Conferences

  1. Conferences and presentations on Climate Change Issues and other Environmental Issues

 

Participated in approximately (40) conferences and scientific meetings (at national and international levels) with themes on Agro-forestry, community participation, Climate Change and environmental education, presenting papers mentioned in the list of publications.

 

  • Contributed in 15 IPCC meeting and conferences on good practice guidance for land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF) and as a lead author in four publications of the IPCC Assessment reports

 

  • Participated in the international conference organized by the CCD in Botswana in September 2003 on agroforestry development and its relation to CCD and UNFCCD and had a presentation.
  • As a lead author in the IPCC reports, I Participated in the Informal Dialogues on Land Use Land Use Change and Forestry in Spain (April 2006) and participated in the workshop in (Austria May 2006) both on deforestation and provided a presentation on “Reducing emission from deforestation in developing countries”.
  • As a lead author for the IPCC I also participated in the IPCC science policy Africa dialogue in Gahan October 2009 and in Tanzania January 2010.
  • Contributed in the Regional workshops on nature reserves development in the Horn of Africa held in Dinder National Park in 2000.
  • Contributed in meetings and workshops conducted by the Ministry of Foreign Afairs Sudan concerning awareness and perceptions development of Sudanese negotiators in International meetings and Copenhagen Sumet2009.
  • Contributed in the INDCs Sudan and accompanied the Minister of Environment, Natural Resources and Physical Development in Ministerial meeting including Rabat meeting and in France 2014 to present.

 

In Finland from 01/02/ – 14/02/2010

  • Presented the case of Climate Change and the needs of African countries with examples from Sudan, presented at the University of Helsinki (9th of February 2010).

 

  • Participated in the international conference on Crisis, Conflicts and Development, organized by UniPID in Finland 11 – 12/02/2010 and presented a paper on: “Ways for management of post-conflict Forestry Resources in Sudan: Casae of Darfur”
  • Interviewed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland covering issues of forest policy, forest development forest education and relations to conflicts and development in Sudan. (See web-site: finlanf. globa.fi”

 

In Africa Carbon Market Finance 24 – 27 January 2011

  • Contributed by two presentations one on the future of CDM in Sudan and the second on strategy of Sudan on REDD.

 

In Australia 26 – 29/03/2012

  • Contributed by a paper and a presentations on Community-based natural resource management on Climate Change Mitigation within Nile Basin

 

  1. Experience in Academic and research affairs
  • Staff member at the Faculty of Forestry, University of Khartoum since 1980 and a member of the Faculty Research Board and many committees on academic and research affairs
  • Head Department of Forest Management (June1994 – June 2000) and chairman of the department research board.
  • Dean Faculty of Forestry (June 2000 – June 2002) and chairman of the Faculty Research Board.
  • Member of the Faculty Research Board, at Faculty of Forestry, Faculty of Agriculture and Institute of Environmental Studies, (University of Khartoum).
  • Member of Senate (June 1994 – June 2002), mandate of Senate is decision making and approaval of Research Strategies for Post-graduate students.
  • Member of the advisory council in academic affair, ministry of Higher Education June 2000 – June 2002 (When I was Dean of Faculty of Forestry). Mandate is development of higher education and research strategies.
  • Consultant for FAO Cairo on evaluation of Forestry Curricula in Higher Forestry Institutions in Middle and Far-East countries (January 2004 – March 2004)
  • Participated and Presented a paper on “Development of Forestry Curricula and research strategies in Middle and Far-East countries, held in Khartoum, at the Forest National Corporation September 2004)
  • Visiting Professor and evaluation of Curricula in Sudanese Universities and member of committees for curricula development (University of Kordufan, University of Juba, University of Sennar).
  • External examiner and Curricula evaluator, Bakht Alruda University 2004.
  • Have strong relations with international Universities as visiting lecturer and supervisor of MSc and PhD students (University of Helsinki, University of Oslo, University of Padova (Italy), and the United Nations University all on issues related to forestry, environment and Climate Change)
  • Presented a paper on “Successful examples of academic scientific relations between Sudan and Finland in a conference react to Act, held in Hesinki 2002.