Conferences and International Meetings

Conferences/Symposiums/International Meetings and Official Travels

The Second National Conference for Vegetable Production, May 1970, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt - 2 papers.
Society for Experimental Biology "Hormone Studies", June 1973, Sheffield , UK- paper.
Society for Experimental Biology Symposium: "Hormone and Plant Development", 50^th Anniversary Meeting, July 1974, University of Cambridge , UK.
Association of Applied Biologists; Ethylene Meeting, "Ethylene in Plant Growth and Development", Dec. 1974, University College of London , UK. - paper
Inter Collegiate Staff Colloquium in Botany, May 1975, University of Wales , Gregynog , UK .
Society for Experimental Biology Symposium; "Integration of Activity in the Higher Plants", Sept., 1976, University of Durham, UK . - paper.
International Society of Horticultural Science; "Symposium on Timing of Field Vegetable Production, the Role of Plant Establishment", July, 1977, Wellsbourne, UK.
Society for Experimental Biology; "Plant Environmental Responses", 1978, University of Wales , Aberystwyth, U. K. - paper
Cairo International Workshop; "Application of Science and Technology for Desert Development". Sept., 1987, American University, Cairo, Egypt .
10^th International Conference on Plant Growth Substances (IPGSA) University of Wisconsin , 22-26 July 1979, Madison , U.S.A. - 2 papers.
Federation of European Societies of Plant Physiology, 11th Congress, July 1980, Santiago de Compastela, Spain.
The International Center for Agricultural Research In Dry Areas (ICARDA/FAO) Nile Valley Project. International Conference on Faba Beans. Feb. 1981, Cairo, Egypt - Invited Chairman of Physiological Studies Session.
British Plant Growth Regulators Group and Association of Applied Biologists; "Responses to Environmental Stress and their Mediation by Plant Growth Regulators", March, 1981, London, U.K. - paper.
The 20^th Conference of Society of Experimental Biology, "Plant Growth Regulator Sites", March, 1981, University of Durham , UK.
Conference on Arid Lands Agriculture, San Diego State University , June 1981, California , USA - Invited Speaker.
Biosalinity Conference, University of California , September, 1981, Davis , USA - Invited Paper.
11^th International Conference on Plant Growth Substances (IPGSA), University College of Wales , July 1982, Aberystwyth , UK - Paper.
International Horticultural Congress (ISHS), August/September 1982, Hamburg , F.R. of Germany - Paper
International Symposium; "Plastics in the Mediterranean Regions", Feb. 1984, Tunisia.
"The Right to Food" International Conference, Organized by Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), May, 1984, Montreal, Canada.
Kew International Conference on Economic Plants for Arid Lands (KICEPAL), July 1984, London, UK
The International Society for Horticultural Science, Eleventh Africa Symposium on Horticultural Crops: Tomato Production on Arid Land, December 1984, Cairo, Egypt - Organizer, Secretary of the Scientific Committee.- Paper.
"Food Linkage Conference", organized by Agriculture Canada, June 1985, Toronto, Canada.
International Symposium on Desert Vegetable Production, Oct. 13‑19, 1985, Tucson, Arizona, USA - Paper.
Arid Lands: Today and Tomorrow, Oct. 20‑25, 1985, Tucson Arizona , USA -Paper.
Freedom from Hunger‑ Life on the Desert. Science Symposia, California Senate Agriculture and Water Resources Committee, March 1986, Beverly Hills, California, USA - Invited Speaker.
Intersect Meeting: U.S.A. Congress, Sub. Committee on Europe and Middle East, May 1986, Washington D.C. , USA - Speaker.
152^nd National Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), May 1986, Philadelphia, USA.
11^th International Horticultural Congress. 33^rd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Horticultural Science, University of California , Aug. 10‑18, 1986, Davis, USA - Session Chair.
Second International Symposium on Production of Tomato for Processing, University of California, Aug. 18, 1986, Davis, USA.
Tomato Biotechnology Symposium, University of California , August 19-22, 1986, Davis, USA.
International Agriculture Forum; "AGRI - Energy Roundtable Agri‑Enterprise in Transition: Opportunities for Third World Food Security", June 1987, Geneva, Switzerland - Speaker at "Dessert Agriculture Technology Revisted"
Conference on Promotion of Job Opportunities, organized by Friedrich Ebert Foundation, Germany. Dec. 1987, Cairo, Egypt - Paper.
Second International Conference for Desert Development. (Organizer‑Chairman of the Scientific Committee). Jan. 25‑31, 1987, Cairo, Egypt - Paper.
First Conference for Desert Governorates, New Valley Governorate, Egyptian Academy of Science. 16‑19 September, 1987, Egypt .
Desert Protected Agriculture Steering Committee Meeting, February 14 - 15, 1989, London, UK
Fifteenth Ministerial Session of the World Food Council, Coordinator, Acting Head of Egypt Delegation, May 22‑25, 1989, Cairo, Egypt - Presentation
Fourth Cooperative Arid Land Agricultural Research Workshop, August 6‑12, 1989, San Diego, California, USA - Memmebr of the steering committee
Arid Land Executive Committee Meeting, October 22‑24, 1989, Amsterdam, Holland .
Workshop for Land Reclamation and Agribusiness Project in Egypt , U.S. Investment Promotion Office (USIPO), September 1989, Cairo, Egypt - Speaker.
Land Reclamation Symposium, American Chamber of Commerce in Egypt, (Invited Speaker), Dec. 4, 1989, Cairo, Egypt.
Third General Conference of the Association of Agriculture Research Institution in the Near East and North Africa . Dec. 17-20, 1989, Cairo, Egypt - Invited Speaker.
The Arab Center for Studies of Arid Land (ACSAD) General Assembly No. 6. Damascus, Syria. Dec. 1989 - Egyptian Committee Representative.
Desert Protected Agriculture Steering Committee Meeting, February 7 - 8, 1990, Washington D.C., USA.
World Food Council Consultation with Countries from the Group of Western European and Other States. Represented the President of WFC (H.E. Dr. Youssuf Wally, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation), March 1990, Paris, France - Chairman of the Meeting
The Nile Resource Evaluation. Resource Management, Hydropolitics and Legal Issues. The Royal Geographical Society. May 2‑3, 1990, SOAS, University of London - Invited Speaker
Sixteenth Ministerial Session of the World Food Council, Acting Head of Egypt Delegation & Chairman of the Drafting Committee, May 21‑24, 1990, Bangkok, Thailand.
Sahara and Sahel Observatory Colloquium, Head of Egyptian Delegate, June 5‑7, 1990, Paris, France - Invited Speaker/Chairman
Desert Protected Agriculture Steering Committee Meeting, June 18 ‑ 23, 1990, Copenhagen, Denmark.
The African Water Summit , June 24‑27, 1990, Cairo, Egypt - Chair of a session- Speaker
Third International Conference on Desert Development. 23‑28 July 1990, Beijing, China - Organizer - Chairman
Consultation Meeting on Agricultural Research Policy, Organization and Management for Sustainable Agriculture, ISNAR. October 1990, The Hague, The Netherlands - Invited Speaker.
87^th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Horticultural Science. November 1990, Tucson, Arizona, USA.
WFC, UNDP Interegional Consultation on "Meeting the Food Production Challenges of the 1990's and Beyond", April 22 ‑ 24, 1991, Cairo, Egypt - Chairman.
Desert Protected Agriculture Steering Committee Meeting, April 30 ‑ May 5, 1991, Valencia, Spain.
Seventeenth Ministerial Session of the World Food Council, Head of Egyptian Delegation and Representative of the President of WFC (H.E. Prof. Dr. Youssuf Wally). June 5‑8, 1991, Helsingr, Denmark.
National Agriculture Genetic Engineering Lab (NAGEL) Board Meeting. May 21, 1991, Cairo, Egypt - NAGEL's Coordinator.
Future Challenges for National Agricultural Research: A policy dialogue. "International Conference". “Challenges and Opportunities for NARS in the year 2000”. January 12-18, 1992, Berlin, Germany.
The 1992 Miami Bio/Technology Winter Symposium. Advances in Gene Technology‑Feeding the world in the 21st century. January 19 ‑ 24, 1992, Miami, Florida, USA.
First International Conference on Expert Systems and Development (ICESD-92). April 12 -23, 1992, Cairo, Egypt - Chair of Session & Coordinate of the Meeting .
The Arab Center for Studies of Arid Land (ACSAD). General Assembly. Represented Government of Egypt . April 27 ‑ 30, 1992, Damascus, Syria.
Sahara and Sahel Observatory Colloquium. June 1992, Paris, France. Head of Egyptian delegation.
Eighteenth Ministerial Session of the World Food Council (WFC). June 23 ‑ 26, 1992, Nairobi, Kenya - Head of Egyptian delegation.
"Food, Water and War Security in a World of Conflict" conference conducted by the Crawford Fund for International Agricultural Research, Parliament House, August 15, 2000, Canberra, Australia. – Invited Speaker, "Strategic Options for Alleviating Conflicts Over Water in Dry Areas".
Workshop on The Safeguards for Planned Introductions of Transgenic Tomatoes, August 19-20, 1992, Davis, USA.
Joint Executive‑Committee of the Brazilian, Egyptian Agriculture Research Corporation, (EMBRAP) and Agricultural Research Center (ARC‑Egypt), November 2‑11, 1992, Brasilia, Brazil - Co‑Chairman.
Coordination Committee for the Nile Valley Project. November 23‑24, 1992, Cairo, Egypt - Chairman.
Technical Consultation on Integrated Rural Water Management, Report and Recommendations. March 15‑19, 1993, FAO, Rome - Invited Speaker
Agricultural Research and Food Security, C.I.H.E.A.M. June 28‑29, 1993, Istanbul, Turkey - Invited Speaker. "Integrating National Agricultural Research Improvement and Capacity Building for Food Security in Egypt."
Funding of Agricultural Research in Sub‑Saharan Africa, July 6‑8, 1993, Nairobi, Kenya - Invited Speaker
International Conference on Desert Development: "Sustainable development for our common future", July 25‑30, 1993, Mexico City - Chairman of the opening session ‑ Invited speaker - Member of the International Organizing Committee.
International Desert Development Commission (Board Meetings), July 28, 1993 - Re-elected as a General Secretary of the Commission.
Dry land farming systems and technologies for more sustainable agriculture. October 18-22, 1993, Pullman, Washington, USA. Speaker Planery Lecture: “Egyptian strategies for dry land farming research and development system”.
International SAHARA AND SAHEL OBSERVATORY, 23‑24 October 1993, Chardaia ‑ Algeria - Chair of the scientific council
AGERI/ABSP Regional Workshop on Intellectual Property Rights and Biosafety, 24‑27 January 1994, Cairo, Egypt - Chairman - Invited Speaker.
The Executive Board, SAHARA AND SAHEL OBSERVATORY, 9‑10 February 1994, Paris, France - Member of the board - Chair of the scientific council
Meeting of the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA). April 1994, Aleppo, Syria.
CALAR II, Fourth Annual Scientific Workshop, May 1‑7, 1994, San Diego.
The 5^th session of INCD, SAHARA AND SAHEL OBSERVATORY, 6 ‑ 17 June 1994, Paris, France.
Conservation of Crop Genetic Resources in Gene parts in the Central and East Mediterranean, June 1994, Capri, Italy.
The 22^nd round of the society of the Arab Center for the Studies of Arid Zones and Dry Lands (ACSAD). 9‑10, July 1994, Damascus, Syria.
Second Meeting of the Scientific and Technical Council, 25-27 October 1994, Cairo, Egypt.
International Consultation on the National Agricultural Research Systems (NARS) Vision of International Agricultural Research in the Arab Region. 11 ‑ 14 Dec. 1994, Rome, Italy.
The Executive Board, SAHARA AND SAHEL OBSERVATORY, 18‑20 January 1995, Rabat - Member of the board - Chair of the scientific council
Official ceremony for Chang-over of Director General of ICARDA, 23 January 1995, ICARDA headquarters, Tel Hadya, Aleppo – Keynote speech.
24^th Program Committee Meeting of ICARDA Board of Trustees, 24-26 January 1995, Aleppo, Syria.
CGIAR Ministerial Level Meeting, 9-10 February 1995, Lucerne, Switzerland.
CWANA Durum Network Workshop, 20-23 March 1995, ICARDA, Aleppo – Inaugural Address: Durum Wheat in WANA
Ecoregional Initiative: Water in WANA Workshop, 27-28 March 1995, ICARDA – Inaugural Address
ICARDA DG joins Board Chairperson in his visit to NVRP ( Nile Valley and Red Sea Program), 13-20 April 1995, Egypt , and official meeting with H.E. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, Egypt
29^th Meeting of ICARDA Board of Trustees, 25-27 April 1995, ICARDA, Aleppo – Presentation to the BOT
Official business meetting of the CGIAR with the EEC Commissioner of Agriculture & Rural Development, European Union, 1-2 May 1995, Brussels, Belgium.
Meeting with Officials of Overseas Development Administration (ODA), 2-3 May 1995, London, United Kingdom.
Visit of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 2 May 1995, The Hague, The Netherlands.
Official meeting with H.E. Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and other senior government officials in Turkey , 5 May 1995, Ankara, Turkey.
Centers Directors Committee Meeting (CDC) of CGIAR, 19-20 May 1995, Nairobi, Kenya.
CGIAR Mid-Term Meeting, 22-26 May 1995, Nairobi, Kenya.
Meeting with Officials for USAID and USDA, 12-17 June 1995, Washington DC, USA.
Biotechnology Steering Committee Meeting, 27-28 June 1995, ICARDA – Opening Address
IFAD Working Lunch with the Director General of FAO on ‘Strengthening NARS/CGIAR Partnership: Exercise Follow-up held at FAO, 13 July 1995, Rome
67^th Meeting of the CGIAR Technical Advisory Committee Meeting (TAC67), 11-17 July 1995, FAO, Rome, Italy
Official meetings with a) Dr Jacque Diouf, FAO Director General; and b) with Mr Fawzi Al-Sultan, President of IFAD, 17-18 July 1995
Inauguration of IPGRI-CWANA Building , 17 September 1995, ICARDA Headquarters, Aleppo – Opening Address
Nile Valley Coordination Meeting, 24-27 September, ICARDA headquarters, Aleppo - Inaugural/keynote Address
Syria/ICARDA 14^th Annual Coordination Meeting, 7-8 October 1995, ICARDA, Aleppo – Keynote Address
The Planning Workshop of the CGIAR Inter-Center Initiative on Water Management, 29-30 September 1995, IIMI, Colombo, Sri Lanka - Key-note presentation on Water Management for the Arid and Semi-Arid Zones
FAO 50^th Anniversary and the International Symposium, 11-13 October 1995, Quebec, Canada.
Meeting in San Diego , (Arid Land Expert Consultation), 14-20 October 1995, USA.
CGIAR Center Directors Committee Meeting (CDC), 26 -28 October 1995 and joint CDC/Committee of Board Chairs (CBC), 29 October 1995, Washington DC, USA.
International Centers Week (ICW95), 30 October - 3 November 1995, Washington, USA – Center’s Presentation
34^th Executive Committee Meeting of ICARDA Board of Trustees, 6-7 November 1995, Washington DC, USA.
