Dr. Hisham Nagi

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• Professional university lecturer with more than 18 years of experience. At present, Professor at Sana’a University.
• The Head of Environmental Sciences Department, Faculty of Petroleum and Natural Sciences.
• Deputy Director for Research and Studies – Water and Environment Centre (WEC) – Sana’a University
• Consultant to several organizations on Environmental Impact Assessment, Environmental Management, Coastal Zone Management, Social Impacts of Environmental and Socio-Economic Development Policies.

8th January 2025 - Present, Environmental Consultant to prepare ESMPs for water and irrigation projects in some locations under the "Enhanced Water Resources Management in IDP Communities in Yemen Project", Water and Environment Centre (WEC) – Sana'a University, IOM, and funded by KfW.

20th December 2024 – 2nd April 2025, A Team Member to prepare an Assessment of Governing Bodies and Regulatory Frameworks Report, under the project “Reconstruction and Recovery Capacity Mapping in  Yemen”,  MetaMeta,  Golden  Pen  for  Engineering Consultation, UNDP.

18th August 2024 – 30th September 2024 A Team Member to Update the National Biodiversity Strategy; Environmental Protection Authority (EPA); Yemen.

31st July 2024 - Present, Individual National Consultant to assist assessment, update, develop and support implementation of National Action Plans for conservation of sharks, marine turtles, seabirds, and marine mammals from fishing activities in PERSGA Member States – Yemen; PERSGA.

18th May 2024 - Present Deputy Director for Research and Studies – Water and Environment Centre (WEC) – Sana’a University.

4th February 2024 – 20th March 2024, Consultant participated in developing an Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) of the project "Enhanced  Water  Resources  Management  in  IDP Communities in Yemen", Water and Environment Centre (WEC) – Sana'a University, IOM, and KfW.

23rd September 2023 – 19th February 2024, Participated in preparing and revising three ESMPs at three sites in the governorates of Sana’a, IBB, and Taiz, as a short-term consultant in "Enhanced Water Resources Management in IDP Communities in Yemen Project", Water and Environment Centre (WEC) – Sana'a University, IOM, and funded by KfW.

1st March 2023 – 22nd October 2024, Project Manager – Building Capacity of the Service Institutions that are working in the Road, Water, and Waste Management Sectors Project. Funded by the World Bank in partnership with UNOPS, and implemented by MetaMeta, in cooperation with the Water and Environment Centre (WEC) - Sana'a University.

7th February 2023 – 30th November 2023, Consultant to prepare an EIA study for the construction and rehabilitation of some landing sites project – the Public Work Project (PWP), Yemen, financed by the World Bank.

12th November 2022 - Present, Member of Committee to review an EIA Study of replacing diesel with coal in cement production process of Amran Cement Factory, Yemen – EPA, Sana'a.

12th May 2022 – 30th June 2022, National Project Coordinator in preparing the Project document of a proposed Marine Governance Project, UNDP.

14th September 2021 - Present, Promoted to a Professor in the Department of Environmental Sciences, Sana’a University.

16th July 2021 – 4th December 2021, Member of Self-Assessment Committee for Academic Programs at the Faculty of Petroleum and Natural Resources - Coordinator of the Environmental Sciences Program.

1st June 2021 – 31st May 2022, Non-Resident Fellowship provided by the Arab Reform Initiative (ARI) to carry out an assignment to provide expertise on issues related to environmental policies and laws in Yemen.

3rd March 2021 - Present, Head of Environmental Sciences Department – Faculty of Petroleum and Natural Resources.

30th August 2019 – 2nd March 2021, Member of the Higher Committee for the establishment of the Faculty of Petroleum and Natural Resources at Sana'a University, as a coordinator for developing the environmental science program, and appointed Acting Head of the Department of Environmental Sciences (under construction at that time).

28th January 2018 – 28th February 2024, Appointed as a member then Chair of the National Steering Committee (NSC) of the Global Environmental Facility (GEF) – Small Grant Programme (SGP) – UNDP.

17th April 2017 – 19th November 2017, A Team Member to Evaluate the Current Situation of Existing Research Centers in Sana'a University.

30 March 2016 - Present, Member of Sana'a University Council as a representative of Academic Staff Union & Assistants of Sana’a University.

17th May 2015 – 14th September 2021, Promoted to an Associate Professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Sana’a University.

22nd June 2014 – Present, Elected as member of the Governing Body of Academic Staff Union & Assistants of Sana’a University.

21st June 2014 – 22nd July 2015, Short-term National Consultant in Marine Protected Areas Planning and Management, under the project “Strategic Ecosystem Management of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden”, PERSGA.

20th Nov – 27th Dec 2013, Participation in preparing an Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) and a Process Framework (PF) for the Climate Resilient Integrated Coastal Zone Management Project, PPCR, Hariri & Associates – EPA, Yemen.

