Welcome
The organizing team of the "Living with Landscape" series of international symposiums takes immense pleasure in inviting all of you to this experience. The 9th International Symposium and Field Workshop, titled "Living with Landscapes," will emphasize sustainable interactions with natural environments. The event aims to organize field workshops at selected sites within the picturesque South Sinai region.
Organizers:
The Egyptian Society of Environmental Change
Sponsors:
Venue:
Simple Beach Camp Located Between Nuweiba and Taba Towns, South Sinai, Egypt.
Registration Deadline
30 July 2026
Deadline for registration fee payment for participants with presentations.
Deadline for registration fee payment for participants with presentations.
Daily Schedule
| 8:00 am
Breakfast and Coffee Break
Welcoming participants, introductions, coffee and snacks, accommodation at the camp, and a break from the stress of travel.
| 9:00 am
Daily Field Tours
Field Tour #1 : Saint Catherine:
Saint Catherine in South Sinai, Egypt, is home to a famous monastery built at the foot of Mount Sinai around 548−565AD. The site is a UNESCO World Heritage Site sacred to Christianity, Islam, and Judaism and contains a significant library and the oldest continuously operating Christian monastery in the world.
Field Tour #2: Fjord Bay and Pharaoh's Island at Taba:
Fjord Bay, also known as "Fiord Bay," is characterized by its waters that mix between blue and green, close to the color of "marine pearl." Facing southeast, Fjord Bay has warm waters throughout the year and has a consistency of winds that makes windsurfers a common occurrence. Pharaoh Island in the Gulf of Aqaba in the north. There are many different dating structures. Saladin built strong outposts to protect land and sea routes.
Field Tour # 3: Field Tours by 4X4 Cars:
- Wadi El-Weshwash is burrowed within the rugged granite mountains of South Sinai, a secluded valley shaped by millennia of natural forces.
- The Colored Canyon is known for its vibrant, multi-colored rock layers, while the White Canyon is a narrower path with dramatic rock formations. Both require comfortable shoes, water, and a degree of fitness due to climbs and uneven ground.
Saint Catherine in South Sinai, Egypt, is home to a famous monastery built at the foot of Mount Sinai around 548−565AD. The site is a UNESCO World Heritage Site sacred to Christianity, Islam, and Judaism and contains a significant library and the oldest continuously operating Christian monastery in the world.
Field Tour #2: Fjord Bay and Pharaoh's Island at Taba:
Fjord Bay, also known as "Fiord Bay," is characterized by its waters that mix between blue and green, close to the color of "marine pearl." Facing southeast, Fjord Bay has warm waters throughout the year and has a consistency of winds that makes windsurfers a common occurrence. Pharaoh Island in the Gulf of Aqaba in the north. There are many different dating structures. Saladin built strong outposts to protect land and sea routes.
Field Tour # 3: Field Tours by 4X4 Cars:
- Wadi El-Weshwash is burrowed within the rugged granite mountains of South Sinai, a secluded valley shaped by millennia of natural forces.
- The Colored Canyon is known for its vibrant, multi-colored rock layers, while the White Canyon is a narrower path with dramatic rock formations. Both require comfortable shoes, water, and a degree of fitness due to climbs and uneven ground.
| 7:00 pm
Daily Scientific Sessions
Two scientific sessions will be held every evening to present working papers in a simple hall on the shore of the Gulf of Aqaba under the moonlight.
Daily Dinner
Location Map
Symposium Location
Nuweiba, South Sinai, Egypt
Nuweiba is a coastal town located in Egypt's South Sinai Governorate, positioned along the Gulf of Aqaba within an extensive alluvial fan between the desert mountains and the sea. The region features a desert landscape that converges with the clear turquoise waters of the gulf. Nuweiba is organized into distinct sectors, including Tarabin, which serves as the administrative and residential center; Muzeina; and "The Dunes," an area renowned for its coral reefs.
Nuweiba is a coastal town located in Egypt's South Sinai Governorate, positioned along the Gulf of Aqaba within an extensive alluvial fan between the desert mountains and the sea. The region features a desert landscape that converges with the clear turquoise waters of the gulf. Nuweiba is organized into distinct sectors, including Tarabin, which serves as the administrative and residential center; Muzeina; and "The Dunes," an area renowned for its coral reefs.
