Independent experts nominated by country party

Salah Tahoun

Title
Dr.
First name
Salah
Last name
Tahoun
Gender
M
Nominating Country
Date of Nomination
Other Disciplines
Natural Resource Management
Soil Science
UN languages spoken

Arabic

Job function
Advisor
Email
stahoun@frcu.eun.eg
Telephone number
202 5256452 / 39 / 42
Work experience
- Adviser, Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency, 1992 - present_x000D_
- Egyptian representative in INCD, 1994 - present_x000D_
- Land use planning_x000D_
- Soil reclamation and rehabilitation_x000D_
- Marginal utilization of natural resources
Highest Academic achievement and qualification
Ph.D. Soil Science, Michigan State University, U.S.A., 1965
Number of Publications
60
Publication titles
1.Tahoun, S. 1997. The QRDP: an Egyptian - German project to combat Desertification. Proc. Int. Symposium on desertification. Tucson, Arizona, USA_x000D_
2. Tahoun, S. 1997. Commitments and opportunities in the CCD Agricultural Magazine (in Arabic)_x000D_
3. Tahoun, S. Global effort to combat desertification. Proc. Int. Con. Land Degradation. University of Cukurova, Turkey._x000D_
4. Tahoun, S., et al. 1995. The salt balance of the El-Fayoum region, Egypt. Proc. First Symp. on the Environment Development of El-Fayoum, Egyptian Academy of Science and Technology._x000D_
5. Tahoun, S., et al. 1993. Significance of environmental impact assessment of projects: a soil degradation case. Fourth National Con., Egypt. Soil Science Society.
Other activities
1. Chairman, Egyptian Environmental Research Association (NGO)_x000D_
2. American Soc. Agronomy_x000D_
3. American Soc. Soil Science_x000D_
4. African Soc. Soil Science_x000D_
5. International Soc. Soil Science_x000D_
6. Chairman, National Committee for Promoting University Staff Members
Awards
1. Member, Sigma Xi Society, USA_x000D_
2. Visiting Professor, University of Cambridge, 1986
Organisation name
Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency
Organisation street address
30, Misr Helwan Agricultural Rd,, 11728 Maadi,
Organisation city
Cairo
Organisation country
Egypt