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Membres Fondateurs

Founder Members

Dr Abdelkader SAADALLAH

(Petroleum Geology, Structural

Geology, Borehole Imaging)

Président

Khaled BOULAZIZ (GeoData)

1er Vice Président

Dr Tahar AIFA (GeoPhysics)

2ème Vice Président

GeoAfricaSciences Society Created 20th September 2010 Registered in Norway (995 824 396) www.geoafricasciences.org

Le 1er colloque international: REZAS’12 Ressources en eau… du continent africain!

The 1st international colloquium: REZAS’12 Water resources… of the African continent

Ressources en eau dans les zones

arides et semi-arides: enjeux et

perspectives. Cas du continent

africain

Organisé par :

LA SOCIETE GEOAFRICASCIENCES

L’UNIVERSITE SULTAN MOULAY

SLIMANE

&

LA FACULTE DES SCIENCES ET

TECHNIQUES DE BENI MELLAL(MAROC)

Béni Mellal le 14, 15 & 16

Novembre 2012.

DATES IMPORTANTES :

• 20 Novembre 2011 : Première

circulaire

• 20 Janvier 2012 : Deuxième

circulaire

• 30 Juin 2012 : Date limite

d’envoi des résumés

• 30 Juillet 2012 : Notification

d’acceptation

• 25 Septembre 2012 : Programme

final du colloque

• 14 & 15 Novembre 2012: Colloque

• 16 Novembre 2012: Excursion

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aterbenimellalmorocco.html

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REZAS’12 Béni Mellal (Morocco) November, 14-16, 2012 P. 1-3

Water resources in the arid and

semi-arid regions: challenges and

prospects. Case of the African

continent

Organized by:

The GEOAFRICASCIENCES

SOCIETY

The UNIVERSITY of SULTAN

MOULAY SLIMANE

&

The FACULTY of SCIENCES and

TECHNIQUES of BENI MELLAL

(MOROCCO)

Béni Mellal (Morocco)

14, 15 & 16 November 2012.

IMPORTANT DATES:

• 20 November 2011: First circular

• 20 January 2012: Second circular

• 30 June 2012: Deadline of Abstracts

reception

• 30 July 2012: Notification of

acceptation

• 25 September 2012: Final Program

of the meeting

• 14 & 15 November 2012:

Colloquium

• 16 November 2012: Field trip

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aterbenimellalmorocco.html

&


Sponsors on 2012?

Who will be the Sponsor

of Geo Africa Sciences

Society?

Qui va être le sponsor de

la Société Geo Africa

Sciences ?

This Issue: 10 pages & 1.8 MB

Editor/Author: A.SAADALLAH

Contribution: Salah M. Hamad

Reviewers:

T. AIFA K. BOULAZIZ

Bilan de 2011 / Annual Report 2011 P. 4-7

Mars, Sécheresse de 600 Millions d’Années / Mars : Arid for more than 600 million years P. 4

Face Cachée de la Lune / GRAIL Mission Returns First Video of Moon's Far Side P. 5

P. 4 Le “Géologue” Opportunity sur le terrain depuis 8 ans / Opportunity 8 years and Counting P.

7

P. 4 1ére Conférence Internationale en Lybie / 1st International Conference in Libya: June 5-7, 2012 P. 8

Manuel / Book: Practical Sequence Stratigraphy by Dr. Ashton Embry P. 9

IAH Groundwater eNews - Issue 01/12, Jan 2012 P. 10

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REZAS’12: Béni Mellal (Morocco) November 14-16, 2012

The regular water supply constitutes one of the big

challenges of the humanity of this millennium. In Africa, the scarcity

of this resource is not an exceptional concept.

It rises from the characteristics of the geographical and climatic

context of the continent.

In the next decades, the uncertainty of the climatic fluctuations, the

population growth, the increase in the socio‐economic needs and the

position risks will exacerbate the problems of availability of this

resource quantity and quality. This will accentuate the tension

between supply and demand and lets predict extreme situations

in a close horizon. Such situations will reproduce in the future and

perhaps even more frequently if one attaches them to the

phenomenon of desertification which affects the African West and to

the extent of the climate changes to the planetary scale.

The integrated management of fresh water as a limited and

vulnerable resource is a prerequisite essential with sustainable

development and in the future of the African continent. The

integration of programs and sectoral plans on water within the

framework of the economic and social policy is of paramount

importance for the action at the 21st century.

