"Sustainability in Food and Water: An Arab Viewpoint" Conference
The World Academy of Sciences for the advancement of science in developing countries' Arab Regional Office (TWAS-ARO) held its 12th Annual Meeting, 18-19 December 2016. This was the first meeting to be held outside Alexandria at Jordan Valley Marriott Resort and Spa, the Dead Sea, Jordan, in cooperation with the Arab Open University (AOU).

On the occasion of its annual meeting, an inter-disciplinary forum on food security and water scarcity in the Arab region was held titled: "Sustainability in Food and Water: An Arab Viewpoint".

The conference brought together TWAS-ARO members and young affiliates, along with other distinguished speakers, to discuss the food security and water scarcity in the Arab region. It also tackled the correlation between the water and food, how to build sustainable systems and frameworks, as well as how to strengthen the networks among the policy makers and scientific committees. It addressed the way Food and Water sustainability improves human well-being, environmental maintenance and food and water saving resources.

The conference official language was English.


Registration fees

Jordanians
  • Students: 100 USD
  • Academia: 200 USD
  • Others: 250 USD

Non-Jordanians
  • Students: 150 USD
  • Academia: 250 USD
  • Others: 300 USD
Registration fees cover:
  • Attendance of all conference sessions
  • Coffee breaks as per program
  • Conference material

Participants were kindly requested to handle their own logistical arrangements (Transportation, Accommodation,..).

Payment Methods:
1-Online Payment.
2-Bank Transfer.

Beneficiary's Bank Name: Central Bank of Egypt, Cairo.
Full Address: 54 El Gomhoria st, Cairo- Egypt
Swift Bank Code: CBEGEGCXXXX
Beneficiary Account No.: 4082191768
Beneficiary Cust Name: Alexandria Bibliotheque

Deadline for Registration: 1 December 2016

For further information, please contact:
Ms. Eman G. Allam
Center for Special Studies and Programs (CSSP)
Bibliotheca Alexandrina
Tel: +(203) 4839999, Ext: 5181
Email: eman.gamal@bibalex.org
Hani Abu Qdais
Hani Abu Qdais

Professor, Water and Environmental Engineering, Jordan University of Science and Technology

Hussein El-Atfy
Hussein El-Atfy

Secretary General, Arab Water Council (AWC)

Ramy Karam Aziz
Ramy Karam Aziz

Professor and Chair, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University

Anwar Battikhi
Anwar Battikhi

President, The University of Jordan, College of Agriculture, Jordan Society for Scientfic Research

Adel El-Beltagy
Adel El-Beltagy

Chairman, International Drylands Development Commission (IDDC), Egypt

Thameur Chaibi
Thameur Chaibi

Director of Research, National Research Institute for Rural Engineering, Water and Forestry

Mahmud Duwayri
Mahmud Duwayri

Professor, formerly with University of Jordan

Mohamed Farag
Mohamed Farag

Professor, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University

Yousry El-Gamal
Yousry El-Gamal

former Minister of Education and Board Member, Consultant, Arab Academy for Science and Technology and Maritme Transport

Muntaser Ibrahim
Muntaser Ibrahim

Head Unit, Institute of Endemic Diseases, University of Khartoum

Abdin Salih
Abdin Salih

Professor, Water Research Center, University of Khartoum

Salah A. Soliman
Salah A. Soliman

Professor of Pesticide Chemistry and Toxicology, Alexandria University; and Senior Expert, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, EGYPT

Ayman Suleiman
Ayman Suleiman

Professor, University of Jordan

Yehia Zaky
Yehia Zaky

Technical Adviser to Director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina

Dr. Ramy Aziz, Dr. Yehia Zaky, Prof. Mohamed Hamdan, Prof. Muntasser Ibrahim and H.E. Prof. Yousry El-Gamal during the session   
Prof. Abdin Salih, H.E. Prof. Hussein El-Atfy, Prof. Mohamed Hamdan, H.E. Prof. Adel El-Beltagy and H.E. Prof. Mahmud Duwayri during the session