Dr. Shabbir Shahid

GRM 2012 Workshop: Environmental Cost and Changing Face of Agriculture in the Gulf States

Senior Scientist - International Center for Biosaline Agriculture

Dr. Shabbir Shahid is a Senior Scientist at the Dubai-based International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA). He earned a Ph.D. degree from the University of Wales, Bangor UK in 1989. He joined ICBA in 2004 and has over 30 years experience (Pakistan, UK, Australia, Kuwait and United Arab Emirates) in agriculture-related RD & E activities. He has been Associate Professor, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan; Associate Research Scientist in Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Kuwait; and Manager of Soil Resources Department, Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi, UAE. He has worked in applied agriculture projects in many countries (e.g., Pakistan, Kuwait, UAE, Qatar, Oman, Niger, Morocco, Jordan, Spain, and Syria). He has been working in the GCC region for the last 15 years and is familiar with agriculture activities and food security issues in the region. He is a prolific author with over 150 publications in peer reviewed refereed journals, proceedings, books and manuals. He is currently life member and Councilor of the World Association of Soil and Water Conservation, member advisory board of the World Forum on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (WFCCAFS) and Editor in-Chief of the journal Climate Change Outlook and Adaptation to be published by WFCCAFS in 2012. Dr. Shahid has been a member of several scientific committees, international advisory boards of international conferences, editor of scientific books, and reviewer of scientific journals.