Official visit to UNDP to discuss future cooperation in the dry areas, (Meetings with Drs Timothy Rothermel and Saad Al Farargi), 8 Nov. 1995, New York, USA.
Soil Fertility Workshop: accomplishments and Future Challenges in Dryland Soil fertility Research in the Mediterranean Area, 19-23 November 1995, ICARDA – Opening Address
114. WANA/NARS Regional Forum, 12-13 December 1995, ICARDA, Aleppo – Welcoming Address
20^th Annual Meeting of Islamic Development Bank (IDB), 29-30 November 1995, Jakarta, Indonesia.
Workshop on ‘Assessment of Research and Seed Production Needs in Dryland Agriculture in the Newly Independent Republics of Central and West Asia’, 5-9 December 1995, Tashkent, Uzbekistan - (Paper on Prospects for Agriculture in Dry Areas )- Chair of the meeting
WANA-NARS Meeting for Developing the Detailed Action Plan (DAP) on NARS-CGIAR Partnerships, 12-13 December 1995, ICARDA, Aleppo – Welcoming Address
Official travel to Dubai, United Arab Emirates to discuss/finalize arrangements for operating the Regional Program for the Arabian Peninsula from UAE, 1-4 January 1996.
Workshop on System-Wide Livestock Initiative (SLI) Lead Project on Fodder Shrubs, 6 January 1996, ICARDA, Aleppo – Welcoming Statement.
30^th Meeting of ICARDA Board of Trustees, 24-30 January 1996, Cairo, Egypt – Presentation to Diplomatic Delegation at BOT
SLI Workshop: ICARDA Lead Project on Fodder Shrubs, 6-10 February 1996, ICARDA, Aleppo – Opening Address
Third Meeting of the CGIAR Genetic Resources Policy Committee (GRPC), 14-16 February 1996, (Rolle), Gland, Switzerland.
Natural Resource Management Research Planning Workshop, 26-28 February 1996, ICARDA, Aleppo – Opening Statement
Workshop on Conservation Management and Sustainable Use of Dryland Biodiversity within Priority Agro-ecosystems of the Near East, 13 March 1996, ICARDA, Aleppo – Welcoming Address
International Conference on Desert Development in the Arab Gulf Countries Towards Sustainable desert ecosystem Development in the 21^st Century, 22-26 March 1996, Kuwait –Chairman session VI; Keynote Address “Reversing Desertification Trends in West Asia and North Africa.
Twenty-Third FAO Regional Conference for the Near East, 26-30 March 1996, Rabat, Morocco.
69^th Meeting of the CGIAR Technical Advisory Committee (TAC), 25-30 March 1996, IRRI, Los Banos, The Philippines.
Official travel of TAC Members/Observers to Tsukuba Agricultural Research complex, JIRCAS and other official meetings at the Headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Tokyo, 31 March - 4 April 1996, Japan.
Participate in the implementation of the joint ICARDA/Iran Research Project and establish ICARDA Office in Tehran, 1-7 May 1996
Meeting of the CGIAR Centers Directors Committee (CDC), 18-19 May 1996, Jakarta, Indonesia.
CGIAR Mid-Term Meeting (MTM), 20-24 May 1996, Jakarta, Indonesia.
Official visit to ICRISAT Headquarters in Hyderabad , 26-28 May 1996, India.
Official visit to Indian Research Organization, 28-30 May 1996, New Delhi, India.
Official travel to Dijon and Paris , Cooperation between ICARDA and French Institution, 2-9 June 1996, France.
5^th International Wheat Conference, 10-14 June 1996, Ankara , Turkey – Welcoming/Inaugural address
30^th Meeting of ICARDA Board of Trustees, 11-15 July 1996, ICARDA, Aleppo – Progress Report to the Board
A joint meeting of AARINENA, CIHEAM, FAO and ICARDA Analytical Review of NARS in West Asia and North Africa and a Seminar on Regionalization of agricultural Research in Mediterranean Region and other Countries of Near East, 17-18 July 1996, ICARDA, Aleppo
5^th International Conference on Desert Development, 12–17 August 1996, Lubbock, Dallas, USA - Keynote Address
CGIAR/NARS Agricultural Research Consultation in Central Asia and West Asia, 5-6 September 1996 Tashkent, Uzbekistan – Opening statement
Duty travel to Bonn , Germany to meet with Dr H J de Hass, Head of BMZ Division to discuss ICARDA’s Project Proposal for the Newly Independent Republics of West and Central Asia (CAC), and visits to ATSAF and Bonn University , 7-10 September 1996
ICARDA/CIMMYT Roundtable Meeting in relation to Wheat Collaboration, CIMMYT, 14-19 September 1996, Mexico City, Mexico
Fourth Meeting of the CGIAR Genetic Resources Policy Committee (GRPC), 2-4 October 1996, Stockholm, Sweden
Official travel to FAO, 4 October 1996, Rome, Italy.
15^th Annual Coordination Meeting of Syria/ICARDA, 9-10 October 1996, ICARDA, Aleppo – Keynote Address
World Food Prize Symposium, 18-21 October 1996, Des Moines, USA.
CGIAR International Centers Week (ICW96), 28 October - 2 November 1996, Washington DC , USA - Presentation: West Asia and North Africa : A Regional Vision
36^th Executive Committee Meeting of ICARDA Board of Trustees, 4-5 November 1996, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York.
World Food Summit – Renewing Global Commitment to Fight Hunger – Plan of Action, 13-17 November 1996, Rome, Italy.
2^nd International Crop Science Congress, organized by Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) & National academy of Agricultural Sciences – Presentation, November 17-24, 1996, New Delhi, India.
Expert Consultation on Research Priority Setting by NARS in the Asia – Pacific Region and the General Assembly Meeting of APAARI, 25-26 November 1996, New Delhi, India – Presentation on ICARDA’s Strategic Plan – Priorities of CGIAR Centers in the Region
FAO Ad-hoc Meeting of Donors and other Stakeholders in Animal Genetic Resources, 2-3 December 1996, FAO Headquarters, Rome, Italy.
Director General visits to H.E. The Prime Minister of Jordan and the Minister of Agriculture, Rector, University of Jordan , UNDP and ESCWA Representatives in Amman. December 21-24, 1996.
H.E. Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries of the United Arab Emirates and Director General of ICARDA inaugurate the Regional Office of the Center’s Program for the Arabian Peninsula (APRP) in Dubai , 8 January 1997 – Inaugural Address
31^st Meeting of ICARDA Board of Trustees, 17-22 February 1997, Rabat , Morocco – Presentation at BOT
Observatoire du Sahara et du Sahel (OSS) Executive Board and General Assembly 25 February - 1 March 1997, Niamey , Niger, Chair of the scientific council
Second International Conference on Soil Solarization & Integrated Management of Soilborne Pests organized by FAO, ICARDA, Arab Society for Plant Protection, (Beirut), UC Davis, California and University of Jordan, 16-21 March 1997, ICARDA, Aleppo
Meeting of the CGIAR Center Directors Committee (CDC), 17 March 1997, FAO, Rome, Italy.
CGIAR High Level Briefing with the European Commission and European Parliament, 18-19 March 1997, Brussels, Belgium – Presentation
72^nd Meeting of the CGIAR Technical Advisory Committee (TAC), 18-26 March 1997, FAO, Rome, Italy (attended part of TAC Meeting on 20 March) – Presentation of ICARDA’s MTP 1998-2000
The First World Water Forum organized by The World Water Council, 20-25 March 1997, Marrakech, Morocco
Workshop on Ethics and Equity in Conservation and Use of Genetic Resources for Sustainable Food Security – Developing Guidelines for CGIAR, 22-25 April 1997, Foz do Iguacu, Parana, Brazil
Fifth Meeting of the CGIAR Genetic Resources Policy Committee (GRPC), 25-26 April 1997, Foz do Iguacu, Brazil
Director General meets H.E. Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Head of Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO) and discuss research work between the Islamic Republic of Iran and ICARDA, 27 April - 3 May 1997
Duty travel to Instituto Agronomico Per L’Oltremare, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 5-7 May 1997, Florence, Italy
International Symposium on The Origins of Agriculture and the Domestication of Crop Plants in the Near East sponsored by ICARDA, CNRS, IPGRI, Department of Antiquities, (Syria) and Institut Francais de Archeologie au Proche Orient (Damascus) cosponsored the Origins of Agriculture and the Domestication of Crop Plants in the Near East; 10-14 May 1997, ICARDA, Aleppo – Inaugural Address
Meeting of the CGIAR Center Directors Committee (CDC), 25 May 1997, Cairo, Egypt.
CGIAR Mid-Term Meeting, 26-30 May 1997, Cairo, Egypt – Presentation of ICARDA Medium-Term Plan 1998-2000
20^th Anniversary Commemoration: Annual Presentation Day of ICARDA, 2 June 1997 - Presentation
Joint ICARDA/ACSAD Meeting on Rain Water Management and Drought Mitigation , 9-13 June 1997, Rabat , Morocco – Keynote Presentation
Congress on the Relationships among Agro-Food Systems in the Mediterranean Basin, Italian Society of Agrarian Economy, 26-28 June 1997, Reggio Emilia, Italy – Paper presented jointly with Abelardo Rodriguez on ‘The Agro-alimentary Systems in the Middle Eastern Countries’.
6^th Meeting of the CGIAR Genetic Resources Policy Committee (GRPC), 1-3 September 1997, London , UK, Member of the committee
ICARDA/NCARTT/IFPRI/DSE International Conference on Agricultural Growth, Sustainable Resource Management and Poverty Alleviation in the Low Rainfall Areas of West Asia and North Africa, 2-6 September 1997, Amman, Jordan - Opening Address: ‘Current Situation and Outlook for Agriculture in the Low-rainfall Areas of West Asia and North Africa’
The First Central Asia Coordination Meeting between ICARDA and the Central Asian Republics (CARs) and ICARDA, 12-16 September 1997, ICARDA, Aleppo – Opening Address
Nile Valley and Red Sea Regional Program (NVRSRP) 7^th Regional Coordination Meeting, 30 September - 4 October, 1997, Cairo, Egypt – Opening Statement
Meeting with the Lebanese Minister of Agriculture, 3 October 1997, Beirut , Lebanon
NVRSRP Nile Valley and Red Sea Research Program Steering Committee Meeting, 4-5 October 1997, Cairo, Egypt - Welcoming address
AARINENA Executive Committee and Cosponsors Meeting, 10-15 October 1997, Nicosia, Cyprus – Cosponsor’s statement
Meeting of the CGIAR Center Directors Committee (CDC) with the CGIAR Chair and (CDC) Retreat, 22-25 October 1997, Washington DC, USA
CGIAR International Centers Week (ICW97), 27-31 October 1997, Washington DC, USA – Presentation on Central Asia
37^th Executive Committee Meeting of ICARDA Board of Trustees, 3-4 November 1997, The World bank, Washington DC, USA
China/CGIAR Forum, cosponsored by the CGIAR and the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture, 10-15 November 1997, Beijing and Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China – Presentation: China, A Special partner of ICARDA
Inaugural Ceremony of the new office of International Irrigation Management Institute (IIMI) at the International Center for Agrohydrology Research and Training (ICART), 18-20 November 1997, Menemen, Izmir, Turkey
Workshop on Property Rights, Collective Action and Technology Adoption, 22-26 November 1997, ICARDA, Aleppo – Welcoming Address
The Annual Meeting of Islamic Development Bank (IDB), 25-26 November, Damascus , Syria
The Challenges of Production System Sustainability: Long-Term Studies in Agronomic Research in Dry Areas, 8-11 December 1997, ICARDA – Welcome Introduction
Priority Setting for Underutilized and Neglected Plant Species of the Mediterranean Region organized by IPGRI, 11 February 1998, ICARDA, Aleppo – Welcoming statement
IFAD’s 20^th Anniversary and its 21^st Governing Council Meeting, 11-12 February 1998, Rome, Italy.
Official meetings with Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD), 14 February 1998, Kuwait.
The 1^st International Workshop on Protected Agriculture in the Arabian Peninsula, 15-18 February 1998, Doha, Qatar – Opening Statement
Meeting with The Minister of Municipal Affairs and Agriculture and The Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Agriculture, Geographic Information Center and UND Resident Representative, 14-18 February 1998, Doha, Qatar
Extra-Ordinary Meeting of ICARDA Board of Trustees, 21 February 1998, Cairo, Egypt – Progress Report
Meets high officials from Central Asia, Caucasus, 26-28 February 1998 Istanbul, Turkey – Welcoming Statement
Regional Conference “Rainfed Agriculture in the Arab Countries”, 7-12 March 1998, Cairo, Egypt – Opening Statement
Meeting high officials in the field of the Agriculture and visting research center, 10-14 March 1998, Tunisia
International Conference on Water and Sustainable Development, UNESCO, 19-21 March 1998, Paris, France – Keynote Presentation: Efficiency: key to Sustainability in Water Scarce Areas (Prof Adel El-Beltagy and Dr Theib Oweis)
FAO Ministerial Meeting, 24-25 March 1998, Damascus, Syria.
The CGIAR Inter-Center Working Group on IPM, 1-3 April 1998, ICARDA, Aleppo
Official Visit to Mauritania – Prime Minister and Minister of Rural Development and Environment, 12-16 April 1998
32^nd Meeting of ICARDA Board of Trustees Meeting, 21-25 April, 1998, ICARDA, Aleppo – Progress Report and Presentation
CGIAR Program on Central Asia: CG Centers Meeting, 27-28 April 1998, ICARDA, Aleppo – Welcome statement
7^th Meeting of the System-wide Genetic Resources Policy Committee (GRPC) of the CGIAR, 2-4 May 1998, ICARDA, Aleppo - Opening Remarks
ICARDA signs Agreement with Government of Uzbekistan for cooperation in agricultural research and for establishing a regional office for Central Asia, 8 May 1998, Tashkent
Sixth General Conference of Association of Agricultural Research Institute in the Near East and North Africa (AARINENA), 10-13 May 1998, Tehran, Iran – Opening Statement
Visits Saudi Arabia and meets Minister of Agriculture and Water and with the President of Islamic Development Bank on 16-17 May 1998, Jeddah, to discuss of the on-going collaborative research program under the Arabian Peninsula Regional Program, 17-19 May 1998, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Meeting of the CGIAR Center Directors Committee (CDC) at MTM 1998, Sunday 24 May 1998, Brasilia , Brazil
CGIAR Mid-Term Meeting (MTM), May 25-30, 1998, Brasilia , Brazil – Presentation to Finance Committee to meet 1998 funding shortfall
Visits ICARDA Office in Sana’a, and meets H.E Prime Minister, Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation, Foreign and Planning Ministers, World Bank /FAO and UNDP Resident Representatives, June 8-12, 1998, Yemen
IPGRI/FAO Regional Meeting to promote ‘Implementation of the Global Plan of Action for the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture in Central and West Asia and North Africa’, 22 June 1998, ICARDA, Aleppo – Welcoming statement
Official visit to the Southern Anatolian Project – Regional Development Administration (GAP-RDA), 25-27 June 1998, Sanliurfa, Turkey
Media/Crisis Training for CGIAR, 1-2 July 1998, Montpellier , France
Fund-raising campaign with The World Bank Senior Officials, CGIAR Secretariat and USAID, 24 July-2 August 1998
75^th Meeting of the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC), 21-26 September 1998, CIMMYT, El Batan , Mexico City, Mexico
First Steering Committee Meeting of the CGIAR Collaborative Research Program for CAC, 28-29 September 1998, Tashkent, Uzbekistan – Welcome Address/Presentation on ‘Development of CGIAR Collaborative Research Program for Central Asia and the Caucasus’.
