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The report is being prepared by a group of experts from across the region.

The supervisory committee, headed by Dr. Mostafa Kamal Tolba, the global environment veteran, includes Dr. Mohamed El-Ashry, former CEO of Global Environment Facility (GEF),  Dr. Mohamed El-Raey, the veteran IPCC associate, and Najib Saab, AFED’s Secretary General.

In support of the report, AFED has entered into cooperation agreements with top universities ,  including Remote Sensing Center at Boston University headed by the renowned space scientist Dr. Farouk El-Baz, Climate Research Unit at the University of East Anglia, and Faculty of Health Sciences at the American University of Beirut.

 
     
     
 
Authors include:
Dr. Mohamed El-Ashry, Senior fellow, UN Foundation, Former CEO, GEF

Dr. Ibrahim Abdel Gelil, Director, environmental Management Programme, Arabian Gulf University

Dr. Ayman F. Abou Hadid, President, Agricultural Research Center, Cairo
Hussein Abaza, Chief of UNEP’s Economics and Trade Branch
Dr. Hamdallah Zeidan, Former Secretary General, Biodiversity Convention;
Dr Dia El-Din El-Quosy, Chairman, Centre of Water Research, Ministry of Water Resources, Cairo
Dr. Iman Nuwayhid, Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences, American University of Beirut
Dr. Salma Talhouk, Director, IBSAR, American University of Beirut
Prof. Abdellatif Khattabi, Ecole Nationale Forestière d’Ingenieur, Morocco
Dr. Mohamed El-Ashry, Senior fellow, UN Foundation, Former CEO, GEF
Magda Shahin, Ambassador/Trade Negotiator; Hussein Abaza, Chief, Economy, Trade and Environment Division, UNEP
Dr. Hamed Assaf, Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering , American University of Beirut

 

 
   

 

  Who should attend?  
  Corporate and industry leaders  
  Government organisations with responsibility for the environment  
  Representatives of the energy and water sectors  
  Environment experts  
  Financial institutions  
  NGOs dealing with environment
and development
 
  Main benefits expected  
  Get a comprehensive update
of the state of the environment
in the Arab world
 
  Learn about global trends and
technologies in environment
preservation
 
  Interact directly with experts,
policy makers and corporate
leaders with interest in the
field
 
  Identify opportunities for
providing solutions and joining
the fight for preserving our
environment and quality of life
 
  For information about sponsorship and registration:  
  للمعلومات حول الرعاية و التسجيل:  
  AFED Secretariat  
  P.O. Box 113-5474 Beirut, Lebanon  
  Tel: +961 1 321800 • Fax: +961 1 321900