The 5th International Symposium

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Laboratoire d'Etudes Géotechniques Arif Ismail

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About Wreiana 2025

WREIANA is a bi-annual scientific international conference focus on the understanding of the water resources, climate change, green chemistry, georesources, engineering, management, and smart technology. This conference encourages the participation of experts and scholars in the corresponding fields. Youth are the water sector leaders of the future.

WREIANA-2025 will be held in Sousse, Tunisia on October 30-31 Oct - 01 Nov, 2025. The objectives of the fifth international symposium WREIANA-2025 will be to provide a unique multi-stakeholder platform where the water experts, the policy creators, and decision makers from around the world can work together to find joint solutions capable to significantly assist the region in its efforts to achieve sustainable development goals and draw a road map for water security. It will present an opportunity for local, regional and international water communities to examine and to establish new collaborative partnerships in the various water sector issues.

Conference Topics

Topic 1: Artificial intelligence application on water resources management.
Topic 2: NEXUS Water-Food-Energy.
Topic 3: Hydro-Geophysical exploration and hydrogeology modelling.
Topic 4: Radioactivities contamination, anthropogenic activities and health risks.
Topic 5: Transboundary Water Management and Hydro Diplomacy.
Topic 6: Hydrogeology, Hydrology and risks impact.
Topic 7: Innovative techniques in water treatment and water reclamation.
Topic 8: Organic, inorganic, nanomaterials and their technological application for water resources management.
Topic 9: Isotopes in water resources modelling and paleoclimate reconstruction.
Topic 10: Biotechnology, food security, green chemistry and smart agriculture.
Topic 11: Watering and dewatering.
Topic 12: Remote sensing and GIS application in natural hazard.
Topic 13: Phosphate and petroleum-natural gas resources and their environmental impact.
Topic 14: Environmental and climate change impacts on water resources.
Topic 15: Desertification, water, food and health security.
Topic 16: Air, soil and water depollution.

Important Dates

February 15, 2025 - Submission Opens
April 10, 2025 - Submission Closes
June 15, 2025 - Acceptance Notification

