Monday, 7^th November

REGISTRATION

WELCOME        

Alaphia E. Wright, Director of UNESCO Liaison Office in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Jacek Jankowski, Ambassador of the Republic of Poland

PLENARY SESSION
Session Chair: Giuseppe Arduino

Ecohydrology as a tool for sustainability of water and socio-economic development in Ethiopia
Yohaness Negussie, Ecohydrology Coordination Office, Ministry of Water Irrigation and Energy, Ethiopia

UNESCO Ecohydrology Programme: Engineering Harmony for a Sustainable World Demonstration Sites – Ecohydrology Web Platform application and relation to SDG 6
Giuseppe Arduino, Division of Water Sciences, UNESCO International Hydrological Programme, Paris, France

I^st SESSION: Harmonization of Ecohydrology with hydrotechnical solutions in the face of climate change
Session Chairs: Michael McClain, Ghislain Madjiki Adjia

UNESCO Green Academies
Benno Böer, Edwin Kumfa, UNESCO Liaison Office in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Balancing uses of water between ecosystems and societies: the role of ecohydrology
Luis Chicharo, University of Algarve, Portugal

Harmonization of the needs of the society with the enhanced ecosystem potential of Megech River sub basin, Lake Tana catchment
Ayalew Wondie Melese^1*, B. Sibhat¹, M. N. Atnafu¹, B. Mohammed¹, A. Zeleke¹, B. A. Seyoum¹, B. Asfaw¹, H. Andargie¹, W. Beyene¹, G. Gebeyehu¹, 1 Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia

Ecohydrology for Sustainability of Lake Hawassa, Ethiopia
Girma Tilahun¹, Meskelu Tumiso², Andualem Gezahagh³, 1. Hawassa University, Ethiopia, 2. SNNP Water Bureau, Ethiopia

Ecosystem structure, trophic link and functioning of Lake Ziway, Ethiopia
Mathewos Hailu^1*, S. Mengistou², T. Fetahi², 1 Ziway Fisheries Resources Research Center, Ethiopia, 2 Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia

Towards water resources management and climate change resilience to communities’ livelihoods in Lake Manyara Catchment, Internal Drainage Basin, Tanzania
Robert K. M. Sunday¹, ¹ Internal Drainage Basin Water Board, Ministry of Water and Irrigation, Tanzania

2^nd SESSION: Ecohydrology for sustainability of agroecosystems and wetlands
Session Chairs: Benno Böer, Makarius C. Lalika

Preliminary Investigation of Incidence of Kidney and Flooding Problems in the Hadejia-Nguru Wetlands Area in Nigeria and the need for Ecohydrology Systemic Solutions
Ahmed D. Sani¹, M. Deinmodei¹, V. Chikogu¹, 1 National Water Resources Institute, Nigeria

Applications of an African savannah ecohydrology model to managing the Serengeti ecosystem, animals access to water, and hydroelectricity-tilapia fisheries-papyrus wetlands in Lake Victoria
Eric Wolanski, James Cook Univeristy, Australia

Prospects of climate change: Agroecological challenges and opportunities in Guder sub-basin
Mosisa Tujuba¹, A. W. Michael², T. Alamirew³, 1 Ambo University Institute of Technology, Ethiopia, 2 Hawassa University Institute of Technology, Ethiopia, 3 Water and Land Resource Center, Ethiopia

Impact of Usangu wetlands restoration on Ruaha National Park, Tanzania
Emilian S. Kihwele¹, Eric Wolanski², 1 Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, 2 James Cook University, Australia

Preliminary assessment of ecohydrological potential of Cheleleka wetland in south Ethiopia: a semi-quantitative approach
Mulugeta Dadi Belete, Hawassa University, Ethiopia

Human-ecohydrological responses to changes in innovative Mopane Woodland management practices in semi-arid regions of Zimbabwe
Tendayi Gondo¹, Agnes Musyoki², Aina T. Adebayejo³, 1 Department of Urban and Regional Planning, 2 Department of Geography and Geo-Information Sciences, University of Venda, South Africa, 3 Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Nigeria

3^rd SESSION Ecohydrology for the blue-green city
Session Chairs: Maciej Zalewski, Ahmed D. Sani, Rosemary Joshua Maskini

Artificial system of porous sediment to manage uncontrolled urban discharges into intermittent streams
Pascal Breil, IRSTEA, France

Eutrophication status and phytoplankton populations of an urban hydrosystem: case study of Ebolowa municipal lake (south region of Cameroon, Central Africa)
Ghislaine Madjiki Adjia¹, Annie-Claude Pial², 1 Hydrological Research Centre, Institute of Geological and Mining Research, 2 Laboratory of Plant Biotechnology and Environment, University of Yaounde, Cameroon

The impact of urban expansion on sustainability of wetland ecosystems in small rural towns of south Africa
Emaculate Ingwani¹, F. Dowelani¹, F. Dondofema¹, 1 University of Venda, South Africa

Characterization and Valorization of Human Waste for Development of Sustainable Urban Sanitation in Ethiopia
Abebe Beyene¹, Tamene Hailu², Esubalew Tesfahun³, Abitie Getaneh², Kebede Faris⁴, 1 Jimma University, Ethiopia, 2 Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Energy, Ethiopia, 3 Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia, 4 Water & Sanitation Programme, the World Bank, Ethiopia

Application of urban ecohydrological rehabilitation along the Awetu-Kito Rivers in Jima, Ethiopia
Alemayehu Haddis, Jimma University

