Workshop and call for papers "Water Issues and Trajectories in the MENA Region: Monopolisation and Dispossession of a common good?"

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9:30-9:40
Opening the workshop
Céline BONNEFOND & Philippe ADAIR

Chair: Mourad KERTOUS (AMURE)
9:45-10:25
Politique de l’eau et tensions hydro-sociales en Algérie
Slides
Speaker: Djamila LOUNACI
Discussant: Assaf DAHDAH 

10:30-11:10
Pénurie d’eau et hausse des coûts de gestion des réseaux d’eau potable en Algérie
Slides 
Speaker: Rayan BENNOURI
Discussant: Mourad KERTOUS 

11:15-11:25   Coffee break

Chair: Adrien FAUDOT (CREG) 
11:25-12:05
Solar Pumping in Moroccan Oases: Exploring Sustainability
Slides
Speaker: Abdelkader DAHNI
Discussant : Philippe ADAIR 

12:10-12:50
Déclassement hydraulique, dépossession foncière et hydriques dans la Manouba (Tunisie)
Slides
Speaker: Anis EL BORGI
Discussant: Yvan RENOU 

12:55-13:50   Lunch

Chair : Gaëlle DESPIERRE CORPORON (CREG)
13:50-14:30
AI-Enabled Irrigation and Water Trajectories in MENA Agriculture: An Assessment of Tunisia and Saudi Arabia
Slides   
Speaker: Rim EL WAI
Discussant: Nadjib RETIMA

14:35-15:15
Irresponsabilité hydrique organisée dans la vallée du Souss (Maroc) : un essai de lecture institutionnelle
Slides
Speaker: Brahim EL MORCHID
Discussant: Yvan RENOU

15:20-15:30   Coffee break

Chair: Yvan RENOU (PACTE)
15:30-16:10
Rethinking Water Management in Post-conflict Syria
Slides
Speaker: Ahmed Mohamed HAJ ASAAD
Discussant: Philippe ADAIR 

16:15-16:55
Projections des besoins en eau et du dessalement en Méditerranée : comparaisons des dynamiques
Slides
Speaker: Mourad KERTOUS
Discussant: Samir MALIKI 

17:00-17:05
Wrapping up the workshop
Céline BONNEFOND & Philippe ADAIR

The next issue of Maghreb-Machrek (270-271/2027) will focus on: Water Issues and Trajectories in the MENA Region: Monopolisation and Dispossession of a common good? 
Edited by: Philippe Adair, Yvan Renou and Mourad Kertous
The journal, published since 1964, is indexed by Scopus and does not charge any publication fees (see the website: www.eska.fr)

Call for papers

This issue will include around ten articles selected through a double-blind scientific review process. Articles, which must comply with the editorial standards (see appendix), should be sent by April 27, 2026 at the latest to: agpaediteska.fr (agpaedit[at]eska[dot]fr) and adairu-pec.fr (adair[at]u-pec[dot]fr).
Selection of articles: April 28-May 12, 2026.
Notification to authors: May 13, 2026.
Workshop/webinar in Valence (onlinel/in-person): May 19, 2026
Corrections and submission of revised articles: August 20, 2026
Final formatted version (in French and English): December 7, 2026
Publication: February23-March 9, 2027

Céline Bonnefond, Yvan Renou, Adrien Faudot, Gaëlle Despierre-Corporon, Tsiry Andrianampiarivo, Hugo Claret.