Mohamed A. Abdrabo obtained his PhD degree from the University of Liverpool, UK; and currently is Professor of Environmental Economics, Institute of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Alexandria. He is Director of an IDRC-sponsored project for the establishment of a center of excellence for adaptation to climate change (Alexandria Research Centre for Adaptation) at University of Alexandria. He was a consultant to a number of environment-related research projects in a number of countries in the region. His research work in the fields of environmental and urban economics.