Water, Energy & Environment Nexus



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Water, Energy & Environment Nexus

Water, Energy & Environment Nexus


Industrial Development and Population Growth, as well as rising living standards in the world, will lead to an increase in energy demand by approximately 3 times. Since water and energy are two components of one chain, the resource constraints in each sector will have an undeniable effect on the other. All links of the water value chain, including extraction, treatment, desalination, transmission, and distribution, need energy and are mutually dependent on fuel extraction and refinement, and different forms of energy generation. Therefore, considering these two areas at the same time is of vital importance. Muslims - who represent more than a fifth of the global population - live in some of the regions most affected by the changing climate; from Turkey and the Middle East with their increasingly intense droughts to the floodplains of Bangladesh and Indonesia.

Despite Islamic countries’ abundant natural resources and energy reserves, about 2% of the population in these countries does not have access to electricity. In addition, the Islamic countries account for 4.9% of the world's population, while they possess 1.5% of the world's renewable water resources. Therefore, about half of these countries are facing to the water crisis. This limitation of water resources will undoubtedly affect the sustainability of agriculture, industry and consequently, the ability of countries to fulfill essential products and services to raise living standards. While some natural phenomena such as climate change, cannot be easily controlled, working together in science and technology can minimize our vulnerability to these challenges. Accordingly, one of the most important topics which will be discussed in the Sixth Science and Technology Exchange Program is the "Water-Energy Nexus".

SPEAKERS

Sofiane Amara

Sofiane Amara

Director of Research Unit Materials and Renewable Energies (URMER), Tlemcen University, Algeria
Kamaruzzaman Bin Sopian

Kamaruzzaman Bin Sopian

Director of Solar Energy Research Institute at Universiti Kebangsaan, Malaysia
Woei-Jye Lau

Woei-Jye Lau

Associate Professor, School of Chemical & Energy Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia
Salim H. Al-Harthi

Salim H. Al-Harthi

Head of Risk Management Team, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
Nuraddin A. Matchanov

Nuraddin A. Matchanov

Director of the International Solar Energy Institute, Uzbekistan
Nizar Jawad Hadi

Nizar Jawad Hadi

Dean of college of Materials Engineering, University of Babylon, Iraq
Muhammad Haris Akram

Muhammad Haris Akram

Programme Manager at COMSTECH Secretariat, Pakistan
Mohammed M. Farid

Mohammed M. Farid

Professor (Personal Chair), University of Auckland, New Zealand
Hussein A. Kazem

Hussein A. Kazem

Chairman of the Renewable Energy & Sustainable Technology Research Group in Oman
Keat Teong Lee

Keat Teong Lee

Director of Research Creativity & Management Office, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia
Mohammed H. Al Badi

Mohammed H. Al Badi

Head of Electrical & Computer Engineering Department at Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
Joon Ching Juan

Joon Ching Juan

Associate Professor of Catalysis at Nanotechnology and Catalysis Research Centre (NANOCAT), University of Malaysia, Malaysia
Abdulkadir Balikci

Abdulkadir Balikci

Director, TUBITAK Marmara Research Center, Energy Institute, Turkey
Ismail Koyuncu

Ismail Koyuncu

Director of National Research Center on Membrane Technologies, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey
Sajjala  Sreedhar Reddy

Sajjala Sreedhar Reddy

Head of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at University of Nizwa, Oman
Belkheir Hammouti

Belkheir Hammouti

President of The Association Moroccan Center For Development And Science (MOCEDES)
Mohammed Adam Ginaya Eltayieb

Mohammed Adam Ginaya Eltayieb

Dean of College of Water and Environmental Engineering, Sudan University of Science and Technology
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