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- 1. CURRICULUM VITA (C.V) PERSONAL DATA: Name : Mohamed Mustafa Abbas Date of Birth : 1968 Place of Birth : Omdurman – SUDAN Nationality : Sudanese Martial Status : Married Profession : Water Resources Engineer Language : Arabic, English Address : Ministry of Water Resources and Electricity P.O. Box 878 Khartoum – SUDAN Tel.: + 249 912975698 Mobile E-mail: moh_abb@hotmail.com, moh-abb@hotmail.com Academic Qualification: - M.Sc. in Water Resources Engineering, Khartoum University, obtained by examination and dissertation, 2004. - B.Sc. Honors in Civil Engineering (Second Class Division One) obtained by examination and dissertation 1996, Sudan University of Science and Technology. - Short course in Decision Support System in River Basin Management (DSS- RBM), May-July 2009, UNESCO-IHE - Diploma in Computer application and science, with very good degree. Software Experiences: • WEAP (Water Evaluation and Planning Model), • RIBASIM (River Basin Simulation Model), • RiverWare, • MIKE Basin
- 2. • HEC-HMS • Microsoft Office (Word, EXCEL spreadsheets, etc) • Experience in Usage of internet (WWW) (e-mails, searching, etc) Membership of Scientific and Professional Societies and Networks: - IPBES expert group scoping a thematic assessment on land degradation and restoration, to deliverable 3bi (Objective 3) of the IPBES work programme. - Member of the Sudan engineering society. - Member of the Sudan council of engineering. - Member of the Institution of Civil Engineering, (ICE, 64020970), United Kingdom. - Member of the Nile Basin Capacity Building Network (NBCBN). - Member of the Decision Support System network - Member of the Joint Permanent Technical Commission for Nile Water between Sudan and Egypt (January 2010-2013) - Member of the Arab Water Council - Member of the Board of Governors of the Arab Water Council for the 2013- 2015 session - Water Resources Specialist for the Mapping, Assessment and Management of Transboundary Water Resources Project in the IGAD Sub-Region. - Water Integrity Ambassador, announced by Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) Professional Data: July 97 –Now: Ministry of Water Resources and Electricity: 1. July 97 – July 01: Nile Water Directorate (Flood Forecasting Unit), working as water resources engineer. 2. July 01 – July 2012: Technical Office, Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources, working as water resources engineer.
- 3. 3. July 1998 – Jan 2000: Teaching assistant (part-time), University of Khartoum, Civil Engineering Department. 4. July 2012 - Now: General Directorate of Policy, Planning and Projects, Ministry of Water Resources and Electricity. 5. Intergovernmental Science-Police Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) expert group member for scoping a thematic assessment on land degradation and restoration, the work program for the period 2014-2018 which was established by UNEP, UNESCO, FAO, and UNDP. Postgraduate Researches: 1. Field of research: Peaceful Conflict Resolution Title of the Research: Toward Cooperation in the Nile Basin Instead of Conflict 'Assessment of Opportunities for Joint Integrated Water Resources Projects between Sudan and Ethiopia' Countries of study: Switzerland, Ethiopia (September –October 2005) Name and address: Center for Security Studies Host Institute: Swiss Federal Institute of Technology ETH Zentrum SEI, CH-8092 ZURICH Research supervisor: Dr Simon A. Mason, Senior Researcher, NCCR North South mason@sipo.gess.ethz.ch Prof. Yacob Arsano, Addis Ababa University, yarsano@ethionet.et Place of Field research: Ethiopia (November 2005- January 2006) Addis Ababa University, (Dialogue workshops, Conflict-sensitive, explorative expert-interviews) Sponsored by UNESCO/KEIZO OBUCHI Research FellowshipsSponsored by UNESCO/KEIZO OBUCHI Research Fellowships Programme – 2005, No.:1 LZFProgramme – 2005, No.:1 LZF 2. Field of research: INTEGRATING CLIMATE CHANGE UNCERTAINTY TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NILE BASIN (ICCUD-NILE) PROJECT Phase 1: “Strengthening Regional Resilience to Cope With/Adapt with Climate Change Future Risks”
