Marrakech, Morocco, 26 – 28 October 2022
PROGRAMME
Day 1 – Wednesday, October 26th
WELCOME SPEECHES
Chair: El Mouden El Hassan, Dean of the Faculty of Science, Univ. of Semlalia Cadi Ayyad, Morocco
. Ahmed Toufiq, Minister of Islamic Affairs and Religious Endowments ‘Habous’, Morocco
. Eric Falt, UNESCO Maghreb Office in Rabat
. Samir Addahre, Permanent Ambassador-Delegate of the Kingdom of Morocco to UNESCO
. Eddy Moors, President of the Global Network of Water Museums
. Francesca Tarocco, Director of THE NEW INSTITUTE - Centre for Environmental Humanities (NICHE), Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy
. Eriberto Eulisse, Executive Director of the Global Network of Water Museums
. Abdennabi El Mandour, Director of the Musée Mohammed VI de la Civilisation de l’Eau au Maroc ‘Aman’, Morocco
Awarding ceremony of the youth contest and award TWWW (2022) with Mohamed Bayo (High School ‘Imam Al Boukhari’, Morocco) - Winner of the category ‘Drawings’
Session 1 – THE HERITAGE OF WATER IN MOROCCO AND MAGHREB. ANCESTRAL HYDROTECHNOLOGIES FOR FARSIGHTED USE OF GROUNDWATER
Chairs: Sara Ahmed (Living Waters Museum, India) and Alexander Otte (UNESCO-IHP)
. Jordi F. Moratò, UNESCO Chair, Polytechnic University of Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain, Ancestral hydrotechnologies to increase resilience to climate change
. Souad Belkeziz, architect and urban planner, Marrakech, The miracle of water. Marrakech, the ideal garden-city
. Thierry Ruf, IRD, Montpellier, France, and Mohamed Madane, Univ. of Agadir, Morocco, Learning sustainable groundwater management: the case study of the Morocco ‘khettaras’
. Said Boujrouf, LERMA, Université Cadi Ayad, Marrakech, Tourism and hydraulic heritage in Marrakech: how to use local resources sustainably?
. Toufik Ftaita, University of Nice, France, The hydraulic heritage of Morocco between disappearance and safeguarding
. Lahcen Kabiri, Moulay Ismail University and Oasis Ferkla Association for Environment and Heritage, Errachidia, Morocco, Community actions for conservation and enhancement of water resources in the oases
. Massimiliano Borroni, UNESCO Chair on Water Heritage, Ca’ Foscari Venice Univ., Italy, The place of water in the premodern Maghreb: a review of topics and trends
. Abdullah S. Al-Ghafri and Majid Labbaf, UNESCO Chair on Archaeo-Hydrology, University of Nizwa, Oman, Philosophy, structure, and goals for designing the National Water Museum of Oman
Visit of the Musée Mohamed VI de la Civilisation de l’Eau au Maroc ‘Aman’
Day 2 – Thursday 27 October
Session 2 - PROPOSALS, SOLUTIONS, AND GOOD PRACTICES FOR WATER RESILIENCE: THE CONTRIBUTION OF WATER MUSEUMS
Chairs: Gisela H. Guerra (‘Agua para siempre!’, Mexico) and Ian-Kerr Wilson (Canada)
. Alexander Otte, Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme, UNESCO, The expected contribution of WAMU-NET to the 9th Phase of IHP
. Hanane Benqlilou, National Office of Electricity and Drinking Water, Morocco, Water education, heritage, and knowledge sharing to face water scarcity and climate change in Morocco and Africa. A contribution to the World Inventory of water museums
. Samoura Alassane, Musée de l’Eau de Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Promoting water awareness education for a wider network of African museums
. Joana Lessa, Algarve University, Portugal, Water museums’ response to COVID-19: the importance of digital media
. Karin Wundsam, Engelhartszeller Donau-Welt, Engelhartszell, Austria, and Ralf Braun, Haus am Strom, Jochenstein, Bavaria, Germany, How to raise awareness on the 17 SDGs? Build them a house and an adventure trail!
. Mario Mesquita, Parque Patrimonial das Aguas de Porto, Portugal, and David R. Pujol, Museu de les Aigües de Barcelona, Spain, Industrial water heritage: a worldwide inventory and exhibition project
. Amy Sharrocks, artist, United Kingdom, Unlearning museums
. Betsy Damon, artist, USA, Water museums as centers for information and solutions for resilience
. Hugo Snabilie and Ron Karels, Broekerveiling Museum, Netherlands, Inclusive museums and disabilities: the Sign Language International Potential
. Caroline Delcourt, Musée de l’Eau et de la Fontaine, Ottignies, Belgium, Beyond museums: how to make a collection live without an exhibition space
‘The children of water’ - A documentary film by Joy Penroz and Sylvain Grain. Projection of “The miracle of oasis” (26’, episode n.5 in Tafilalet, Morocco; Raki Films and Senal Colombia production) and discussion with the producer, Sylvain Grain.
Children from all over the world discover the knowledge of ancient cultures to protect the most important treasure they have inherited: water.
INTERACTIVE SESSIONS.
Breakout rooms on innovative proposals and solutions for water resilience
Rapporteurs: presentation of proposals from the breakout rooms
Visit of the Medina (historical city) of Marrakech
Day 3 – Friday 28 October
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE GLOBAL NETWORK OF WATER MUSEUMS (WAMU-NET)
Site Visit of the historical basin and Royal gardens of the Menara (12th century)
Gala Dinner at the traditional restaurant ‘Chez Ali’