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Day 1- Tuesday, 2nd of December 2025
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8:30-8:35
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Recitation of Holy Quran
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8:35-8:40
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Address of Welcome by Dr. Ali Al-Maktoumi, Chairman of the Conference
Water Research Center
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8:40-8:45
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Welcome Speech by The Ministry of Regional Municipalities & Water Resources
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Oral Session 1
Dam Safety and Management
1 key speech + 5 talks: 35, 50, 54, 67, 69
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8:45-9:10
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Key Speech 1: Michel Lino
- Lessons learned from dam incidents and failures, and their implications for Emergency Action Plans (EAPs)
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- Integrating ICOLD bulletins and international best practice into national guidelines for arid regions
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9:10- 9:25
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Ekkehard Holzbecher
(Modeling Flow through Earthen Embankments – A Comparison of Numerical Approaches)
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9:25-9:40
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Manal Al Balushi, Joseph Holden and Mark Trigg
(Using a coupled modelling approach to assess the impact of future management and rainfall scenarios on flooding in Sahalnout catchment)
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9:40-9:55
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Amir Ali Tabatabaei
(Overload Capacity of Concrete Dams: Resilience to Climate Change)
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9:55- 10:10
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Yousry Mattar, Suliman Alshalan, Abdullah Alnemary and Leen Bakasri
(Hydrological Assessment and Optimization of Operational and Maintenance Plans for Jazan Dam, Southwest Saudi Arabia)
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10:10-10:25
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Safia Zenagui, Sameh Kantoush, Cherifa Abdelbaki, Sinh Nguyen Phuoc, Mohamed El Amine Benabdelkrim, Yacine Abdelbaset Berrezel, Tarek Merabtene and Mourad Houglaouen (Enhancing Water Management and Disaster Resilience under Extreme Events via Integrated Multi-Dam Operations and Inter-Basin Transfers- Case Study : Water Production System Beni Amrane-Hamiz-Keddara, Algeria)
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10:25-10:55
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Poster Session I & Tea Break (30 min)
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Oral Session 2
Hydrology, Water, and Sediment Management
1 key speech + 5 talks: 9, 21, 44, 64, 83
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10:55-11:20
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Key Speech 2: Kantoush Sameh
Sediment, Safety, Sustainability: A New Blueprint for Arid-Region Dams
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11:20-11:35
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Shahad Al-Yaqoubi, Ali Al-Maktoumi, Anvar Kacimov, Osman Abdalla and Said Al-Ismaily
(Managing Shallow Water Table Levels in Arid Urban Areas Using Bioengineering and Hydro-Engineering Approaches)
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11:35-11:50
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Anvar Kacimov
(Overview of Analytical and HYDRUS2D Modeling of Seepage Through Earth Dams in Arid Environments)
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12:05-12:20
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Mohamed Elfetyany, Abdullah Alkadry and Sofyan Bouday
(The Effect of Sedimentation on Dams' Water Management in Saudi Arabia)
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12:20- 12:35
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Kenichi Matsugahira
(Relationship Between Forecast Lead Time and Rainfall Prediction Accuracy Using the Global Ensemble Prediction System)
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12:35- 12:50
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Obaid A. Alharbi, Khaled Bin Bandar, Abdulaziz S. Alquwaizany and Ayman Alrehaili
(Storm-triggered Mobilization of Pharmaceutical Emerging Contami-nants from Soils: Risks to Groundwater Recharge in Arid Regions)
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12:50-13:50
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Lunch Break
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Oral Session 3
Sustainability and Environmental Considerations
6 talks: 2, 15, 37, 40, 43, 65
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13:50-14:05
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Toufik Dennoukri, Abdelhadi Ammari, Ali Rami and Demì‡r Vahdettin
(Enclosed seas Extreme coastal compound flood modelling)
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14:05-14:20
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Mohammed Tahar Fortas, Tayeb Boulmaiz, Abdelmalek Bermad and Hamouda Boutaghane (Evaluating the Effectiveness of Vision Transformers vs. Traditional Machine Learning Models for Flash Flood Susceptibility Mapping: CASE OF WADI M’ZAB VALLEY IN GHARDAIA, ALGERIA)
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14:20-14:35
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Tamer Gado, Mohamed Elkollaly, Rufayda El-Hagrsy, Mahmoud Mohameden, Basma Shalaby and Bahaa Elboshy
