Beirut, 14/5/2012

The Water Resources Science Program at the American University of Technology (AUT), in cooperation with the Netherlands Institute in Beirut and AFED, organizes a symposium on “Sustainable Water Strategies: a National, Regional and Global Perspective.”

The event, under the patronage of Minister of Energy and Water Mr. Gebran Bassil, will be held on 31 May between 9:00 -13:30 at Isam Fares Center for Lebanese Studies, Tayyar center Sin el-Fil, Telephone 01-490 561.

The program is as follows:

09:00 – 09:30 – Registration and Coffee

09:30 – 09:40 – Welcome word by AUT President Mrs. Ghada Hinain

09:40 – 09:50 – Opening Remarks by H.E Eng. Gebran Bassil

10:00 – 10:45 – Mr. Abdo Tayar, Advisor to the Minister of Energy and Water,

“The Lebanon Water Sector Strategy”.

10:45 – 11:30 – Dr. Mohamed I. Al-Hamdi, UN ESCWA,

“Towards Integrated Water Policies in the Arab Region: the Case of the Arab Water

Security Strategy”.

11:30 – 11:45 – Coffee Break

11:45 – 12:30 – Professor Pieter van der Zaag, UNESCO IHE, Delft, the Netherlands

“Strategies for Sustainable Water Use in a Globalizing World.”

12:30 – 13:00 – Mr. Najib Saab, Secretary General, Arab Forum for Environment and Development

” Arab Water: Sustainable Management of a Scarce Resource”.

13:00 – 13:30 – Dr. Hadi Tabbara and Mr. George Gharios, AUT;

“Water Footprint- A New Tool for Water Strategists.”

13:30 – Closing Remarks, by Mr. Marcel Hinain, VP- AUT

Please confirm attendance by emailing Nadia.Sarraf@aut.edu or calling 09 478143/4 – 03 666215 ext:118 before May 25, 2012
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