An effective management supposes to integrate knowledge

and to cross complementary approaches

(hydrological, hydrogeologic, geographical, historical,

socio‐economic, ecological and political), in order to try to reconcile

from the contrasted points of view and to propose adapted answers.

This scientific demonstration is the occasion to exchange,

communicate and discover thanks to professionals, actors,

researchers, and users, the challenges and the prospects for an

effective and rational management of the water resources at the level

of the African continent.

It will also make it possible to the participants to put the point on the

last developments in the field of management and the safeguarding

of the water resources by conferences and communications of great

interest.

To fill these objectives, the conference will comprise many debates,

oral presentations and panels on the key challenges of water.

L’approvisionnement régulier en eau

constitue l’un des grands défis de l’humanité de ce millénaire.

En Afrique, la rareté de cette ressource n’est pas un concept

exceptionnel.

Elle découle des particularités du contexte géographique et

climatique du continent.

Dans les prochaines décennies, l’incertitude des fluctuations

climatiques, la croissance démographique, l’augmentation des

besoins socio‐économiques et les risques de pollution

exacerberont les problèmes de disponibilité de cette ressource

en quantité et qualité. Ceci accentuera la tension entre l’offre

et la demande et laisse présager des situations extrêmes

dans un horizon proche. De telles situations se reproduiront

dans l’avenir et peut‐être même plus fréquemment si on les

rattache au phénomène de désertification qui affecte l’Ouest

africain et à l’ampleur des changements climatiques à l’échelle

planétaire.

La gestion intégrée de l’eau douce en tant que ressource

limitée et vulnérable est une condition préalable

essentielle au développement durable et à l’avenir du continent

africain. L’intégration de programmes et de plans sectoriels

sur l’eau dans le cadre de la politique économique et sociale

est d’une importance primordiale pour l’action au 21ème siècle.

Une gestion efficace suppose d’intégrer les

connaissances et de croiser des approches

complémentaires (hydrologiques, hydrogéologiques,

géographiques, historiques, socio‐économiques, écologiques et

politiques), afin de tenter de concilier des points de vue

contrastés et de proposer des réponses adaptées.

Cette manifestation scientifique est l’occasion d’échanger,

de communiquer et de découvrir grâce à des professionnels,

des acteurs, des chercheurs, et des usagers, les enjeux et les

perspectives d’une gestion efficace et rationnelle des

ressources en eau à l’échelle du continent africain.

Elle permettra également aux participants de mettre le point

sur les derniers développements dans le domaine de la gestion

et la préservation des ressources en eau par des conférences et

des communications de grand intérêt.

Pour remplir ces objectifs, le colloque comportera de

nombreux débats, présentations orales et tables rondes sur les

défis clés de l’eau.

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To offer to the actors and to researchers in the sector of

water a space to share their experiments, their vision and

their expectations;

To put the point on the last developments in the field of

management and the safeguarding of the water resources;

To highlight the fundamental teaching principles and

methodological requirements of an approach of

education in the sector of water;

To make the inventory of knowledge on the water

resources of the African continent;

To pose the problems concerning the prospective

requirements out of water for the cities and rural

environment in Africa.

REZAS’12: OBJECTIVES OF THE COLLOQUIUM

REZAS’12 : THEMES DU COLLOQUE

Stock management: space distribution, supply and

demand;

Modelling of the karstic systems, complex mediums;

Hydrogeology and hydrology at the time of climate

changes;

Water quality, town planning and health: a trilogy to

fight against poverty;

Water, energy, irrigation: factors of development and

food safety;

Water, environment, durable management and of the

hydrous catastrophes;

Woman, education and training relating to water;

African network of the data, the consequences and

competences in answer to the policy issues of the 21st

century.

Offrir aux acteurs et chercheurs dans le secteur de l’eau

un espace pour partager leurs expériences, leur vision et

leurs attentes ;

Mettre le point sur les derniers développements dans le

domaine de la gestion et la préservation des ressources

en eau ;

Mettre en relief les principes pédagogiques

fondamentaux et exigences méthodologiques d'une

démarche d'éducation dans le secteur de l’eau ;

Faire l’inventaire des connaissances sur les ressources

en eau du continent africain

Poser la problématique concernant les besoins

prospectifs en eau des villes et du milieu rural en

Afrique.

