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Essam Hassan Mohamed Ahmed, Ph.D.

Strategic Planning · Sustainable Development · Environmental Engineering Climate Change Senior Expert

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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

A highly experienced environmental engineering professional with vested experience working for top governmental agencies in Egypt. Known for bringing forth innovative ideas and working collaboratively with other non-governmental agencies to bring about meaningful and sustainable changes to public and private sector. Passionate about sustainability development and strategic planning. EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Environmental Engineering Science

Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt

Diploma in Public Management (Dip.)

Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt

Master of Science (M.S)

Electrical Engineering

Military Technical College, Cairo, Egypt

Bachelor of Science (B.S)

Electrical Engineering

Military Technical College, Cairo, Egypt

POSITIONS & ACTIVITIES

Climate Change and Sustainable Development Consultant (UNECA/AU).

Lead Author; WG III, AR5, IPCC.

National Expert, UNFCCC Roster of Experts, GHG Inventory,

http://maindb.unfccc.int/public/roe/expert_list.pl?id_country=66&

CEO, Partner, Nubian Sons for Sustainable Community (NGO).

Member; Appraisal Committee for The Global Human Settlements Award (GHSA), http://www.gfhsforum.org/english/award.htm.

Member, Climate Change Media Experts Partnership.

Climate Change Expert Member; Climate & Development Knowledge Network (CDKN), https://experts.cdkn.org/search.

Member, Africa Pace Group.

Member (Associate Editor) of the editorial board of Advancement in Science and Technology Research (ASTR).

Member, The Water Network.

Member, Sustainability Learning Centre (The Learning and Networking hub for Sustainability).

Member, The international Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE).

Member, The Professional Diversity Network.

Member of SEA CHANGE (An Asian Community of Practice for Monitoring and Evaluation of Climate Change Interventions).

Member, The International Carbon Action Partnership (ICAP), Alumni Network.

Member, the Editorial Board of Comprehensive Research Journal of Management and Business Studies (CRJMBS).

Member of the Union of Arab environmental experts. Essam AHMED_Resume Page 2 of 6

CAREER HISTORY

International Telecommunication Union (ITU) 3/2016-Present Climate Change Professor Geneva, Switzerland

Training Course: Prepare a training course for Master degree students’ on how climate change impacts telecommunication systems and how we could reduce the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in this sector.

The Global Human Settlements Award (GHSA) 8/2014-Present Climate Change and Sustainable Development Expert Beijing, China

Urban & Green Cities Sector: Appraisal Committee for the GHSA, participate, nominate and select for the best green medium or small city which has best practices towards green urban settlement.

Assisted in establishing a new vision and focus for a Smart Village, close to Cairo, Egypt, to convert it to a Green City, by changing the infrastructural plans toward a more Green Vision

(waste water treatment/solar energy utilization/green areas/ CO2 emission reduction/…etc.) United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) July 2013-Present Climate Change and Sustainable Development Expert Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Climate Change Capacity Building and Technology Transfer.

Worked as a consultant to prepare with other African Experts a summary report on “Capacity Building and Technology Transfer” under the UNFCCC, for the African Negotiators Team

(AfNT) to take it as a guide before CoP20, Paris, 2015. Nubian Sons for Community Services (NSfCS) 10/2010-Present CEO, Founder Cairo, Egypt

I'm CEO, Founder of the NSfCS (NGO), responsible for the technical and management; enhance the research capacity and public awareness for the NSfCS members to be more active towards the climate change impacts. I'm planning also to take care on the Nubians as indigenous people to be stronger to face the climate change impacts in their homeland.

For water management: Regarding to lake of water in our Arab countries, my country Egypt in particular is highly important as one of the climate change impacts. So, for my people, Nubians, they need to know more about water management. My team and I are trying to do more awareness on the water management, encourage Nubians to be more care by using good practices to save water that they already use in their daily life for house usage, agriculture, industry,…etc. The Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency (EEAA) 3/2007-10/2012 Climate Change Central Department Director Cairo, Egypt

Responsible for capacity building projects for the National Appropriate Mitigation Actions Plan

(NAMAs) and the National Adaptation Strategy.

Member of the Egyptian DNA, which oversees CDM Projects in Egypt.

Member of the Technical Secretariat of the Egyptian National Division of the World Energy Council (WEC).

National Coordinator for Technical Committee to implement Carbon Capture and Storage as a new technique to reduce CO2 emissions.

Representative Member of Egypt to the meetings of the League of Arab States Sub-Committee on Climate Change.

Representative Member of Egypt to the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries

(OAPEC) Committee of Experts on the Environment.

Egyptian Delegate to the UNFCCC Negotiations Meetings (CoP Meetings). Essam AHMED_Resume Page 3 of 6

Advisor and representative of the Ministry of State for Environmental Affairs to the Steering Committee for the National CCS Initiative, to establish CCS as a new CO2 emissions reduction technique.

