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Independent experts nominated by country party

Imad Almaree

Title
Mr.
First name
Imad
Last name
Almaree
Gender
M
Nominating Country
Date of Nomination
Discipline of Expertise
Desertification
Other Disciplines
Climate change and adaptation
Agricultural Sciences
Soil Science
Thematic Areas
Desertification
UN languages spoken

Arabic

English

Geographical Focus
China
Egypt
Italy
Malaysia
Netherlands
Spain
Sweden
Job function
Deputy Director
Division
Biodiversity, Land and Natural Reserves
Email
imalmaree@yahoo.com; imalmaree@hotmail.com
Telephone number
00 963 112396362 / 944520606
Work experience
1- Member of the National Action Program to Combat Desertification in Syria;_x000D_
2- Member of the work team of preparing the Second Syrian National Report of the case of the United Nations Convention Execution for Combat Desertification UNCCD in Syria;_x000D_
3- Member of the work team of preparing the Fourth Syrian National Report of the case of the United Nations Convention Execution for Combat Desertification UNCCD in Syria;_x000D_
4- Training Course on the field of Combating Desertification (Morocco 2002);_x000D_
5- Training course on Dry lands Management and Combating Desertification (ICARDA - Aleppo – Syria 2003);_x000D_
6- Training Seminar on Climate Change and Desertification – Desertification, environmental monitoring and Early Warning (Florence – Italy 2007);_x000D_
7- Training Course on Desert Control Science and Technology (Wuwei - the People’s Republic of China 2007);_x000D_
8- The advanced course on "Assessment and monitoring of desertification and land uses systems vulnerability" (IAMZ – Zaragoza – Spain 2009);_x000D_
9- the 3rd International Course On Flood Mitigation and Stormwater Management (Malaysia 2009);_x000D_
10- the International Training Programme “Climate Change – Mitigation and Adaptation” (Norrköping, Sweden 2009);_x000D_
11- Advanced International Training Programme, Regional Seminar on “Climate Change – Mitigation and Adaptation” (Alexandria – Egypt 2010);_x000D_
12- Workshop on the method and criteria for the preparation of country reports to track implementation of the Convention to Combat Desertification (ACSAD – Damascus – Syria 2010);_x000D_
13- Training course on “Erosion Control, Afforestation and Rehabilitation of degraded forest lands techniques” (Denizli – Turkey 2010);_x000D_
14- Training course on “Flood Risk Management" (Netherlands 2011); Discipline in 1- Dry lands Management and Combating Desertification._x000D_
2- Climate Change and Desertification, environmental monitoring and Early Warning System._x000D_
3- Assessment and monitoring of desertification and land uses systems vulnerability_x000D_
4- Climate Change – Mitigation and Adaptation_x000D_
5- Erosion Control, Afforestation and Rehabilitation of degraded forest lands techniques_x000D_
7- Flood Mitigation and Stormwater Management
Highest Academic achievement and qualification
Bachelor of Agricultural Engineering in Food Sciences, University of Damascus_x000D_
Year: 2001
Number of Publications
20
Publication titles
1. Participate in the preparation of National Action Plan to Combat Desertification in Syria 2002_x000D_
2. Participate in the preparation of Second Syrian National Report of the case of the United Nations Convention Execution for Combat Desertification UNCCD in Syria 2006_x000D_
3. syriasteps.com. 22 Apr 2012. Three main programs and 12 sub in the National Action Plan to Combat Desertification in Syria._x000D_
4. Fedaa alwehda newspaper.14 June 2012. Variation in the use of agricultural land in Syria ..And the degradation of the vegetation and pastures.
Other activities
UNCCD National Focal Point of Syria_x000D_
1- Member of the National Committee to Combat Desertification and the preparation of the National Strategy to Combat Desertification in the Syrian Arab Republic_x000D_
2- Member of the Coordinating Committee for follow-up and evaluation of national activities and projects related to combating desertification in the Syrian Arab Republic_x000D_
3- Member of of the Board of Directors of General Commission for Scientific Agricultural Research_x000D_
4- Member of the Coordinating Committee for the project of Early Warning System on drought _x000D_
5- Member in the Committee of the Institutional Development of Organic Agriculture project
Organisation name
Ministry of Environmental Affairs
Organisation street address
Yossef Azmeh Sq_x000D_
P.O BOX: 3773
Organisation city
Damascus
Organisation country
Syrian Arab Republic