HAJJI	A LSTMs AI Based Model to Forecast Outflow-Inflow From-To SMBA Reservoir (Rabat-Morocco) At Medium and Long Run.
FRANCESCO	SINDICO	The International Court of Justice Climate Change Advisory Opinion: A (Fresh)Water Perspective
SUMIT	GAUTAM	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
RAGHID	SHEHAYEB	Towards Integrative and Transformative Research on Water and Societies – From Gaps to New Demands
SAKINA	MEHDIOUI	Development and investigation of a new polyaniline@ shale as a potential adsorbent for efficiently removing orange G dye from aqueous
YOUSSEF	HABIBI	Closing the Sustainability Loop for Desalination Water Systems
MAJEDA	ALAWNEH	Sustainable Development Goal 6 in Palestinian Context: Reality and Challenges

Water Quality and One Health Opportunities: 7.3 Health-Related Water Issues & 7.4 Climate Change and Water Quality Resilience

Presenter			Title
JOSEPH	ZUME	Water Woes in Peri-Urban Cape Coast: How Climate Change, Sanitation, and Human Behavior Shape Drinking Water Access.
OUIAAM	LAHNIK	Snowpack Decline and Its Implications for Future Water Resources in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco under a High-Emission Climate Scenario
NGOC DIEP	NGUYEN	AI-Driven Multi-Risk Assessment for Water Quality Under Climate and Land Use Change: Insights for Adaptive River Basin Management
SANDRINE	DEGLIN	Prioritization of agrochemicals in drinking water: A risk-based approach for chemical pollution management.
QURAT UL AIN	.	Mapping the Nexus Between Sanitation, Public Health, and Wastewater Surveillance Using RS/GIS Technologies

2 DECEMBER, 2025, 2:30-4:00 PM

Water Governance, Financing, and Planning During Uncertainty: 1.3 Resilience and Adaptation Strategies and Plans

Presenter		Title
JIAQI	LI	Configuration path for enhancing the resilience of the environment-economy-society composite system in the Upper Yellow River
YING	ZHU	Research on comprehensive management of small watersheds under the resilience concept
MINGYAN	TIAN	Ecological Integrated water regulation of the Heihe River: Key Measures and Impacts
JULIO	BERBEL	Urban water resilience: improving distribution networks versus reducing final consumption
MAJID	MANSOUR	The circular economy of water in the urban and territorial planning system in Morocco.
FARHAOUI	MOHAMED	Prediction of drinking water demand by using new technologies: machine learning

Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems Nexus (WEFE Nexus): 2.3 Renewable Energy-Water Nexus

Presenter		Title
RAMEEN	ABDEL HADY	Toward Resilient WEF Systems in the Eastern Nile Basin: Challenges, Opportunities, and Strategic Planning
RACHID	SAFOUI	Progress and Perspectives of Sorption-based Atmospheric Water Harvesting
JULIEN	HAROU	Flexible open-source simulation of interconnected water, energy, irrigation and environment systems.
PETER	VAN DER KEUR	A Nexus Vision: Aligning Groundwater Security with the Energy and Raw Materials Transition
JAGAT KUMAR	BHUSAL	Nepal’s Water Resources on National and Regional Perspective.
正朗	蓝	The Ecological and Social Benefits of Desert Photovoltaics: A Case Study of the Kubuqi Desert
IMANE	EL KASIMI	Run-of-River: a Powerful Solution for Harnessing Hydropower Potential of the Bouregreg Watershed in Morocco

Water Security and Water-related risks: 3.1 Water Disaster Management

Presenter		Title
BRAHIM	MESKOUR	Hydrological Modeling and Impact of Climate Change on Water Resources in the Massa region (Morocco).
MOHAMED FAINAZ	MOHAMED INAMDEEN	A Methodology to Assess the Risk of Riverine Flooding at Sub-Catchment Level
ASHWANI	KUMAR	Resilience Strategies for the Informal Settlements towards Urban Floods Vulnerability in Coastal Cities of India
SARA	BOUCHIKHI	Comparing AHP and Iber models for enhanced flood Hazard mapping in Coastal Urban Area: The case of Casablanca (Morocco)