Registered as UNFCCC GHG Inventory Expert and Egyptian Delegate for CoP Negotiations meetings.

Additionally responsible for CCS file, to negotiate and support the developing countries initiative to add CCS to Kyoto Protocol Mechanism with support from international colleagues and accomplished CCS projects to be recognized under CDM umbrella at CoP17 in Durban, 2011

Climate Change Public awareness: Presented numerous presentations and seminars to help increase public awareness, enhance individual capacities and knowledge towards the impact of climate change, and in clarifying the steps for mitigation and adaptation to help reduce the negative effects of climate change.

Ministry of Aviation 10/2009-10/2012

Climate Change Sector Advisor Cairo, Egypt

Climate Change in Aviation Sector: Member of the Steering Committee at the Ministry of Aviation.

Planned and implemented a new vision for replacing the fossil fuel of aircrafts to use the biofuel cultivated from Getrova and Jojoba as a new fuel source.

Supported the Ministry to modify its national projects to be recognized as CDM initiatives, with the intent to register them at the UNFCCC.

Ministry of Information and Telecommunication Technology 9/2009-9/2012 Climate Change Sector Advisor Cairo, Egypt

Green ICT Sector: Participated in the preparation of protocols for cooperation between the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology and the Ministry of State for Environmental Affairs, to enable sustainable development and support of communications systems and green ICT. Participated in converting the vision of the Ministry for ICT to be green and efficient by reducing CO2 emissions through the use of renewable energy sources. Cabinet of Ministries 9/2009-1/2011

Environment & Climate Change and Sustainability Pre-Minister Advisor Cairo, Egypt

Climate Change Adaptation: Collaborated in the planning and implementation of the Egyptian Sustainable Development Strategic Plan that took into account the comprehensive, integrated and sustainability concerns, under the direct supervision of the Egyptian Cabinet of Ministries.

Food Security: Collaborate in managing and planning reduction measures for irrigation consumption through the implementation of high agricultural activity. Participated in the redevelopment of the Egyptian Agriculture plan for the delta and rural areas. Giza Governorate 9/2009-10/2010

Environmental Expert Planner Giza, Egypt

Waste Management Initiative.

Collaborated in planning, implementing and managing various initiatives pertaining to waste management.

Reviewed the collection, sorting and recycling processes of solid waste. Egyptian National Division of the World Energy Council (WEC) 7/2009-9/2011 World Energy Council Member Cairo, Egypt

Energy efficiency and consumption sector.

Member of the Technical Committee of WEC.

In charge of reviewing and following-up on the Strategic Program for Egypt to replace 20% of fossil fuel power plants with renewable energy by 2020. Essam AHMED_Resume Page 4 of 6

The Danish Aid (DANIDA) 6/2004-6/2005

Environmental Expert Planner Cairo, Egypt

Capacity Building Project of the Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency (EEAA).

Established the protocols for annual performance review of programs and plans for field work for Regional Environmental Affairs Sectors. Trained workers on annual reporting procedures.

Established the protocol and operating procedures of follow up and electronic archiving of environmental reports.

Member of the committee to formulate the Egyptian strategy to combat climate change through adaptation activities.

Coordinated national workshops, meetings, and seminars related to climate change. Egyptian Armed Forces 6/1984-7/2003

Engineering Officer Cairo, Egypt

Taught Staff of the Egyptian Military College and Institutes.

Developed the first locally produced Egyptian closed waste incinerator.

Chief of Quality Assurance and Environment of the Egyptian Military Technical Institute.

Chief of Operating, Repairing and Maintenance of High Tech. Electronic Systems Groups.

Chief of Planning and Follow up for the Office of the General Manger of the Egyptian Military Technical Institute.

Chief of Technical Research and Development of Military Technical Institute.

Coordinator of Technical Research Exhibition and Training. INDEPENDENT COURSES

1. Global Logistics Associate, APICS, issued on 28 March 2016, North Carolina, USA. 2. ICAP Training Course 2013, on “Emissions Trading for Emerging Economies and Developing Countries”, organized by The International Carbon Action Partnership (ICAP); Ecologic Institute; Development Solutions (DS) and Istanbul Technical University (ITU), (17-28) September 2013, Istanbul, Turkey.

3. Training Seminar for GHG Inventory Review Experts for Annex-I Countries, (16-18) April 2013, United Nations Campus, Bonn, Germany.

4. Total Quality Management, Central Agency for Organization and Management, Presidency of the Council of Ministers, (26-30) December 2010, Cairo, Egypt. 5. First CDM Project Cycle Training for Designated National Authorities, (28-29) June 2010, Bonn, Germany.

6. Training Course workshop about "Baseline and Monitoring Methodologies in Waste Sector", Cairo House, EEAA, 30-31 December 2009, Cairo, Egypt. 7. Training Course "Estimating emissions of greenhouse gases, waste sector", Cairo House, EEAA,

(27-28) December 2009, Cairo, Egypt.

