Biography:

Professor Salif Diop has been working at the United Nations, in particular at UNEP�s Division of Early Warning and Assessment (DEWA) as a Senior Officer for nearly 16 years. He is a water specialist with extensive experience in various aspects of coastal oceanography, freshwater assessment, aquatic and marine issues, sustainable management and development. He holds from Louis Pasteur University, Strasbourg, France, a Third Cycle Doctorate he defended in 1978 and a State Doctorate he defended in 1986. He had spent a one-year sabbatical as a Senior Fulbright Scholar in Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, of the University of Miami, USA, Division of Biology and Living Resources, 1986/87. He is a member of various expert and working groups, including numerous scientific and research institutions. He has more than 40 referred publications with six books as main author and co-author, and has been awarded a Nobel Peace Prize Certificate, IPCC 2007. Other 140 publications can be added to his own list as technical documents, research work, monographs, thesis, abstracts, and book reviews. He is a University Professor, One of the Vice-Chair of ILEC (International Lake Environment Committee Foundation) Scientific Committee, since November 2016; Member of The World Academy of Sciences for the Advancement of Sciences in the Developing Countries (TWAS) since October 2010; Member of the African Academy of Sciences (ASS) since December 2009; and member of the National Academy of Sciences and Techniques of Senegal since February 2006. For additional details, including recent publications, kindly visit the following website of Professor Salif DIOP: http://www.esalifdiop.org

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