Towards Innovation and a Smart Water Future: 4.1 Smart Water Management

Presenter		Title
JIHANE	OUHEJJOU	Leveraging AIoT for Smart Water Management and Leakage Prevention : MAE \| IA ® ‘s vision for Africa
YOUNES	LAABDI	Smart Water Management in the Tensift Basin (Morocco)
ABDELLAH	NABOU	TERRA-POD – Smart Vertical Farming for a Resilient Future
CARMEN JULIA	NAVARRO GOMEZ	Artificial Intelligence in the Shift from Intermittent to Continuous Potable Water Supply: Barriers and Opportunities
THOBEKA	MAKHATHINI	Integrated co- treatment system for acid mine water and industrial wastewater: An innovative approach
ABDELHALIM	ABOUSSALEH	Fast Dam Sitting – An Innovative Framework for Small Dam Site Identification in Morocco

Groundwater Challenges and Opportunities: 5.1 Groundwater Assessment (&5.2 Groundwater Data)

Presenter		Title
MICHEL	FREM	Recharge mechanism and hydrogeological functioning of mountainous springs in two East African highland-lowland systems
IBRAHIM	MAOLIDA	Preventing Water Supply Scaling in Morocco by Combining Electrodialysis Water Treatment and Legrand-Poirier Thermodynamic Model
LESIBA	MMAKO	Groundwater Assessment and Monitoring of Karst Aquifers in the Grootfontein Area in Gauteng, Republic of South Africa (RSA)
VULEDZANI PEARLY	MAIYANA	Groundwater Vulnerability to Microplastic Pollution from Landfills: A Risk Assessment in South Africa’s Upper Vaal Water Management Area
DONALD	ROBERTSON	Co-Designing Groundwater Monitoring Through Citizen Science: Insights from a Field Trial in Malawi
RAMU	–	Blue Gold: Tracking Water withdrawals and Conservation in BRICS Nations
SAURAV	BHATTARAI	Advancing groundwater monitoring and downscaling using open datasets and machine learning in the Mississippi river basin

Water for Sustainable Development: 6.2 Water & SDGs

Presenter		Title
ABDELMAJID	ELBAKKALI	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
FRANCIS	NJUAKOM	Sustainable deep wells for schools and communities: Harnessing Technology & Eco-friendly Innovative Engineering Solutions to enhance water security and SDGs in Cameroon
ADNANE	ELHAJJI	A Multi-Scale Water Poverty Assessment of Morocco: Applying the Water Poverty Index
JINLING	WANG	Case studies from China’s progress toward United Nations 2030 Agenda for SDG6
MASAHARU	MOTOSHITA	Ecosystem-specific water scarcity indicator for sustainable water management in global supply chains: RESCUE
MARIA	NEVES	Integrating Water Quality Indices and Spatial Susceptibility Analysis in Marinas
ADIZUE	JANE	Small Drops, Big impact; A micro-scale approach to community safe water system

Water Governance, Financing, and Planning During Uncertainty: 1.5 Partnership and Cooperation

Presenter		Title
TUĞBA EVRIM	MADEN	Water Diplomacy, Science Diplomacy, and Capacity Development: Integration and Cooperation in Transboundary Water Management
LOAY	SIEF	PJTC: A Strategic Paradigm for Integrated Transboundary Water Governance in the Nile Basin
AGNÈS	CHANUT	Urban–Water Interfaces: Strengthening collaboration for a resilient Marrakech and Tangier.

2 DECEMBER, 2025, 8:30-10:00 AM

Water Governance, Financing, and Planning During Uncertainty: 1.1 Rural Development (and 1.2 Financial Solutions for Water Projects)

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

Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems Nexus (WEFE Nexus): 2.2 Governance Frameworks for the WEFE

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

Water Security and Water-related risks: 3.1 Water Disaster Management

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

Towards Innovation and a Smart Water Future: 4.1 Smart Water Management

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

Groundwater Challenges and Opportunities: 5.1 Groundwater Assessment

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

Water for Sustainable Development: 6.2 Water & SDGs

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

Water Quality and One Health Opportunities: 7.2 Detecting and Mitigating Contaminants of Emerging Concern (CECs)

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.

Water Governance, Financing, and Planning During Uncertainty: 1.4 Water Governance at All Levels

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.