13th Oct – 13th Nov 2013, Granted a scholarship to the University of Twente, Faculty of ITC, The Netherlands, within “Erasmus Mundus Action 2 Project Salam”, Coordinated by the University of Warsaw and funded by the European Commission.

19th Jun 2013 – 20th Jun 2014, A team member to conduct Engineering & Consulting Services for Integrated Waste Management (IMW) Facility in Habban Field Block S2, Shabwa, OMV (Yemen Block S2) Exploration GmbH. Hariri & Associates, Yemen.

10th Nov 2012 – 24th Apr 2013, A team member to conduct Institutional Capacity Assessment to Identify Areas of Gaps and Needs for Climate Change Capacity Building, Pilot Program for Climate Resilience (PPCR), Hariri & Associates – EPA, Yemen.

10th Oct 2012 – 22nd Jun 2014, Elected member of the University Syndicate representing the Faculty of Science.

1st Jul 2012 – 31st Dec 2020, A Technical Editor of the Faculty of Science Bulletin, Sana’a University – Yemen.

18th Apr 2012 – Present, Elected Head of the Research and Environmental Studies Sector in the Yemen Environmental Association - Yemen.

17th Nov – 17th Dec 2011, Member of the Scientific Team which took on the preparation of the "Great Yemeni Encyclopedia" contents. Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research – Yemeni Historical and Future Strategic Studies Center. Sana'a, Yemen.

8th Oct 2011 – 25th Jan 2012, Project Team Leader "Threats to Mangrove Ecosystem along the Coastal Zone of Yemen" – The Yemen Remote Sensing and GIS Centre, Yemen.

1st Mar 2011 – 26th Dec 2012, Project Team Leader “Studying the Total Area of Mangrove Habitat in the Coastal Zone of Yemen by Using Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques” – The Yemen Remote Sensing and GIS Centre, Yemen.

6th Feb 2011 – Present, Vice Chairman for Environmental Issues (Environmental Coordinator) in the Committee of Tourism, Travel, and Environment – Federation of Yemen Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Yemen.

7th Nov 2010 – 31st Jan 2011, Short-Term Temporary Consultant to the staff of the World Bank “SDV Flagship of Social Dynamics and Fragility”, The World Bank, Yemen.

25th Aug – 24th Sep 2010, A team member to prepare an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for Fisheries Investment Project – Yemen. Hariri & Associates – IFAD, Yemen.

29th Jul 2010 – 6th Feb 2011, Vice Chairman for Environmental Issues in the Committee of Services Sectors and the Environment – Federation of Yemen Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Yemen.

26th May – 2nd Jun 2010, A team member to carry out an independent investigation about the mortality of fishes and its causes in the Eastern Gulf of Aden, in Al Mukalla – Balhaf region. Yemen Liquid Natural Gas (YLNG), Yemen.

17th Dec 2009 – 6th Feb 2011, Environmentalist member in the Committee of Services Sectors and the Environment - the General Union of Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Yemen.

26th Oct 2009 – 22nd Feb 2010, A team member to prepare a socioeconomic baseline survey of communities around mining sites in the Governorates of Amran, Taiz and Hadhramut - Environmental and Social Sustainability (ESS) Consensus Policy Framework. Hariri & Associates - Geological Survey and Minerals Resources Board – World Bank, Yemen.

4th – 18th Aug 2009, Participated in the annual training program “Teaching Strategies, Education Techniques, and Evaluating Methods”, University Educational Development Center, Sana’a University, Sana’a – Yemen.

14th May 2009 – 3rd Sep 2009, A member of the consultancy team to study the coastal environment of Al Mahra Governorate – Yemen, in order to issue a Guide to the Fisheries Sector in Al-Mahra. Hariri & Associates - Al-Mahra Rural Development Project, Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation, Yemen.

Feb 2009 – Jun 2010, A member of the Coastal Zone Team to study the coastal zone vulnerability of Aden Governorate, and adaptation assessment because of sea level rise due to climate change, as a part of the Second National Communication, EPA Project No. 00044077, Yemen.

22nd Feb 2009 – 17th May 2015, Assistant Professor in Earth and Environmental Sciences Dep’t. – Sana’a University.

October 1999 – Sep 2008, Left for India on a scholarship to study M.Sc. and Ph.D.

13th Feb – 7th Mar 1999, Worked as a national counterpart to make a rabid assessment survey of intertidal and mangrove ecosystem around the coasts of Socotra Island. Hariri & Associates – Senckenberg Research Institute. Socotra Project, UNOPS, Socotra Island – Yemen.

7th May – 9th Sep 1998 Participated in preparing Yemen Coastal and Marine Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan Report, GEF / UNDP (National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan of Yemen Project: YEM/96/G31).

Feb – Dec 1998 Working as a national counterpart in GEF Project, Hodeidah, Yemen.

1997, Co-assistant in the preparation of the Assessment Report on Marine Biodiversity in the Republic of Yemen. Report for UNDP / EPC (National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan of Yemen).

