NATO - OTAN | Advanced Research Workshop

Programme NATO ARW 2006

 

October 12, 2006

Arrivals, Hotel Check-in and Registration

 

Day 1 – October 13, 2006

AM

8:30 –9:20
Welcome and Introduction
8:30-8:40    Zaidi: Welcoming Remarks
8:40-9:00    Haruvy: Introduction: Overview of the Workshop
9:00 –9:20   Linkov and Ramadan: Previous NATO ARW - Background: Summary of the Recent NATO Workshops

9:20 –10:00
Risk Assessment Methods: Hazard Identification
9:20-9:40     Baba and Deniz: Effects of Mining and Other Industrial Activities on Surface and Groundwater around the Çanakkale Plain
9:40-10:00   Zaidi, B.: Wastewater from Dairy Industry in Puerto Rico
                 
10:00-11:00
Talk from Funding Resources/Donors:
10:00-10:20   Sattarnova: STCU funded program in Uzbekistan
10:20-10:40    Mamatkanov: ISTC funded program in Kyrgyzstan.
10:40-11:00   De Schutter: UNESCO-IHE, Institute of Water Educations

11:00 – 11:30
Coffee Break
     
11:30 – 12:50
Risk Assessment Methods: Environmental Hazard Impact
11:30-11:50   Kanatc: Selection of an appropriate wastewater treatment for further reuse in Mediterranean countries within the EM Water project
11:50-12:10    Levner: Risk/Cost Analysis of Sustainable Wastewater Reuse in Irrigation.
12:10-12:30   Khaydarov: New Approach to Wastewater reuse in Uzbekistan.
12:30-12:50   Sweilem: Use of Treated Wastewater in Agriculture in Jordan

12:50 – 2:00 
Lunch
     

PM

    
2:00 – 3:20
Wastewater Reuse: Case Studies
2:00-2:20   Arlosoroff: Case Study in Israel - a Case Study for Wastewater Treatment and Reuse
2:20-2:40     Kallali: Case Study in Tunisia - Integrating Analytical Hierarchy Process and GIS for Soil Aquifer Treatment Potential Areas in Tunisia: Hammamet-Nabeul Case Study
2:40-3:00     Nsheiwat: Case Study in Jordan - Wastewater in Jordan
3:00-3:20     Kabir: Case Study in Texas: Treated Wastewater Reuse for Optimal Water Resources Management and Environmental Protection

3:20 – 3:40 
Break
     
3:40 – 4:30
Current Risk Management Practices – Developed Countries
3:40-4:00    Rashid: Experience in Canada - Dairy Wastewater Treatment with Effective Microorganisms and Duckweed for Pollutants and Pathogen Control
4:00-4:20   Hlavinek: Case Study in the Czech Republic - Optimization of Treatment Train for Water Reuse Schemes
4:20-4:30     Discussion

4:30-6:00
Formation of Working Groups and Charge: Risk Assessment, Decision-Making, and Environmental Security
     
 8:30 
Dinner
     

               

Day 2 – October 14, 2006

AM

8:40-10:20
Risk Assessment/International Conflicts
8:40-9:00    Shalhevet: Wastewater Reuse in the West Bank - Wastewater Reuse in the West Bank – Reducing Environmental Risks and Promoting Sustainable Development in the Region
9:00-9:20    Alcaide: Ranking of Ecological Risks – International Effects: Management in the Jordan River Basin
9:20-9:40   Rashydov: Risk assessment of Wastewater contaminated with Radionuclides
9:40-10:00   Özdilek: International River Management - Pros and Cons for International River Management Exemplified by the ASI (Orontes) River.
10:00-10:20   Atoyev: The Effect of Globalization - Globalization, Reducing Water Stress and Sustainable Development: Multi Criteria Decision-Making Tool for Optimal Wastewater Resource Management

