Program
Monday, October 26, 2026
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
Wednesday, October 28, 2026
Thursday, October 29, 2026
Practical Information
TLEMCEN, ALGERIA
Place of the conference: Auditorium Mustapha Djaffour, Medecine Faculty, City center.
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON TRANSBOUNDARY WATERCOURSE PROTECTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION PREVENTION
RegistrationTalksPresentations (Rooms A & B)Coffee / PostersLunchWorkshopsClosingGuided tour
Day 1
Monday, October 26, 2026
Opening Ceremony & Official Welcome
- 3:00 – 5:00 PMOpening Ceremony & Official Welcome
- Holy Quran
- National Anthem
- 3:00 – 5:00 PMWelcome address
- Prof. Chérifa Abdelbaki — President of the conference
- Prof. Mourad Meghachou — Rector of University of Tlemcen
- Mr. Wali of Tlemcen
- 3:00 – 5:00 PMMinisterial address
- His Excellency Prof. Kamel Baddari — Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Algeria
- 3:00 – 5:00 PMKeynote address
- Prof. Mustapha Kamel Mihoubi — Former Minister of Water Resources, Algeria
- Prof. Nidal Salim — Director, Global Institute for Water, Environment and Health – Geneva, Switzerland
- 5:00 – 7:00 PMCoffee break
Program of Day 1 (English & Arabic)
Day 2
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
Climate Change & Pollution Impacts · Socio-Economic Sector / Governance
Room AClimate Change & Pollution Impacts
Room BSocio-Economic Sector / Governance
Summary of the day. The PDF below is the official program with all presentations, chairs and co-chairs.
- 08:00 – 08:30Welcoming the participants / Registration
- 08:30 – 09:00Endogenous sustainable Protection of Transboundary Basins Volta–Niger in Burkina FasoProf. Mamounata Belem – Former Minister of Water, Hydraulic Development and Sanitation (MEAHA), Burkina Faso
- 09:00 – 09:30Translating Science into Action for Transboundary Watercourse CooperationProf. Nidal Salim
- 09:30 – 10:15PresentationsRoom ARoom B
- 10:15 – 10:30Coffee break / Poster session
- 10:30 – 13:00Presentations and discussionsRoom ARoom B
- 13:00 – 14:00Lunch break
- 14:00 – 14:30Future Challenges in Water Resources Modeling and Management: Basins’ Resilience in an Uncertain Century – Bridging Numerical Physics and Transboundary DiplomacyProf. Tarek Merabtene – Sharjah Smart Center for Climate Resilience
- 14:30 – 15:00Modelling Water Availability and Irrigation Savings under Afforestation Scenarios in Degraded CroplandsProf. Navneet Kumar – National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM), India
- 15:00 – 15:15Coffee break / Poster session
- 15:15 – 16:45PresentationsRoom ARoom B
- 16:45 – 17:00Discussions; Closing session, 2nd day
Program of Day 2 (PDF)
Day 3
Wednesday, October 28, 2026
Digital Transformation · Innovative Technologies, Science, Education & Regional Cooperation · Workshops
Room ADigital Transformation in Water Management
Room BInnovative Technologies / Science, Education & Innovation & Regional Cooperation
Summary of the day. The PDF below is the official program with all presentations, chairs and co-chairs.
- 08:00 – 08:30Conference Registration
- 08:30 – 09:00The water crisis in the MENA region: climate change impacts and adaptation strategiesProf. Hany Farhat Abd Elhamid Attia – Technical University of Kosice, Slovakia
- 09:00 – 10:30PresentationsRoom ARoom B
- 10:30 – 10:45Coffee break / Poster session
- 10:45 – 13:00Presentations and discussionsRoom ARoom B
- 13:00 – 14:00Lunch break
- 14:00 – 15:00PresentationsRoom ARoom B
- 15:00 – 15:15Coffee break / Poster session
- 15:15 – 17:15PresentationsRoom ARoom B
- 17:15 – 17:30Discussions; Closing session, 3rd day
Workshops and round-table discussion (parallel sessions)
- 10:30 – 17:00Workshop 1Flood Susceptibility Mapping Using Machine Learning and Remote Sensing
- 10:30 – 17:00Workshop 2Part 1: AI-Driven Digital Twin & Google Earth Engine for Dam Watershed Intelligence · Part 2: AI-Driven Digital Twin & Google Earth Engine for Mining Intelligence
- 10:30 – 17:00Workshop 3Integrating Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) into Local Development Planning
- 14:00 – 17:00Round-table discussionEducation, Research and Entrepreneurship for Water and Sanitation in Africa: Empowering Youth and Advancing Gender Equality (PAUWES – Algeria)
Program of Day 3 (PDF)
Day 4
Thursday, October 29, 2026
Closing day · Recommendations · Guided tour
Room ADigital Transformation in Water Management
Room BInnovative Technologies / Science, Education & Innovation & Regional Cooperation
Summary of the day. The PDF below is the official program with all presentations, chairs and co-chairs.
- 08:00 – 08:30Welcoming the participants / Registration
- 08:30 – 09:00Science, Education, and Innovation Without Borders: Building Bridges Through Academic and International Collaboration
- 09:00 – 09:30Strengthening the Role of Universities in Watercourse Protection and Environmental Sustainability
- 09:30 – 10:00Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Human Communities and Groundwater Resources
- 10:00 – 11:00PresentationsRoom ARoom B
- 11:00 – 11:15Coffee break / Poster session
- 11:15 – 12:45PresentationsRoom ARoom B
- 12:45 – 13:00Discussions, Recommendations and prospects for cooperation · Official closing of the conference
- 13:00 – 14:00Lunch
- From 14:00Touristic / Guided tour