Official visit with His Excellency Minister of Agriculture and visit to Lebanese Agricultural Research Institute (LARI), 4-5 October 1998, Tal Amara, Lebanon
Official visits with high ranking officials at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Agricultural Research Center of Finland (MTT), Jokioinen, 8-10 October 1998, Helsinki , the Republic of Finland.
Consortium on Spatial Information for Agricultural Research (CSI) and the Poverty Mapping Workshop, 12-14 October, Arendal, Norway and official visit to NORAGRIC on 16 October 1998 - Presentation
8^th Meeting of the CGIAR Genetic Resources Policy Committee (GRPC), 20 October 1998, Washington DC, USA - Committee Member
Center Directors Committee (CDC) and Center Board Chairs (CBC) Meetings, 22-24 October 1998, Washington DC
The CGIAR International Centers Week (ICW98), 26-30 October 1998, The World Bank, Washington DC, USA - Presentation
CGIAR-World Bank (ECSSD) Meeting on Agricultural Research in the CAC region, 30 October 1998, Washington DC, USA – Presentation on progress made by the CGIAR Consortium for CAC.
38^th Executive Committee Meeting of ICARDA Board, 2-3 November 1998, Washington DC
CIHEAM International Seminar on ‘Advanced Training of Agricultural and Food Managers in the Countries of the Mediterranean Areas’ 9-11 November 1998, Istanbul, Turkey
1^st International Agronomy Congress: Agronomy, Environment and Food Security for 21^st Century, 1123-27 November 1998, New Delhi, India – Governing Board Member - Inaugural Address and Plenary Lecture: Central and West Asia and North Africa: A Regional Vision
Director General and ICARDA Water Group Scientists meet with H.E. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Agriculture and land Reclamation and Minister of Public Works and Water Resources on 23-31 January 1999, Cairo, Egypt
CGIAR Center Directors Committee (CDC) Retreat, 29-31 January 1999, ISNAR, The Hague, The Netherlands
CGIAR Genetic Resources Policy Committee (GRPC) and Swaminathan Research Foundation Consultative Workshop on ‘Enlarging the Basis of Food Security: Role of Underutilized Species, 17-19 February 1999, Chennai India - Chair of Working Group of Breakout Session I, Regional Approaches and Opportunities
9^th Meeting of the Genetic Resources Policy Committee Meeting (GRPC), 16-19 February 1999, Swaminathan Foundation, Chennai (Madras), India
Fund-raising trip to The Netherlands 17-20 March 1999 and visits to CPRO-DLO, Wageningen University , SC -DLO and Prof Rabbinge
Workshop on Logistical Framework for the CGIAR Research Portfolio, 21 March 1999, IFAD, Rome, Italy - Presentation on Central Asia and ICARDA
Press Conference in Rome 21 March 1999 - Address to Italian Press: Italy and ICARDA
76^th Meeting of the CGIAR Technical Advisory Committee (TAC76), 22-26 March 1999, FAO Headquarters, Rome , Italy
World Bank Meeting on the CGIAR Collaborative Research Program for establishing Executive Steering Committee for Central Asia and the Caucasus countries, 31 March 1999, The World Bank, Washington DC , USA
Regional Workshop on “Breed Characterization of Small Ruminants in WANA: Research Proposal Development”, ICARDA/ICWG-GR-IPGRI, 5-8 April 1999, ICARDA, Aleppo – Welcome Address and Opening Remarks
30^th Program Committee Meeting of ICARDA Board of Trustees (E.O), 18-21 April 1999, ICARDA, Aleppo - Presentation
Extra-Ordinary Meeting of ICARDA Board of Trustees, ICARDA Annual Presentation Day, Presentation to Diplomats and NARS Representatives, 18-24 April 1999, ICARDA, Aleppo, Syria
Workshop on Farmer Participatory Research, Sponsored by IDB, FAO and SWP-PRGA, 6-11 May 1999, ICARDA, Aleppo – Opening Address
The First Meeting of ICARDA’s Biotechnology Steering Committee for the Project: Development of Biotechnological Research in the Arab World, 10-11 May 1999 ICARDA, Aleppo – Opening and Welcome Address
Workshop on Agricultural Research and Development Strategy for SouthEast Region of Turkey: The Role of GAP, 12-15 May 1999, Sanliurfa, Turkey – Opening Address and Presentation on Current Situation and Outlook for Agriculture in the dry Areas of West Asia and North Africa
CGIAR Center Directors Committee (CDC) and Center Board Chairs (CBC) Meetings, 22-23 May 1999, Beijing , China
CGIAR Mid-Term Meeting, 24-28 May, 1999, Beijing China – Presentation
First steering Committee of IFAD-funded Project on Integrated Feed and Livestock Production in the Steppes of Central Asia, 6-8 June 1999, ICARDA, Aleppo – Opening Address
The Third Regional Technical Coordination Meeting and 5^th Regional Steering Committee Meeting of the Arabian Peninsula Regional Program, 13-20 June, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman - Statement
The 2^nd Steering Committee Meeting of the CGIAR Program for Central Asia and the Caucasus (CAC), 20-26 June 1999, Tbilisi , Georgia – Inaugural address
Duty travel to Bonn , Germany for BMZ/GTZ Official meetings, 27-29 June 1999
Meeting with Prime Minister of Lebanon , AUB President and Minister of Agriculture, and visit ICARDA Terbol Research Station, 17-20 July 1999, Beirut , Lebanon
33^rd Meeting of ICARDA Board of Trustees, 15-16 August 1999, ICARDA, Aleppo – Progress Board Report
The 6^th International Conference for Development of Drylands (ICDD), 22-27 August 1999, Cairo, Egypt – ‘Reversing Desertification - Desert development beyond the Year 2000’ - Keynote speaker
Integrated Natural Resources Management (INRM) Workshop, 3-5 September 1999, Bildenberg Hotel, Oosterbeek, The Netherlands – Keynote Speaker
FAO/Netherlands Conference on Multifunctional Character of Agriculture and Land in Maastricht , The Netherlands, 12-17 September 1999 – joint paper with other CGIAR Centers
77^th Meeting of the CGIAR Technical Advisory Committee (TAC77), 20-24 September 1999, ISNAR, The Hague , The Netherlands – Center paper to EPMR Recommendations – Presentation on Strategy for the CGIAR Program for Central Asia and the Caucasus
The Second Annual Meeting of the Regional Technical Planning and Coordination Meeting of the 2^nd Phase of the Mashreq-Maghreb Project, 5-7 October, ICARDA, Aleppo - Opening Statement
Meeting with Dr Mengistue Huluka, Minister of Agriculture, Ethiopia and Dr Seyfu Ketema, Director General of Ethiopian Agricultural Research Organization (EARO) and other top Government Officials to discuss Ethiopia/ICARDA cooperation, 10-14 October 2000, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
253. The Nile Valley and Red Sea Research Program NVRSRP Regional Coordination Meeting, 10-14 October 1999, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – Opening Statement
CGIAR Center Directors Committee (CDC) and Center Board Chairs (CBC) Meetings, 20-23 October 1999, Washington DC, USA
CGIAR International Centers Week (ICW99), October 25-29, 1999, Washington DC, USA – Presentation on “Inter-Center Collaboration to Combat Poverty in the Dry Areas”
World Bank Luncheon Meeting at ICW99 on CGIAR Program for Central Asia and the Caucasus (CAC), 27 October 1999, Washington D.C. , USA - Presentation
39^th Executive Committee Meeting of ICARDA Board of Trustees, 30-31 October 1999, The World Bank, Washington DC , USA, Presentation
GAP-RDA/ICARDA Second Steering Committee Meeting, 12 November 1999, ICARDA, Aleppo – Welcome and Opening Remarks
International Conference on Water Resources Management, Use and Policy in Dry Areas, (Sponsored by ICARDA, IWMI, Ministry of Agriculture, Jordan, ministry of Water and Irrigation, Jordan and Islamic Development Bank), 1-3 December 1999, Amman, Jordan – Opening Address: Water Resources Management, Use and Policy in the Dry Areas. Chairperson of Keynote Session on Water Supply and Demand Beyond 2000
Meeting with Regent of Jordan, HRH Prince Faisal Bin Al-Hassein and H.E. Minister of Agriculture to discuss water issues in Jordan , the West Asia region anf futre cooperation,December,1999, Jordan
Official visit to Ministere de Education Nationale de la Recherche et de la Technologies, Paris, as well as to INRA, CIRAD, IRD and CEMAGREF and AGROPOLIS in Montpellier to enhance research collaboration between French institutions and ICARDA, 9-15 January 2000, France - Presentation
Official visit to Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS), 17-23 January 2000, Tsukuba , Japan – Presentation: Tackling the Problems of Dry Area Agriculture.
The United Nations and Global Governance in the New Millennium, 19-21 January 2000, The United Nations University Headquarters, Tokyo, Japan – invited Keynote address on Land Degradation: A Global and Regional Problem.
Center Directors Committee (CDC) Retreat, and CDC meeting with Chair of the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) on the CGIAR Strategy and Vision, 25-27 January 2000, Rome, Italy
ICARDA EPMR Panel discussion meeting for presentation to TAC78, 1-15 February 2000, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK.
Dubai International Conference on Desertification, 12-15 February 2000, Dubai, UAE – Keynote Address: Science-based Management of Arid Land for Sustainable Production
IFAD Governing Council Meeting, 16-17 February 2000, Rome, Italy
The Mashreq and Maghreb Project Steering Committee Meeting, 27 February 2000, ICARDA, Aleppo – Opening Statement
10^th Session of the Sahel and Sahara Observatory (OSS) Executive Board 3 & 4 March; and the OSS Constitutive Extra-Ordinary General Assembly Meeting, 6 - 7 March 2000, Rabat, Morocco – Comments on the Round Table Discussion
National Conference on Agricultural Research Policy and Strategy – Guest Speaker - Presentation to Ministers and Government Officials, and visit H.E Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries to discuss ICARDA’s strategic alliance with Morocco, 8-11 March 2000, Rabat, Morocco
FAO Regional Conference for the Near East, 20-24 March 2000 and the Ministerial Meeting 23-24 March 2000, Beirut, Lebanon
The Seventh General Conference of AARINENA, 22-23 March 2000, Beirut , Lebanon – Opening Statement
Technical Advisory Committee (TAC78) Meeting, Presentation to TAC78: ICARDA’s Response to the Recommendations made by the Panel Chair of the 4^th EPMR and presentation on “CGIAR Strategy for Sustainable Agricultural Development in Central Asia and the Caucasus, 27-31 March 2000, The World Bank Office, Paris, France
ICARDA Annual Presentation Day, 25 April 2000, ICARDA, Aleppo – Address by the Director General
Visiting with H.E. Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries Mr Saeed Mohamed Al-Ragabani and the Biosaline Agriculture Center (accompanied by few Board Members), 26-29 April 2000, Dubai, UAE
Audit Committee Meeting of the Board, 27 April 2000, Dubai, UAE
34^th Meeting of ICARDA Board of Trustees (BOT), 1-4 May 2000, Tehran , Islamic Republic of Iran
First Vice-President of the Islamic Republic of Iran meets the Board Chair, Director General and Members of ICARDA Board of Trustees on 3 May 2000, Tehran , Iran
The Regional Coordination Meeting of the Nile Valley and Red Sea Regional Program (NVRSRP), 15-18 May 2000, Addis Ababa - Inaugural Address
CGIAR Center Directors Committee (CDC) and Board Chairs Committee (CBC) Meetings, 19-20 May 2000, Dresden, Germany
CGIAR Mid-Term Meeting (MTM) 22-26 May 2000, Dresden, Germany – Presentation: ICARDA’s Response to the Fourth EPMR
2000 Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR) Workshop on Private/Public Research Partnerships in Biotechnology and Genomics, 22 May 2000, Dresden, Germany.
Third Meeting of the Program Steering Committee of the CGIAR Program for Central Asia and the Caucasus (CAC) , 30 May – 01 June 2000, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan - Opening address as Chair of the Center Director Generals Committee (CDC) for CAC and as Co-Chair of the Steering Committee
ICARDA/CEDARE Regional Workshop on ‘ Marginal Land Degradation and Rehabilitation of Marginal Lands in the Arab Region’, 2-4 July 2000, Cairo , Egypt - Opening Statement
Center Directors Committee Meeting (CDC) and CDC Meeting with Dr Ian Johnson, CGIAR Chair, 20-21 July 2000, Windsor, UK
The 6^th Conference of the Crawford Fund - Food, Water and War: Security in a World of Conflict, 15 August 2000, Australian Parliament, Canberra , Australia – Guest of the Crawford Foundation - Key-paper on ‘Strategic Options for Alleviating Conflicts over Water in Dry Areas’
Meeting with Australian scientists at Charles Sturt University, Agriculture Institute, NSW Agriculture, Wagga Wagga; makes official visits to Australian Donors – GRDC, ACIAR , CSIRO and the Agricultural Research Institute, 17-18 August 2000
Meeting on Integrated Natural Resource Management in the CGIAR: Approaches and Lessons, 21-25 August 2000, Penang, Malaysia, and the CDC Task Force on INRM – Key-note Address
Meeting of the CDC Task Force for INRM to provide input to the CDC/CBC Retreat on the implications of new developments in INRM for the CGIAR structure and governance, 21-25 August 2000, Penang, Malaysia
CGIAR Center Directors Committee (CDC) and Center Board Committee (CBC) Retreat (CDC/CBC) 2-3 September 2000, ISNAR, The Hague, The Netherlands
Workshop on Developing and Harmonizing Biosafety Regulations for Countries in West Asia and North Africa (WANA), 10-13 September 2000, ICARDA, Aleppo – Welcome and Opening Remarks
The Board of Trustees of the International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (IPGRI) was held at ICARDA Headquarters on 16 September 2000 - Welcoming Statement
The 4^th ICARDA/Central Asia and the Caucasus (CAC) Regional Coordination Meeting, 18-21 September 2000, Bishkek, Kyrgystan – Inaugural Statement
Meeting with Kyrgyz Prime Minister to discusses collaborative activities in Kyrgyzstan, 20 September 2000
79^th Meeting of the CGIAR Technical Advisory Committee (TAC79), 25-28 September 2000, IITA, Ibadan, Nigeria – A Report on the INRM Workshop held in Penang , Malaysia 21-25 August 2000 was given to INRM Committee at TAC 79^th
17^th National Coordination Meeting: Collaborative Research Program between the Syrian Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform and ICARDA, 1-2 October 2000, ICARDA, Aleppo – Welcoming address
Meeting with the First Vice President of Sudan , Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, Minister of Irrigation & Water, Minister of Livestock Sector, AOAD, EU and Director General of Arab Authority for Agricultural Investment and Development (AAAID), 6-9 October 2000, Khartoum, Sudan
10^th Regional Coordination Meeting of the Nile Valley and Red Sea Regional Program, (NVRSRP) 8-12 October 2000, Khartoum, Sudan – Inaugural Address
The World Food Prize Foundation: The World Food Prize Symposium and the Laureate Presentation 12-13 October 2000, Des Moines, Iowa
CGIAR Centers Directors Committee Meeting (CDC), 18-20 October 2000, Washington DC
CGIAR International Centers Week (ICW00), 23-27 October 2000, Washington DC, USA – Presentation: New Science to Improve the Livelihood of the Poor in Dry Areas
40^th Executive Committee Meeting of ICARDA Board of Trustees (BOT), 29-30 October 2000, The World Bank, Washington DC, USA
The Annual Meeting of Islamic Development Bank (IDB), 7 – 8 November 2000, Beirut, Lebanon.