Gestion de la ressource : répartition spatiale, offre et

demande ;

Modélisation des systèmes karstiques, milieux

complexes ;

Hydrogéologie et hydrologie à l’heure des

changements climatiques ;

Qualité de l’eau, urbanisme et santé : une trilogie pour

lutter contre la pauvreté ;

Eau, énergie, irrigation : facteurs de développement et

sécurité alimentaire ;

Eau, environnement, gestion durable et des catastrophes

hydriques ;

Femme, éducation et formation relatives à l’eau ;

Réseau africain des données, des conséquences et des

compétences en réponse aux enjeux politiques du 21ème

siècle.


Finance en Janvier & Décembre 2011 / Financial state on January & December 2011

Bilan de 2011 / Annual Report 2011

Bilan 2011 / Annual financial report

2011 Annual Financial Report 2011

In NOK (Norwegian Crones)

Out of the bank -1054.5 Bank services

Into the bank 2769.92 Subscriptions & Interest (10.03)

Starting Capital January1st 2011 8940.52

Starting Capital January 1st 2012 10655.94

Statement of Accounts 1715.42 Sum of in and out of the bank

Control of Statement of Accounts 1715.42 Difference of the two Statement of Accounts

To be continued next page (5)

“…Mars may have been arid for more than 600

million years, making it too hostile for any life

to survive on the planet's surface, according to

researchers who have been carrying out the

painstaking task of analysing individual

particles of Martian soil. Dr Tom Pike, from

Imperial College London, will discuss the

team's analysis at a European Space Agency

(ESA) meeting on 7 February 2012…”

“...The researchers have spent three years

analysing data on Martian soil that was

collected during the 2008 NASA Phoenix

mission to Mars. Phoenix touched down in the

northern arctic region of the planet to search

for signs that it was habitable and to analyse ice

and soil on the surface...”

From, ScienceDaily (Feb. 3, 2012) To know more go to:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120

203092006.htm

(Credit: NASA/Image Processing by Jody

Swann/Tammy Becker/Alfred McEwen)

Mars, Sécheresse de 600 Millions d’années

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120203092006.htm

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120203092006.htm

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La Face Cachée

de la Lune

Pour en savoir plus

aller à:

http://www.nasa.go

v/multimedia/video

gallery/index.html?

media_id=1309561

91

Members up to date on January 1st 2012

Name Based in

Abdallah Hussein Spain

Aïfa Tahar France

Bagheri Soheila Iran

Baroudi Zouhir Morocco

Boulaziz Khaled Norway

Bracene Rabah Algeria

Chabour Nabil Algeria

Guerriero Vincenzo Italy

Haddadi Noureddine France

Hamad Salah Muftah Abdallah Libya

Kerkebane Hana Spain

Lassel Karim F. France

Luc Thiebaut France

Malti Fatima Zohra France

Matheka James Kenya

Radja Taieb Algeria

Saadallah Abdelkader Norway

Sadiki Ndyanabo Stéphane DR Congo

Semchaoui Mehdi France

Sheron Kaviua Namibia

Zerhouni Youssef Morocco

To be continued next page (6)

Liste des membres à jour au 1er Janvier 2012 / List of members up to date on January 1, 2012

2011

GRAIL Mission Returns First Video of Moon's Far Side

NASA's GRAIL mission has beamed back its first video of the far side of the moon. The imagery was taken

on Jan. 19, 2012 by the MoonKAM aboard the mission's "Ebb" spacecraft.

http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/videogallery/index.html?media_id=130956191






Distribution List of the Newsletter, updated on January 09, 2012

Country or group of countries Number

list

number Comments

Algeria 400 6

Angola 31 1

Asia 100 1

Australia And Papua New Guinea 29 1

Benin 3 1

Bostwana 22 1

Burkina Faso 18 1

Cameroun 27 1

Canada 39 1

Centre Africa Rep 1 1

Congo DR 29 1

Egypt 18 1

Eritrea 5 1

Ethiopia 31 1

Europe 109 1

France 109 1

Gabon 4 1

Ghana 90 1

Guinea 11 1

IAH 23 1

IUGS Directory 61 1

Ivory Coast 9 1

Kenya 12 1

Liberia 2 1

Libya 51 1

Madagascar 3 1

Malawi 6 1

Mali 15 1

Mauritania 17 1

Mauritius 3 1

Middle East 70 1

Morocco 75 1

Mozambique 6 1

Namibia 30 1

Niger 3 1

Nigeria 86 1

Norway 65 1

Rwanda 4 1

South Africa 203 1

Senegal 13 1

Sierra Leone 9 1

South America 28 1

Sudan 11 1

To be continued next page

Distribution de la Lettre d’Information / Distribution list of the Newsletter


Continuation of the previous page

Country or group of countries Number

list

number Comments

Tanzania 31 1

Tunisia 73 1

Tchad 1 1

Uganda 6 1

UK & Ireland 91 1

USA 31 1

World wide 34 2

Zambia 33 1

“Zimbabwe” 21 1

Total 2202 58

Pour en savoir plus aller à / To know more

go there:

http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/videogallery/index.html

?media_id=129990071

Distribution de la Lettre d’Information / Distribution list of the Newsletter

Le “Géologue” Opportunity en mission sur le terrain depuis 8 ans sur Mars !