Committees

Prof.Dr. Younes Hamed
Univ.Gafsa-Tunisia
Link researchgate

Prof.Dr. Salem Bouri
Univ.Sfax-Tunisia
Link researchgate

Prof.Dr. Riheb Hadji
Univ.Sétif-Algeria
Link researchgate

Elimame Elaloui
Univ.Gafsa-Tunisia

Riadh Ahmadi
Univ.Sfax-Tunisia

Romdhane Benassi
Univ.Gafsa-Tunisia

Wided Bouguerra
Univ.Gafsa-Tunisia

Salem Bouri
Univ.Sfax-Tunisia

Semia Cherif
Univ.Tunis El Manar-Tunisia

Younes Hamed
Univ.Gafsa-Tunisia

Fadoua Hamzaoui Azaza
Univ. Tunis El Manar-Tunisia

Bassem Hidouri
Univ.Gafsa-Tunisia

Latifa Dhaouadi
Univ.Gafsa-Tunisia

Amina Ben Saad
Univ.Gafsa-Tunisia

Faten Khelifi
Univ.Gafsa-Tunisia

Hakim Gabtni
Univ.Gabes-Tunisia

Ammar Mlayeh
Univ.Gabes-Tunisia

Mohamed Salah Azaza
Univ.Carthage-Tunisia

Noomen Seleimi
Univ.Carthage-Tunisia

Kaouther Ncibi
Univ.Gafsa-Tunisia

Nouriddine Hamdi
Univ.Gabes-Tunisia

Imed Gargouri
Univ.Sfax-Tunisia

Sihem Jebari
INRGREF-Tunisia

Zohra Kraim
Univ.Gafsa-Tunisia

Ali Taleb
UNESCO-Tunisia

Soumaya Hajji
Univ.Sfax-Tunisia

Naima Hidouri
Univ.Gafsa-Tunisia

Rim Missaoui
Univ.Gafsa-Tunisia

Walid Elfalleh
Univ.Gabes-Tunisia

Younes Hamed
Univ.Gafsa-Tunisia

Rihab Hadji
Univ.Sétif-Algeria

Nabil Khelifi
Springer-Germany

Liu Guijian
Springer-Germany

Balal Yousaf
Univ.Hefai-China

Dalila Barass
Univ.Oran-Algeria

Mabrouk Montacer
Univ.Gabès-Tunisia

Elimame Elaloui
Univ.Gafsa-Tunisia

Zeghadnia Lotfi
Univ. Souk Ahras-Algeria

Kamel Zayani
CPG-Gafsa-Tunisia

Karim Zighmi
Univ.Sétif-Algeria

Nacer Habbir
Univ.Oum El Bouaghi-Algeria

Larbi Gadri
Univ. Tebessa-Algeria

Fethi Bâali
Univ. Tebessa-Algeria

Mohamed Ali Chokri
Univ.Gabes-Tunisia

Antonio Pulido-Bosch
Univ.Granada-Spain

Chafai Azri
Univ.Sfax-Tunisia

Zoubair Aoulmi
Univ.Tebessa-Algeria

Malika Abbes
Univ.Mascara-Algeria

Lassad Ghoraib
Univ.Guelma-Algeria

Mohamed Faouzi Zagrarni
Univ.Gabes-Tunisia

Hinde Cherkaoui
Univ. Al Hoceima-Morocco

Mohsen Ben Alaya
Univ.Tunis-Tunisia

Yacine Achour
Univ.Bordj Bou Arreridj-Algeria

Mustapha Namous
Univ.Beni Mellal-Morocco

Samira Krimissa
Univ.Beni Mellal-Morocco

Achraf Melki
TDS-Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Mohamed Gad
TDS-Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Djoher Abderrahmane
Univ.Oran-Algeria

