{"id":12,"date":"2014-11-27T09:28:42","date_gmt":"2014-11-27T09:28:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staffpages.uofk.edu\/osman-mirghani\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2014-11-27T09:28:42","modified_gmt":"2014-11-27T09:28:42","slug":"4-participation-in-conferences-and-workshops","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/staffpages.uofk.edu\/osman-mirghani\/?page_id=12","title":{"rendered":"4.  PARTICIPATION IN CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I have participated in over 60 workshops and international conferences in the realm of water, environment and sustainable development.  Below are selected workshops and conferences<\/p>\n<p>   1. Workshop on Introducing Environmental Education into Sudanese Schools. (Institute of Environmental Studies, University of Khartoum)  Bakht el Rida, October, 1985.<br \/>\n   2. North-South Roundtable Meeting (UN and National Council for Research, Khartoum).  14-17 March, 1986.<br \/>\n   3. Conference on &#8221;The Sahel:  Present problems and future prospects&#8221;.  Institute of Terrestrial Ecology, Grange -over- Sands, England.  27-29 May 1986.<br \/>\n   4. International workshop on &#8221;Amelioration of Soils by Trees&#8221;.  (Commonwealth Science Council). Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya.  3-6 November 1986.<br \/>\n   5. The Fourth Biennial Conference on \u2018\u2018the Fate and the Hope of the Earth&#8221;.  Managua, Nicaragua, 5-9 June 1989.<br \/>\n   6. Workshop on &#8221; Indigenous NGO Participation in Environmental Assessment&#8221;. (Environmental Division of Africa Region.  The World Bank), Washington, D.C.  3-8 June, 1990.<br \/>\n   7. Workshop on &#8221;Arab Consultation on People Participation on Environmentally Sustainable Development&#8221;.  (ELCI and Arab Centre for Youth and Environment), Cairo, Egypt. 11-18 November, 1990.<br \/>\n   8. The Second International Conference on &#8221;Sudan Environment and People&#8221;. (Sudan Studies Society of the U.K.). University of Durham, England.  8-11 April, 1991.<br \/>\n   9. International Conference of NGOs on &#8216;Environment and Development&#8221;.  Paris, France.  17-20 December 1991.<br \/>\n  10. Symposium of &#8221;Water resources in the Arab World&#8221;.  University of Al-Fatih,Tripoli, Libya   18-22 March, 1996.<br \/>\n  11. Workshop on &#8221;Infusion of Environmental Dimension into the University Curriculum&#8221;: The Strategic Planning Support Project for Sustainable Development and Environment Protection (Higher Council for Environment and Natural Resources and UNDP) Khartoum, 13-15 September, 1997.<br \/>\n  12. Workshop on &#8220;Ecotechnie and the Development of Environmental Education in Arab Universities&#8221;. UNESCO, South Valley University, Aswan, Egypt. 23-26 November, 1997.<br \/>\n  13. Workshop on \u201cSustainability and the Role of Impact Assessment in the Global Economy&#8221;. The 18th Annual Meeting of IAIA. Christchurch, New Zealand, 19-24 April, 1998.<br \/>\n  14. Regional Workshop of the Arab Ecotechnie Network. University of Bahrain, Bahrain. 14-16 June 1999. Promotion of Environmental Education in Arab Universities.<br \/>\n  15. International Conference on Desertification. Zayed International Prize for the Environment. Dubai, 10-15 Feb. 2000.<br \/>\n  16. Workshop on \u201cSudan Communication on Climate Change&#8221;. HCENR, Khartoum. 6-7 May 2001.<br \/>\n  17. International Conference on &#8220;Integrated Management of Water Resources&#8221;. Zayed International Prize for the Environment. Dubai, UAE. 2-6 February 2002.<br \/>\n  18. Annual AREN Meeting and The World Forum on UNESCO Chairs. UNESCO Paris. 12-15 November 2002.<br \/>\n  19. Workshop on \u201cThe Vulnerability of Water Resources to Environmental Change in Africa Using the Basin River Approach\u201d UNEP, HQ Nairobi, 27 -29 September 200.4<br \/>\n  20. Meeting on \u201cThe Freshwater Africa Environment Outlook (AEO-2) Chapter. UNEP HQ, Nairobi, 30 September 2004.<br \/>\n  21. First Regional Meeting of the Joint Multi-Purpose Project of the ENSAP, NBI. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. 1-3 March 2006.<br \/>\n  22. National Water Forum. 31st July \u2013 1st August, 2006.  Future Studies Centre and the Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources, Khartoum.<br \/>\n  23. Launching Workshop for the Horn of Africa Environmental Network. Addis Ababa,   3 -8 December 2006.<br \/>\n  24. Fourth International Conference on the Archaeology of the 4Th Cataract. University of Charlie de Goule, Lille , France.  24 26 June 2007.<br \/>\n  25. Workshop on the \u201cAssessment of the Vulnerability of African Freshwater to Environmental Changes in Africa\u201d.  WRC and UNEP. 23-25 July, 2007.<br \/>\n  26. Resource person for \u201cRegional Capacity Building Workshop IV\u201d.  ENTRO- NBI.  October 26-29, 2009. Khartoum Sudan<br \/>\n  27. Workshop on the \u201cAssessment of Transboundary Freshwater Vulnerability to Climate Change, incorporating integrated water resources management in Africa\u201d.  WRC and UNEP. 3-6 November, 2009.<br \/>\n  28. Second Regional Advisory Environmental Group Meeting. ENTRO, NBI &#8211; 17-19 November 2009 &#8211; Addis Ababa &#8211; Ethiopia<br \/>\n  29.  Expert Consultation Meeting for the Atlas of Africa\u2019s Water Resources: Challenges and Opportunities. 18-20 January 2010, Cairo, Egypt. UNEP\u2019s Division of Early Warning and Assessment (DEWA), in collaboration with UN, Africa.<br \/>\n  30. Training Workshop: WB Environmental and Social Safeguards policies and Practices. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia- Feb. 8-10, 2010. Eastern Nile Technical Regional Office, Nile Basin Initiative (NBI).<br \/>\n  31.  Capacity Building Training Seminar (EIA and SSEIA). Khartoum, Sudan. March. 16-17, 2010. Eastern Nile Technical Regional Office, Nile Basin Initiative (NBI).<br \/>\n  32. Workshop on \u201cCapacity Building on Environmental Management in Sudan\u201d. The World Bank and Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Physical Development. 15 December, 2010.<br \/>\n  33. Workshops on Global Environmental Outlook Report. UNEP meetings in Cairo (October 2010), Bangkok (September 2011) and Nairobi (October 2011).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have participated in over 60 workshops and international conferences in the realm of water, environment and sustainable development. 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