International Conference on Management of Soil and Groundwater
Salinization in Arid Regions

11 - 14 Janaury 2010

Soil and water salinity has emerged as a serious environmental concern of 21st century. Can global scientists cope? It is only possible through concerted and collaborated efforts, sharing of knowledge and experience together with dialogue and preparation of environmentally sound and economically feasible strategies for different regions of the world. This conference will provide a platform for the international scientific community to review experiences in different countries where these problems exist. Oman is a country seriously affected with salinity and lack of good quality water. Seawater intrusion is becoming a serious problem. Drying up of Falaj (qanat) systems in many places is also causing concern. Therefore lands are converted for non-agricultural uses. Thus scanty agricultural lands formed over centuries are disappearing rapidly. Similar situations exist in other Gulf countries. The main objective of this Conference is to bring together scientists, experts and decision makers working in this field to share their knowledge and experience in solving these serious problems.   CONFERENCE THEMES Salinity and environment (Global climatic changes & salinity; Environmental impacts of salinity; Salinity and biodiversity; Desertification) Living with salinity: Agronomic Measures (Crop selection; Crop salt tolerance and Livestock nutrition; Modified agricultural systems) Living with salinity: Irrigation and Water Management (Leaching methods; Irrigation water quality) Socio-Economic aspects of salinization (Social dimensions; Economic considerations and impacts; Policy issues) Mapping and monitoring of salinization (Mapping; Remote sensing; Salinity modeling; Case studies) Salinity management in Oman and in the region (Case studies from the region) Sustainable groundwater management (Seawater intrusion; Groundwater pollution; Geochemistry; Transport in porous media; Artificial recharge; Monitoring and modeling of groundwater quality and quantity) Saline oil-production water management   CONFERENCE PROGRAM To download the Conference Program (as PDF file), please click here. BROCHURE To download the full Brochure (as PDF file), please click here. CONTACT Conference Secretariat College of Agricultural and Marine Sciences Sultan Qaboos University PO Box 34, Al-Khod 123 Sultanate of Oman Fax:     + 968 2441 3418 Phone: + 968 2414 1222, + 968 2414 1228 Email: ahmedm@squ.edu.om           sarawahy@squ.edu.om           hayderar@squ.edu.om