Mentor: Samih al Abid, Peter Zlonicky
Born: 1975 in Jerusalem
Education • 2000-2004 Birzeit University, MSc. Degree in Ground Water Hydrology • 1992-1997 Birzeit University, B.Sc. in Civil Engineering – Specialty in Water.
Professional Experience
• Amman, 1996, Jouzy & Partners, Feasibility Study For Yajouz–Birein Road, and design of Wastewater Collection System including House Connections. • Amman, 1996, Harza, Amman – Zarqa Waste Water Master Plan. • Bethlehem, August 1998, Community Development Group (CDG), Emergency Rehabilitation Project for Roads in Bethlehem District, (32 Km) Ramallah, Water Resources Programm, Phase 2, Water Resources Specialist. • Jerusalem, Dahiet Al_Barid, 1999-December 2001, Palestinian Economic Council for Development and Reconstruction (PECDAR) / Technical Assistance and Training Department, Projects Coordinator • Technical Assistance Projects: Water Sector Strategic Planning Study, Municipal Solid Waste Management, and Training Project for PA Ministries. Contribution to a book entitled: Palestinian Water Strategic Planning Study. • Newcastle University, England and Palestinian Water Authority, Palestine, January 2002 - 2004, Sustainable Management of the West Bank and Gaza Aquifers/ Ground Water Pollution Specialist. 2002 and Nov. 2003 – Feb. 2004 at the Water Resource Systems Research Laboratory, Newcastle University – UK. • German Technical Cooperation (GTZ) and Palestinian Water Authority (PWA), Dec. 2004 – Dec. 2005, Palestinian National Water Council (NWC)/ Technical Coordinator. House of Water and Environment (HWE), January 2006 - Present, Projects and Training Director.
Participation to international Conferences Morocco, Sweden, France, Jordan, Algeria, Lebanon, Turkey; Palestine; Syria
Workshops and Training Courses after 2000 o 2001, Bethlehem, "Crisis Management "; Rabat, Morocco, Industry and Development Related to the Mediterranean. o 2002, Amman, Jordan, Sustainable Management of the West Bank and Gaza Aquifers Project. o 2003, Cairo, Egypt, Groundwater Protection, IHP Network on Groundwater Protection in the Arab Region; Salzburg, Austria, Salzburg Seminar, Water and Environment Sessions. o 2005, Amman, Jordan, Groundwater and Soil Protection in the Arab Region. o 2005, Eschborn, Germany, Electronic Evaluation Tool (E-Val). o 2005, Kuwait, Training of Trainers (ToT) workshop on Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM). o 2005, Italy, Water Resources Management. o 2006, „Israelisch-palästinensischer Dialog", Akademie der Künste, Berlin