FORECAST at the International Seminar WACCAD 2026: promoting the project core mission within an international and multicultural scientific context.
It has been an incredible experience to join Aziz Benhamrouche and his Team at the University of Constantine 1 (Algeria) on February 9th-12th 2026, together with the MORE-COLAB (Portugal) and USFAX (Tunisia) Teams. It was a unique opportunity to present the outputs of the BENEFIT-Med project, linking it to FORECAST that has been conceived as a legacy of BENEFIT-Med itself. The International Seminar has gathered renowed researchers to address key issues in terms of water management, climate change, sustainable agriculture, and territorial development. The FORECAST Teams were involved in intense networking activities, at cross-disciplinary level. We are grateful to Aziz and his Team, as well as to the Governance of the University of Constantine 1 for their warm welcome. The FORECAST Teams, members of the Scientific Committee, contributed as chairs of the different sessions and they all gave super-excellent talks.
Celebrating the International Day of Women & Girls in Science: the FORECAST perspective
FORECAST joined this international initiative, contributing to the global event dedicated to women in science, towards a future in which science and gender equality can really merge together in strong synergy.
The Workshop, organized by UNIPV and MORE-COLAB, was hosted by the Territory Planning Research Center (CRAT) and University of Constantine 1, in the beautiful scenario of Constantine (Algeria), thanks to the precious support of Aziz Benhamrouche and his Team. The Vice-Rector Relex of University of Constantine 1, Prof. Amira Leila Dib, underlined all the unique, added values of women in science and leading the discussion together with Susana Araujo.
Alma Balestrazzi and Anca Macovei presented their own paths in research, highlighting the obstacles but also the key role of their women mentors, women scientists with highly excellent profiles in the international community of plant science, able to support them along the different steps of their career. Imane Bakiri presented WE4LEAD (Women’s Empowerment For LEADership and Equity in Higher Education Institutions), an ERASMUS Capacity Building project whose consortium includes many universities from EU and South Mediterranean Area.
The workshop event has provided the opportunity to open a bridge, linking FORECAST and WE4LEAD for future proactive collaborative work.
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