Welcome to the SmaCuMed International Conference on Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystem Nexus in the Mediterranean (WEFE2023) which will take place from 15th to 18th November 2023 in the Conferences Center of the Cadi Ayyad University of Marrakech (Morocco).

The SmaCuMed WEFE Nexus Conference is organized by the Cadi Ayyad University of Marrakech (Morocco) and the Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences (Germany), under the framework of the PRIMA project SmaCuMed (www.smacumed.eu).

SmaCuMed “Smart irrigation Cube for sustainable agriculture in the Mediterranean region” is a joint research project from the European Union’s EU-Prima initiative – A joint program focused on developing and applying solutions for food systems and water resources in the Mediterranean basin.

The Conference focuses on the Mediterranean dimension, but it is open to participants from outside the region sharing the same interests and wishing to learn from the Mediterranean experience.

The main topics of the conference include:

Agricultural water management
Biosensors and smart monitoring systems
Bioresources valorization
Ecosystems analysis and protection
Ecotoxicology
Energy and environment
Environmental Economics
Environmental education
Environmental impact assessment and risk analysis
Environmental investment assessment
Food Security and Safety
Land restoration
GIS and remote sensing
Global climate change
Green chemistry
Natural resources management
Natural wastewater treatment systems
Renewable energy sources
Smart farming
Small and decentralized wastewater management
Spatial and urban planning
Sustainable production and consumption
Urban aerosols and health effects
Waste monitoring and management
Waste and wastewater recycling
Water legislation and policy
Water resources engineering and management