1 DECEMBER, 2025, 2:30-4:00 PM

Water Governance, Financing, and Planning During Uncertainty: 1.1 Rural Development

Presenter		Title
PABLO	ZAMORA	Bridging Legal Frameworks: The Role of International Law in Protecting Water Resources and Cultural Heritage in Costa Rica
SILVIA	LANDA	Understanding Personal and Institutional Factors Influencing Village Government Funding for Water and Sanitation Climate-Resilient Infrastructure in Rural Villages in Indonesia
LOUISON	ROUDIER	ProGIRE : Promotion of Integrated Water Resources Management in the oases of Ferkla and Aguinane – Morocco
EVERISTO	MAPEDZA	Indigenous Knowledge System for governing floods in the Barotse Flood plain in Zambia
MADINA	BA	The Importance of Small Temporary Wetlands in Arid and Semi-Arid Regions for Local Development: The Case of Ferlo in Senegal

Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems Nexus (WEFE Nexus): 2.1 Expanding Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM)

Presenter		Title
ERO	IBHAFIDON	Innovative Water Solutions for Climate Resilience and Sustainable Development: Waterlight Save Initiative’s Approach
QING	QIN	Research on Safety Evaluation and Prediction of the Water-Energy-Food System in the Yangtze River Economic Belt from a Field Perspective
ALEJANDRA	ESCALANTE PAREDES	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.
JUAN	OJEDA COUCHOUD	Outcomes of the wefe nexus sessions in the mediterranean regional processes for the last world water forums (from brasilia 2018 to bali 2024)
MANISHA	SINGH	Deciphering the water-forest-climate nexus through long-term hydro-climatic trends in watersheds of narmada river
ILYA	ZASLAVSKY	Technical Innovations in Water and WEFH Nexus Data Integration: Lessons from GC3WEFH and WEN-OKN projects

Water Security and Water-related risks: 3.1 Water Disaster Management

Presenter		Title
FEIQING	JIANG	Response of extreme precipitation to urbanization in Taihu Basin considering regional heterogeneity
JUAN	CHENG	Water Security Risk Assessment in the Mekong River Basin: A Machine Learning Approach Grounded in Field Theory
MD. FIROJ	ALAM	School-led arsenic testing initiative: Testing the concept in some selected schools in Bangladesh
RUICONG	SUN	Evolution and Simulation Analysis of Water Resources Cooperation Strategy in Transboundary Rivers under the Influence of Public Opinion Dissemination
OLEKSANDR	NESTERENKO	Water as a Catalyst for Peace – Sustainable Solutions to Address the Root Causes of Water-Induced Stress to Prevent Future Conflicts

Towards Innovation and a Smart Water Future: 4.1 Smart Water Management

Presenter		Title
ALFONSO	EXPÓSITO	Digitalization for water scarcity and climate resilience: Insights from Spain
MOHAMMED	EL HAFYANI	A combined approach of UAV data and machine learning algorithms inWeeds detection in a citrus orchard
KANGMIN	KOO	Development of a Multi-CCTV-Based Surface Image Flowmeter for Flow Monitoring in Medium-to-Large Rivers
ANDREA	BORGO	Advancing digital solutions for sustainable irrigation water management in Mediterranean agriculture
MARTA	DEBOLINI	Integrating Stakeholder Engagement and Digital Solutions for Water Resource Management at Farm and Watershed Scales in the Mediterranean region

Groundwater Challenges and Opportunities: 5.1 Groundwater Assessment

Presenter		Title
LILIAN	BAINEMIREMBE	Assessement of groundwater vulnerability with urban development in greater kampala metropolitan area, uganda using drastic-lu model in arcgis.
ADETUNJI	ADENIJI	Application of Dar-Zarrouk Parameters and Coefficient of Anisotropy in Groundwater study within a Basement Complex Formation of Southwestern Nigeria
HAMIDREZA	SHARIFAN	Innovative Sensing Technology for Monitoring PFAS Contamination of Groundwater
MOUAD	ABBAD	Satellite-based assessment of groundwater dynamics in Moroccan aquifers: Insights from GRACE-derived products
PARVESH	BALLOO	Mapping sea water intrusion in a basaltic formation using geophysical techniques.