Khadraoui Moncef
Univ, Sfax-Tunisia

Adel Zghibi
Univ.Tunis-Tunisia

Farid Zahri
Univ.Sétif-Algeria

Rachid Boukchina
Univ.Gabes-Tunisia

Houda Besser
Univ.Gabes-Tunisia

Mohamed Hedi Inoubli
Univ.Tunis-Tunisia

Tarek Derias
Vice-President AAH-Algeria

Aurélie Davranche
Univ.Angers-France

Saliha Kherief Nacereddine
Univ.Mila-Algeria

Céline Arzel
University of Turku, Finland

Chahira Gaidi
Univ.Mascara-Algeria

Imane Ben Stali
Univ.Mascara-Algeria

Kamel Bouarour
Univ.Ghardaia-Algeria

Naziha Mokadem
Univ.NW Africa-South Africa

Arif Ismail
Univ.Sétif-Algeria

Naoui Ammar
Univ.Bordj Bou Arreridj-Algeria

Mustafa Eissa
Desert Research Center Cairo-Egypt

Amor Hamad
GIRE-Tebessa-Algeria

Mustapha Ennajeh
Univ.Gabes-Tunisia

Iheb Saad
ISET.Sousse-Tunisia

Assaad Ahmed
Univ. Al hamdaniya-Iraq

Abdulrasoul M. Alomran
King Saud Univ-Saudi Arabia

Ziyadin Çakir
Istanbul Univ-Turkey

Kawthar Esseili
Lebanon Univ-Lebanon

Habib Smida
Univ.King Abdulaziz-Saudi Arabia

Riheb Hadji
Univ.Sétif-Algeria

Davide Pettinato
Univ.Exeter-UK

Riadh Ahmadi
Univ.Sfax-Tunisia

Younes Hamed
Univ.Gafsa-Tunisia

Latifa Dhaouadi
CRRAO Tozeur-Tunisia

Mohammed El Gettafi
Univ.Ouejda-Morocco

Ammar Maoui
Univ.Guelma-Algeria

Imen Ismail Dhrif
Univ.Sousse-Tunisia

Adel kharoubi
Univ.Tunis-Tunisia

Hichem Chaffai
Univ.Annaba-Algeria

Belgacem Houha
Univ.Khenchella-Algeria

Nabil Chabour
Univ.Constantine-Algeria

Ammar Mlayeh
Univ.Tunis-Tunisia

Rabah Laouar
Univ.Annaba-Algeria

Fadoua Hamzaoui Azaza
Univ.Tunis-Tunisia

Jamel Boubaya
Univ.Tebessa-Algeria

Malika Miky
Univ.Houari Boumediene-Algeria

Kadour Benmarce
Univ.Sétif-Algeria

Sonia Hassini
Univ. McMaster-Canada

Amor Hamad
AGIRE-Tebessa-Algeria

Paola Adamo
apoli Federico II-Italy

Antonio Caporale
Univ.Napoli Federico II-Italy

Caroline King-Okumu
Univ.Exeter-UK

Mondher Fetoui
IRA-Mednine-Tunisia

Ali Ben Nour
IRA-Mednine-Tunisia

Jallel Dib
Univ.Tébessa-Algeria

Mahmoud Bali
Univ.Gabes-Tunisia

Djoher Abedrahmane
Univ.Oran-Algeria

Serhane Brahmi
Univ.Tebessa-Algeria

Christopher Swezey
USGS-USA

Haifa Boussiga
Univ.Tunis-Tunisia

Karim Khila
CPG-Gafsa-Tunisia

Abdesselam Malek
Univ.Tizi Ouzou-Algeria

Messaoud Louafi
Univ.Tebessa-Algeria

Mohamed Gaid
Univ.Sousse-Tunisia

Chaouki Bouri
Univ.Oran-Algeria

Wissem Guellala
Univ.Sousse-Tunisia

Enzo Rizzo
MISSS Research Group-Italy

Lynda Allouche
Univ.Barcelona-Spain

Hichem Zerrouki
Univ.Oum El Bouaghi-Algeria

Lahcen Benaabidate
Univ.Fes-Morocco

Osama El Fallah
Univ.Omar Al-Mokhtar-Libya

Wahid Chettah
Univ.Constantine-Algeria

Imen Hamdi Nasr
Univ.Bizerte-Tunisia

Abedjabar Choura
DGRE-Tunisia

Abdelhamid Khedidja
Univ.Betna-Algeria

Hedi Nagra
Univ.Tunis-Tunisia

Fethi Lachaal
Univ.Carthage-Tunisia

Gaidi Laouni
Univ.Mascara-Algeria

Fehdi Chemseddine
Univ.Tebessa-Algeria

ShuhabD.Khan
Univ.Houston-USA

Debi Prasanna Kanungo
CBRI, Roorkee-India

Fatma Trabelsi Bouchendira
ESIER-Tunisia

Hanene Zater
Univ.Oum El Bouaghi-Algeria

Usychenko Olena
Univ.Kiev-Ukraine

SAVENKO Viatcheslav Yakovitch
Univ.Kiev-Ukraine

Mohamed Ahmed
Texas A&M University-USA

Zouheir Nasr
INRGREF-Tunisia

Nouioua Ismail
Univ.Tebessa-Algeria

Adoum Abdraman Abgassi
Univ.N'Djamena-Tchad

Giovanni Mastrolonardo
Univ.Florence-Italy

Margarida HR Antunes
Univ. Minho-Portugal

Romulus Dumitru
Univ.Costache-Romania

Lhoussaine Bouchaou
Univ. Agadir-Morocco

Noureddine Elmejdoub
Univ.Gabes-Tunisia

Ali Ben Belgacem
IRA-Kebili-Tunisia

Sponsor

Submit your abstract

1. Author submitting one or more papers before the deadline of June 30, 2025 should first register on the registration platform (see "Registration").

