Dr. Tarek Abdel-Hamid is a graduate of American University in Cairo in 1989 where he obtained Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering: CAD. He also has a Postgraduate Certificate in Environmental Studies in Environmental Research & Studies Institute/ Ain Shams University in Egypt in 1992, followed by Postgraduate Diploma in Environmental Engineering from the same institute in 1994, until he obtained a PhD in Philosophy, Renewable Energy Hybrid Systems from Institute of Science & Technology/ University of Manchester in 1996.
He established GREEN Environment Consultants in 2002 to provide environmental solutions to Egypt and other developing and developed nations through his qualifications that combine advanced solutions of the developed countries and the needs of the developing countries.
Dr. Abdel-Hamid has extensive and varied experience in the various fields of environment and sustainable development. He has been closely involved with the institutional development of the Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency since 1991, and with the development of environmental policy-making, planning and funding in Egypt. He has led and assisted in a very large number of projects and programmes, and has extensive field experience in every governorate in Egypt, as well as in several other countries in Africa, the Middle East, South, Southeast and East Asia, and Europe.
He is a certified ISO environmental and quality manager and auditor. He is a qualified trainer and facilitator/moderator. He is a member of a large number of local and international associations and NGOs operating in environment and development, and is a founding member of four NGOs in Egypt.
JatrophaWorld 2009 Brussels Speaker
Day 1 – Wednesday, October 14
16:05 GROWING JATROPHA IN DRY, DESERT CLIMATE (EXPERIENCE IN EGYPT, LIBYA, SUDAN, SYRIA)
JATROPHAWORLD 2009 is a showcase of all the latest trends and shifts occurring in the Jatropha value chain, bringing together on a single platform, the best expertise to discuss and analyze the present and future dynamics of Jatropha from a technological and socio-economic angle. To find more about JatrophaWorld in Brussels from October 14 to 15, 2009, please visit http://www.futureenergyevents.com/jatropha/.