| Expert Name | Dr. Fatma Abdel Rahman Attia |
| Title | Director |
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| Institution | National Water Research Center |
| City | Kanater |
| Country | Egypt |
| Telephone | 202 2184948 |
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| Work Experience | I am at present responsible for the UNESCO hydrogeological program, IHPV(1996-2001) on groundwater protection for the Arab region, and member of the UNESCO group on "agricultural threats to groundwater". I have conducted various training programs in Egypt and at CEHAM institutes in the regular groundwater management and conjunctive water use (Bari and Zaragoza). Member in the women group on "Public awareness for water resources protection in Egypt. Member of the advisors committee for various special units within the Ministry of Public works and Water Resources, Ministry of housing and Ministry of Agriculture. Advisor/director of various internationally funded research projects on groundwater management, assessment, and protection (US AID, CIDA, DANIDA). Director of the Dutch-Egyptian Project "Environmental Management of Groundwater Resources", research institute for groundwater, Water Specialist in the Panel of Experts for the "Oases Research Center". Member in the team for |
| Qualifications | Ph.D. Hydrogeology/Water Management, Cario University, 1985 |
| Number of Publications | 47 |
| Awards | Syndicate for engineers and the ICID (International Committee for Irrigation and Drainage). |
| Other Activities | 1. For 3 years (1996-1999), Vice-president of the international commission on irrigation, drainage, and flood control (ICID); and member of two working groups: (I) Environmental impact of irrigation and drainage projects; and (ii) Performance of irrigation and drainage projects.
2. Member of the civil engineering group in the Egyptian syndicate for engineer, and head of the scientific working team.
3. Member in the women group on "Public awareness for water resources protection in Egypt.
4. Delegate replacement in CEHAM, representing Egypt. |
| Publications | 1. Fatma A.R. Attia, "Agricultural threats to groundwater-The Egyptian situation" ; proceeding of the UNESCO meeting on Agricultural threats to groundwater, Zaragoza, Spain, 1996.
2. Fatma Abdel Rahman Attia: "Development of groundwater quality indicators, A first trial-Egyptian case"; proceeding of the UNESCO workshop on groundwater protection in the Arab region, Cairo, Egypt, 1996.
3. Fatma Abdel Rahman Attia: "Community participation - a mean for water conservation in Greater Cairo", proceeding of the preparatory meeting of Habitat II, Peijin, China, 1996.
4. Fatma Attia, Akram Fekry, and Ebel Smidt; "Artificial recharge of groundwater: a tool for Egypt's future water management"; proceedings of the Sultanate of Oman International Conference on Water Resources Management in Arid Countries, Muscat, 12-16 March 1995; pp.183-189
5. Fatma A.R. Attia, and H.M. van Leeuwen, "Towards Integrated Water Management in the Fringes of the Nile Valley"; proceedings of the 8th IWRA World Con |
| Discipline | Natural Resource Management |
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