Sessions
Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation (Join Session)
6:05 PM - 6:10 PM Mon
Future changes in water and climate in transboundary river basins of East Africa (Join Session)
11:30 AM - 11:35 AM Tue
Dr. Modathir Zaroug is a regional water resources modeler at the Nile Basin Initiative Secretariat since Sep 2017, leading all climate change adaptation and some water resources activities. Zaroug has several years of experience in climate modeling, atmospheric science, climate change adaptation, climate risk assessment, climate research, water resources management, and hydrology. Beside his experience in hydrological modeling and analysis; he is also familiar with the regional climate models calibration, validation, postpossessing and analysis. Zaroug has experience on the impact of landuse change on the regional climate. He has experience working with large modelling output and observational datasets. Zaroug has advanced proficiency in communicating scientific findings in peer reviewed journals and at professional meetings. He has some publication in Nature Climate Change. He was a postdoctoral research fellow for 3 years in the Adaptation at Scale in Semi-Arid Regions (ASSAR) project. He was a part of a multi-disciplinary research group at the African Climate & Development Initiative (ACDI) at University of Cape Town, interacting with research teams from Southern Africa, West Africa, East Africa, and India. He worked with the Sudanese Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources since Nov. 2003.He has a PhD from the University of Khartoum and International Center for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Trieste, Italy. During that time, he worked 3 years at Drought Early Warning and Forecasting in Africa (DEWFORA) to strengthen preparedness and adaptation in Africa. He got his M.Sc. in Hydroinformatics from UNESCO IHE for Water Education, Delft, Netherlands.