| Expert Name | Mr. Mohamed Bazza |
| Title | Professor/Researcher |
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| Institution | Hassan II Agronomic and Veterinary Medicine Institute |
| City | Rabat |
| Country | Morocco |
| Telephone | 212 7 773038/778110 |
| Email | bAZZA(at)ENDAMAG.GN.APC.ORG |
| Work Experience | Main concerns in Soil Physics, Hydrology and Water Resources Development and Management. Chief Scientific Investigator of over twenty research and development projects with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the US Agency for International Development (AID), the European Commission, and several private and governmental agencies. Expert Consultant with FAO, IAEA and several regional organizations on drought mitigation (Kenya, Ethiopia, Erythrea, Uganda, Sudan, Djibouti), irrigation and water management (Tunisia, Jordan, Lybia), design of research strategies and evaluation of research on water use efficiency (Sri Lanka, Côte d'Ivoire). Former lecturer at the University of California, Davis, Dept of Land, Air and Water Resources and Division of Statistics. |
| Qualifications | Ph.D. Soil and Water Sciences. University of California, Davis, USA. 1985.
M.S. Statistics. University of California, Davis, USA, 1985.
M.S. Soil and Water Sciences. University of California, Davis, USA. 1979.B.S. Agric. Sciences. Hassan II Agronomic and Veterinary Medicine. Rabat, Morocco, 1977. |
| Number of Publications | 43 |
| Awards | 1. Nominated for an "Outstanding Teaching Award" at the University of Xcalifornia, Davis, USA, in 1985.
2. Head of the Agricultural Engineering Department (see working address) for three years. |
| Other Activities | 1. Host for FAO fellows from Niger for training on "water management".
Host for IAEA fellows from Côte d'Ivoire for training on "Water use efficiency studies".
2. Member in twelve professional national and international associations.
3. President of a national NGO on environment and development.
4. Interviewed for the D1-Position of "Chief of Water Resources, Development and Management Service, Land and Water Development Division" within the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). FAO Headquarters. Rome. 1993. |
| Publications | 1. BAZZA, M., B. SOUDI and TAYAA. 1992. On-farm management policies, research and practices - Prospects for Improvements: A case study on Morocco. Eleventh Session of the FAO Regional Commission on Land and Water Use in the Near East. Tunis, Tunisia. 7-11 September.
2. TAYAA, M., and M: BAZZA. 1992. Soil and water conservation on sloping land - Present situation and prospects for improvements: A case study on Morocco. Eleventh Session of the FAO Regional Commission on Land and Water Use in the Near East, Tunis, Tunisia, 7-11 September.
3. BAZZA, M. & TAYAA, M. 1993. Operation and Management of Water Harvesting Techniques. FAO Expert Consultation on Water Harvesting Techniques for Improved Agricultural Production. Cairo, Egypt. 21-25 November.
4. TAYAA, M. and BAZZA, M. 1993. Present Situation and Prospects for Improvement of Water Harvesting Practices in Morocco. FAO Expert Consultation on Water Harvesting Techniques for Improved Agricultural Production. Cairo, Egy |
| Discipline | Natural Resource Management |
| Last updated | 09/05/2007 18:02:00 |
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