(Flash Flood Hazard Assessment for Major Infrastructure Projects in Arid Zones: The Taba–Bir El-Abd Railway Line in Sinai, Egypt)
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14:35- 14:50
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Hossein Malekinezhad and Fereshteh Hasanshahi
(Investigating the Effect of Upstream Water Storage Structures on Inflow to the Jiroft Dam Reservoir)
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14:50- 15:05
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Eatemad Keshta, Ashraf M. Elmoustafa, Doaa Amin and Mohamed A. Gad
(Dam-driven Land Use Change Impact on local climate)
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15:05- 15:20
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Mohamed Elhag and Lifu Zhang
(DEM Study on Hydrological response in Makkah City, Saudi Arabia)
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15:30-15:50
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Tea Break (20 min)
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Oral Session 4
Emergency Preparedness and Risk Communication
6 talks: 16, 52, 61, 75, 76, 77
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15:50- 16:05
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Jalal Al-Qaryouti
(Understanding Risk Perception to Enhance Adaptive Capacity to Flash Floods in Jordan: A Community-Based Approach)
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16:05- 16:20
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Hussein Alhasanat
(Emergency Response and Risk Communication in Semi-Arid Regions: Addressing Flash Flood Challenges in Petra, Jordan)
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16:20- 16:35
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Mohammad Javad Maghsoodi Tilaki, Ahlam Al Hanai, Lay Im Lim and Abdullah Rashid Said Alghassani
(Toward Integrated Nature-Based Flood Mitigation: Exploring the Synergy Between Wadi-Inspired Systems and Retention Ponds in Urbanizing Highland Areas of Malaysia)
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16:35- 16:50
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Faisal Baig, Mohamed Elkollaly, Ahmed Sefelnasr and Mohsen Sherif
(AI-Driven Multi-Satellite Precipitation Fusion for Flash Flood Forecasting in Arid Regions)
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16:50- 17:05
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Mohamed Elkollaly, Ahmed Sefelnasr, Abdel Azim Ebraheem, Faisal Baig and Mohsen Sherif
(Comprehensive Evaluation of Satellite-Derived Rainfall Datasets in Arid Regions: Assessment of Spatiotemporal Resolution and Performance)
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17:05- 17:20
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Khalid Alalawi, Hamood Albahri and Deltares Company Deltares
(Climate Change Resilience Study of Sohar Port and Freezone)
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Day 2- Wednesday, 3rd of December 2025
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Oral Session 5
Climate Change and Its Impact
1 key speech + 6 talks: 7, 48, 31, 34, 80, 84
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8:30-8:55
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Key Speech 3: Ghazi Al-Rawas
Advancing Flash Flood Resilience in Arid Wadi Systems: Insights from Oman
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8:55- 9:10
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Talal Etri
(Strategic Failures and Shared Responsibility: A Game Theory Perspective on the Wadi Derna Dam Disaster)
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9:10- 9:25
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Ali Ebadi, Mohammad Hossein Niksokhan, Mohammad Reza Nikoo* and Shabnam Siabidi Kermanshah
(A Novel Transition Index for Drought-Flood Compound Hazard Assessment in Drylands)
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9:25- 9:40
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Hossein Sohrabzadeh Anzani and Sameh Kantoush
(Climate-Resilient Spillway Design: Enhancing Capacity with Piano Key Weirs under Changing Hydrological Conditions)
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9:40- 9:55
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Muna Al-Hatmi
(Dam Safety Monitoring Techniques and Their Role in Reducing Flood Risk in the Sultanate of Oman)
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9:55- 10:10
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Ayman Alrehaili, Abdulaziz Alquwaizany, Reem Alshammari and Mohammed Alotaibi
(Assessing the Impact of Climate Change on Extreme Weather Events)
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10:10- 10.25
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Amgad Omer, Robert Groenewege, Bahjat Mallak , Mohamed Yossef and Robin Morelissen
(Toward Resilient Wadi Systems in Arid Regions: Integrating Engineering, Nature-Based Solutions, and Community Governance)
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10:25-10:55
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Poster Session II & Tea Break (30 min)
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Oral Session 6
Advanced Approaches: Digital Twins, AI, ML, modeling techniques
1 key speech+ 6 talks: 49, 57, 58, 59, 81, 82
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10:55-11:20
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Key Speech 4: Mohammad Mahdi Rajabi
Advances in Machine Learning for Flash Flood Modeling and the Emerging Role of 3D Data
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11:20-11:35
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Hany Mohamed, Nehal Hassan and Emad Saleh
(Modeling Flood-Hazard Using Multicriteria Analysis and GIS: Wadi Aday A Case Study, Muscat Governorate, Sultanate of Oman.)