10:20-10:50
Break
     
10:50 – 12:30
Risk Assessment Methods: Hazard Impact of Treatment Methods
10:50-11:10   West: Risk Based Decision Support of Water Resource Management Alternatives
11:10-11:30    Gunduz: Assessment of Three Wastewater Treatment Plants – a Comparative Assessment of the Effluent Water Quality of Three Wastewater Treatment Plants for Possible Reuse in Irrigation
11:30-11:50   Al Halasah: Pollution Potential of Aquifer in Jordan
11:50-12:10    Abdel Shaffy: Efficiency of Oxidation Ponds - Overview of Municipal and Industrial Wastewater Management in Egypt
12:10-12:30   Discussion

12:30 – 2:00 
Lunch
     

PM

2:00 – 4:00
Risk Assessment: Economic and Managerial Aspects
2:00-2:20   Haruvy: Determining the Optimal Combination of Irrigation and Desalination – Economic and Environmental Considerations
2:20-2:40     Meric: Wastewater Reuse, Risk Assessment, Decision Making: a Three-Ended Narrative Subject
2:40-3:00   Letey: Use of Saline Water in USA - Guidelines for Irrigation Management of Saline Waters
3:00-3:20   Kislev and Goldfarb: Pricing of Water and Effluent in a Sustainable Salt Regime
3:20-3:40    Axelrad: Agricultural and Ecological Utilization of Recycled Water: Economic, Environmental and Organizational Considerations
3:40-4:00    Discussion
4:00 – 5:00 Break/ Poster Presentations
5:00-6:30  Working Group Meetings
8:30  
Dinner
     

Day 3 – October 15, 2006

AM

8:40-10:40
Risk Assessment/National Policy Making Interface
8:40-9:00   Zaidi: Environmental Aspects of Wastewater Reuse
9:00-9:20    Kleiner: Sewerage Infrastructure: Fuzzy Techniques to Model Deterioration and Manage Failure Risk
9:20-9:40     Marecos Do Monte: Guidelines for Good Practice of Wastewater Reuse for Irrigation: Portuguese Standard Np 4434.
9:40-10:00    Shuval: Evaluating the WHO Approach - Evaluating the World Health Organization’s Risk Assessment Approach for the 2006 Health Guidelines for Wastewater Reuse in Agriculture
10:00-10:20    Koundouri: Economic Assessment (Costs and Benefits) and Public Acceptance of Recharging the Overexploited Aquifer of a Cypriot Test-Site with Treated Wastewater (TWW)
10:20-10:40       Manor: Water and Ecology through Insurance

10:40-11:10
Break
     
11:10– 12:50
Current Risk Management Practices
11:10-11:30   Inbar: Standards and Regulations for Treated Wastewater Reuse in Israel 
11:30-11:50     Draizin: Wastewater Reuse – Risk Assessment
11:50-12:10    Yatsalo: Experience in Russia - Integration of Multicriteria Decision Analysis and GIS for Land Use and Environmental Management
12:10-12:30    Taufic Ahmed: Environmental Risks of Wastewater Treatment Facilities - a Life Cycle Assessment Perspective
12:30-12:50   Mustafaev: Thermal/radiation Purification of Wastewater from Oil Pollution

12:50 – 2:00
Lunch 
     

PM

2:00 – 3:40 
Quantitative Risk Assessment and Policy Making-Impact on Soils, Health and Environment
2:00-2:20   Bayramov: The Algorithm of Risk Assessment on Population Health
2:20-2:40   Filip: Effects of a Long-Term Wastewater Irrigation on Microbial Inhabitance and Enzyme Activities of a Sandy Soil
2:40-3:00     Giese: Thermal Treatment of Wastewater from Cheese Production

3:00-3:30 Break
3:30-5:00  Posters
5:00-6:00 Editorial meeting - discuss the structure and layout of the book format
8:30   
Dinner
     

     

Day 4 – October 16, 2006

AM

8:00-9:30 
Panel:  Decision Making and Risk Assessment- International Conflicts
8:00-8:20    Sadan:Bi-Lateral Treatment of Waste-Water within the framework of Palestinian-Israeli Business Cooperation
8:20-8:40    Pedatsur:Water as Geo-Strategic Component in Future Agreements
8:40-9:00   Tsur: the role of civil society as a force for positive impact on Public Environmental Policy

9:00-9:30 Concluding Roundtable Discussion.
9:30-11:00 Working Group Presentations
11:00
Lunch
     

 

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