- 4. Title of the research: Eastern Nile water resource modeling: Impacts of climate change on Hydropower production Countries of Study: Ethiopia, Sudan, and Egypt Name and address: Nile Basin Capacity Building Network (NBCBN) Host Institute: NBCBN, Cap-Net, UNESCO-IHE Regional research coordinator: Dr. Mohamed Abdel Atti Scientific advisor: Dr. Giuliano Di Baldassarre Regional and International Training Courses, Workshops, and Meetings: 1. Environmental impact assessment of water related projects in dry regions, May 2-14, 1999 Cairo-Egypt. 2. Environmental hydrology for Arid and Semi-Arid regions, May-June, 1999 Cairo-Egypt. 3. Irrigation Management under Drought Conditions, 21-25 October 2001, Jordan-Amman. 4. Challenge Program on Water and Food, 2nd Nile River Basin, Kick-off workshop, 5-6 August 2003 Kampala, Uganda. 5. Sustainable Development of the Nubian Sandstone Aquifer – Global Environmental Facility (GEF), Nubian Aquifer meeting, RAF/8/036, 1-5 March 2004 Vienna – Austria. 6. African Pre-Conference, Water for Food and Ecosystems, 4-6 November 2004, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The Government of Ethiopia, the African Union, FAO and the Government of the Netherlands organized this conference, under the theme “Water for Food and Ecosystems: Make it Happen!”. 7. Water for Food and Ecosystems conference, 31 Jan. – 5 Feb. 2005, the Hague – The Netherlands. 8. Nile Capacity Building Forum on Water Development and Cooperation, 30 Jan – 3 February 2006 Addis Ababa – Ethiopia.
- 5. 9. Water Pollution and Water Resources Management Workshop for Arabian Countries sponsored by the Ministry of Commerce and organized by Center for Environmental Education and Communications of SEPA of China from June 2 to 16, 2006, Beijing, the People's Republic of China. 10. Training course in Leadership Skills program, organized by International for Administrative and Technological (Sudan), in collaboration with Shaaban Development Company International Ltd (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia), 10-14 March 2007, Khartoum, Sudan 11. Environmental protection for Arabian countries sponsored by the Ministry of Commerce and organized by Center for Environmental Education and Communications of SEPA of China from June 15 to 29, 2007, Beijing, the People's Republic of China. 12. Regional Refresher Seminar on Institutional Development and Capacity Building Needs for Integrated River Basin Management, for UNESCO-IHE alumni working in the Nile Basin, 3 – 8 September, 2007 Delta Barrage, Egypt. 13. Saudi Water and Power Forum 2007, organized by CWC Associates Limited and have full support of the Ministry of Water and Electricity of Saudi Arabia, 3 – 6 November 2007, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. 14. Discussion Forum on Wetlands and Poverty Identifying Lessons Learned and Best Practices, 2-18 April 2008. This Discussion Forum was done using DGroups: www.dgroups.org/groups/cgiar/wetlands-poverty 15. Training workshop on Designing a Results-Based Monitoring and Evaluation System for Sudan National Water Policy and Strategy, 19-22 May, 2008, Khartoum-Sudan. The NBI/Water Resources Planning and Management Project/Water Policy Component organized this training course. 16. Seminar on Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM). The Joint Africa Institute (JAI), a partnership of the African Development Bank, the International Monetary Fund, and the World Bank, organized a seminar on “Integrated Water Resources Management”, 6-10 October 2008, Tunis- Tunisia.