International Workshop “New Approaches to Water Management in Central Asia ” jointly organized by UNU/ICARDA and Japan with support from UNESCO. November 9-11, 2000, ICARDA, Aleppo - Opening Address
The 4^th Session of the conference of Parties (COP4) of the UNCCD, 19 December 2000, Bonn, Germany
Meeting with H.E. Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries in UAE and discusses future collaboration, 17 January 2001 – Press Conference
Inter-disciplinary Dialog on Information and Communication Technology for Poverty Eradication by MS Swaminathan Foundation, 18-20 January 2001, Chennai, India – Lead discussant and keynote address on Information and Communication Technologies for Poverty Eradication
Bio Square Conference, 7-9 February 2001, The Hague, The Netherlands
24^th Session in IFAD Governing Council, 20-21 February 2001, Rome, Italy
Executive Governing Board of the Sahara and Sahel Observatory (OSS), 11-13 March 2001, Algeria – Chairman of the Council’s Scientific and Technical Committee
CGIAR Center Directors Committee Meeting (CDC) 14-16 March 2001, ISNAR, The Hague, Netherlands
Opening Ceremony at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, 18 March 2001, Dubai, UAE - Presentation
Symposium on ‘Prospects of Saline Agriculture in the GCC Countries’, 18-20 March 2001, Dubai, United Arab Emirates – Keynote Address: Strategies to Meet the Challenges of salinity in Central and West Asia and North Africa – and Abstract on ‘Prospects of Saline Agriculture in the GCC Countries
Visit with the BOT Chair the Ruler of Sharjah, His Highness Sheikh Sultan bin Mohamed Al-Qasimi, 20 March 2001
80^th Meeting of the CGIAR Technical Advisory Committee (TAC80), 26-30 March 2001, ICARDA Headquarters, Aleppo – Presentation: ICARDA Today
The First International conference on Biotechnology – Applications for the Arid Regions, 9-11 April 2001, Cairo, Egypt – Chairman of Agricultural Biotechnology Session
35^th Meeting of ICARDA Board of Trustees, Address by the Director General, 21-26 April 2001, ICARDA, Aleppo, Presentation
Meeting with Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC), high-ranking officials and FAO Representative, 2-7 May 2001, Islamabad, Pakistan
Joint FAO-EU-ICARDA Expert Consultation and Workshop on Drought Mitigation for the Near East and the Mediterranean Region, 27-31 May 2001, ICARDA, Aleppo
CGIAR Center Directors Committee (CDC) and joint Center Board Chairs (CBC/CDC Meeting, 17-18 May 2001, Durban, South Africa
CGIAR Mid-Term Meeting (MTM), 21-25 May 2001, Durban, South Africa
Fourth Program Steering Committee Meeting of the CGIAR Program for Central Asia and the Caucasus (CAC), 4-6 June 2001, Almaty, Kazakhstan – Chair of the steering committee - Welcome Address
Ministerial Level Meeting for Strengthening Investment in Agricultural Research Systems in CAC, 8 11June 2001, Isy-Kul, Kyrgyzstan – Presentation on CGIAR Collaborative Program for Sustainable Agricultural Development in Central Asia and the Caucasus
Kyrgyz Agrarian Academy honors Prof.El-Beltagy in Bishkek, 9 June 2001, Kyrgyzstan
Official visit to the Asian Development Bank (ADB), 16 June 2001, Manila, The Philippines - Presentation to ADB
The Ministerial Meeting: Opportunities Sustainable Investment in Rainfed Areas of West Asia and North Africa (WANA), June 25-26, 2001, Rabat, Morocco – Rabat Declaration – Presentation on “Successful Investments for Sustainable Development of Dryland Agriculture in West Asia and North Africa
Meetings with CGIAR and World Bank Officials, 7-11 July 2001, Washington DC , USA
Global Consortium of Higher Education and Research for Agriculture and Food System (GCHERA), 12-14 July 2001, San Francisco, California, USA – Discussant Prof Dr Adel El-Beltagy Theme (1) ‘New Science in a New Century: Agricultural Research, Life Sciences and Information Technology’
Duty travel to UC Davis to discuss with high level university officials ways and means of strengthening collaboration with ICADA, 15-17 July 2001
Third Integrated Natural Resource Management Conference, 28-31 August 2001 CIAT, Cali, Colombia – Member of CDC Task Force on NRM addressing the CGIAR wide strategy for INRM research
IFPRI’s 2020 International Conference on ‘Sustainable Food Security for all by 2020’, 4-6 September 2001, Bonn, Germany
Fund-raising/official meetings in Bonn , 6-8 September 2001, Bonn, Germany
International Scientific Symposium of the Jubilee Celebrations of the Center for Tropical and 11Subtropical Agriculture and Forestry, 7 September 2001, Goettingen, Germany
5^th Central Asia and the Caucasus/ICARDA Regional Coordination Meeting, 17-20 September 2001, Tashkent, Uzbekistan - Welcome Statement
Annual Regional Coordination Meeting of the Nile Valley and red sea Regional Program (NVRSRP), 23-27 September 2001, Cairo, Egypt – Inaugural Address
81^st Meeting of the CGIAR Technical Advisory Committee (TAC), 24-29 September 2001, CIFOR, Bogor, Indonesia
The high level Ministerial Meeting, 7-8 October 2001, Geneva, Switzerland, and the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) COP5 Workshop 9-10 October 2001, Rome, Italy – Statement by the Director General
GFAR/IFAD Workshop on Global Partnership Programmes, 9-10 October 2001, Rome, Italy – Moderator of Session (2) – Panel on Stakeholders’ Involvement in Setting and Implementing an Agricultural Research Agenda
Official visit to European Commission on 11 October 2001, Brussels, Belgium - Presentation given to European Union
The World Food Prize International Symposium – 15^th Anniversary Celebration: ‘Risks to the World Food Supply in the 21^st Century”, 18-20 October 2001, Des Moines, Iowa, USA
CGIAR Center Directors Committee Meeting (CDC), 25-26 October 2001, The World Bank, Washington DC , USA
CGIAR Annual General Meeting (AGM01), 30 October – 1 November 2001, The World Bank, Washington DC , USA - Presentation
41^st Executive Committee Meeting of ICARDA Board of Trustees, 4-5 November 2001, DoubleTree Hotel, Washington DC , USA
Brainstorming Meeting on Agricultural Research Priority Setting for West Asia Sub-region, 18-19 November 2001, ICARDA, Aleppo – Welcoming Address
Swiss Project on Syrian Steppe holds Workshop on “Dryland Resources Management: Decision-making Processes and Tools”, 19-21 November 2001, ICARDA, Aleppo – Opening Statement
The Centennial Celebrations of the Uzbek Research Institute of Horticulture and Viticulture, 21-24 November 2001, Tashkent, Uzbekistan – Opening Address
Meeting with H.E. Uzbekistan’s Vice-Prime Minister and Minister of Agriculture and Water Resources to strengthen cooperation in agricultural research between Uzbekistan and ICARDA, 21-24 November 2001
International Workshop on Rural Development Strategies in the GAP Region: From Vision to Action, 26-30 November 2001, Dicle University, Urfa, Diyarbakir, Turkey – Welcoming Address and Session Chair.
The 2^nd Meeting of the Ad-hoc group of Observetoire du Sahel et Sahara (OSS) Executive Board Members, 29-30 November 2001, Rabat, Morocco.
Invited guest by the Egyptian Council for Foreign Affairs , 5 January 2002, Cairo, Egypt – Presentation on ‘New Science, New Approaches, new Hope for Agriculture in the Dry Areas’
Signing a Twinning Agreement between ICARDA and the Central Laboratory for Agricultural expert Systems (CLAES) and a Cooperative Agreement between ICARDA and the Desert Research Center (DRC), 9 January 2002, Cairo, Egypt
Consortium on Restoring Food Security and Rebuilding the Agricultural Sector of Afghanistan – First Stakeholders Meeting, 20-21 January 2002, Tashkent, Uzbekistan – Welcome Statement and Presentation
Expert Consultation Meeting on IPM – GH Ventilation and Cooling and APRP Regional Technical Coordination Meeting, 20-23 January 2002, Kuwait
Official meeting with H.E. Mr Saeed Mohamed Al-Raqbani, Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, 25 January 2002, Dubai, UAE
The 2^nd Regional Steering Committee Meeting of Arabian Peninsula Regional Program (APRP), 26 January 2002, AFESD, Kuwait – Opening Address
Third Annual Steering Committee Meeting of ‘Integrated Feed Livestock Production in the steppes of Central Asia’, 3-4 February 2002, ICARDA, Aleppo – Welcoming Remarks
Fourth Annual Meeting of Mashreq-Maghreb Steering Committee, 5-6 February 2002, ICARDA, Aleppo – Welcoming Address
SGRP/GRPC/CG-SO Workshop on the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, 18-20 February 2002, IRRI, Manila, Philippines – Observer
14^th Meeting of the CGIAR Genetic Resources Policy Committee (GRPC), 21-22 February 2002, Manila, Philippines – Member of the Committee
Official visits to CGIAR Chair and Director, USDA, Future Harvest Staff, The World Bank and USAID Senior Officials, 24 February through 1 March 2002, Washington DC, USA
Official visit to Institute of Genomics Research (TIGR), 27 February - 07 March 2002, Rockville, Maryland – Seminar on ICARDA’s biotechnology research – Presentation: An Introduction to ICARDA
Third Session of the Observatoire du Sahara et du Sahel (OSS) Executive Board, 11-12 March 2002, Nouakchott, Mauritania – Round Table discussion on Water Resources in the OSS zone: Which future?
Meeting with H.E. Mauritania’s Prime Minister and other high-level officials of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania to strengthen cooperation, 13-14 March 2002, Nouakchott, Mauritania
‘International Conference on Biotechnology & Sustainable Development: Voices of the South & North’ Conference,, 16-20 March 2002, Bibliotheca Alexandria , Egypt - Keynote speaker: “The Arid Lands Experience: Crop Improvement in the Dry Areas”
Meeting on the Development of a Regional Program for Sustainable Development in Rainfed Areas of West Asia and North Africa (WANA), 23-24 March 2002, ICARDA, Aleppo - Welcoming/Opening statement and introduction
Second International Workshop on Barley Leaf Blights (IWBLB), 7-11 April 2002, ICARDA Headquarters, Aleppo – Welcoming Address
The International Symposium on ‘Optimum Resources Utilization in Salt-Affected Ecosystems in Arid and Semi-Arid Regions’ organized by the Desert Research Center, 8-10 April 2002, Cairo, Egypt
CGIAR Second Meeting of the Executive Council (ExCo II), 16-17 April 2002, London, United Kingdom – Presentation on “Sustainable Agriculture in the Dry Areas
36^th Meeting of ICARDA Board of Trustees, 30 April - 3 May 2002, ICARDA, Aleppo – Report to the Board
UNESCO/UNU/ICARDA International Workshop on Desertification: Rehabilitation of Degraded Drylands and Biosphere Reserves, 2-3 May 2002, ICARDA Aleppo - Presentation: ‘ICARDA’s Experience in the Rehabilitation of Degraded Dry lands in CWANA and North Africa region’.
ICARDA’s 25^th Anniversary (4 May 2002) - Opening Address: 25^th Anniversary Commemoration and the International Workshop on’ Agriculture, Environment and Human Welfare in WANA’, 5-7 May 2002 in collaboration with the International Geosphere Biosphere Program (IGBP) and the International Dryland Development Commission (IDDC) – Presentation: The Challenge for West Asia and North Africa Within the Changing Global Context
Central-West Asia and North Africa (CWANA) Consultation Meeting on Agricultural Research Priority Setting, 8-10 May 2002, ICARDA, Aleppo – Welcoming Address.
Meeting with FAO Director General /Senior Officials on 20 May 2002, Rome , Italy
CGIAR Centers Directors Committee (CDC) Workshop Retreat and business Meeting, 21-24 May 2002, IPGRI, Rome , Italy
Launching the CGIAR System Office – McKinsey presentation to CDC Workshop on 22 May, 2002, Rome , Italy
Regional Meeting on Agricultural Research Priority Setting, 8-10 May 2002, ICARDA, Aleppo - Welcome/Opening Statement
40^th Anniversary of International Center for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (CIHEAM): Symposium on the Cooperation for the Development of the Mediterranean Region, 6 June 2002, Brussels, Belgium – Presentation on ‘ICARDA/CIHEAM Collaboration in Human Resource Development and Research in the WANA Region – Ties that Bind’
Meetings with European Commission Officials on 7 June 2002, Brussels, Belgium – A Presentation to Representatives for the European Union on “The Future Harvest Consortium to Rebuild Agriculture in Afghanistan ”
World Food Summit : Five Years Later, 10-13 June 2002, FAO, Rome . Side Event: The Anti-Hunger Programme.
