Prof. Dr. Abdelhafid DEBBARH

Prof. Dr. Abdelhafid DEBBARH (born 1951) obtained his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering with specialisation in Groundwater Management from University of Minnesota, USA and a Doctorate in Agronomics from Agronomy and Veterinary Institute (IAV), Rabat, Morocco. Presently, he is Professor of Higher Education, Institute Agronomique et Vtinaire Hassan II, Rabat. He has professionally involved in the scientific expertise in groundwater management, irrigation, drainage, environmental impact evaluation of large-scale irrigated schemes. Prof. Debbarh also participated in a number of technical studies and also acted as panel of expert in various domains, viz. water and natural resources management; environmental issues in large scale irrigated areas; environmental impact evaluation in large scale irrigated schemes in Morocco. He also coordinated bilateral and multilateral scientific and academic cooperation programmes related higher education, science and technology and research in countries like European Union, Canada, USA, China, and Francophone African countries. Prof. Debbarh has contributed a number of scientific papers, articles and technical reports on water management, irrigation, drainage, sustainable management of large-scale irrigated schemes. He has contributed a number of scientific papers, articles and technical reports and is also a founding member of Amicale des Ingnieurs du Genie rural du Maroc (AIGR) in 1980.