WSTA 15th Gulf Water Conference

WSTA 15th Gulf Water Conference
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Harnessing biosaline agriculture for food security in the arid GCC

Rachyd ZaabolInternational

(2025) 226–228 https://doi.org/10.5004/700109

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Water scarcity is a prominent challenge threatening efforts to achieve food security in the GCC. A predominantly arid region characterized by scant and erratic rainfall combined with high potential evaporation rates exacerbates the profound and widespread impacts of accelerating water scarcity on local agricultural sustainability. The increasing demand for freshwater to meet the growing need for food to sustain the growing population remains a pressing concern amidst the constrained freshwater supply. Agriculture, consuming over 70% of the available water resources in the GCC, faces a forecasted 50% increase in water demand by 2050, intensifying competition with other essential water sectors. Keywords: Water scarcity; Food security; Agricultural sustainability; Global warming; ICBA; Water resources; Climate change; Agri-aquaculture approach; Remote sensing; IoT technologies.

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Mainstreaming the outcome of the UN summit on groundwater in the Arab strategy for water security

Bisher Imam

(2025) 84 https://doi.org/10.5004/700106

AbstractThe United Nations Summit on Groundwater was held at UNESCO headquarters in Paris, France, from 6 to 8 December 2022. This summit was the conclusion of a year in which the focus was on groundwater (the hidden resource). In parallel, with the summit, the United Nations Commission on Water also held an expanded meeting that resulted in the issuance...
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Assessing the hydrological and hydraulic behaviour of an arid catchment which determines flood impacts in the Dhofar governorate, Oman

Manal A. Al Balushi1*, Joseph Holden1, Mark A. Trigg2

(2025) 119–132 https://doi.org/10.5004/700040

Abstract Oman has experienced several major recent flood events, most of them considered as deadly flash floods. The Dhofar governorate has been at the brunt of such floods, most recently in 2018 and 2020. This study seeks to identify appropriate flood risk mitigation measures by understanding the hydrological processes operating in the Darbat catchment...
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Ecofriendly and low-cost adsorbent for efficient removal of lead and nickel from aqueous solution


Amal S. Al Rahbi*, Nalini Uthman, Wafa A. Al Rawahi, Amani Al Nabhani, Khulod Al Maqbali, Maryam Al Hattali, Zahra Al Zuhimi


(2025) 308–314 https://doi.org/10.5004/700024

AbstractThis study aims to investigate the removal of heavy metal from industrial waste water using a low-cost bio-adsorbent. Banana peels was treated chemically with phosphoric acid and methanol. The ability of treated banana peel to remove lead and nickel from wastewater was investigated. Adsorption experiments were performed to optimize the effect of...
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Digitalization in water: key to security in the realm of cyber insecurity risk in the Arab region

Hammou Laamrani

(2025) 1-2 https://doi.org/10.5004/700094

Abstract Traditionally, environmental and water resources simulations (EWRS) have relied on physics-based analytical and numerical models. These models employ parameters that characterize the environmental systems, system state variables, and external forces as input into mathematical equations to predict future conditions of environmental systems and...
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Implementation status of integrated water resources management in GCC countries according to UN-SDGs

Mohamed Shamrukh1*, Khaled El-Said2

(2025) 202 - 208 https://doi.org/10.5004/700053

Abstract The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Countries are located in arid regions with rare natural freshwater resources and increasing amounts of treated wastewater for reuse or recycling. Therefore, integrated water resources management (IWRM) is essential for water security in the GCC countries. Globally, IWRM is one of the UN Sustainable Development...
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Water MIS for efficient integrated water resource management

Patrice Moixa, Helmi Ana’amb, Ayisha Alkhatric*

(2025) 13–14https://doi.org/10.5004/700099

AbstractWater is a critical resource essential for sustaining life, supporting ecosystems, and driving socio-economic development. Effective management of water resources is imperative to ensure their sustainable use, particularly in the face of growing global population and growing demands, climate change, and increasing water-related challenges. In...
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Airborne VHF sounding radar for desert subsurface exploration of shallow aquifers: DESERT-SEA