Increasing Agricultural Productivity: The contribution of Biotechnology – side event at the World Food Summit sponsored by the CGIAR and the United States Delegation to the WFS five Years later, Tuesday 11 June 2002, The Excelsior Hotel, Rome, Italy
Meetings with FAO Officials on 14 June 2002, Rome, Italy
Fifth Steering Committee Meeting of the CGIAR Program for Central Asia and the Caucasus, 22-27 June 2002, Tashkent, Uzbekistan - Inaugural Address as Chair of CDC Task Force for CAC
Third Meeting of the Coordination Committee: Central Asia and Transcaucasian Network on Plant Genetic Resources (CATCN-PGR). Director General calls on Uzbek Deputy Prime Minister, 22-23 June 2002, Tashkent, Uzbekistan – Inaugural Address
Executive Committee Meeting of the CGIAR Program for Central Asia and the Caucasus, 24 June 2002, Tashkent, Uzbekistan – Welcome remarks
Wrap-up Workshop on ‘Livestock Needs Assessments for Afghanistan’ 14-17 July 2002, ICARDA, Aleppo – Opening Address
ESCWA Workshop on ‘Technology Employment and Poverty Alleviation in the Arab Countries, 16-18 July 2002, Beirut, Lebanon – Presentation on ICARDA’s contribution to poverty alleviation through improved agricultural technologies; Panel member of the ‘Round Table on Reducing Poverty and Creating Job Opportunities through Technology’
CIMMYT/ICARDA joint Meeting on wheat research program, 22-23 July 2002, UC Davis, California , USA
Official inauguration ceremony of Japan-funded seed processing plant of the General Organization for Seed Multiplication, 31 July 2002, Aleppo
ICARDA/ICRISAT joint DPA Pre-Proposal Workshop on ‘Desertification, Poverty and Agriculture: Building Livelihoods, Saving Lands’, 4-8 August 2002, ICARDA, Aleppo - Welcoming Address
The First Steering Committee of the Future Harvest Consortium to Rebuild Agriculture in Afghanistan, 7-8 August 2002, ICARDA, Aleppo – Welcoming Address
The World Summit Meeting on Sustainable Development (WSSD), 26 August – 4 September 2002, Johannesburg, South Africa – Presentation: CGIAR representation; statement on Mobilizing Science for Growth and Sustainable Development; Panelist in a plenary session
2020 Vision - Sustainable Food Security for All by 2020, 4-6 September 2002, Bonn, Germany
Program Planning Meeting of CIMMYT/ICARDA Joint Wheat Program Discussion, September 8-9, 2002, Cairo , Egypt
The Annual Regional Meeting of Dryland Agrobiodiversity Project, 13-16 September 2002, Amman, Jordan – Welcoming Address
The Fourth Meeting of the Integrated natural Resource management (INRM) Task Force of the CGIAR, 16-19 September 2002, ICARDA, Aleppo – Opening Address
4^th Meeting of the Ministers of Agriculture of the CIHEAM Member Countries, 21 September 2002, Beirut, Lebanon – Paper on ‘the Challenge of managing Scarce water Resources in the Mediterranean Region’.
CGIAR Third Meeting of the Executive Council (ExCoIII) 23-24 September 2002, Washington DC , USA – CDC Chair
Annual Coordination Meeting of ICARDA CAC Program, 23-25 September 2002, Dushanbe, Tajikistan – Presentation given by Dr Saxena on behalf of Prof Adel El-Beltagy “Sustainable Agriculture in the Dry Areas”
Official visit to Tajik Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 27-29 September 2002 – Formal conferring of the 1^st foreign Member of the Academy – Presentation on ‘Role of ICARDA in Central Asia and the Caucasus ’
Meeting with Tajik Prime Minister, 28 September 2002, Dushanbe
Review the progress made under the Future Harvest Consortium to Rebuild Agriculture in Afghanistan (FHCRAA), 6-8 October 2002, Kabul, Afghanistan
Meeting with Afghanistan President H.E. Mr Hamid Karzai, 7 October 2002, Kabul, Afghanistan
Meeting with Pakistan’s Minister for Food and the Agriculture and Livestock and Minister for Science and Technology, 8-9 October 2002
7^th Summit Meeting of the Heads of States of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) member countries, 14 October 2002, Istanbul, Turkey, statement of the future of dry areas and the possible role of ICARDA/CGIAR centers
Twelfth Regional Coordination Meeting of the Nile Valley and Red Sea Regional Program (NVRSRP), 14-17 October 2002, Cairo, Egypt – Welcoming Statement
CGIAR Center Directors Committee (CDC) Meeting, 24-25 October 2002, IRRI, Los Banos, Philippines
CGIAR Annual General Meeting (AGM02), 28 October - 1 November 2002, Los Banos, Manila, Philippines – Presentation as incoming CDC Chair on ‘Improving human health halving hunger and poverty by 2015’
The World Bank Consultation Meeting, 6-8 November 2002, Dublin , Ireland
Annual Meeting of the US Tri-Society – American Society of Agronomy (ASA); Crop Science Society of America (CSSA) and Soil Science Society of America (SSSA), Symposium on Combating Drought, 10-14 November 2002, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA – Keynote Address on Combating Drought in Dryland Agriculture.
ASA/CSSA/SSSA Meeting, 13 November 2002, Indianapolis, USA - Presentation on Symposium: Challenges and Strategies of Dryland Agriculture into the New Millennium - An Integrated Collaborative Research Strategy for Dryland Agriculture: ICARDA’s Perspective
42^nd Executive Committee Meeting of ICARDA Board of Trustees, 18-19 November 2002, ICARDA, Aleppo
Future Harvest Consortium to Rebuild Agriculture in Afghanistan , (FHCRAA): Wrap-up Workshop for Needs Assessments on Soil & Water and Seeds & Crop Improvement, 18-20 November 2002, ICARDA, Aleppo - Chair of the consultian - Opening Statement
2^nd International Agronomy Congress ‘Balancing Food and Environmental Security – A continuing Challenge, 26-30 November 2002, New Delhi, India – Keynote address and Chairperson of Congress Sessions: Sustainable management of Dryland Farming Systems in Central and west Asia and North Africa
Stakeholders Meeting on the Challenge Program: ‘Unblocking Genetic Diversity in Crops for the Resource-Poor’, 11-16 January 2003, Alexandria Library, Egypt
Official travel to Islamic Development Bank (IDB), 13 January 2003, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Regional Symposium on the Role of Technical and Professional Education and Training in Rural Development’ 26-29 January, ICARDA, Aleppo – Inaugural Address.
ICARDA/CIMMYT Joint Meeting: Review the ongoing tripartite collaboration in the International Winter Wheat Improvement Project, 4-5 February 2003, Ankara, Turkey
Center Directors Committee (CDC) Retreat, and one day meeting with CGIAR Chair and Director, 7-11 February 2003, ISNAR, The Hague, Netherlands – CDC Chair, Opening Remarks.
Director General of ICARDA & CIMMYT meet with H.E. Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Ankara, to discuss strengthening international collaboration on Winter Wheat Improvement, 5 February 2003, Turkey
25^th Anniversary Session of IFAD’s Governing Council, 19-20 February 2003, IFAD, Rome, Italy - Co-Chair of a Panel discussion, a Presentation on ‘Achieving the Millennium Goals by Enabling the Rural Poor to Overcome their Poverty
Donor Meeting of ICARDA/Global Mechanization of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) on the Programme on Sustainable Development in the Rainfed Areas of WANA, 20 February 2003, IFAD, Rome, Italy – Report as Co-Chair
The World Bank Consultation Workshop for Central and West Asia and North Africa (CWANA) - “World Bank Strategy for Rural Development: Reaching the Poor’, 23-24 February 2003, Cairo, Egypt followed by an “International Assessment of the Role of Agricultural Science and technology in Reducing Hunger, Improving Rural Livelihoods and Stimulating Economically Sustainable Growth”, 25-26 February 2003, Cairo, Egypt – Opening Statement at the joint Session
Visits high-ranking officials at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, JICA, and the United Nations University (UNU), 11-15 March 2003 Tokyo, Japan
Vsits the Japanese International Research Center for Agricultural Services (JIRCAS), to forge research collaboration with ICARDA, 12 March 2003 Tsukuba , Japan - Presentation at JIRCAS: Water and Agriculture in CWANA
ICARDA sponsored Workshop on ‘Sustainable Management of Scarce Water Forum at the Third World Water Forum’ (WWF), 16-23 March 2003, Kyoto, Japan – Presentation
The Ministerial Meeting on Water for Food and Agriculture held by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) 22 March 2003, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
ICARDA sponsored Workshop on ‘Sustainable Management of Scarce Water Forum at the Third World Water Forum’ (WWF) 16-23 March 2003, Kyoto, Japan – Sustainable Management of Scarce Water Resources in Dry Areas, organized by ICARDA & UNU on 19 March, Kyoto, followed by the Ministerial Meeting on ‘Water for Food and Agriculture’, 21 March 2003, Kyoto, Japan - Invited Speaker
428. BioVision 2003, The World Life Science Forum, 8-11 April 2003, Lyon, France
Official visits to Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), Geneva, Switzerland, Institute of Technology (ETH Zentrum, Zurich), Swiss Center for International Agriculture (ZIL) and Syngenta foundation in Berne, 14-15 April, 2003, Switzerland – Presentation at Syngenta foundation, Switzerland “Sustainable Agriculture to Alleviate Poverty”
Genebank Initiative meeting to safeguard Plan Genetic Heritage of the Arab World, 6-7 May 2003 - ICARDA, Aleppo – Welcoming Remarks
CGIAR Center Directors Committee (CDC), May 11-12, 2003, ISNAR, The Hague, The Netherlands – Opening Remarks and Welcome (CDC Chair)
Joint Meeting of the Center Board Chairs (CBC) and the Center Directors Committee (CDC), 13-14 May 2003, ISNAR, The Hague, The Netherlands – Opening Remarks and Introductions
CGIAR Fourth Meeting of the Executive Council, 16-17 May 2003, Paris, France – Center Director's 11Committtee Chair
34^th Program Committee Meeting of ICARDA Board of Trustees, 19-20 May 2003, Tashkent , Uzbekistan
37^th Meeting of ICARDA Board of Trustees, 21-22 May 2003, Tashkent , Uzbekistan
ICARDA’s Annual Presentation Day, 26 May 2003, ICARDA, Aleppo – Address
The 6^th Program Steering Committee Meeting of the CGIAR Program on Sustainable Agricultural Development in Central Asia and the Caucasus (CAC) at the Uzbek Scientific Production Center for Agriculture, 5-7 June 2003 Tashkent, Uzbekistan – Chair of the steering committee -Opening Statement
Donor Support Group Meeting for CAC Program, Hotel Shodlik Palace , 6 June 2003, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Executive Committee Meeting of the CGIAR Program for CAC, 6 June 2003, Tashkent, Uzbekistan – Chair of the committee
The World Bank Agricultural S&T Consultative Process Steering Committee Meeting, 12-13 June 2003, University College of Cork, Ireland
The World Bank/CGIAR Partnership Meeting , 16-19 June 2003, and official meetings 20-27 June 2003, Washington DC, USA
The CGIAR Second Robert S McNamara Seminar, Agriculture, Growth and Human Security – the Role of Agriculture and Agricultural Research in generating growth and post disaster Reconstruction; 2 July 2003, Tokyo, Japan - Invited Speaker: ‘Agriculture in Post-Disaster Situations: The Central and West Asia Experiences’.
Eighty Fourth Meeting of CGIAR Interim Science Council/TAC84, 9-13 June 2003 FAO Headquarters, Rome, Italy
Second Steering Committee Meeting of ICARDA-led Future Harvest Consortium to Rebuild Agriculture in Afghanistan (FHCRAA), 28-29 July 2003, Kabul, Afghanistan – Chair of the steering committee
Official visit to Islamabad, 30-31 July 2003, Pakistan
Interim Science Council iSC/TAC 85 Meeting, 30-31 August, University of California, Berkeley, USA and UC Davis 1-5 September 2003
Official visit to CIDA and IDRC, 5-10 September 2003, Ottawa , Canada – Presentation at CIDA “Glimpses of ICARDA’s Work and Agriculture in the dry Areas: An Introduction to ICARDA
The CGIAR Second System Office Workshop, 12-13 September, 2003, CGIAR Secretariat, Washington DC , USA
The 7^th International Conference on Development of Dry Lands: Sustainable Development and Management of Dry Lands in the 21^st Century (ICDD), 14-17 September 2003, Tehran, Iran – Chair of the conference - Keynote Presentation on “Dryland Development research at ICARDA: An Overview
CGIAR Fifth Meeting of the Executive Council (ExCoV), 19 September 2003, Washington DC , USA – Center Directors' Committtee Chair
The Third Global Consortium of Higher Education and Research for Agriculture (GCHERA), 22-24 September, Kiev , Ukraine – Invited paper: ‘Challenges of Agricultural Development in Dry Areas – Impact of Research and Education’
Signing 5-year Collaborative Agreement with Turkmenistan , 24 September 2003
7^th ICARDA/Central Asia and the Caucasus (CAC) Regional Coordination Meeting, 26-28 September 2003, Yerevan , Armenia – Inaugural/Opening Address
The CGIAR Auditors Professional Development Week, 30 September -3 October, 2003, ICARDA, Aleppo – Inaugural address
Eighteenth National Coordination Meeting: Collaborative Research Program between the Syrian Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform and ICARDA, 2-3 October 2002, ICARDA, Aleppo – Welcoming Address
The Second Biennial International Conference on Agricultural Science and Technology (ICAST), 12-15 October 2003, Texas A&M University – Key-note Presentation on Post-conflict Rehabilitation of Agriculture Sector in the Central and West North Africa (CWANA) Region through Application of Science and Technology
The World Food Prize International Symposium, 16-17 October 2003, Des Moines, USA
Center Directors Committee (CDC) Meeting, 24-26 October 2003, Nairobi , Kenya – Opening Remarks
CGIAR Annual General Meeting (AGM03) Centers’ Forum, 27 October 2003, Nairobi , Kenya – Presentation on Combating Water Poverty
Center Directors Committee (CDC) Meeting with CGIAR Chair/Director, 26 October 2003, Nairobi , Kenya
The CGIAR Annual General Meeting (AGM03), 27-31 October 2003, Kenya, Nairobi – Presentation given as out-going CDC Chair during the Stakeholders Meeting ‘Contributions of the CGIAR Centers to Meeting Millennium Development Goals’
Center Directors Committee (CDC) Luncheon Meeting with Jeff Sachs, Pedro Sanchez and Members of the Hunger Task Force, 30 October 2003, Nairobi , Kenya
ICARDA/Iraq 9^th National Coordination Meeting, 16-17 November 2003, Amman , Jordan – Opening address
APAARI Expert Consultation on Strengthening Regional Agricultural Information System: Role of ICT in ARD and Status of Regional Research Networks and Consortia, 1-4 December 2003, AIT, Bangkok, Thailand – Chairperson of the Plenary Session
The Planning Workshop of Water Project Irrigated Benchmark Site Launched in Cairo, to develop work plans for benchmark site in Egypt and the satellite sites in Sudan and Iraq, 6-8 January 2004, Cairo, Egypt – Opening Address
International Conference on Biological Sciences, Development and Society (IUBS), 18-22 January 2004, Cairo, Egypt - Presentation “ Contribution of Biological Sciences to Enhancing Food Security and Improving Livelihood of the Poor: The Experience of ICARDA
ICARDA and the Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI) Day, 14 February 2004, Dhaka , Bangladesh – Presentation: ‘ICARDA’s Contribution to Food and Nutritional Security in the Developing World’
Regional Workshop on ‘Agricultural Research Systems and Strategies in the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries (GCCC), 23-25 February 2004, ICARDA, Aleppo – Welcoming Statement
27^th Session of IFAD’s Governing Council, 18-20 February 2004, Rome, Italy - Panel & Roundtable discussions: Trade and Rural Development and the Fund’s Regional Operations
ESSD Week 2004 – Consolidated Agenda for March 1-5 and ESSD: Learning Week, The World Bank, Agriculture & Rural Development Department, March 8-12, Washington, USA.
Third Meeting of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment Board, 8-11 March 2004, UN HQ, Nairobi , Kenya', Member of the board
Board Fund-raising Campaign in Europe, 14-22 March 2004 (Brussels, Frankfurt, Cologne and London) - Presentation to the Representatives of the European Commission (EC) on 15 March 2004 “The Role of ICARDA in Enhancing Food Security in the dry Areas of Central and West Asia and North Africa”
Agriculture Assuring Food and Nutrition Security in Africa by 2020. April 1-3, 2004, Kampala, Uganda. “Agricultural development and food security in North Africa: Constrains and opportunities”. Parallel Session; Priorities for Actions: Perspectives from Northern Africs. Panelist.