Water for Sustainable Development: 6.1 Rights to Water and Sanitation

Presenter		Title
LUAY	FROUKH	Decentralized and Private Partnership Model Can help Jordan for Sustainable Water Development
SILVIA	LANDA	Climate Change Response for Inclusive WASH Program Implementation: A Case Study from Indonesia
DOST	XI	Deployment of Vertical Helophyte Filter System (VHFS) for Private Industries, Public Facilities, and Disadvantaged Communities in Davao Region.
LÉONARD	CRETTOL	Clean Water for Organic Waste’ – A circular economy project that has enabled access to drinkable water in the rural locality of Coussi, Benin.
ENOVWO	ODJEGBA	Beyond Access: Examining Utilization Patterns and Barriers to Household Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Services in Oke Ogun Towns, Nigeria
TRACY-LYNN	FIELD	The South African Water Justice Tracker: Measuring Progressive Realization of the Right to Water Across 144 Water Services Authorities
IMEN	KHANCHEL	Institutional Quality and Water Desalination Efficiency: Evidence for Mediterranean Region

Water Quality and One Health Opportunities: 7.1 Monitoring, Preventing, Treating, and Decontaminating Established Pollutants

Presenter		Title
IRENE	MORALES BENÍTEZ	Magnetic nanomaterials against pollution: novel methodologies for remediation, control and revalorization of waters
ZHOU	WANGZI	Effects of design and season on hydraulics, water biochemical properties, and treatment performance of free water surface constructed wetlands
ARIANA	ROSSEN	Development of Geospatial Models for Satellite-Based Monitoring of Water Quality in Drinking Water Sources in Argentina.
SAID	HASNAOUI	Presence of Beta-lactam Antibiotics in the Wastewater of the Mohammed VI University Hospital of Marrakech: A Challenge for Sustainable Water Management.
M	YH	Pollution of the Sebou basin by margins
KHATHUTSHELO JOSHUA	RASIFUDI	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
JHON DERLY	SARRIA OSPINA	Enhance the capabilities of the Monitoring System for Integrated Water Management in Agro-Industrial Contexts: Case Study of the Tocaría River Basin, Casanare – Colombia

4 December, 10:15 – 11:45

Accelerating Innovation in the Water Sector from NBS to AI

Moderator:
• Kari Vigerstol, Global Director of Water Security Science & Innovation, The Nature Conservancy

Keynote Speaker:
• Diane D’Arras, Former Chair of IWA, former Suez Executive, Académie des technologies

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

3 December,10:15 – 11:45

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)

2 December, 10:15 – 11:45

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 Mbazira, 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

1 December, 10:15 – 11:45

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

5 December, 2025

10:15 – 11:45	Special Sessions 9 (90min)
1	Tracing the Silent Pandemic: Antimicrobial Resistance in Water Cycle
2	Bridging Innovation and Policy: Collaborative Solutions for Climate Resilience
3	From Silos to Synergy: Operationalizing WEFE Nexus Governance through Multi-Stakeholder Co-Creation in Africa
4	A Water-Soil-Agriculture Alliance for the SDGs: Seven Strategic Messages to Share
5	Global Water Security Issues Series Issue No. 6 – Biodiversity Protection and Water Security
6	An Islands Freshwater Perspective to Traditional Knowledge and Nature Based Solutions: Possible New Lens to Navigate an Increasingly Polarised World?
7	Contaminants on Emerging Concern under EU Urban WW Directive: Monitoring and Quaternary Treatment Methods
8	Drought Risk Management in Morocco: Optimal Water Allocation through Reservoir Inflow Prediction Using AI
9	Managing Fossil and Non-Renewable Aquifers in Arid Climates: Global Challenges, Strategic Tools, and Participatory Innovations
10	Promoting Gender mainstreaming in the Water Sector for Inclusive and Sustainable Water Management

5 December, 2025

8:30 – 10:00	Special Sessions 8 (90min)
1	The human right to water and vital human needs in water: implementation at the domestic and transboundary levels
2	Advancing Water Across Sectors as a Priority for the Arab Region in Preparation for the 2026 United Nations Water Conference
3	SDG6 and Water – Case Studies at National to Local Scales
4	Enhancing Water and Biodiversity Protection through Environmental Justice: Lessons from Nature-Based Solutions for Water Security in Europe and South America
5	Looking Forward: 2050 Youth Water Visions
6	World Water Envoys
7	“From ground to orbit: combining in-situ and satellite monitoring of water to improve basin management
8	Invisible Peril: Unraveling the Impact of Microplastic Contamination in Drinking Water on Human Health and Water Quality in Indonesia through Youth Programme
9	World Café: Amplifying Youth Voices in Water Governance
10	Harnessing Non-Conventional Water Resources for Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security