Tuesday, 8^th November

4^th SESSION: Ecohydrology for water resources resilience and development
Session Chairs: Luis Chicharo, Ayalew Wondi Melese

Ecohydrological assessment and implementation of environmental flow regimes to support sustainable development of East African rever resources
Michael E. McClain, UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, The Netherlands

Structural and functional responses in macroinvertebrate communities to flow driven changes in hydraulic and physical conditions in the Mara River, Kenya
Frank O. Masese^1*, Gordon C. O’Brien², F. N. Kilonzo³, Michael E. McClain⁴, 1 University of Eldoret, Kenya, 2 University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, 3 Kenyatta University, Kenya, 4 UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, the Netherlands

Spatial and temporal variability of macroinvertabrates assemblages and the influence of ecohydrological variables along Sigi River, Tanzania
Rosemary J. Maskini¹, L. T. Kaaya², Luis Chicharo³, 1 Wami-Ruvu Basin Water Board, Ministry of Water and Irrigation, Tanzania, 2 University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 3 University of Algarve, Portugal

Reserve assessment in the transboundary Mara River Basin, Kenya and Tanzania
Kelly Fouchy^1*, John Conallin¹, Michael E. McClain¹, 1 UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, The Netherlands

Holistic regional management of multiple water quantity, quality and other stressors in Africa using PROBFLO
Gordon C. O’Brien¹, C. Dickens², 1 University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, 2 International Water Management Institute, South Africa

Quantifying the impact of sand-mining and associated dynamics on water sources in rural south Africa
Tendayi Gondo^1*, H. Mathada², F. Amponsah-Dacosta³, 1 Department of Urban and Regional Planning, 2 Department of Geography and Geo-Information Sciences, 3 Department of Mining and Environmental Geology, University of Venda, South Africa

5^th SESSION: Ecohydrology for the enhancement of self-purification potential of rivers and lakes
Session Chairs:  Eric Wolanski, Abebe Beyene

Microbial biofilms as one of the key elements for self-purification processes in riverine ecosystems
Stefano Fazi, National Research Council of Italy, Water Research Institute (IRSA-CNR), Rome, Italy

Papyrus as a tool in Ecohydrology
Nic Pacini¹, Petra Hesslerová, Jan Pokorný, David Harper, 1 University of Calabria, Italy, 2 Naivasha Basin Sustainability Initiative, Kenya, 3 ENKI o.p.s., Czech Republic, 4 Aquatic Ecosystem Services Ltd., Great Britain

Heavy metals accumulation by aquatic macrophytes from lake Hawassa, Ethiopia:  Phytoremediation for water quality improvement and mitigating downstream pollution
Girma Tilahun¹, T. Ashagre¹, 1 Hawassa University, Ethiopia

Ecological Conditions and Ecosystem services of Wetlands in Lake Tana Area
Ayalew Wondie Melese¹, 1 Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia

Comparative infiltration role of different land use cover: opting for potential recharger in African water roof basin
Dechasa Jiru, Zero Hunger Project Ethiopia

Ecohydrological biotechnologies as a key to the pesticides contamination reduction
Paweł Jarosiewicz^1,2, Maciej Zalewski^1,2, 1 European Regional Centre for Ecohydrology of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland, 2 University of Lodz, Poland

6^th SESSION: Institutional challenges and Ecohydrological integrative problem solving
Session Chairs:  Pascal Breil, Yohannes Zerihun Negussie

Linking Ecohydrology and Integrated Water Resource Management: Institutional Challenges for Water Management in Pangani Basin, Tanzania
T. Msuya¹, Makarius C. Lalika ², 1 Tanzania Forest Fund, Tanzania, 2 Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania

Lake naivasha ecohydrology under anthropogenic stress. past, current challenges and options for the future
Silas W. Wanjala ¹, Nic Pacini², 1 Lake Naivasha Riparian Association, Kenya, 2 University of Calabria, Italy

Dry spells in the Ichkeul Basin: diagnosis of droughts using daily data
Majid Mathlouthi^1*, F. Lebdi², 1 Research Laboratory in Sciences and Technology of Water at National Agronomic Institute of Tunisia, Tunisia, 2 National Agronomic Institute of Tunisia, Tunisia

Water budget closure hypothesis and ET estimation at the basin scale
Wuletaw Abera^1,2, R. Rigon¹, 1 University of Trento, Italy, 2 Mekelle University, Ethiopia

Multi-stakeholder partnership in addressing integrated water resource management in the context of ecohydrology focused on Upper Awash River
Daniel Truneh, Vitens Evides International, East Africa Country Representative

Enhancement of sustainability potential of a floodplain reservoir through a multi-dimentional approach
Kamila Belka, European Regional Centre for Ecohydrology of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland

7^th CLOSING SESSION

The Way Forward Declaration
Scientific Committee

System integration best practices – Assel Biofarm Park
Yohannes Zerihun Negussie¹, Getachew Tikubet², 1 Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Electricity, Ethiopia; 2 Bio-economy Africa, Ethiopia

Wendesday, 9th November

Thursday, 10^th November

Introductory lecture

Lecture 1

 09:45—11:00

Lecture 2

11:30 – 12:45

Lecture 3

Lecture 4

Lecture 5

Friday, 11^th November

Lecture 6

Lecture 7

Lecture 8

Lecture 9

Working groups

Closing and Certificates