9^th General Conference of Association of Agricultural Research Institution in the Near and North Africa (AARINENA), 11-13 April 2004 and AARINENA Executive Committee Meeting, 13 April 2004, Muscat, Oman – Presentation
The Arab Water Council (AWC) Launching Meeting, 14 April 2004, Cairo, Egypt
38^th Meeting of ICARDA Board of Trustees, DG Presentation, 19-24 April 2004, ICARDA, Aleppo
37^th General Assembly of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD), 27-30 April 2004, Amman, Jordan - Presentation
Center Board Chairs Committee (CBC) Meeting and Center Directors Committee (CDC) Meetings, 5-7 May, 2004, ICARDA, Aleppo
Center Directors Committee (CDC) Meeting with CGIAR Chair and Director, 7 May 2004, ICARDA, Aleppo
Inaugural Meeting of the CGIAR Science Council, 12-15 May 2004, ICARDA, Aleppo – Welcome Address
International Conference on Living with the Desert, organized by Tottori University, the United Nations University and the Japan Association for Arid Land Studies, 19-21 May 2004, Tokyo, Japan - Invited key-note papers: ‘Harnessing New Science to Combat Desertification’ given on 19 May at UNU, Tokyo
‘Workshop on Capacity Building for Combating Desertification’, Arid land Research Center (ALRC), Tottori University, 21 May 2004, Japan - Presentation on Combating Water Poverty in the Dry Areas
Official Meetings with Asian Development Bank (ADB) Senior Officials, 24 May 2004, Manila, The Philippines – Presentation to ADB
Regional Workshop on Palm Development in the Arabian Peninsula, 26-30 May 2004, Abu Dhabi, UAE – Opening Statement
Director General receives Kyrgyz Parliamentary Delegation to ICARDA Research Station in Tel Hadya (31 May – 1 June 2004) and joins the Delegation to Egypt (3-4 June 2004).
7^th Steering Committee Meeting of the CGIAR Program for Central Asia and the Caucasus (CAC), 6-8 June 2004, Baku, Azerbaijan – Chair of the steering committee - Opening Address
Executive Committee Meeting of the CGIAR Program for Central Asia and the Caucasus (CAC), 8 June 2004, Baku, Azerbaijan - Welcome remarks
The World Bank Hub Training/Study Tour of the Agriculture and Rural Development (ARD), 12-16 June 2004, ICARDA, Aleppo - Opening Address
75^th Anniversary of the Russian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 23-26 June 2004, Moscow, and official travel to Saint Petersburg Vavilov Plant Research institute, USSR
Center Directors Committee (CDC) Program Advisory Committee (PAC) Consultative Meeting of the ISNAR/IFPRI Program Advisory Committee, 7-9 July 2004, ILRI, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Center Directors Committee (CDC) Collective Action Retreat, 8-9 July 2004, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
The Second International Conference on Sunn Pest on ‘Enhancing International Cereal Production Capacity for Food Security’ sponsored by University of Vermont, USA; the Arab Society for Plant Protection and ICARDA, 19-22 July 2004, ICARDA, Aleppo – Welcoming Address
Dialogue with Partners on the Global Open Agriculture and Food University of the CGIAR, 26 August 2004, IFPRI HQ, Washington DC, USA
Technical Experts and Resource Persons (TERP) of the CGIAR Working Group on Performance Measurement (WGPM), 31 August - 1 September 2004, CGIAR Secretariat, Washington DC, USA, Member of the working group
Second Meeting of the CGIAR Science Council (SC), 6-10 September 2004, FAO HQs, Rome, Italy
Working Group on Performance Measurement (WGPM) to discuss the recommendations of the TERP on the subject, 12 September 2004, Sheraton, Rome, Italy, Member of the working group
CGIAR Seventh Meeting of the Executive Council, 13-14 September 2004, Rome, Italy - Observer
Third Workshop of the CGIAR System Office (SO) as CDC-representative member of the Steering Committee of the System Office of the CGIAR, 16-17 September 2004, FAO, Rome, Italy
ESCWA Arab-International Forum on Rehabilitation and Development in the occupied Palestinian Territory : Towards an Independent State, 11-14 October 2004, Beirut , Lebanon
Global Horticulture Needs Assessment jointly organized by University of California and the World Vegetable Center (AVRDC), 18-19 October 2004, Davis, California
Joint Meeting of the Center Board Chairs Committee (CBC) and the Center Directors Committee Chair (CDC) of the CGIAR, 21-22 October, 2004, El-Batan, Mexico City, Mexico.
Meeting of the Center Directors Committee Chair(CDC) of the CGIAR, 21-23 October 2004, El-Batan , Mexico City
Center Directors Committee Chair (CDC) Meeting with the WB Senior Vice President and Chief Economist (Mr Francois Bourguignon), during Centers and Members Day (AGM04), Monday 25 October 2004 Mexico City, Mexico.
CGIAR Annual General Meeting, October 25-29, 2004, Mexico City, Mexico.
Luncheon meeting for the CGIAR Program for CAC on Centers and Members Day on 25 October, Mexico City, Mexico – Welcoming/Opening Address
44^th Executive Committee Meeting of ICARDA Board of Trustees, 5-6 November 2004, Muscat, Oman – Statement at the Opening Session
Official Inauguration of ICARDA Office in Pakistan and Country Agreement Signing Ceremony, 9-10 November 2004, Islamabad , Pakistan
Inaugural Meeting of Science & Technology in Society (STS) Forum, 14-16 November 2004, Kyoto , Japan . Presentation: ‘Ethical Aspects of GM Crops for Developing Countries’ - (Co-Chair)
Faculty Meeting at JIRCAS, 17 November 2004, Tokyo, Japan – Presentation “Post-Conflict Rehabilitation of Sustainable Agriculture in West Asia"
Signing Agreement with Government of the United Arab Emirates - H.E. Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, 22-24 November 2004, Dubai
CGIAR Senior Leadership Program, Harvard Business School, 5-10 December 2004, Boston, USA
Director general meets with USAID Officials to discuss status of USAID/ICARDA collaboration, 11-13 December 2004, Washington DC, USA
CIHEAM Fifth Meeting of the Ministers of Agriculture of Mediterranean Countries , 15 December 2004, Paris, France – Presentation of major challenges facing the region
The Regional Meeting of Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) on ‘Strategic Directions Towards the Integration of Agricultural Research in the Arab World’, 19-22 December 2004, Cairo, Egypt – Invited paper: ‘The Strategic Guidance Towards Agricultural Research Integrity in the Arab World’
The First Founding Committee Meeting of the Arab Water Council (AWC), 3-5 January 2005, Dubai, UAE – Address on ICARDA’s activities in relation t water scarcity research in WANA and the increased demand in light of the rapid population growth in the region
International Conference on Soil, Water and Environmental Quality – Issues and Strategies, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, 28 January – 1 February 2005 New Delhi – Invited Speaker: Managing Scarce Water Resources for Agriculture in the Dry Areas.
Workshop on Building Networks of People and Technology – A joint ICARDA, AHEAD, JICA, GCSAR and SINGER Project, 13 February 2005, ICARDA Headquarters, Aleppo – Opening Address
Third Steering Committee Meeting of the Future Harvest Consortium to Rebuild Agriculture in Afghanistan (FHCRAA), 23-24 February 2005, Kabul, Afghanistan - Chair of the steering committe - Opening address
Launching the Healing Wounds – A Strategic Study on the Role of the CGIAR Centers in Rebuilding Agriculture Across Countries in CWANA, 24 February 2005, Kabul, Afghanistan - Presentation
Eighth ICARDA Central Asia Regional Coordination Meeting, 1-4 March 2005, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan – Welcome Address; Co-Chairing the inaugural session
Evening Lecture on ‘Challenges and Opportunities for Natural Resource Management in the Dry Areas’, 3 March 2005, Turkmen Agricultural University
ICARDA delegation meet with high-ranking government officials to identify thematic priority areas to strengthen collaborative research, 11-14 March 2005, Khartoum, Sudan
The Technical Meeting of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment Board, 19-21 March 2005, U.N., New York, USA - Member of the board
Millennium Ecosystem Assessment Seminar (to discuss the findings and reports of the assessment), 30 March 2005, Cairo, Egypt - Member of the board
The First Meeting of the Executive Committee of the Twinning Agreement of Cooperation, 2-4 April 2005, University of Khartoum, Sudan
CGIAR Third Meeting of the Science Council (SC-3), IWMI, 4-9 April 2005, Colombo, Sri Lanka
The World Life Sciences Forum – BioVision, April, 11-15 April 2005, Lyon, France - Presentation
‘ICARDA Day’ at the Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, 18 April 2005, Cairo, Egypt – Address on “Meeting the Challenge of Food Security in Dry Areas
International Conference on Promoting Community-driven conservation and sustainable Use of Dryland Agrobiodiversity, 18-21 April 2005, ICARDA, Aleppo – Welcoming Address
39^th Meeting of ICARDA Board of Trustees, progress report, 25 April-1 May 2005, ICARDA, Aleppo – Progress Report, presentation by the director general
Eight Meeting of the Steering Committee of the CGIAR Program for Central Asia and the Caucasus, 2-3 May 2005, ICARDA, Aleppo, Syria – Inaugural address
Alliance Executive Meeting (AE) and Center Board Chairs (CBC) Meeting, The WorldFish Center, 4-6 May 2005, Penang, Malaysia
Combined Workshop of the Standing Panel on Impact Assessment (SPIA) of the CGIAR and the 6^th Task Force on Integrated Natural Resource Management, 13-16 June 2005, IRRI, Los Banos, The Philippines
The Arab Water Council (AWC) First MENA Regional Consultation Workshop - a regional preparatory process to the 4^th World Water Forum (WWF4) in Mexico March 2006. June 19-20, 2005, Cairo, Egypt.
Heading ICARDA delegation dialog with high-ranking top government officials to strengthen Tunisia/ICARDA Partnership, 19-24 June 2005, Tunisia
Arab Organization Agricultural Development (AOAD) Meeting on ‘Agricultural Development Strategy in the Arab World for 2005-2025’, 28-30 June 2005, Amman , Jordan - Presentation
Conservation and Sustainable Use of Dryland agrobiodiversity in Jordan, Lebanon, Palestinian National Authority and Syria – Ministerial Meeting for Signing the MOU for Promoting the Conservation of Agrobiodiversity and the Exchange of Genetic Resources, Ministry of Agriculture, 29 June 2005, Amman, Jordan
International Symposium on Perspectives of Research and Development for Improving Agricultural Productivity in Africa, organized by Japan Forum on International Agricultural Research for Sustainable Development (J-FARD) in collaboration with Japan International Research center for Arid Sciences (JIRCAS), 14-15 July 2005, Tokyo, Japan – Presentation at JIRCAS: Improving the Productivity and Reliability of Rainfed Agriculture: ICARDA’s Research in North and east Africa
Press Conference at JIRCAS, 13 July 2005, Japan – Presentation "ICARDA’s strategy for Agricultural research and Development in North and east Africa : the Potential of GM Crops"
Signing Agreement with OPEC Fund for International Development, 26 July 2005, Vienna , Austria
Fund-raising campaign with USAID and CGIAR Secretariat Official visits, 17-30 August 2005, Washington DC , USA
Memorial service for Bob Havener, 20 August 2005, Solvang , California , USA
Global Rust Initiative: Safeguarding the World’s Wheat Production, 9-10 September 2005, Nairobi, Kenya – Inaugural Statement - Forewarned is Forearmed: keeping Rusts at Bay
Second Annual Meeting of Science and Technology in Society Forum (STS), September 11-13, 2005, Kyoto , Japan
Extra-Ordinary Meeting of ICARDA Board of Trustees, 24-27 September 2005, ICARDA, Aleppo
Meeting Pro-Poor Public-Private Partnerships for Food and Agriculture: An International Dialogue, IFPRI, September 28-29, 2005, Washington DC, USA
Special Meeting of the Alliance Executive, IFPRI, 29 September 2005, Washington DC, USA
CGIAR Private Sector - High-Level Workshop, 30 September 2005, National Press Club, Washington DC, USA
World Food Prize International Symposium “Confronting the Dual Global Challenges of Malnutrition and Obesity”, 12-14 October 2005 and the Laureate Award Ceremony on October 13^th, Des Moines, Iowa
The 4^th International Food Legumes Research Conference (IFLRC-IV) on Food Legumes for Nutritional Security and Sustainable Agriculture, 18-22 October 2005, New Delhi, India – Invited Speaker Plenary Lecture: Genetic Enhancement Perspectives and an article for the Souvenir on ICARDA’s Research and Development Programme on Legume Crops
ICARDA Management Committee Retreat, 24-26 October 2005, Lattakia , Syria
CIMMYT BOT Meeting, 6-8 November 2005 ICARDA, Aleppo – Welcome Address
World Science Forum - Knowledge, Ethics and Responsibility – 10-12 November 2005, Budapest , Hungary
FAO/ICARDA Workshop on The Regional Focal Point for Animal Genetic Resources (AnGR), 15-17 November 2005, ICARDA, Aleppo – Opening Address
Meeting of the Alliance Executive (AE) of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research, December 1-3, 2005, Marrakech, Morocco
Joint Meeting of the Alliance Board (AB) and the Alliance Executive (AE) of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research, 2 December 2005, Marrakech , Morocco
Memorial Lecture for late Bob Havener held during CGIAR Annual General Meeting (AGM05), December 4, 2005, Marrakech, Morocco – Presentation: A Tribute to Dr Robert D. Havener
CGIAR Annual General Meeting, 5-9 December 2005, Marrakech, Morocco – Presentation on Central and west Asia and North Africa: Challenges and Opportunities
Annual General Meeting (AGM05), 6 December 2005, Marrakech, Morocco – Presentation on Impact of NRM Research in the CGIAR
First Governing Council Meeting of the Arab Water Council (AWC) held on 14-16 December 2005, Cairo, Egypt
First International Conference on Water Resources in the 21^st Century, Bibliotheca Alexandria, 26-28 December 2005, Alexandria, Egypt
Official meeting with Deputy Minister of Agriculture of Afghanistan, 18-20 January 2006. Dubai, UAE.
Knowledge Society Symposium, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, 1-2 February 2006, Alexandria, Egypt - Invited Speaker – Science and Technology Policy.
564. ICARDA’s Extra-Ordinary Planning Meeting, 5-9 February 2006 – Opening Statement
IFAD’s Governing Council, 15-16 February 2006, Rome, Italy – ‘Innovation Challenges – What’s new for the Rural Poor?” Invited Speaker – Round-table Discussions: Adaptive Research in Support of Pro-Poor Innovations for Agricultural and Rural Development: The Mashreq & Maghreb Project.
