I am a Senior Water Resources Specialist and Researcher with over 15 years of international experience at the nexus of engineering, environmental governance, and climate change. My work is driven by the conviction that the most pressing challenges of the Anthropocene—water scarcity, energy security, and food system resilience—cannot be solved through technical modeling alone, but require robust, reflexive, and just institutional architectures.
With a PhD in Water Resources Engineering and a research portfolio garnering over 1,600 citations, I have dedicated my academic career to the Water-Energy-Food (WEF) Nexus. My research utilizes advanced methodologies, including Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) and Hydrological Modeling, to quantify resource trade-offs. However, I distinguish my approach by integrating these “hard” sciences with the social dimensions of Justice and Allocation, ensuring that technical foresight serves as a tool for equitable earth system governance.
Beyond academia, I have served as a Team Leader and Senior Consultant for major international bodies, including the African Union, Expertise France, and various International Financial Institutions (IFIs). In these roles, I have managed multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-stakes feasibility studies and policy frameworks in complex transboundary basins like the Nile. This experience has provided me with a unique “Agency” in global governance, allowing me to navigate the political tensions between national sovereignty and collective environmental action.