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Sustainable Management of Marginal Drylands Application of Indigenous Knowledge for Coastal Drylands 21-25 September 2002 at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina Alexandria, Egypt Workshop Programme 19 September, Thursday Arrival of selected participants in Cairo 20 September, Friday Arrival of remaining participants in Cairo 9:00-13:00 Joint project organizational meeting (by invitation only) 21 September, Saturday Cairo - Wadi Natrun - El-Alamein - Marsa Matruh Field site in Wadi Natrun Excursion in El-Alamein and Marsa Matruh (Overnight stay in Marsa Matruh) 22 September, Sunday Marsa Matrouh - Alexandria Field sites for water management in coastal areas Visit to Omayyed Biosphere Reserve (Overnight stay in Alexandria) 23 September, Monday 09:00-09:45 Opening Ceremony Prof. Motoyuki Suzuki (UNU) Dr. Mohmoud Abu Zeid, Minister of Water Resources & Irrigation Dr. Adel El Beltagy (ICARDA) Dr. Ismail Serageldin (BA) Dr. Thomas Schaaf (UNESCO) First Session: Overview of Sustainable Management of Drylands Chair: Suzuki and Fatma 09:45-10:05 Role of UNESCO in Sustainable Water Management in Drylands: The Case of the Arab Region Dr. Radwan Al Weshah (UNESCO-Cairo Office) 10:05-10:25 Link of Traditional and Modern Approaches for Drylands Management Prof. Iwao Kobori (UNU) 10:25-11:00 Coffee Break 11:00-11:20 Traditional Knowledge in the Context of the UN CCD Dr. Salah Tahoun (University of El-Zagazig) 11:20-11:40 Agriculture and Drylands Management in Iran Dr. Abbas Keshavars (SPII) 11:40-12:00 In Sustain of Sustainable Agriculture Dr. Atef Hamdy (CIHAEM) 12:00-12:30 Discussion on First Session 12:30-14:00 Lunch Break Second Session: Special Issues for Coastal Drylands Chair: Sharafeldin and Keshavars 14:00-14:20 The Activities and Achievements of the Matrouh Project Dr. Sobhi El Naggar (Matrouh Project) 14:20-14:40 Integrated Watershed Management Approach: Theory and Application in Semi-Desert Environment of the NWC, Egypt Dr. Abdul Bari Salkini (ICARDA) 14:40-15:00 Water Management in Egyptian Coastal Drylands Dr. Fatma Abdel Rahman Attia (Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation) 15:00-15:30 Coffee Break 15:30-16:00 A Regional Comparison of Coastal Drylands Dr. Hassen El-Shaer (Desert Research Center) 16:00-16:30 Discussion on Second Session 18:30-20:30 Reception (BA) 24 September, Tuesday Third Session:Indigenous T echnologies for Drylands Management Chair: Wang Tao and Oweis 09:00-09:20 A History of Traditional Water Management Technologies Dr. Pietro Laureano (ITC) 09:20-09:40 Irrigation Scheduling of aflaj of Oman: Methods and its Modernization Abdullah Al-Ghafri (Hokkaido University) 09:40-10:00 Restoration of Qanats in Syria Ms. Joshka Wessels 10:00-10:30 Coffee Break 10:30-10:50 A Comparison of Traditional and Contemporary Water Management Systems in Tunisia Mr. Ouessar Mohamed (IRA) 10:50-11:20 Discussion on Third Session 11:30-15:30 Lunch Break and excursion in Alexandria Fourth Session: Integrated Approaches (Indigenous technologies) Chair: Kowsar and Raes 15:30-15:50 Challenges in Integration of Water Management Dr. Theib Oweis (ICARDA) 15:50-16:10 Links Between Indigenous Methodologies and Sustainable Development Dr. Zafar Adeel (UNU) 16:10-16:40 Coffee Break 16:40-17:00 Status and Needs for Public Participation in Strategic Development of Coastal Dryland Areas Ms. Sanaa Hassan Mabrouk (University of Alexandria) 17:00-17:20 ACSAD's expertise in Drylands Management Dr. Abdel Salam Jouma (ACSAD) 17:20-17:45 Discussion on Fourth Session 25 September, Wednesday 09:00-10:30 Formulation of Workshop Recommendations Dr. Zafar Adeel and Dr. Thomas Schaaf 10:30-11:00 Coffee Break 11:00-11:30 Closing Ceremony Prof. Iwao Kobori (UNU) Dr. Ismail Serageldin (BA) Dr. Thomas Schaaf (UNESCO) Dr. Theib Oweis (ICARDA) Travel from Alexandria to Cairo 26 September, Thursday Departure from Cairo |