Le “Robot Géologue” programmé pour durer

quelques mois a résisté 8 ans sur le terrain de

Mars, et il continue !

Still on going after 8 years!

Fente de tension avec remplissage sédimentaire ?

Cracks filled up by sediment deposit?

Une partie de son itinéraire indiquant

qu’il n’est pas tombé dans Le Cratère

Victoria !

Not falling down into Victoria Crater!

Traces anciennes d’érosion fluviatile




1ére Conférence Internationale à Al Bayda (Benghazi) Lybie : 5-7 Juin 12

Wadi Murqus & Al Jabal Lakhdar area

Water Resources of Al Jabal Al Akhdar:

Reality & Prospective

Organized by: University of Omar Al-Mukhtar

Faculty of Natural Resources & Environmental

Sciences

In collaboration with Arab World Academy of

Young Scientists Arab-WAYS

Important dates:

• Mars 15, 2012: Abstract submission

• May 15, 2012: Full paper submission

Contacts, Reservation & Accomodation

Prof .Dr. Ramadan A. M. Al-Hendawi

Faculty of the Natural Resources and Environment

University of Omar Al-Mukhtar,

Al Bayda Libya P.O.BOX 919

Phone:

+218 (0) 92 3797701

+218 (0) 91 3797701

Email: [email protected]

Further details on the conference themes, topics,

and registration documents can be found on the

conference website

http://www.cyrenaica.ly/

1st International Conference at Al Bayda (Benghazi) Libya: June 5-7, 2012

http://www.cyrenaica.ly/


BBBooooookkk: Practical Sequence Stratigraphy by Dr. Ashton Embry: Download at http://www.cspg.org

Figure 3.1. The Exxon depositional sequence model of 1988. The lower boundary is a Type 1 sequence boundary (SB1) and it

coincides with a subaerial unconformity on the shelf and upper slope and with the base of submarine fan deposits in the basin. The

upper boundary is a Type 2 boundary (SB2) and it coincides with a

subaerial unconformity on the shelf and with a time surface (clinoform) equivalent to the start baselevel rise farther basinward.

The transgressive surface (TS) and maximum flooding surface

(mfs) occur within the sequence and allow it to be subdivided into three systems tracts – lowstand (LSW), transgressive (TST) and

highstand (HST). The systems tract which directly overlies a Type

2 sequence boundary is called a shelf margin systems tract

(SMW). Modified from Baum and Vail (1988, Fig.1).

Contents

1) Introduction

2) Historical Development of the

discipline: The First 200 Years

(1788-1988)

3) Historical Development of the

discipline: The Last 20 Years

(1998-2008)

4) The Material-based Surfaces of

Sequence Stratigraphy, Part 1:

Subaerial Unconformity and

Regressive Surface of Marine Erosion



Shoreline Ravinement and Maximum

Regressive Surface



Maximum Flooding Surface and Slope

Onlap Surface

7) The Base-Level Change Model for

Material-based, Sequence Stratigraphic

Surfaces

8) The Time-based Surfaces of

Sequence Stratigraphy

9) The Units of Sequence Stratigraphy,

Part 1: Material-based Sequences


Part 2: Time-based Depositional

Sequences


Part 3: Systems Tracts


Part 4: Parasequences

13) Sequence Stratigraphy Hierarchy

14) Correlation

15) Tectonics vs. Eustasy and

Applications to Petroleum Exploration

Published online by the Canadian Society of Petroleum

Geologists, October, 2009. The document can be accessed

at http://www.cspg.org

Suggested reference is: Embry, A.F., 2009, Practical Sequence Stratigraphy.

Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists, Online at www.cspg.org, 79 p.

The fifteen chapters were originally published as separate articles in fifteen

issues of the CSPG monthly publication, The Reservoir, May, 2008 –

September, 2009.

http://www.cspg.org/

http://www.cspg.org/

A. Saadallah, [email protected] Stavanger, February 05, 2012.


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