Essam Heggy

(2025) 77 https://doi.org/10.5004/700103

AbstractShallow fossil aquifers are the largest freshwater bodies in the North African Sahara and the Arabian Peninsula. Their groundwater dynamics and response to climatic variability and anthropogenic discharge remain largely unquantified due to the absence of large-scale monitoring methods. Currently, the assessment of groundwater dynamics in these...
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New developments in mathematical modeling of groundwater systems

Abdelkader Larabi

(2025) 78–80 https://doi.org/10.5004/700104

AbstractThe numerical modeling of groundwater flow in unconfined aquifers is much more involved than in confined aquifers. This is because the governing equation (i.e., Richard’s equation) is highly nonlinear and is subject to nonlinear boundary conditions as well. This nonlinearity is related to the dependence of the relative permeability and the water...
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Multi-objective optimization of innovative renewable energy-powered desalination and cooling system: a cutting-edge approach

Hassan Abdulrahim*, Mansour Ahmed, Yousef Al-Wazzan, Salah Al-Jazzaf

(2025) 69–76 https://doi.org/10.5004/700069

Abstract Addressing water scarcity and elevated energy demand becomes imperative in arid regions like Kuwait and its fellow GCC nations. This study introduces a sophisticated system that synergistically pairs the Forward Osmosis (FO) with the Thermal Recovery (TR) desalination process with a Water-Lithium Bromide (H2O-LiBr) Vapor Absorption Cycle (VAC)....
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Atmospheric water generation in Qatar: a sustainable approach for extracting water from air powered by solar energy

Aiyad Gannan

(2025) 141–145 https://doi.org/10.5004/700031

Abstract In alignment with Qatar National Vision 2030’s commitment to sustainable energy and a clean environment, this study is being carried out to review and investigate several sustainable water harvesting techniques from atmospheric humidity, fog, and dew. This investigation will show how well different fog/dew collectors function in collecting...
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Utilizing machine learning for short-term water demand forecast

Waleed Eldamaty*, Mohammed Abdallah, Khalid Al Zaabi

(2025) 163–170 https://doi.org/10.5004/700012

Abstract As technology continues to evolve, it has a profound impact on various aspects of our lives, including our water consumption. This becomes crucial as the GCC region is experiencing rapid social and economic transformation, leading to an increase in water demands and creating a gap between water supply and demand. This gap can be addressed by...
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Revolutionizing desalination: KISR's breakthrough projects addressing water crisis challenges

Mansour Ahmed

(2025) 54–68 https://doi.org/10.5004/700092

Abstract Desalination, a vital solution to the rapidly increasing global water crisis, faces persistent challenges in efficiency, sustainability, and economic viability. This article presents a comprehensive overview of innovative research activities of the Water Desalination Technologies (WDT) program at the Water Research Center (WRC) of the Kuwait...
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Oil spill management to prevent catastrophic shutdown of desalination plants

Zhaoyang Liu

(2025) 18-21 https://doi.org/10.5004/700102

Abstract The combination of a growing global population and climate change has raised global concerns about the availability and safety of drinkable water. Seawater desalination is emerging as a low-cost, high-efficiency solution to coastal water constraint. There are around 16,000 desalination plants in operation worldwide, spread over 177 countries,...
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System dynamics model to study the effect of different policies on Bahrain’s hydrological processes

Raed Aljowder, Abrar Habib*

(2025) 171–179 https://doi.org/10.5004/700067

Abstract System Dynamics (SD) modeling is a powerful tool for modeling complex interconnected and dynamic systems. It involves representing these systems with blocks and feedback loops defined mathematically. This kind of modeling can be very useful for decision-makers who want to understand the impact of different policies on a particular variable. SD...
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Wastewater industrial database for total nitrogen in Shuaiba area in Kuwait


A. Al-Haddad*, M.E. Ahmed, H. Abdullah, A. Al-Matouq, A. Abusam


(2025) 277–285 https://doi.org/10.5004/700083

AbstractA research study was carried out to collect data on the quality and quantity of 17 petroleum industrial wastewater from different sources in Kuwait over a period of one year as well as developing a database of such characteristics and attributes using the geographic information system (GIS) technique. During the field visits, specially designed...
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