24th May – 10th Jun 1997, Attendance in a postgraduate short course in Environmental Pollution and Management, which included lectures, workshops and field trips. IHE, DELFT (International Institute for Infrastructural, Hydraulic and Environment Engineering) – Holland, and Faculty of Engineering – Sana’a University.

Aug 1996 – Oct 1999, Demonstrator in the Department of Oceanography, Sana’a University. Teaching practical classes in General Biology, Benthos, Invertebrates, Ichthyology, Phyto and Zooplankton, Fish Physiology and Fisheries.

Aug 1994 – Aug 1996, Employee in the Presidential Office.

Jun 1993, Research assistant in the effect of marine pollution on fishes.

• 2nd – 3rd July 2024, Participated in the 2nd IEEE International Conference on Fundamental, Applied Sciences and Technology (ICoFAST 2024) as a Keynote Speaker of the presentation entitled “Modern Technology for Medical Waste Management, from an Environmental Perspective”; Hadhramout University, Mukalla, Hadhramout Governorate, Yemen.
• 10th – 11th Oct 2021, Participated and member of the Facilitators Team in the workshop on Water Resources Management, organized by the National Water Resources Authority (NWRA), Yemen.
• 6th – 7th Oct 2021, Participated and presented a paper "The role of remote sensing and GIS technologies in managing the sensitive environments of coastal areas", in the 3rd Scientific Symposium on Space Sciences and Remote Sensing on Sustainable Development Issues and Building a National Spatial Data Container, YRSC, Yemen
• 4th – 6th Nov 2019, Participated and presented a paper "Impact of Sea Level Rise and Climate Change on the Coastal Zone of Aden Governorate", in the scientific Symposium "The Impact of Climate Change and its Implications in Yemen", Aden University, Aden, Yemen.
• 28th – 30th Dec 2014, Participated in the “Consultation and Capacity Building Workshop on Strengthening National Capacity to Prepare for Climate Negotiations and Global Climate Agreement 2015 to Identify Contribution to the Post”, by EPA, UNDP, Sana’a, Yemen.
• 18th – 20th Oct 2014, Participated in the “Marine Biodiversity Management Training” Workshop, by IUCN, YLNG, Balhaf, Yemen.
• 14th – 15th Sep 2014, Participated and presented a paper “Present Status of Mangrove Ecosystem in Yemen”, in the 9th Scientific Conference of the Yemeni Biological Society; held in Ibb University, Yemen.
• 15th – 16th May 2013, Participated and presented a paper “Conservation of Mangrove Ecosystem in Yemen, Urgent Need for an Appropriate Management”, in the Arab-Mediterranean Regional Conference on Coastal Environmental Resources Management and Monitoring, organized by UNEP, ROWA; held in Beirut – Lebanon.
• 20th – 22nd Jan 2013, Participated and presented a paper “Biology of Sharks”, in a Workshop about Conservation of Sharks in Yemen, organized by EPA, with the regional office of CITES - Dubai; held in Mukalla – Yemen.
• 26th – 28th Feb 2011, Participated in the “Academic Programme Evaluation and Self-Assessment” workshop, organized by the British Council, Sana’a, Yemen.
• 28th – 29th Sep 2010, Participated and presented a paper “Concentrations of Some Trace Metals in the Mangrove Area of Mandovi Estuary, Goa, India”, in the 7th Scientific Conference of the Yemeni Biological Society; held in Sana’a, Yemen.
• 15th – 16th Mar 2010, Attended the "International Seminar on Challenges in Applications of Integrated Water Resources Management", Water and Environment Centre, Sana’a University, Yemen.
• 14th – 15th Nov 2009, Participated and presented a paper “Condition Index of Crassostrea madrasensis and C. gryphoides Population in Selected Mangrove Habitats of Goa”; in the 6th Scientific Conference of the Yemeni Biological Society; held in Taiz, Yemen.
• 13th – 15th Dec 2007, Attended the “National Workshop on Ecological Niche Modeling in Biodiversity Management”, National Institute of Oceanography, Goa – India.
• 15th – 16th Jan 2007, Participated in the “National Workshop on Marine Biodiversity Data Management and Digitization of Museum Specimens”, National Institute of Oceanography, Goa – India.
• 19th – 20th Mar 2005, Participated and presented a paper Geomorphology of Tiswadi Island, Goa using GIS: A preliminary exercise”; in the State Level Seminar on “A Review of Remote Sensing and GIS Projects carried out in Goa”, held at Dhempe College of Arts & Science, Goa – India.
• 13th – 18th Jun 1998, Participated in the training workshop on Eco-tourism, organized by UNDP – EPC – GTA – WTO, Sana’a – Yemen.
• 6th – 11th Dec 1997, Participated in Regional Training Workshop on Marine Surveys and Monitoring, organized by PERSGA / GEF – Hodeidah, Yemen.