10:00 am – 10:05 am
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Welcome Address
Dr. Ali Al-Maktoumi
Director of Water Research Center, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
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10:05 am – 10:10 am
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OPENING CEREMONY
H.E. Dr. Abdullah Bin Ali Al-Amri
The Chairman of the Environment Authority, Oman
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Session 1
Chair : Prof. Anvar Kacimov
Dept. of Soils, Water & Agricultural Engineering, College of Agricultural & Marine
Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University
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10:10 am – 10:40 am
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Keynote Speech 1
“Groundwater: Managing the Invisible Resource”
Prof. Julio Berbel
Agricultural Economics, University of Cordoba, Spain
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10:40 am – 10:55 am
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“Groundwater in Arid Areas: Challenges and Opportunities, The Omani Example”
Prof. Osman Abdalla
Department of Earth Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
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10:55 am – 11:10 am
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“Groundwater Resources in Oman”
Eng. Ahmed Al-Saidi
Director, Surface & Groundwater Assessment Dept.
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries Wealth, and Water Resources, Oman
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11:10 am – 11:25 am
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DISCUSSION / Q&A
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Session 2
Chair : Prof. Osman Abdalla
Department of Earth Sciences, College of Science
Sultan Qaboos University
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11:25 am – 11:45 am
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Keynote Speech 2
“Water quality problems and solutions with Aquifer Storage Recovery in various parts of the world, including Oman”
Prof. Emeritus P.J. (Pieter) Stuyfzand
Emeritus Professor of Chemical Hydrogeology
Technical University Delft, The Netherlands
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11:45 am – 12:00 pm
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“OMAN Aquifer Storage & Recovery”
Eng. Abdulhakeem Amur Al-Dhuhli
Acting Master Planning Manager
Oman Water & Wastewater Services Company S.A.O.C.
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12:00 pm – 12:15 pm
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“Groundwater, Oman Water Society View”
Dr. Rashid Yahya Hamdan Al-Abri
Executive Director, Oman Water Society
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12:15 pm – 12:25 pm
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DISCUSSION / Q&A
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12:25 pm – 12:30 pm
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CLOSING REMARKS
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