Third International Date Palm Conference, 19-21 February 2006, Abu Dhabi, UAE – Inaugural Address
International Year of Deserts and Desertification – 2006 - Eighth International Conference on Dry lands Development (ICDD) – Human and Nature – Working Together for Sustainable Development of Dry Lands, FAO, ICARDA, UNESCO, UNU, NSFC (China), ALRC (Japan), DRI (USD) and CAREER (China), 25-28 February 2006, Beijing, China.
– Developed CWANA+ Network, a new South-South Partnership, which was launched by the United Nations University (UNU), Tokyo, Japan, and the International Center fot Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), Aleppo, Syria.
– Key-note Presentation ‘Future Challenges to the sustainable use of Natural Resources in the Dry Areas’ and Chairperson of Panel Discussion; Abstract: Future Challenges to the Sustainable Use of Natural Resources in the Dry Areas- Chair of the conference
Fund Raising campaign with USAID and the World Bank for strengthening research cooperation in CWANA countries, 2-11 March 2006 - Presentation at USAID: Approaches Related to Integrated Natural Resources Management to ICARDA’.
Tunisia and ICARDA Celebrate 25 Years of Collaboration Agricultural Research - Honoring Prof Dr Adel El-Beltagy in a Scientific Forum held on 13 March 2006 – Opening Address
4^th World Water Forum: Local Actions for Global Challenges, 16-22 March, Mexico City, Mexico - Invited Speaker
AVRDC – The World Vegetable Center : Formal Launch of the Global Horticulture Initiative (GHI), 22-24 March 2006, Montpellier, France
Lecture at Tashkent Agricultural University, 1 April 2006, Uzbekistan – Towards Sustainable Agricultural Development in Central and West Asia and North Africa.
Felicitation Function in honor of Prof Dr Adel El-Beltagy, Chairman AE Task-Force for CAC, Hotel Intercontinental, 3 April 2006, Tashkent, Uzbekistan - Concluding Statement
9^th Meeting of the Steering Committee of the CGIAR Program for Central Asia and the Caucasus (CAC), 3-5 April 2006, Tashkent, Uzbekistan - Special address and Co-Chairperson – Closing Remarks
CGIAR Program for Central Asia and the Caucasus (CAC): Executive Committee Meeting, 4 April 2006, Tashkent, Uzbekistan – Welcoming and concluding Remarks
576. Fund-raising campaign to Instituto Nacional de Investigacion – Technologia Agraria – Alimentaria (INIA), 7 April 2006, Madrid, Spain
The Alliance Board (AB) and the Alliance Executive (AE) joint meeting, 26-27 April 2006, (CIAT), Cali, Colombia.
40^th Meeting of ICARDA Board of Trustees, 1-7 May 2006, ICARDA, Aleppo – Director General Report to the Board and presentation
GFAR Steering Committee Meeting, 22-23 June 2006, Sana’a, Yemen - Chair of GFAR
AARINENA 10^th General Conference, 25-27 June 2006, Sana’a, Yemen
STS Forum Annual Meeting 2006, 10-12 September 2006, Kyoto , Tokyo - Chairperson of the Concurrent Session B2:"Enhancing Food Security by Science"
CGIAR Executive Council (ExCo11), 17 October 2006, Paris , France - Member of the Executive Council
The World Food Prize -20^th Anniversary Celebration and Symposium, 18-20 October 2006, Des Moines, Iowa
Expert Consultation on Agricultural Innovations: Linking Farmers to Market, and Asia-Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions (APAARI) General Assembly, 6-8 November 2006, New Delhi, India
Third GFAR Triennial Conference, 8-11 November 2006, New Delhi, India - Chair of GFAR, Welcoming the president of India Abdul kalam, Opening address
Conference on "The Issues and Problems of Scientific Research in the Arab World", Bibliotheca Alexandrina, 14-15 November 2006, Alexandria, Egypt – Invited paper/Abstract
CGIAR Annual General Meeting, 4-7 December 2006, Washington DC, USA - Chair Of GFAR
BioVision, the 5^th World Life Sciences forum, March 11-14, 2007, Lyon, France
Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR) Retreat, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, March 27-April 2, 2007, Alexandria, Egypt
The Executive Board Meeting, Global Crop Diversity Trust, April 2-6, 2007, Rome , Italy - Member of the board
2^nd High-Level Committee on MDGs, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), May 3-4, 2007, Rome, Italy - Member of the committe
Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)/12^th Executive Council (ExCo) Meeting & Alignment forum, May 15-17, 2007, Madrid, Spain - Member of the council
19^th Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR)/Steering Committee Meeting, May 21-22, 2007, Cairo, Egypt,
4^th Forum of Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) General Assembly, June 10-16, 2007, Johannesburg, South Africa - Chair of GFAR
ERA-ARD International Conference, June 28-30, 2007, Brussels - Chair of GFAR
8^thConsultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)/SC, Aug. 27-31, 2007, Rome, Italy
2^nd Meeting of Executive Board for Global Crop Diversity Trust, Oct. 2-4, 2007, Svalbard, Norway
4^th Science & Technology in Society (STS) forum, Oct. 7-9, 2007, Kyoto, Japan
13^th Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)/Executive Council (ExCo) Meeting, Oct. 16-17, 2007, Rome, Italy
Annual General Meeting (AGM07) and Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR) Statutory Meetings, Nov 28 -Dec 7, 2007, Beijing, China - Chair of GFAR
Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR) Management Committee Meeting, Feb. 14, 2008, Rome, Italy
Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)/Change Management Process/CIAT Meetings, Feb. 26-28, 2008, USA - Member of the Management team
Executive Board (EB3) Meeting, Global Diversity Trust Fund, April 1, 2008, Rome, Italy.
BioVision, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, April 12-16, 2008, Alexandria, Egypt.
Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)/ Change Management Retreat/ Executive Council (ExCo14), 11-14 May 2008, Ottawa, Canada - Member of the team
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)/MDGs High-Level Committee, June 4-5, 2008, Rome, Italy, Member of the committe
Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)/Change Management Retreat, July 13-15, 2008, Brussels - Memebr of the change team
5^th International Meeting of Forum of the Americas for Agricultural Research and Technology Development (FORAGRO), July 28-30, 2008, Montevideo, Uruguay, Chair Of GFAR
Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR) Steering Committee Meeting, July 31-Aug.1, 2008, Montevideo, Uruguay - Chair Of GFAR
Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)/ Change Management Retreat, Sept. 7-9, 2008, Manila - Memebr of the change team
International Conference on Agricultural Research Competence for Central Asia and the Caucasus, Celebrating 10 years of CAC Program (1998-2008), Poytaht Business Center, September 16, 2008, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) Meeting to integrate Change plans, Sept. 17-19, 2008, Rome, Italy - Memebr of the change team
Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)/ Executive Council (ExCo15) & Change Management Retreat, Sept. 29-Oct. 4, 2008, Lisbon - Member of the Executive Council
5^thScience & Technology in Society (STS) forum, Oct. 5-7, 2008, Kyoto , Japan. Chair, GMOs for Food, Fiber and Fuel session.
11^th General Conference of Association of Agricultural Research Institutions in the Near East and North Africa (AARINENA), Annual Meeting, October 12-14, 2008, Damascus, Syria
The World Food Prize Norman E. Borlaug International Symposium "Confronting Crisis: Agriculture and Global Development in the next fifty years" October 15-17, 2008, Des Moines, Iowa Des Moines Marriott Downtown Hotel, Iowa, USA.
World Food Prize youth Institute - Small Group Session Faculty Experts and Discussion Moderators for Saturday, October 18, 2008. Discussion Moderator* DM, Lisbon, Portugal.
Executive Board (EB4) Meeting, Global Diversity Trust Fund, Nov. 10-12, 2008, Rome, Italy
Annual General Meeting (AGM08) and Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR) Statutory meetings, Nov 24 - Dec 5, 2008, Maputo, Mozambique, Chair of GFAR
Executive Board (EB4) Meeting, Global Diversity Trust Fund (GDTF), Nov. 10-12, 2008, Rome, Italy
Annual General Meeting (AGM08) and Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR) Statutory Meetings, Nov 24, 2008, Maputo, Mozambique – Chairman
The Arab Economics, Social and Development Summit "The Arab Private Sector and Civil Society Forum", Jan. 17-18 2009, Kuwait, Kuwait. – Invited Speaker "Food Security and Agricultural Sustainability Development in the Arab World".
Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR)/Donors Support Group Meeting, Feb., 2-6, 2009, Rome, Italy.
The 15^th AFA Int'l Annual Fertilizers Form & Exhibition, Feb. 10-12, 2009, Cairo, Semiramis Intercontinental Hotel, Egypt.
Bio Vision Meeting, March 8-11, 2009, Lyon, France
World Water Forum, March 16-22, 2009, Istanbul
Preparation of the Global Conference for Agricultural Research and Development (GCARD), April 20-21, 2009, Montpellier, Chair of GFAR
21^st Committee on Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)-Ag Committee, April 22-25, 2009, Rome, Italy.
Executive Board (EB5)/ Global Diversity Trust Fund (GDTF) Meeting, April 29-30, 2009, Philippines, Member of the bo
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)-High Level Meeting, May 4-6, 2009, Paris, France
Association of Agricultural Research Institutions in the Near East and North Africa (AARINENA)- ICT Workshop, May 17-20, 2009, Cairo, Egypt
Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)- Executive Council (ExCo16), June 4-5, 2009, Cali , Colombia, Member of the council
Consultative Group (CG) Science Council /Science Forum, June 16-17, 2009, Wageningen – Opening Remarks, Chair of GFAR
Bioethics Conference, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, July 15-16, 2009, Alexandria, Egypt – Discussant in the session of “Agriculture and Environment”
Food Security Conference, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, July 17, 2009, Alexandria, Egypt – Keynote Presentation
6^th Science & Technology in Society (STS) Annual Meeting, Oct. 3-6, 2009, Kyoto, Japan
World Food Prize, Des Moines, Oct. 14-16, 2009, Iowa, USA
Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR) MTM, Nov., 2, 2009, Rome, Italy
Executive Council (ExCo17)/ Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), Nov., 3-4, 2009, Rome, Italy, Member of the council
World Science Forum, Nov. 5-7, 2009, Budapest
Executive Board (EB6)/ Global Diversity Trust Fund (GDTF), Nov. 23-24, 2009, Rome , Italy, Member/Vice chair of the board
Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) Business Meeting, December 7-8, 2009, Washington DC, USA.
Copenhagen Climate Change Conference, Agriculture and Rural Development Day (ARDD), Copenhagen, Denmark, December, 10-13, 2009, Chair of GFAR
5^th Annual Meeting of Third World Academy for Science (TWAS), Bibliotheca-Alexandrina, December 21-22, 2009, Alexandria, Egypt
Meeting with the leaders of research inistitutions in France, Jan. 7-8, 2010, Paris, France
International Conference on Food Security and Climate Change in Dry Areas, Feb. 1-4, 2010, Amman, Jordan
International Workshop on Fast Growing Economics BRICS group, Feb., 8-10, 2010, Beijing, China.
Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)-SRF, Feb. 12-13, 2010, Rome, Italy.
CGIAR 1^st Fund Council Meeting& EU Meeting, Feb. 22-26, 2010, Brussels
Global Conference for Agriculture Research and Development (GCARD) Conference, March 28-April 1, 2010, Montpelier, France, Chair of GFAR
Bibliotheca Alexandrina / Board of Trustees (BOT) Meeting, April 10-11, 2010, Alexandria, Egypt, Member of the Board
Bio Vision, Bibliotheca-Alexandrina, April 12-15, 2010, Alexandria, Egypt
Arabic Encyclopedia Of Life (AOEL) 1^st Preparatory Meeting, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, 16 April 2010, Alexandria, Egypt, Membre of the steering Committee
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), High-Level Committee of MDGs, May 19-20, 2010, Rome, Italy, Membre of the Committee
International Center for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (CIHEAM) Meeting, June 11, 2010, Paris, France, Member of the board
3^rd Scientific Conference of the Mediterranean, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, June 21-22, 2010, Alexandria, Egypt.
Convention for Biological Diversity (CBD) Meeting, July 10-16, 2010, Montreal, Canada.
Official visit to Washington "USDA, USAID and the World bank" to enhance realtionship in support of sustainable agriculture in Egypt, July 15-27, 2010, Chair of the agriculture research and delopment in Egypt
7^th Annual Meeting Grid, Science & Technology in Society (STS) forum, October 2-5, 2010 Kyoto, Japan, Presentation
Third World Academy for Science (TWAS) 21^st General Meeting, Oct.,18-22, 2010 Hyderabad , India, Member of the council
Global Conference on Agriculture, Food Security and Climate Change, Oct. 31 - Nov.5, 2010, The Hague, The Netherlands
Global Diversity Trust Fund (GDTF), Donors' Council meeting, Nov. 19, 2010, Rome, Italy
Executive Board (EB8)/ Global Diversity Trust Fund (GDTF), Nov. 22-23, 2010, Rome, Italy, Vice Chair OF the GDTF
10^th International Conference for Development of Drylands (ICDD), Dec. 12-15, 2010, Cairo, Egypt, Chair of the conference
IGN France International, Marriot Hotel, Dec. 19, 2010, Cairo, Egypt
International Center for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (CIHEAM) Board Meeting, Dec. 20-21, 2010, Tunisia
Third World Academy for Science (TWAS-ARO) 6^th Annual Meeting, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Dec. 22-23, 2010, Alexandria, Egypt
The 34^th International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Governing Council, Feb 19-20, 2011, Rome, Italy
Meeting with Dr. Mougou at International Center for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (CIHEAM), March 8-10, 2011, Paris, France
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)/Panel Meeting-HQs, March 23, 2011, Rome, Italy
EU Forum on Rural Development, March 29-April 1, 2011, Palencia, Spain
1^st meeting science, Expo Milano, April 1-2, 2011 Bari, Italy
Bilateral Meeting with Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) FC Chair, April 4-7, 2011, Montpellier
Bibliotheca Alexandrina/Board of Trustees Meeting, April 9-10, 2011, Egypt
International Center for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (CIHEAM), Centers DGs, April 18-19, 2011, Paris, France, Chair of CIHEAM
Symposium on “To Abolish Hunger”, College de France, May 19-20, 2011 – Invited Speaker-Presentation in the session "Promoting Successful Action"
High-level Executive Committee/MDGs, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), May 23-24, 2011, Rome, Italy, Member of the Committee
International Center for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (CIHEAM)- Brussels meeting with Chair of the EU Committee for Agriculture, May 24-26, 2011, Chair of CIHEAM
Forum – “Innovation: An Opportunity for the MENA region”, Centre de conference ministerial, Ministère des Affaires étrangères et européennes, May 31, 2011, Paris, France – Presentation of a paper
International Center for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (CIHEAM) Governing Board, the 125^th Meeting, June 9-10, 2011, Paris, France
CGIAR 5^th Fund Council Meeting, July 5-8, 2011, Washington, Member
3^rd Tech. Steering Committee of A2DTRM Project, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, October 3-5, 2011, Alexandria , Egypt
1^st Orientation & Monitoring Meeting for the A2DTRM, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, October 6, 2011, Alexandria , Egypt
8^th Science & Technology in Society (STS) forum, October 2-4, 2011, Kyoto , Japan
1^st SCM, Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) Project, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, October 9-10, 2011, Alexandria , Egypt
World Food Day 2011, “The role of the Euro-Mediterranean policies and sustainable management of natural resources in the economic crisis: impact on prices and food security”, 17 October 2011, MAI-Bari, Italy – Keynote Speaker
“Leadership for Peace” Conference, International Leadership Association, October 26-29, 2011, London, UK
5^th Budapest World Science Forum, Nov. 16-19, 2011, Budapest.