Topics
Themes and topics (but are not limited to)
Environment
Geomatics
Geography
Applied Geography
Geo Sciences
Geology
Geomorphology
Karstology
Geoarchaeology
Hydrology And Climatology
Rural and Urban Development Challenges
Local and Regional Development
Geography of Tourism
Environment
Environmental Geology
Biogeography and Biodiversity
Climate Change and Global Change
Landscape Ecology
Environment Evolution
Natural Resources: Management and Monitoring
Environmental Modelling
Natural and Man-made Hazards and Risks
Geomatics
GPS and GIS Technologies
Remote Sensing
GeoAI: Geospatial Artificial Intelligence
Spatial Data: Analysis and Visualization
GIS Applications: Mapping & Monitoring
Registration Fee
Full Package: 6500 LE for Egyptian Participants
Full Package: 330 euro for non-Egyptian Participants
15% discount for young career researchersImportant Notes:
1. We will not accept abstracts unless at least one participant has paid the nonrefundable registration fee.
2. The deadline for registration fee payment for participants with presentations is 30th September 2026.
The symposium full package includes:
- 1 - Attending all oral and poster sessions.
- 2 - Included are the symposium bag, badge, printed material, certificate, and three coffee breaks.
- 3- Three guided field trips.
- 4 - The full package includes three nights of HB accommodation in a DBL/TPL room in the Eco-beach camp (symposium venue). Additional fees (500 LE/20 €) per night for single rooms, or (1000 LE/ 50 €) per night for sea view suits.
- 5 - The Egyptian Journal of Environmental Change will publish the accepted full papers, with a maximum of 10 pages, and some selected articles will publish in a special issue of a Scopus journal.
- 6 - The AC bus provides two-way transportation to and from Cairo City.
Cancellation and refunds:
- 1- There will be no refunds for the registration fees (1500 LE for Egyptian participants or 150 Euro for non-Egyptian participants).
- 2- You can receive a refund of 100% of the full package fees (excluding the registration fees) until 30th June 2026, 50% of the fees until 30th July 2026, and 25% of the fees until 15th August 2026.
- 3- After 15th August 2026, there will be no refunds.
Abstract Submission
- Abstract submission to the following e-mails:
Please send the abstracts along with the registration form and the fee payment document to the following email:
Oral Sessions
Oral Presenter Guidelines
All presenters must deliver their presentations in either English or Arabic/English. One or more speakers must prepare each presentation in English or Arabic/English, with a maximum duration of 15 minutes; following this, we will allocate approximately five minutes for questions and answers. We recommend delivering a PowerPoint presentation of your research work on the symposium day. You can save a copy of your presentation in your email and also bring it to a USB stick.
Poster Sessions
Poster Presenter Guidelines
The symposium program organizes poster presentations into sessions on the same overall topic. The symposium program schedules each session for a specific day and time. Therefore, each session includes a display time, which is the actual date of display, and an author's attendance time, which is the actual time of presentation. We schedule all poster sessions in parallel with oral sessions. Poster boards are in landscape format, and authors can make use of the full dimensions of 80 cm width × 100 cm height. All the material necessary for attaching the poster to the poster board is available at the facility desk in the respective poster area. There are assistants to help authors hang or take down posters.
Committees
Scientific Committee
Prof. Hamed Mousa ALKHATEEB, Taibah University, KSA.
Prof. Salim AZIZ, Canakkale University, Turkey.
Prof. Mohamed AZIZ, Fayum University, Egypt.
Dr. Matej BLATNIK, ZRC SAZU Karst Research Institute, Slovenia.
Prof. Mohamed EL MOGARRY, King Saud University, KSA.
Prof. Samir KAMH, Tanta University, Egypt.
Prof. Ahmed El KENAWY, Instituto Pirenaico de Ecologia, Campus de Aula Dei, Spain.
Prof. Mohamed ELSABAWY, Minia University, Egypt.
Dr. Ahmed HASSAN, Matrouh University, Egypt.
Dr. Fayrouz HASSAN, Ain Shams University, Egypt.
Prof. Mahmoud HEGAB, Sohag University, Egypt.
Prof. Ahmed FAWZY, Sohag University, Egypt.
Prof. Mohamed FOUAD, El Arish University, Egypt
Prof. Dr. Martin KNEZ, ZRC SAZU Karst Research Institute, Slovenia.
Dr. Bruno MAGGI, R&D Consultant, Milan, Italy.
Prof. Maheshvari NAIDU, University of Kwa Zulu-Natal, South Africa.
Prof. Metka PETRIC, ZRC SAZU Karst Research Institute, Slovenia.
Prof. Nataša RAVBAR, ZRC SAZU Karst Research Institute, Slovenia.
Prof. Tadej SLABE, ZRC SAZU Karst Research Institute, Slovenia.
Prof. Magdy TORAB, Damanhour University, Egypt.
Prof. Ismail YOUSSEF, Menoufia University, Egypt.
Prof. Nadja ZUPAN, ZRC SAZU Karst Research Institute, Slovenia.
Organizing Committee
Prof. Magdy TORAB, Damanhour University, Egypt. |
Prof. Samir KAMH, Tanta University, Egypt. |
Dr. Emad EL-BARDAN, The Egyptian Society of Environmental Change, Egypt. |
Ms. Noura FAYAD, Nova Gorica University, Slovenia. |
Mr. Basem KHALED, Sohag University, Egypt. |