- 6. 17. Country-to-Country Exchange visits, by NBI/ Water Policy Component of the Water Resources Planning and Management Project, 13-17 October 2008, Kenya. 18. 11th International Workshop on Wadi Hydrology “Impact of Climate Change on Watershed Management”, organized by UNES|CO Chair in Wadi Hydrology, UNESCO Office in Cairo, UNEP/ROWA, the Arab League Education, Cultural and Scientific Organization, the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and ACSAD, 12-18 July 2008, Amman-Jordan. 19. Represent Sudan in the 3rd Preparatory Committee (PrepComIII) meeting of the Ministerial Process of the 5th World Water Forum, 21-23, January 2009, Rome-Italy. 20. Regional Training Workshop on Best Practices for Water Harvesting and Small Scale Irrigation, under the Efficient Water use for Agriculture Production Project, Nile Basin Initiative, 15-17 February 2009, Cairo- Egypt. 21. Online Course on Decision Support Systems in River Basin Management, 11 May – 03 July 2009, UNESCO-IHE, Delft, the Netherlands 22. Mapping, Assessment and Management of Trans-boundary Water Resources Management in the IGAD Sub-region Project, National Review Workshop, 29-30 July 2009, Khartoum-SUDNA. 23. Saline-Agriculture Techniques in the Arid and Semi-Arid Region Workshop, organized by International Center for Saline-Agriculture, 25-29 October, 2009 Kuwait 24. Water Diplomacy; Sharing Water, Sharing Benefits, organized by Arab Water Academy, 11-13 October 2009, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. 25. World Bank Safeguards/Environment Training workshop, organized by the World Bank and Eastern Nile Technical Regional Office of the Nile Basin Initiative, 8-10 February 2010, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 26. Flood Preparedness and Early Warning Project, Phase1, Flood Embankment Manual Workshop, organized by Eastern Nile Technical Regional Office, ENTRO, 16-18 February 2010, Khartoum, Sudan 27. The first meeting of the Joint Permanent Technical Commission for Nile Waters at its fiftieth session, 5 - 9 March 2010, Cairo, Egypt.
- 7. 28. The second meeting of the Joint Permanent Technical Commission for Nile Waters at its fiftieth session, 26 - 31 December 2010, Khartoum, Sudan. 29. 2nd Istanbul International Water Forum, 3-5 May, 2011 Istanbul, Turkey 30. 1st preparatory meeting for the first meeting of the Joint Permanent Technical Commission for Nile Waters at its fifty one session, 11 - 12 February 2012, Khartoum, Sudan. 31. Course on Projects Need Assessment, Project Identification and Preparation of Development Plan, organized by Water Resources Planning and Management Project, Nile Basin Initiative, 25 April – 06 May 2010 Cairo, Egypt 32. Regional Training and Validation Workshop on Project Mapping, Assessment and Management of Transboundary Water Resources in the IGAD Region, 26 – 31 August 2010 Entebbe, Uganda 33. Water Diplomacy Program, first module “Sharing the Water – Sharing the Benefits”, 26-30 September 2010, organized by Arab Water Academy (AWA), Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. 34. Regional Training Workshop Bio-Saline Agriculture Technologies and their Role in the Mitigation of Climatic Change in the Arab Region, 25-28 October 2010, Cairo, Egypt 35. Water Diplomacy Program, second module “Sharing the Benefits: Development of Skills and Practices”, 28 November – 3 December 2010, AWA, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. 36. Regional Training Workshop on Use of Satellite Imageries and Remote Sensing Techniques for Mapping, Integrated Water Resources Management and Water Resources Modeling, Organized by the project “Mapping, Assessment and Management of Transboundary Water Resources in the IGAD Sub-region, 11-15 January 2011, Nairobi, Kenya. 37. Regional Validation Workshop Project: Mapping, Assessment and Management of Transboundary Water Resources in IGAD Region, 17-19 January 2011, Nairobi, Kenya 38. Water Diplomacy Program, third module “Water Diplomacy beyond Water”, 27 February – 3 March 2011, AWA, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. 39. 2nd Istanbul International Water Forum, 3-5 May 2011, Istanbul, Turkey
