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Prof. Hamed Assaf is the Associate Dean of the School of Engineering and a professor in the Civil and Infrastructure Engineering Dept. at the 大发快三官网 (AURAK). He received his Ph.D. in civil engineering (water resources) from the University of British Columbia, Canada in 1991. Before joining AURAK, Prof. Assaf held faculty positions at the 大发快三官网 University of Sharjah and the 大发快三官网 University of Beirut. Before moving to the Arab region in 2003, Prof. Assaf was a senior risk analysis and water resources engineer in British Columbia Hydro Corporation (BC Hydro), the third-largest utility in Canada.

Prof. Assaf is a leading scholar in water resources management and climate change. He has conducted several studies on the impact of climate change on water resources, hydroeconomic modeling, mass disasters, groundwater contamination, and life cycle assessment. Prof. Assaf has several peer-reviewed publications, book chapters, and reports focusing on sustainability issues, with particular emphasis on climate change, its potential impact on the Arab region, and adaptation options. He has collaborated with several local, regional, and worldwide scholars and convened and chaired scientific conference sessions. He has been invited by regional and international organizations including WMO, ESCWA, UNDP and JICA as a keynote speaker, as a panelist, and as an expert on climate change and water resources issues.

• Ph.D. in Civil Engineering (Water Resources), University of British Columbia, November 1991
• Bachelor of Civil Engineering (Distinction with class honours), Kuwait University, June 1983

• Assaf, H. (2023). 鈥淲ater Security in the MENA Region鈥�, in 鈥淓-Elgar Encyclopedia of Water Policy, Economics and Management鈥�, Koundouri P. (ed.), Edward Elgar Publishing, UK. (Accepted).
  