8. Training Course "Baselines Methodologies in Industrial Sector", Cairo House, EEAA, (3-4) August 2009, Cairo, Egypt.

9. Training Course "Climate Change Risk Management Programme in Egypt ", Cairo House, EEAA, (27-28) July 2009, Cairo, Egypt.

10. Training Course "International Negotiation", Institute of National Planning, from (7-18) June 2009, Cairo, Egypt.

11. CDM Advanced Training Course, for Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency, NCPC and New and Renewable Energy Authority Staff, Organized by German Technical Cooperation (GTZ), Nasr City, Cairo, (23-25) March, 2009.

12. International Computer Driving License (ICDL) certified, Syllabus Version: 4:0, Egypt, Feb. 2009.

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13. Training Workshop on CDM-Perspectives and Opportunities in Egypt, Organized by German KFW and GTZ, Marriott Hotel, Cairo, (2-6) November, 2008. 14. Capacity Building for Policy Staff regarding Kyoto Mechanisms, 9 June- 26 July 2008, Japan, invited by Japan International Cooperation Agency. 15. Environmental Impact Assessment Course, Institute of Environmental Studies and Research, March 2005.

16. Survey in Environmental Science, Institute of Environmental Studies and Researches, November 2003.

17. Industrial Quality Management; Planning, Analysis and Control, American University in Cairo, June 2002.

18. Surveillance and Quality Assurance, Egyptian Armed Forces Armament Authority, Degree: Excellent, April 2001.

19. Industrial Pollution, American University in Cairo, January 2001. PUBLICATIONS

Reviewer of the IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Land: an IPCC special report on climate change, desertification, land degradation, sustainable land management, food security, and greenhouse gas fluxes in terrestrial ecosystems. https://www.ipcc.ch/site/assets/uploads/2019/11/14_Annex-IV-Reviewers.pdf.

Advanced Module 5.2 “GHG Reductions in the Power Sector”, publication date Jul 31, 2017 publication description ITU Academy "ICT & Climate Change" Training Programme for Master Degree Program, ITU Geneva, Switzerland, 2017.

Indigenous Egyptian Nubians and Climate Change Mitigation, Carbon Management, Technologies, and Trends in Mediterranean Ecosystems pp 61-72, Part of the The Anthropocene: Politik—Economics—Society—Science book series (APESS, volume 15), Springer publisher, Dec. 2016.

Available online: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-45035-3_5.

Implementation of renewable energy in the development national plans: Egypt as a case study, 4th International Conference on Biodiversity, 15-17 July 2015, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

Chapter 1, INTRODUCTION”, the 5th Assessment Report, IPCC, WGIII, Climate Change Mitigation, Published by IPCC, 2014.

Africa and the global climate change negotiations, Comprehensive Research Journal of Management and Business Studies (CRJMBS) Vol. 1(2) pp. 018 – 023 December, 2013, Copyright © 2013 Comprehensive Research Journals, Available online: http://crjournals.org/CRJMBS/Index.htm,

http://www.crjournals.org/CRJMBS/pdf/2013/December/Ahmed.pdf. http://www.crjournals.org/CRJMBS/Content/2013/December.htm.

Nubian sandstone aquifer system, Merit Research Journal of Environmental Science and Toxicology Vol. 1(6) pp. 114-118, August, 2013, Copyright © 2013 Merit Research Journals, Available online: http://www.meritresearchjournals.org/est/index.htm, http://www.meritresearchjournals.org/est/content/2013/August/Ahmed.pdf. Essam AHMED_Resume Page 6 of 6

Green Cities: Benefits of Urban Sustainability, the Economy of Green Cities, A World Compendium on the Green Urban Economy, Series. Local Sustainability. Vol.3, Springer Publisher, UK, 2012, ISBN 978-94-007-1968-2, June 2012, Available online: http://www.springer.com/environment/sustainable+development/book/978-94-007-1968-2.

National Plans for Utilization of Renewable Energy in Egypt, August 2011, USA.

Participant in the preparation of Second National Communication (SNC) on the status of climate change in Egypt that funded by the United Nations Development Program, May 2010, Egypt.

Environmental evaluation for sources of electromagnetic radiation and its effect on human health, Environmental Sciences Magazine, No.16, Part1, June 2008, Cairo, Egypt.

Design and measurement of printed broadband antenna for broadband applications, 2nd Workshop of Bio-electromagnetic Compatibility, Curtea de Arges, Romania organized by National Institute for Research and Development in Electrical Engineering INCDIE ICPE-CA, Romania, 22-24 May 2008.

Measuring techniques for sources of EMF’s and its effect on human health, 2nd Workshop of Bio- electromagnetic Compatibility, Curtea de Arges, Romania organized by National Institute for Research and Development in Electrical Engineering INCDIE ICPE-CA, Romania, 22-24 May 2008.

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