- 8. 40. Regional Validation Workshops on Project: Mapping, Assessment and Management of Transboundary Water Resources in IGAD Region, 22 - 24 June 2011, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 41. Summer School training course on 'Integrated Water Resources Management', which was organized by Ministry of Water and Energy of Ethiopia and the Federal Institute of Hydrology - German, 19 - 24 September 2011 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. 42. National Stakeholder Interaction Workshop, organized by Ministry of Water Resources and Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) - Hydrological Cycle Observation System (HYCOS) Project, 9 - 10 January 2012 Khartoum, Sudan 43. 4th African Water Week, 14 - 18 May 2012, Cairo, Egypt 44. 1st Eastern Nile Planning Model (ENPM) National Workshop in Sudan, one of the workshop objectives is to develop a Geo-Database and Project Baseline Information for ENSAP Project, this includes floods, irrigation and drainage, power trade, watershed, JMP1 and Baro-Akobo-Sobat project. May 22nd - 24th , 2012 Khartoum, Sudan. 45. 3rd Nile Basin DSS Training workshop, 11-13 September, 2012, Khartoum, Sudan. 46. 4th Annual Training Workshop on the General Methodology of Corporate Performance Management, organized by Al-Abbasi Centre for Training and Human Resources Development In collaboration with The National Academy for Training, 18 February 2013, Elfatih tower, Khartoum, Sudan. 47. Training course in the use of the RiverWare modeling tool and the Eastern Nile RiverWare Model. This includes 24 hours of general training of simulation modeling and rule-based simulation and 16 hours of specific training on the Phase 1 RiverWare model developed for the Eastern Nile Regional Technical Office (ENTRO) of the Nile Basin Initiative. 14-18 July, 2013 Khartoum, Sudan. 48. Training Course on “Hydrological and Regional Climate Modeling Tools for Climate Change Risk Management in the Nile Basin”. This was under the NBCBN ICCUD-Nile Research Project. The course was organized by
- 9. the Nile Basin Capacity Building Network in collaboration with Cap-Net and NFC-MWRI, 22nd -26th September 2013 Cairo, Egypt. 49. Training course on Nile-DSS, this activity is the contribution of the NBI as a partner to the climate change project. This activity is planned to be organized at NBI-SEC in Entebbe Uganda, October 2013. 50. Scientific Symposium: "Eastern Nile Cooperation: Opportunities for Regional Development", organized by Khartoum University and Addis Ababa University, 10th - 12th March, 2014 Khartoum, Sudan. 51. Water Integrity Learning Summit, "Accelerating Towards a Water Secure World", UNDP-Water Governance Facility together with UNDP Cap-Net, WaterNet, Water Integrity Network (WIN) and Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) implemented this summit during the period 29-30 April 2014 Lusaka, Zambia 52. The 2nd Arab Water Conference and Exhibition 2014, 'Towards the Regional Management of Water Resources in Arab Countries Sustainable and Creative Solutions to Meet Current Challenges', under the patronage of His Excellency Sheikh Abdullah Bin Nasser Bin Khalifa Al Thani the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior of State of Qatar, 27-29 May 2014, Doha, Qatar 53. Intergovernmental Platform for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) thematic assessment meeting on land degradation and restoration 9-11 September 2014 Beijing, China Publications: • Hydrological yearbook of the Nile River Basin in Sudan 1996. This book was submitted to the Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources of Sudan and published in the Nile Water Directorate in 1997 Khartoum, Sudan. • Future Sustainability Challenge in the Water Sector. Award of Best Poster Paper in the conference.