• Assaf, H. (2023). Hydroeconomic Groundwater Model for Managing Multi-salinity Aquifers in Arid Regions. In: Sherif, M., Singh, V.P., Sefelnasr, A., Abrar, M. (eds) Water Resources Management and Sustainability. Water Science and Technology Library, vol 121. Springer, Cham.
• Assaf, H., and Abu Abdo, A. (2022). Life cycle assessment of incorporating recycled materials in pavement design. Journal of King Saud University 鈥� Engineering Sciences. DOI:
• Assaf, H., Idwan, S., Jallad, A. H., Ammari, M. Z. J., Al Chaar, A., & Kouja, M. (2022). Public values regarding an urban mangrove wetland in the United Arab Emirates. Journal of Environmental Engineering and Landscape Management, 30(1), 114-123.
• Assaf, H. (2020) 鈥淎ssessing policy alternatives and public support for protecting the Ras Al Khaimah Mangroves鈥�. Sheikh Saud Bin Saqr Al Qasimi Foundation for Policy Research. DOI:
• Assaf, H. (2019). 鈥淲ater Security and Climate Change in the Arab Region: Future Outlook鈥�, Chapter 1 in 鈥淐limate Change and the Future of Water鈥�, The Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research (ECSSR). ISBN: 978-9948-24-541-4 (paperback). ISBN: 978-9948-24-542-1 (electronic edition).
• Assaf, H., Idwan, S. and Farhat, M. (2018), Assessing recycling attitude and behaviour in Ras Al Khaimah, UAE. Journal of Environmental Engineering and Science. .
• Assaf, H. (2018). 鈥溫з勜Ｙ呝� 丕賱賲丕卅賶 丕賱毓乇亘賶 賵丕賱鬲睾賷乇 丕賱賲賳丕禺賶: 丌賮丕賯 賲爻鬲賯亘賷賱丞鈥�, 丕賱賮氐賱 丕賱兀賵賱 賮賶 丕賱鬲睾賷乇 丕賱賲賳丕禺賷 賵賲爻鬲賯亘賱 丕賱賲賷丕賴, 賲乇賰夭 丕賱廿賲丕乇丕鬲 賱賱丿乇丕爻丕鬲 賵丕賱亘丨賵孬 丕賱廿爻鬲乇丕鬲賷噩賷丞, .
• Assaf, H. and Mohsen, M. (2017). 鈥淥verview of Sustainable Water Management in the MENA Green Industries鈥�. Journal of Desalination and Water Treatment. 79 (87-92). doi:10.5004/dwt.2017.21026. 1944-3994 / 1944-3986.
• Assaf, H., Abdel Monem, T., Abed, A., Al Ajjawi, S., Al Mealla, R., Ekram, N., El Karawy, N., Othman, Y., and Tawfic, M. (2016). 鈥淐hapter 3: Outlooks and Emerging Issues鈥�, In 鈥淕EO-6 Regional Assessment for West Asia.鈥� United Nations Environment Programme, Nairobi, Kenya. ISBN: 978-92-807-3548-2. .
• Abed, A., AbuZeid, K., Al Harbi, M., Al Mealla, R., Altaie, W., Assaf, H., Cordeiro, M., Dumble, P., El Karawy, N., El Kholei, A., Glavan, J., Khalil, A., Naser, H., Abdel Aziz, A., Al Ahmad, M., Al Bassam, K., Al Hayek, B., Al Sharif, Y., Arslan, A., Baldwin, R., Burt, J., Byiringiro, F., Eid, E., El Alkamy, H., ElZerey, W., Ghazanfar, S., Grandcourt, E., Jabado, R., Jawad, S., Khalifa, Z., Loughland, R., Nejdawi, R., Othman, Y., Pauli, G., Salem, H., Sattout, E., Warith, M., Abdel Monem, M., Abdulghaffar, N., Dawood, T., Al Khatlan, A., Al Shoala, A., Amasha, A., Awad, H., El Shaer, H., El Tayeb, M., Harhash, K., Hebbelmann, L., Jadam, J., Khalaf, T., Rashed, A., Tawfic, M., and Zalloum, B. (2016). 鈥淐hapter 2: State of the Environment and Policy Responses鈥�, In 鈥淕EO-6 Regional Assessment for West Asia.鈥� United Nations Environment Programme, Nairobi, Kenya. ISBN: 978-92-807-3548-2. .
• Assaf, H. (2015), 鈥淎nalysis of an Anomalous Flooding Event in the Peace River in Canada鈥�, Nature Environment and Pollution Technology, 14 (3), pp 557-562.
• Assaf, H., Erian, W., Gafrej, R. Herrmann, S., McDonnell, R. and Taimeh, A. (2012), 鈥淐limate Change Contributes to Water Scarcity鈥�, Chapter 3 of 鈥淎daptation to a Changing Climate in the Arab Countries鈥�, Verner, D. (ed.), Washington, DC: World Bank. DOI:10.1596/978-0-8213-9458-8.
• Dababseh, A., Katich, K., Ashwill, M., Assaf, H., Bassioni, H., Carrington, T., Abdel Galil, I. and El Raey, M. (2012), 鈥淐limate Change Affects Urban Livelihoods and Living Conditions鈥�, Chapter 5 of 鈥淎daptation to a Changing Climate in the Arab Countries鈥�, Verner, D. (ed.), Washington, DC: World Bank. DOI:10.1596/978-0-8213-9458-8.
• Verner, D., Abu Salman, R., Ahmed, K., Assaf, H. , Dababseh, A., Djernaes, M., El-Mallah, F., Erian, W., Gafrej, R., Gitay, H., Grey, S., Habib, R., Christensen, J., Ismail, S., Katich, K., Levine, T., Losos, A., McDonnell, R., Figueroa, G., Noble, I., Fumero, N., Rabie, T., Stendel, M. and Yang, S. 鈥淚mplement Policy Responses to Increase Climate Resilience.鈥� Chapter 9 of 鈥淎daptation to a Changing Climate in the Arab Countries鈥�, Verner, D. (ed.), Washington, DC: World Bank. DOI:10.1596/978-0-8213-9458-8.
• Gafrej, R., Gitay, H., Abu Salman, R., Assaf, H., and Osman-Elasha, B. (2012), 鈥淏iodiversity and Ecosystem services have a Role in Climate Adaptation鈥�, in 鈥淎daptation to a Changing Climate in the Arab Countries鈥�, Verner, D. (ed.), Washington, DC: World Bank. DOI:10.1596/978-0-8213-9458-8.
• Assaf, H. (2011), 鈥淔ramework for Modeling Mass Disasters鈥�. ASCE Journal of Natural Hazards Review. 12(2): 47- 61. .
• Assaf, H. (2010), 鈥淲ater Resources and Climate Change鈥�, Chapter 2 of the Arab Forum for Environment & Development (AFED) report 鈥淲ater: Sustainable Management of a Scarce Resource鈥�.
• Assaf, H. (2010), 鈥淚ntegrated Water Resources Management鈥�, Chapter 6 of the Arab Forum for Environment & Development (AFED) report 鈥淲ater: Sustainable Management of a Scarce Resource鈥�. .
• Assaf, H. (2009), 鈥淚mpact of Climate Change on Infrastructure鈥�, Chapter 9 of the Arab Forum for Environment & Development (AFED) report 鈥淎rab Environment: Climate Change Impact on the Arab World鈥�.

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