2. Abstract should be prepared using this Template and should not exceed 300 words. Send the template to our email wreianasymposium@gmail.com

3. On April 10, 2025 , authors of accepted abstracts will be notified per email about the format of their presentation at Wreiana 2025 (oral or poster).

4. With the acceptance letter, authors will also receive an invitation letter to apply for a visa to Tunisia.

5. For more information or inquiries, please do not hesitate to contact us on wreianasymposium@gmail.com

Registration

1. Authors of accepted papers will receive on June 15, 2025 a letter of acceptance and an invitation letter to apply for a visa.

2. Participants without a paper should contact wreianasymposium@gmail.com at any time before March 30, 2025 to receive an invitation letter to apply for a visa.

3. To register for the conference, participant (with or without a paper) should click on “Register” below.

4. For more details contact: wreianasymposium@gmail.com.

Registration fees :

Formula A (4 days, 3 nights)

Registration fees	Tunisian participants	Foreign participants
STUDENT / RETIRED SCIENTIST* A copy of the Student Enrollment Card for 2025 is mandatory	600 TND	350 €
Senior Scientist	700 TND	450 €
Professional/Industrials	1500 TND	650 €
Accompanying persons	220 TND per night in a double room	100 € per night in a double room
Industrial Booth	2600 TND	1100 €

The registration fees cover: conference material, Hotel accommodation (03 nights at full board), book of program, coffee breaks, lunches during the entire period of the symposium in addition to certificates of participation. Supplement for Single room is not included and has to be paid in extra. These fees are payable by cash in the registration desk or by bank transfer (international participants) or by order form (Tunisian participants).

Formula B (3 days / 2 nights)

Registration fees	Tunisian participants	Foreign participants
STUDENT / RETIRED SCIENTIST* A copy of the Student Enrollment Card for 2025 is mandatory	500 TND	230 €
Senior Scientist	650 TND	280 €
Professional/Industrials	900 TND	450 €
Industrial Booth	2100 TND	850 €

Official languages of the conference
The official languages of the conference are English, Arabic and French without simultaneous translation.
Conference Venue
The conference will be held at hotel of El Mouradi Palm Marina (5 stars) in the Sousse (Kantaoui) city with special rate accommodation and internet access available.

Formula C (One-Day Conference Pass / 1 lunch)

Registration fees	Tunisian participants	Foreign participants
STUDENT / RETIRED SCIENTIST* A copy of the Student Enrollment Card for 2025 is mandatory	300 TND	100 €
Senior Scientist	350 TND	150 €
Professional/Industrials	500 TND	250 €

- Supplement for a single room: 45 TND per night (not guaranteed, depending on hotel capacity).

- Children’s rates (2–12 years): 50% discount in parents room and 25% discount in a separate room.

Formula D (3-Day Conference Pass / 3 lunches / without accommodation)

If you cannot attend the conference but still wish to have your paper presented and considered for publication in the proceedings and/or special issues, we offer a virtual (online) presentation option for your convenience. Virtual presenters are expected to record a voice-over PowerPoint (more details will be sent to interested participants after online registration) and submit the file online (link will be sent after payment of the registration fee) before December 01, 2025. Virtual presenters are still required to submit an abstract and, if they wish, an extended abstract before the deadline (see Important Dates), and at least one author must pay the registration fee. Your conference documents will be sent to your email after the conference.

Registration fees	Tunisian participants	Foreign participants
STUDENT / RETIRED SCIENTIST* A copy of the Student Enrollment Card for 2025 is mandatory	400 TND	170 €
Senior Scientist	450 TND	200 €
Professional/Industrials	600 TND	450 €
Industrial Booth	900 TND	450 €

N.B: For members of the association there will be a reduction of 20% of the total price. (A copy of the membership cards for the years 2024-2025 is mandatory).