4 December, 2025

4:15 – 5:45	Special Sessions 7 (90min)
1	Water, Peace, and Security: Advancing Conflict-Sensitive Water Management (2020- 2024)
2	Circular Food Systems and Agroecology –Global South and North perspectives
3	Defining Best Practices in the Water-Food-Energy-Ecosystems (WEFE) Nexus: Lessons from the Mediterranean
4	Capacity building: Vocational training to improve water management
5	Innovative Groundwater Governance: Scientific and Participatory Approaches to Address Climate and Water Challenges
6	Scaling Water Solutions in a Water Scarce World
7	Collaborative Learning School Hackathon Morocco: Practical field-based science to policy experiences with early career researchers from Africa and USA
8	Unlocking New Water Frontiers: Exploring Opportunities and Risks of Alternative Sources for Agriculture and Urban Use
9	Revolutionizing Water Management: Empowering Rural Communities with Solar-Powered Water Systems and Participatory Governance/ Solarization of Agriculture: A Global Synthesis

3 December, 2025

4:15 – 5:45	Special Sessions 6 (90min)
1	Sustainable Management of Fossil and Non-Renewable Aquifers – Global Challenges, Innovations, and Adaptive Strategies
2	Innovative strategies for integrated groundwater and surface water management for a changing climate.
3	Sustainable Groundwater Management and Monitoring Technology Applications: A Global Perspective
4	Water resources and climate change: an environmental and humanitarian crisis
5	Empowering Women in Research: Advancing Citizen Science and Vocational Training for social Inclusive, Evidence-Based Data and research
6	Water Diplomacy in Action: Cooperative Frameworks for Water Security for All
7	Empowering Smallholder Farmers: Mapping climate-smart technologies and enabling evidence-based technology assessment
8	Wastewater and Environmental Surveillance (WES) under One Health: Innovation for Global Health Security
9	Scaling Water Resilience in the MENA Region: Rethinking Governance and Financing Mechanisms

3 December, 2025

12-1pm	Special Sessions 5 (60min)
1	The importance of khettaras in preserving irrigation water
2	A manifesto for the freshwater rule of law
3	Large water projects for adaptation to climate & water risks in MENA: Learnings from Morocco, Egypt and GCC countries experiences
4	Quantifying Ecological Drought – From Hydrological Monitoring to the Assessment of Impacts on Aquatic Ecosystems
5	Enhancing farm productivity through sustainable irrigation practices: Analyzing the impact of the National irrigation scheme in India
6	Showcasing WEFE Nexus Systems Approach Case Studies in Water Management
7	Scaling Up Nature-based Approaches for Sustainable Water Management
8	Collaborative Decision-Making in Watershed Management Using SWAT: Leveraging the EVAL Framework for Sustainable Outcomes.
9	Halfway to 2075: Fifty years of Water International
10	Snow Research and Emerging Technologies for Resilient Water Management in Morocco

2 December, 2025

4:15 – 5:45pm	Special Sessions 4 (90min)
1	Water under fire – the role of partnerships in preventive action
2	Leveraging innovative finance to strengthen South-South and Triangular water cooperation.
3	Boosting performance of irrigation and supporting productive water use through co-designed digital innovations using WaPOR data layers
4	Innovating for Scalable Nature-Based Solutions: Technology and Strategies for Water Management
5	Disruptive Innovation of Water Management with the Digital Technologies
6	Smart Water Management: Innovations, challenges, and the strategic path to digital transformation
7	Towards 2030: Adapting and Innovating Transboundary Water Cooperation through SDG 6.5.2 Monitoring
8	Governing Water in a Changing Climate: Integrating Resilient, Flexible Planning and Innovative Tools for Sustainable Management
9	Natural – Economy- Water (NEW) Nexus: Philosophy and Practice
10	Surface Water Management in Arid Regions: Integration, Restoration, and Innovation (IWRA, KSA)

Under the High Patronage of His Majesty King Mohammed VI

Programme overview

Programme Overview

Programme Highlights