- 10. This paper submitted and discussed on the 7th Nile 2002 conference, March 15-19, 1999 Cairo, Egypt. • Environmental Impact Assessment for Groundwater Management. This paper submitted to the International conference on Regional Aquifer Systems in Arid Zone Managing non-renewable resources, November 21-24, 1999 Tripoli-Libya. • Environmental Aspects and Social Impacts of Water Resources (Case Study) This paper submitted and discussed on the 8th Nile 2002 conference, June 26-30, 2000 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. • Consequences of Nile Flood in Sudan This paper submitted and discussed on the International Workshop on Development of Flood Plain and Wetlands (IWFW 2000), September 5-8, 2000 Beijing, China. • The Role of Water Harvesting Techniques for Water Uses This paper submitted and discussed on the 9th Nile 2002 conference, October 7-9, 2002 Nairobi, Kenya. • Operation of Automatic Irrigation Systems (Arabic Language), This paper submitted and discussed on the Science and Technology of Water Resources Conference, Supreme Council of Sciences, 18-21 October 2003 Syrian Arab Republic. • Reuse of Waste Water for Irrigation This paper submitted and discussed on the Second Waste water reuse conference, June 6-9, 2005, Amman, Jordan. • Towards Hydropolitical Cooperation in the Nile Basin: Win-Win Projects between Sudan and Ethiopia This paper was submitted and presented as a Poster Paper in the World Water Week 2006 in Stockholm, Sweden, August 20-26, 2006. • The Future of Hydropower in SUDAN This paper submitted and presented in the 4th Conference on Scientific Research Outlook and Technology Development in the
- 11. Arab World, December 11-14, 2006, Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic. • El Nino and its Impact on the Management of Water Resources in SUDAN (SN 85) This paper was submitted to the Knowledge Based Industries and Nanotechnology Conference in collaboration with Arab Foundation for Science and Technology, February 11-12, 2008, Doha, Qatar. • Sudan Water Policy Legislation This paper submitted and presented in the Efficient 2011 Conference in Dead Sea, which was organized by Ministry of Water and Irrigation of Jordan, International Water Association (IWA), and USAID. Jordan, March 29 – April 2, 2011. • Management of Lake Tana and Wetlands in the Blue Nile Basin This paper was submitted and presented in the Summer School on Integrated Water Resources Management in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, September 19 - 24, 2011. • Model-Based Optimization of the Blue Nile River Basin This paper was submitted and presented as a Poster Paper in the World Water Week 2012 in Stockholm, Sweden, August 26-31, 2012. • Integrated Water Resources Management Policies in Sudan This paper submitted and published in the India Water Week 2013, under the theme Efficient Management of Multipurpose and Multi-stakeholder Water Projects, New Delhi, India, April 08-12, 2013. • New Tools for Hydro-politics in the Blue Nile River Basin This paper was accepted to be presented in the GWSP conference “Water in the Anthropocene: Challenges for Science and Governance” , 21-24 May 2013 in Bonn, Germany.
- 12. • Proposed Strategy for Utilization of the Nile Water between the Nile Basin Countries This paper was accepted and published in the World Water Week 2013 (under the theme "Transboundary water cooperation - external and internal drivers”), 01-06 September 2013 Stockholm, Sweden. • Using Decision Support System to Manage Lake Tana Basin This paper was accepted to be presented in the 3rd IWA Development Congress and Exhibition "Catalysing Urban Water Transitions” .. Reference No: "IWA-12389" and has been selected as a Platform Presentation for the IWA Development Congress to be held at 14-17 October 2013 in Nairobi, Kenya. • Assessment and Management of Transboundary Water Resources in the IGAD Sub-Region This paper was accepted and presented in the 1st Africa Water Integrity Learning Summit, that organized by Stockholm International Water Institute 29-30 April 2014, Lusaka, Zambia. • Impacts of Climate Change on the Blue Nile Basin Reservoirs for Hydropower Production This paper was accepted and presented in the World Water Week, that organized by Stockholm International Water Institute 31 August - 5 September 2014, Stockholm, Sweden. • Eastern Nile Water Resources Modelling: Impacts of Climate Change on Hydropower Production This paper was accepted and presented in the 4th Nile Basin Development Forum, which will organized by Nile Basin Initiatives during the period 6-7 October 2014, Nairobi, Kenya. • Water Security and Biodiversity in IGAD Sub-Region This paper was accepted and presented in the 1st IGAD Water Dialogue Forum and Expo for Regional Cooperation, which was organized by IGAD - INWRM (IGAD Inland Water Resources
- 13. Management Program) on the 8th to 10th December 2014, Nairobi, Kenya. References: - Engineer, Kamal Ali Mohamed Former Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Former Nile-COM member Former African Minister Council on Water (AMCOW) member C. Eng. FICE, UNITED KINGDOM ICE Sudan Country Representative. Mobile: +249912309803 E-mail: moiwr_minister@hotmail.com, kamalalimoh5@gmail.com Note: I am ready to present a copy of my certificates and work experiences when requested.