Agenda

Agenda
Work Shop on : Water Management and Dams
Development facing Seism and Karst Challenges
Federation of Lebanese Engineers
November 7, 2016
Dbayeh- Lebanon
1st Day : November 7, 2016
8:30-9:00
Arrival of the Participants
9:00-9:40
Welcome Speech
Lebanese Water Comity (LCOLD) :Mr. Ghanem Slim
President of Ibrahim AbdEl Al Foundation for Sustainable Development : Mr. Nasser
Nasrallah
General Secretary of ICOLD: Mr. Michel De Vivo
President of The Federation of Lebanese Engineers: Mr. Khaled Chehab
9:45-10:15
Overview of the Water Resources, the hydrogeology and the Climate Change in
Lebanon
Ibrahim Abd El Al Foundation
USJ - Vice Chairman Dr. Wajdi Najem
10:15-10:30
Coffee Break
I- Technical Sessions: Challenges faced in Lebanon
a-
Seism challenge
10:30-11:30
- Seismic Assessment-Active faults/Main and Secondary Faults - Regulations and
Rules followed in Lebanon - CNRS:
- Seismic Recommended Remediations - ICOLD: Pr. Dr. Mustapha Erdick President
of the "Turkish Earthquake Foundation"
11:30-11:45
Q&A
b- Karst challenge
11:45-12:45
Geological characteristics & Role of Karst- Hydrogeology and Groundwater :
Lebanese Geologist : Mr. Michel Bakalowicz- CNRS France Researcher and exDirector of ESIB "Centre Régional de l'Eau et de l'Environnement"
Best ways of Water Exploitation in Lebanon - ICOLD: Dr. Paul Marinos- Professor at
the National Technical University of Athens
12:45-13:00
Q&A
13:00-14:00
Lunch Time Restaurant
II- Roundtable:
14:00-16:30
Water management and Dams Development facing Seism challenge
Water management and Dams Development facing Karst challenge
Groundwater and coastal water sea and river exploitation
Minimizing sea water intrusion in Lebanon
Multidimensional water storage in Lebanon
a-
Direction
Mr. Michel De Vivo
Dr. Wajdi Najem
b- Experts presents
Mr. Mustapha Erdick
Mr. Michel Bakalowicz
Mr. Paul Marinos
c-
Administrations Libanaises
Ministère de l'Energie et de l'Eau (MEE): Dr Fady Comair
Mr. George Rizk
Mr. Youssef Nassif
Mme Antoinette Ghattas
Conseil du Développement et Reconstruction (CDR): Mr. Nabil Jisr
Mr. Ibrahim Chahrour
Dr. Youssef Karam
Office National du Litani: Dr. Selim Catafago
Mr. Adel Houmany
Mr. Ghassan Joubran
Mrs. Antoinette Sleiman
Office des Eaux de Beyrouth et du Mont Liban : Mr. Joseph Nseir
d- Bureaux d'études Libanais
Dar El Handasah Chaër
Dar El Handasah Taleb
Khatib & Alami
Liban Consult
Gicomesarl
Kredo
Rafik El-Khoury & Partners
e-
Entreprise Libanaises
Entreprise Rocad
Edde & Mouawad
Consolidated Engineering and Trading CET
Batco
New Lebanon
‫الشركة العامة للكسارات والتعهدات‬
ACE
HATTAB Bros Engineering Est.
16:30-16:45
Q&A
16:45-17:00
Coffee Break
III- Recommendations :
17:00-17:45
Lebanese experts & ICOLD experts
17:45-18:00
Closing session
2nd Day : November 8, 2016
Field trip to Litani River Project
N.B:
The Conference will be held at the Order of Engineers at Dbayeh offices :
Dbayeh Main Road
Mitsulift Building
1st floor
Tel :04/543580 - 04/546091