Third World Academy of Science (TWAS) 22^nd General Meeting & 31^st Council meeting, Nov. 20-24, 2011, Trieste , Italy , Member of the council
International Center for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (CIHEAM) Governing Board, the 126^th Meeting, Dec. 8-9, 2011, Paris, France
Third World Academy for Science (TWAS-ARO) 7^th annual meeting Poll Results, “Water, Nuclear and Renewable Energy: Challenges versus Opportunities”, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Dec. 28-29, 2011, Alexandria, Egypt – Keynote presentation: “Modernization of On-Farm Irrigation in Egypt”.
Global Peace Initiative of Women, UNEP, March 3-7, 2012, Kenya – Discussant in the session entitled “Working with the Natural Forces”
CIHEAM meeting, Mar. 20-22, 2012, Paris, France, Chair of CIHEAM
Bibliotheca Alexandrina / Board of Trustees (BOT), April 21-22, 2012, Alexandria, Egypt.
BioVision Alexandria 2012, “New Life Sciences: Linking Science to Society”, April 22-25, 2012, Alexandria, Egypt – Keynote presentation “Striving to Attain MDG 1 Targets by 2015 and Beyond”
The Governing Board meeting of CIHEAM, June 13-17, 2012, Marrakesh, Morocco - Chairman of the Board
The International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. Second High-Level Round Table on the International Treaty. June 21, 2012, Rio de Janeiro.
International Meeting to celebrate CIHEAM 50th Anniversary, June 28-29, 2012, Bari, Italy - Opening Remarks and Keynote presentation
9^th Science & Technology in Society (STS) forum, October 7-9, 2012, Kyoto , Japan - Speaker at "Developing Human Habitat: Adaptation to Climate Change"
Co-operation in the Mediterraneean, CIHEAM, Institut Agronomique Mediterraneen de Montpellier. October 19, 2012. Closing of the events of the 50th anniversary.
First International Conference for GM Crops and Food, November 27-29, 2012, Cairo, Egypt - Chair of the Opening Session, discussant- Presentation
TWAS-ARO 8^th Annual Meeting, "The Role of Science, Engineering and Technology in Achieving Sustainable Human Development in the Arab Region", December 30-31, 2012, Cairo, Egypt - Opening Remarks on behalf of TWAS members, keynote presentation, and Chair of the meeting of TWAS-ARO members (Fellows and Young Affiliates)
50^th anniversary of the independence of Algeria, February 18-21, 2013, Algeria.
11^th International Conference on Development of Drylans (ICDD) "Global Climate Change and its Impact on Food & Energy Security in the Drylands", March 18-23, 2013 , Beijing, China - Chairman of the conference.
TWAS Roundtable on "Science and Diplomacy: Central Europe and Southern Mediterranean", April 7-9, 2013, Budapest - Welcome Remarks, Keynote Presentation & "International Cooperation in Science" Paper.
Bibliotheca Alexandrina / Board of Trustees (BOT), April 13-14, 2013, Alexandria, Egypt - Member of the Executive Board.
The 133 European Association of Agricultural Economists Conference, June 15, Maich, 2013, Greece - Keynote Speaker.
129^th CIHEAM GB, June 19-21,2013 , Paris, France - Chairman of the meeting.
International Conference on Policies for Water and Food Security in Dry Areas. June 24-26, Cairo, Egypt.
1^st CIGR Inter-Regional Conference on Land and Water Challenges. September 10-14, 2013. Bari, Italy.
Ministerial conference for the near East and North Africa region"Water and Drought as Agricultural Challenges in the NENA Region and Beyond:The Contribution of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture", September 20-22, 2013, Muscat, Oman - Keynote presentation.
Regional Action on Climate Change (RACC5). "Coastal Cities: Risk from Climate Change and Natural Hazards", Oct. 1-5, 2013. Kyoto, Japan.
10^th anniversary meeting of Science and Technology in Society ,October 6-8, 2013, Kyoto, Japan, Speaker at "Adptation to Climate Change (RACC5)" session.
3^rd Africa Rice Congress "Rice science for food security through smallholder and Agri-business Development in Africa", October 21-24, 2014, Yaoundé, Cameroon, Member of the conference Advisory Committee.
World Science Forum: Science and Diplomacy, Nov. 24-27, 2013, Rio De JANEIRO, Brazil - Invited Speaker "Climate Change and the Nexus of Water, Food and Energy".
130^th Board CIHEAM SC & GB, Dec. 18-20, 2013, Paris, France - Chairman of the Board.
TWAS-ARO 9^th Annual Meeting, BA, Dec. 29-30, 2013, Alexandria, Egypt - Chairman of the meeting.
10^th Meeting of Agricultural Ministries of CIHEAM, Feb. 4-6, 2014, Algeria, Chair of CIHEAM, Opening Remark, Presentation.
Towards Achieving Inclusive Growth in Egypt-JICA Japan, FEPS Cairo universty & Brookings institute US, Feb. 25, 2014, Cairo, Egypt, Keynote presentation.
Bibliotheca Alexandrina / Board of Trustees (BOT), March 12, 2014, Cairo, Egypt, Member of the Executive Board.
China And Egypt : Global Relations and Development Path Conference, March 15, 2014, The American Universty, Cairo, Egypt.
2^nd Spirit Of Humanity Forum : The Power of Love and Compassion in Governance-Sharing Actions for Effective Change, April 10-12, 2014, Reykjavik, Iceland.
Bibliotheca Alexandrina / Board of Trustees (BOT), March 4-5, 2014, Cairo, Egypt, Member of the Executive Board.
The International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. Fourth High-Level Round Table on the International Treaty. Sept. 24, 2014. New York. USA. Member of the High-Level Panel.
11^th Annual Meeting, Science and Technology in Society Forum, Oct. 5-7, 2014. Kyoto. Japan. Session Chair, Speaker.
55^th Board of Trustees Meeting of International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA). Oct. 10-15, 2014. Cairo, Egypt. Member of Board.
25^th General Meeting, The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS). Oct. 25-29, 2014. Muscat, Sultanate of Oman. Member of TWAS board.
The Enhanced Food Security in Arab Countries Project, Nov. 11-12. 2014. Kuwait. Presentation.
Euro-Mediterranean Ministerial Conference on Agriculture, Nov. 27-28, 2014. Palermo, Italy. Co-Chair of the conference, Presentation.
7^th Berlin Agriculture Ministers’ Summit, Jan. 2015, Berlin, Germany.
4^th AGCO Africa Summit, Jan. 2015, Berlin, Germany.
International Regional Action on Climate Change (RACC), Feb. 2015, Alexandria – Egypt.
Regional Action on Climate Change (RACC) at the STS Forum. "Adaptation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Sandai framework for Action on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR)". Oct. 3, 2015. Kyoto, Japan.
The 12^th annual Meeting, Science and Technology in Society Forum. Oct. 4-6, 2015. Kyoto, Japan. Session Chair, Speaker in the Plenary Session 204A: Population & Resources.
TWAS 26^th General Meeting & Regional Meetings. Nov. 21-24, 2015. Vienna, Austria. Council member, Chaired TWAS-ARO.
The TWAS-ARO 11^th Annual Meeting “Green Economy: A Road Map for Sustainable Development and Poverty Reduction in the Arab Region”. Dec. 16-17, 2015. Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria, Egypt. Presentation entitled “Impact of Climate Change on Sustainable Development in the Arab World: The Case of Egypt”.
Women Economic Forum (WEF 2016) WOMEN: UPLIFTING & UNITING THE WORLD. May 16-21, 2016. Pullman-Novotel, New Delhi, Aerocity, India. Invited Speaker.
The Egyptian Dutch Business Club (EDBC) seminar on "Egypt's Economic Outlook". Embassy of the Netherlands. May 29, 2016. Cairo, Egypt. Invited Speaker.
The 12^th International Conference on Dryland Development, August 21-24, 2016, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria, Egypt. IDDC Chair.
The 13^th Science & Technology for Society & Regional Action on Climate Change Meetings, Oct. 2-6, 2016. Kyoto, Japan. Session Chair, in the Plenary Session: Climate Change-Adaptation & Mitigation.
1^st International Agro-Biodiversity Congress, Nov. 6-9, 2016, Delhi-India. Chair of "Role of Stakeholders in Agrobiodiversity Management" Session.
TWAS Annual Meeting, Dec. 9-12, 2016, Amman, Jordan.
The TWAS-ARO 12^th Annual Meeting “Sustainability in Food and Water: An Arab Viewpoint”, Dec. 18-19, 2016. The Arab Open University, Amman, Jordan. Presentation entitled “The impact of Climate Change on Food Production and Water availability in the Dry Areas in the Arab World”.
The Second Annual Global Trade Matters Summit on "Global Competitiveness" Ambassadors' Edition. Mar. 21, 2017, Four Seasons Nile Plaza Hotel, Cairo, Egypt.
Launch Event for the "Labor Skills, Productivity, and Human Resource Management Study". May 16, 2017. Cairo, Egypt.
Regional Action on Climate Change (RACC9). "Integrating Adaptation into Socioeconomics and Environmental Policies and Action". Sept. 30, 2017. Kyoto, Japan
The 14^th Science & Technology for Society & Regional Action on Climate Change Meetings, Sept. 30 - Oct. 3, 2017. Kyoto, Japan. Session Chair, in the Concurrent Session: Earth Science "Water".
The 4^th Annual meeting of the Innovation for Cool Earth Forum (ICEF), Organized by Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), Oct. 4-5, 2017, Tokyo, Japan.
The Eighth Scientific Research Conference, Jordan Society for Scientific Research (JSSR) Nov. 11, 2017. Amman, Jordan. Opening Session, presentation entitled "Impact of the Climate Change on Water and its Implications livelihood in the Arab World".
8^th Sustainable Innovation Forum 2017, UN environmental Climate Action. Nov. 13-14 2017, Climate Action Domes, Deutsche Post DHL Group Post Tower, Bonn, Germany.
The Arab Water Council, 4^th Arab Water Forum, “Sharing Water … Sharing Destiny”, Nov. 26-28 2017, Cairo, Egypt.
TWAS-ARO Roundtable on Responsible Science, Nov. 28-29 2017, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alex., Egypt.
International Seminar on Global Climate Change: Impacations on Agriculture and Water Sector. Dec. 14-16, 2017. Aurangabad, India.
Egyptian Council for Foreign Affairs (ECFA), Annual Conference of the Egyptian Council for Foreign Affairs “Egyptian-African relations .. towards new horizons” Dec. 23-24, 2017. Cairo, Egypt.
The Third Egyptian Forum for The Marketing of Scientific Research Outputs, Dec. 26, 2017. Cairo, Egypt.
International Nanotechnology Scientists Forum. March 15, 2018. Four Seasons Hotel, Cairo, Egypt.
The National Conference on Scientific Research: Revealing Egyptian Potentials (REP). March 22-23, 2018. El-Massa Hotel, Cairo, Egypt.
The third Alexandria Dialogue entitled "Egypt in 2050: The Anthropocene: What Will a Sustainable Life in Egypt in 2050 Be Like?". December 5-6, 2018. Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria, Egypt.
The Launch of IFPRI’s Global Food Policy Report “Revitalizing Rural Areas in Egypt” April 15, 2019. Main Conference Auditorium, Faculty of Agriculture – Ain Shams University, Egypt.
The Agricultural, Fisheries and Food Investment Forum. January 23-34 2019. Masqat, Sultanate of Oman.
The 13th international conference on development of drylands "Converting Grey Areas into Green". February 11-14, 2019. Jodhpur, India.
BA-TWAS-AAAS Regional Workshop on Science Diplomacy, 12-16 June 2019, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria, Egypt.
Supreme Council of Universities, Information Sector, The First International Conference "Artificial Intelligence and recent IT Technologies Impact for building Egyptian Knowledge and Innovation Society". 8-9 September 2019. Almassa Hotel, Cairo, Egypt.
Science and Technology in Society forum (STS forum), 16^th Annual Meeting, 6-8 October 2019, Kyoto, Japan.
Innovation for Cool Earth Forum (ICEF 2019), 6th Annual Meeting, 9-10 October 2019, Kyoto, Japan.
The Meeting of Minds Forum, 10-12 Dec. 2019, Jakarta, Indonesia.
Regional Action on Climate Change (RACC12) - 2^nd of October 2020, Japan (online), Moderator of Plenary Session 3: Regional Resilience in Developing Regions.
STS Forum Meeting 2020, 2-10 Oct. 2020, Kyoto, Tokyo (online).
Agribusiness, Policies, Strategies and the Ecosystem (Webinar), AUC and Lagos Business School Agribusiness, talk entitled "Navigating Through Uncertainties: The Future of Agribusiness". Webinar, 20^th Oct., 2020, Cairo, Egypt.
Agricultural Irrigation: Country Profile Egypt. Online Seminar organized by German Water Partnership e.V. 16 June 2021.
Innovation for Cool Earth Forum (ICEF) roadmap. “Biomass Carbon Removal and Storage BiCRS”. Webinar hosted by Clean Energy Ministerial CCUS initiative in collaboration with the Innovation for Cool Earth Forum, 16 June 2021.
VIII Global Baku Forum, Nizami Ganjavi International Center. "The World After COVID-19". Life talk entitled "Panel 6, Promoting Food and Nutrition Security". Link ( VIII Global Baku Forum - Panel 6: Promoting Food and Nutrition Security - YouTube). 4 – 6 November 2021, Baku, Azerbaijain.
Impact of Climate Change on Food Production in the Dry Areas. RACC/IDDC/ICARDA/ALARI, Hybrid Webinar, Hosted by Ain shams University, 3 – 5 Sept., 2022, Cairo, Egypt. Link (http://www.drylanddevelop.org/).
"Impact of Climate Change on Agriculture". Academy of Scientific Research and Technology (ASRT). 26 Sept. 2022, Cairo. Egypt.
“Promoting Adaptation and Resilience for the Poor and Vulnerable”. COP 27 - UN Climate Change Conference, Sharm el-Sheikh Climate Change Conference - November 2022, Egypt. Link (http://www.drylanddevelop.org/).
“Water Scarcity: The Challenges for Food, Humans, and the Environment”. COP 27 - UN Climate Change Conference, Sharm el-Sheikh Climate Change Conference - November 2022, Egypt. Link (http://www.drylanddevelop.org/).
STS forum COP 27 Special Symposium on Regional Action on Climate Change. COP 27 - UN Climate Change Conference, Sharm el-Sheikh Climate Change Conference - November 2022, Egypt. Link (http://copjapan.env.go.jp/cop/cop27/en/exhibition/details/sts-forum/).
National Wheat Day. “An Agricultural Policy Review of Egypt and Outlook for 2023”. International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). 13 – 14 Feb. 2023, Cairo, Egypt.

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Prof. Dr. Adel El-Beltagy

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