Experience

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  FAO

  • Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

  • Chief Technical Advisor

    • Aug 2020 - Present
    • Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    (1) Lead sustainable management and conservation of natural resources in Saudi Arabia with special focus on agriculture natural resources, forest and rangelands in the Kingdom.(2) Develop, test and promote innovative practices and technologies to restore and conserve natural vegetation cover and sustainably manage vital natural resources.(3) Spearhead strengthening of capacity of government and stakeholders to curb land degradation and combat desertification.(4) Coordinate development and dissemination of information, communication and knowledge products to support evidence based sustainable rural agriculture development.

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  Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Office in Saudi Arabia

  • Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

  • Senior Land Evaluation and GIS Expert

    • Sep 2017 - Aug 2020
    • Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    (1) Establish geo-spatial data of environment, water and agriculture resources of Saudi Arabia.(2) Conduct ecological zoning and mapping of selected ecosystems and assess ecosystem services.(3) Establish an elaborate and well optimized Land Resource Information System for Saudi Arabia.(4) Develop digital system for agricultural land properties registration including a survey methodology and tool.(5) Develop integrated land evaluation tool to support agricultural land investment decisions.(6) Develop participatory mechanism for efficient sharing of geo-spatial data and collaboration among main GIS stakeholders and public society.(7) Develop GIS capacity of the technical departments of the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture (MoEWA) to meet international standards and government smart Services.

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  FAO SWALIM

  • Nairobi, Kenya

  • Consultant - Information and Capacity Development

    • Jan 2006 - Aug 2017
    • Nairobi, Kenya

    Information Management and Capacity Development Consultant to the FAO Somalia Water and Land Information Management (www.faoswalim.org)Designed and implemented water and land information management systems using open source content management systems, relational databases, mobile computing and geospatial technologies.Designed and implemented capacity development programme for government ministries and agencies including staff competence development, organizational functional review and development and improved coordination and legislation frameworksBuilt partnership with government agencies, UN agencies, Non government organization and Academic institutions.Innovated new solutions for learning, sharing lessons and experiences, managing knowledge and improved project performance. Supervised and lead team of experts to deliver water and land resource management solutions to the project clients that included government, Nongovernmental organization and humanitarian agencies in Somalia.

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  Universität Bern

  • Nanyuki, Kenya

  • Team Leader - Environmental Monitoring Network

    • Jan 1995 - Dec 2001
    • Nanyuki, Kenya

    Environmental monitoring network team leader, Swiss Centre for Development and Environment (CDE) Natural Resources Management project.Contributed to the establishment of an environmental field monitoring network covering 14 sites located across the upper Ewaso Ngiro river basin right from the peak of Mount Kenya to the arid lowlands on the border between Kenya and Somali. Contributed to the development of an environmental information management system for the Ewaso Ngiro river basin to manage the large volume of data and information generated from the environmental monitoring network. Develop extension messages based on the analysis of research data and information and liaising with extension service providers to dissemination extension information during famer field days, agricultural shows and other forums.Lead, motivated and supervised team of over 30 office and field staff working in a challenging research environmental.