Congress Registration

Congress Description

We are pleased to invite you to our 2nd International Congress on Sustainable Development for a Better Quality of Life (SDBQL 2026), which will focus on six key axes. This event will bring together experts, researchers and field actors to share knowledge, experiences and innovative solutions.

The congress will take place from September 30 to October 2, 2026 at Abou Bekr Belkaid University, Tlemcen, Algeria.

The Six Axes of the Congress

Context and SDG Challenges

With only four years remaining before the 2030 deadline, the global SDG scorecard makes for sobering reading: only 18% of targets are on track, temperatures have already crossed the +1.55°C threshold, over 2.3 billion people face food insecurity, and biodiversity loss is accelerating beyond planetary boundaries. The Agenda 2030 is at a crossroads — and natural resources lie at the very heart of the challenge.

Water, energy, soil, forests, biodiversity, and minerals are not merely inputs to development — they are the foundational infrastructure of human well-being. Yet current SDG frameworks remain largely siloed, growth-oriented, and insufficient in demanding absolute reductions in resource use. Closing this gap requires a new generation of science, governance, and practice.

The 2nd International Congress SDBQL 2026 is convened at this critical juncture to advance exactly this agenda. Building on an integrated, systems-thinking approach, the congress embraces the concept of the resource nexus — the interconnections between water, energy, food, land, and materials — as a powerful lens for reducing trade-offs between SDGs and breaking free from policy silos.

It brings into focus green innovation and digitalization — from smart sensors to remote sensing and big data — as transformative levers for more efficient and equitable resource management. It spotlights mineral security, an often overlooked dimension: the minerals underpinning the energy transition, health infrastructure, and digital economy are essential to most SDGs, yet largely absent from current targets.

The congress also engages critically with the limitations of current SDG indicators, which inadequately track ecosystem states, biodiversity trends, and material footprints — gaps that threaten the credibility of the entire 2030 agenda. It foregrounds questions of social justice — who benefits from resource rents, who bears the costs of extraction, and how democratic governance and corporate responsibility shape outcomes.

Green financing mechanisms, territorial governance, and post-2030 frameworks will be at the center of forward-looking discussions. SDBQL 2026 is a space for scientists, practitioners, policymakers, civil society, and the private sector to confront field experiences with cutting-edge research, to debate pathways and trade-offs, and to co-construct a shared vision for the decade ahead — and beyond 2030.

We warmly invite researchers across disciplines, field experts, and institutional actors to submit their contributions and join us in Tlemcen, Algeria, from September 30 to October 2, 2026, for what promises to be a pivotal transdisciplinary gathering.

Congress Objectives

This congress pursues several ambitious objectives:

• Promote scientific research and innovation in the field of sustainable development
• Facilitate the exchange of knowledge and experiences between researchers and practitioners
• Explore innovative solutions for a better quality of life
• Contribute to the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
• Strengthen national and international partnerships in the field of research
• Enhance natural resources and their sustainable management

Main Themes

• Natural resources and sustainable development
• Climate change and adaptation
• Biodiversity and ecosystems
• Water resources management
• Renewable energy and energy efficiency
• Sustainable agriculture and food security
• Waste management and circular economy
• Public policies and environmental governance

Participation Conditions

To participate in SDBQL 2026, please note the following conditions:

• Oral presentation: Submission of an extended abstract (4-6 pages) before the deadline
• Scientific poster: Visual presentation of research work
• Participation without presentation: Attendance at sessions and workshops
• Abstracts must be written in French, English or Arabic
• All selected papers will be published in the congress proceedings
• Registration fees include: access to all sessions, documentation, coffee breaks and lunches

Registration Fees

Payment is made on-site, on the day of the event.

Target Audience

This congress is intended for:

• Researchers and academic faculty members
• PhD students
• Engineers and specialized technicians
• Decision-makers and institutional leaders
• NGO and international organization representatives
• Companies and private sector actors