Regional Action on Climate Change Alexandria 2015 workshop
Regional Action on Climate Change Alexandria 2015 workshop
Climate Change and its Impacts: Sea Level Rise and Desertification in Africa and MENA Region
22 - 24 February 2015


The Bibliotheca Alexandrina hosted the first international Regional Action on Climate Change workshop (RACC Alexandria 2015) to be held outside Japan, from 22 to 24 February 2015. The workshop was co-organized by the Center for Special Studies and Programs (CSSP) and the Center for Environmental Studies (CES).

RACC was first created in 2009 as a satellite workshop to the Science and Technology in Society (STS) forum held annually in Kyoto, Japan.

Taking the insights developed at the RACC, Japan, RACC Alexandria 2015 aimed to gather eminent scientists and practitioners to come together and helped local communities solve the underlying climate challenges in Africa and MENA region through sharing their experiences to achieve perceptions, solutions and future goals for the current challenging climate situations.

The workshop theme was Climate Change and its Impacts: Sea Level Rise and Desertification in Africa and MENA region.

RACC Alexandria co-sponsors: TWAS & TWAS-ARO
RACC Alexandria supporters: ICARDA & STS FORUM
The official language of the workshop was ENGLISH.

You can download the workshop booklet: The Workshop Booklet.pdf
Dia El-Din El-Quosy
Dia El-Din El-Quosy

EGYPT

Professor
National Water Research Center

Fredrick Kabbale
Fredrick Kabbale

UGANDA

Entomologist, School of Biological Sciences, College of Natural Sciences, Makerere University

Mahmoud El Solh
Mahmoud El Solh

LEBANON

Director General, ICARDA

Flower Msuya
Flower Msuya

TANZANIA

Chief Lab Scientist, Institute of Marine Sciences, University of Dar Elsalaam

Jameson Kugara
Jameson Kugara

ZIMBABWE

Chairman, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Zimbabwe

Tomihiro Taniguchi
Tomihiro Taniguchi

JAPAN

Senior Advisor, Executive Director, Science and Technology in Society (STS) forum and Professor, Tokyo Institute of Technology

Ilya Zaslavsky
Ilya Zaslavsky

USA

Director, Spatial Information Systems Lab, San Diego Supercomputer Center, University of California San Diego (UCSD)

Hani El Nokraschy
Hani El Nokraschy

GERMANY

CEO, Nokraschy Engineering GmbH

Adel El-Beltagy
Adel El-Beltagy

EGYPT

Minister, Agriculture and Land Reclamation

Ahmed Darwish

EGYPT

Assistant Minister, Ministry of State for Urban Renewal and Informal Settlements

Ahmed Hamdy
Ahmed Hamdy

EGYPT

Head of science, Technology and ICT (Information and Communication Technology), The African Union department of Human Resources, Science and Technology (HRST)

Anhar Hegazi
Anhar Hegazi

EGYPT

Director, Energy Efficiency Unit, Information and Decision Support Center, Egyptian Cabinet of Ministers EEU/ IDSC/ COM, Former Deputy Executive Secretary, UN-Economic and Social, Commission for Western Asia (UNESCWA)

Hossam Eldin Moghazy
Hossam Eldin Moghazy

EGYPT

Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation

Hussein Abaza
Hussein Abaza

SWITZERLAND

Chief, Economics and Trade Branch, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Division of Technology, Industry and Economics

Mohamed Abdrabo
Mohamed Abdrabo

EGYPT

Professor of Environmental Economics, Institute of Graduate Studies and Research, Alexandria University

Mohamed Elraey
Mohamed Elraey

EGYPT

Professor, Environmental Studies, Institute of Graduate Studies and Research (IGSR), Alexandria University

Mostafa Fouda
Mostafa Fouda

EGYPT

Advisor, Ministry of State for Environmental Affairs, Nature Conservation Sector

Nabil Bashir
Nabil Bashir

SUDAN

Professor, Department of Pesticides and Toxicology, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences (FAS), University of Gezira

Omar El-Arini
Omar El-Arini

EGYPT

Board Member, Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency, International Consultant on Ozone Layer and Climate Issues

Salah Arafa
Salah Arafa

EGYPT

Professor, Physics Department, School of Sciences and Engineering, American University in Cairo (AUC)

Adel Aboulnaga
Adel Aboulnaga

EGYPT

Senior Researcher, Animal Production Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center

Hichem Ben Salem
Hichem Ben Salem

LEBANON

Director, Research Program on Diversification and Sustainable Intensification of Production Systems, ICARDA

Ibrahim El Dukheri
Ibrahim El Dukheri

SUDAN

Director General, Agricultural Research Corporation

Theib Oweis
Theib Oweis

LEBANON

Director, Research Program on Integrated Water and Land Management, ICARDA

Manal El-Batran
Manal El-Batran

EGYPT

Professor of Urban Planning, Housing & Building Research Center, Coordinator, Egyptian Green Building Council

Yousry El-Gamal
Yousry El-Gamal

EGYPT

Former Minister of Education

Yehia Halim
Yehia Halim

EGYPT

Advisor, BA

Ayman Abouhadid
Ayman Abouhadid

EGYPT

Former Minister Arid Lands Agricultural Studies and Research Institute (ALARI), Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University

Badr Mabrouk
Badr Mabrouk

EGYPT

Professor of Groundwater, Faculty of Science, Zagazig University
Head, Water Risk Excellency Center, Zagazig

Daniel Dale
Daniel Dale

EGYPT

Land Management and Tenure Officer, FAO Regional Office for Near East and North Africa

Essam Abdelmawla
Essam Abdelmawla

EGYPT

Dean, Aquaculture Research Center, Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport

Hany El Messiry
Hany El Messiry

EGYPt

Governor of Alexandria

Magdy Madkour
Magdy Madkour

EGYPT

Professor of Biotechnology, Arid Lands Agricultural Research Institute (ALARI), Ain Shams University, Editor in Chief, Journal of Agriculture & Food Security Biomed Central, TWAS-ARO Member

Salif Diop
Salif Diop

SENEGAL

Professor, University Cheikh Anta Diop

Ahmed Abdelrehim
Ahmed Abdelrehim

EGYPT

Regional Programme Manager, Centre for Environment and Development for the Arab Region and Europe-CEDARE

Benjamin Gyampoh
Benjamin Gyampoh

NAIROBI

Program Officer, African Academy of Science

Emad Adly
Emad Adly

EGYPT

Director of the Arab Network for Environment and Development

Hesham Gaber
Hesham Gaber

EGYPT

Director, CES, BA

Khaled Fahmy
Khaled Fahmy

EGYPT

Minister of Environment

Salah Soliman
Salah Soliman

EGYPT

Professor of Pesticide Chemistry, Alexandria University & Advisor, Bibliotheca Alexandrina

Omneya Sabry
Omneya Sabry

EGYPT

Engineer and Vice Chairman for Technical Affairs, New and Renewable Energy Authority-NREA