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11:35-11:50
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Alireza Mohebzadehfattahi, Riccardo Centonze and Paolo Cosenza
(Leveraging AI and Machine Learning for Real-Time Flash Flood Forecasting and Preventive Action Planning)
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11:50-12:05
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Hadir Abdelmoneim, Sameh Kantoush, Amirreza Tabataba Vakili, Mohamed Saber and Vahid Nourani
(Deciphering the Teleconnection Linking to the Flood-triggering Extreme Precipitation Events in Arabian Peninsula Coastal Cities)
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12:05-12:20
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Hiroyuki Tosaka and Hazart Aurelien
(High-Resolution Hydrogeological Modeling of Djibouti: From National Scale to Local Wadi Systems)
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12:20- 12:35
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Afrah Al Shukaili
(Modeling Infiltration and Soil Moisture Dynamics During Flash Floods in Interdunal Wadis of Oman Using HYDRUS-2D)
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12:35- 12.50
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Mohamad Basel Alsawaf
(Verifying the Accuracy of River Flood Measurements Using a Next-Generation Underwater Acoustic Tomography System)
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12:50- 13:50
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Lunch Break (60 min)
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Oral Session 7
Case Studies and Lessons Learned
8 talks: 22, 23, 26, 28, 30, 85, 86, 87
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13:50- 14:05
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Nabil Al Ajmi
(Integrated Role of Dams in Oman’s Wadi Systems: Design Approaches, Strategic Siting, and Case Studies from Dhofar Region)
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14:05- 14:20
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Ayisha Al Khatri, Safaa Al Kalbani, Abdullah Al Kaabi and Hamood Al-Siyabi
(The Phenomenon of Rising of Water Tables and the Impact of Floods on Groundwater Recharge in Muscat Governorate)
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14:20- 14:35
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Siham Ali
(Flood Hazard Maps and Importance for Urban Planning)
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14:35- 14:50
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Mahmood Al Mamari, Sameh Kantoush, Ali Almaktoumi, Emad Mabrouk, Binh Nguyen, Mohamed Saber and Tetsuya Sumi
(Modelling and developing an empirical formula for sediment yield in the Wadi Basin)
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14:50- 15:05
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Khadija Semhi, Osman Abdalla and Rashid Al Abri
(Quality of Omani water: aflaj and groundwater, a review)
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15.05- 15.20
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Mohammed Abdel-Fattah, Waleed Al Maqbali
(Impact of Flooding on Oman’s Infrastructure: Insights from the Wadi Dhaqah Case Study)
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15.20- 15.35
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Frank Schlaeger, Hilal Al-Ismaili
(Smart Water Data for Smart Decisions: The Oman Hydromet Project)
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15:35- 15:50
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Ali Al-Hamdi
The Impact of Institutional Management of Community Dams on Achieving Sustainable Development Goals in Mountain Villages in the Governorates of North Al Batinah, Al Dhahirah, and Al Dakhiliyah in the Sultanate of Oman: A Field Study
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Day 3- Thursday, 4th of December 2025
8 am – 4 pm: Field trip
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