Under the patronage of Prof. Dr. Waheed Mahmoud Al-Ibrahimi
President of the University of Mosul

Supervised by Asst. Prof. Taha Ahmed Al-Tayyar
Deputy Director of the Environmental Research Center

The Environmental Research Center – University of Mosul, in cooperation with the University Presidency / Department of Studies and Planning / Sustainable Development Unit, organized a specialized scientific seminar entitled:

“Water Quality Assessment of Al-Khosr River: Pollutants and Treatment Methods”

📅 Tuesday, May 5, 2026
📍 Afkar Hall / Center for Desert and Dryland Agriculture Research

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🔹 Opening Session

* Speech by the Deputy Director of the Center
* Speech by the Representative of Nineveh Governorate

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🔹 First Session

* Al-Khosr River: Water Resource Management between Reality and Sustainable Planning
Assoc. Prof. Yousif Hashim Al-Aqeeli
* Strategies to Reduce Environmental and Hydraulic Load of Seasonal Rivers
Dr. Riyadh Mahmoud Saleh

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🔹 Second Session

* Water Quality Assessment of Al-Khosr River: Sustainable Strategies toward Ecosystem Restoration
Asst. Lecturer Reem Nawzat Ahmed
* Agriculture along Al-Khosr River Banks
Dr. Sahar Adnan Sheet / Asst. Lecturer Nada Younis Taher
* Economics of Riverbank Agriculture toward a Sustainable Green Belt in Mosul City
Dr. Raghad Hashim Al-Mallah

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🔹 Recommendations Session

Asst. Prof. Taha Ahmed Al-Tayyar

🎓 The seminar concluded with the distribution of certificates of appreciation

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🌍 Related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

* Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation
* Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
* Goal 13: Climate Action
* Goal 15: Life on Land