Keynote Speakers

WREIANA 2025

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Workshops

WREIANA 2025

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Publications

Conference Proceedings

All authors of accepted abstracts will be invited to submit an extended version (short conference paper of a max. of 4 pages) for evaluation before publication in the conference book. All accepted short papers after the pre-conference peer-review process will be published as chapters in the conference proceeding by the International Association of Water Resources in the Southern Mediterranean Basin. The proceedings of the 5th WREIANA will be published online on 30 January 2026 by the International Association of Water. All authors will receive a soft copy of the proceedings shortly after online publication.

The high-quality papers selected after the conference will be encouraged to be submitted in the following Springer journals :
Arabian Journal of Geosciences
Euro-Mediterranean Journal for Environmental Integration (Impact Factor = 2)

In addition to the journals mentionned above , the high-quality papers selected after the conference will be encouraged to be submitted in :
The Journal of Water Engineering and Environmental Sciences
Water Journal (Impact Factor = 3.5)

Arabian Journal
of Geosciences

Euro-Mediterranean
Journal for Environmental
Integration

(Impact Factor = 2)

Journal of Water
Engineering and
Environmental
Sciences

Water Journal

(Impact Factor = 3.53)

There are two types of oral communications: a PowerPoint (PPT) presentation of 15 minutes or an e-Poster presentation of 8 minutes (using a large HD screen). The type chosen will depend on the author’s stated preference and the decision of the scientific committee.

Awards

The most active reviewers will also receive WREIANA awards and certificates of appreciations and will be acknowledged during the awards luncheon.
The Student Best Speaker and the Student Best Poster Awards are sponsored by the Organising Committee and they are designated to encourage young scientists, who will receive a cash awards and a certificate during the Conference.
Oral presentations will be evaluated by the chair of the session and by selected scientists. Poster presentations will be evaluated by members of the Scientific Committee. Winner will be awarded on the closing ceremony.

Venue

Wreiana 2025 will be organized in Sousse , Tunisia in October 30-31th, 2025

Information

Invitation Letter

The Organizing Committee will be pleased to send an invitation letter upon request to the participants registered in the WREIANA2025. Such a letter should only be intended as a help to get funds, not as a commitment on the part of the organizers to provide any financial support. Please send your request to wreianasymposium@gmail.com

Passport/Visa

International participants will need a passport valid for at least 90 days following their departure date from Tunisia. Someone may need a Visa before coming. Email wreianasymposium@gmail.com to get a VISA support letter but please consult your local passport authority or Tunisian diplomatic representatives in your Country about information they need. A visa costs around 30 EUR and is valid for 90 days. Please check the website of the Tunisian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to see if you need an entry visa to Tunisia.

Other useful & useless information

Time	GMT stands for Greenwich Mean Time. Tunis, Tunisia time is 1 hours ahead of GMT. So, when it is 11 :00 am GMT it will be 12 :00 pm in Tunis. https://www.worldtimebuddy.com/gmt-to-tunisia-tunis
Climate	Mean daily temperature ranges from 14-16°C (min) to 24-32°C (max).
Telephone	International Calls: 00216 + phone number
Banks-exchange	Tunisian’s official currency is the Dinar (1 EUR = 3.2 TND). Banks are open weekdays from 8.30 to 12.30 and from 14.00 to 16.00 (exception Saturday and Sunday). Currency can be exchanged also at the airport and foreign exchange automatic points throughout the city. Most hotels, restaurants and shops accept major credit cards but not all of the larger shops…
Electricity	Voltage is 220V; two round pin plug.
Smoking policy	Smoking is banned in all indoor public places and in all workplaces.
Taxes	VAT (value added tax; locally IVA) is normally included in the price of most goods and services.
Emergency	Police 197 – Civil protection 198 https://tunisie.co/article/168/shopping/telephonie-et-roaming/telephone-371911
Allo Taxi	71.783.311 / 71.840.840