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The importance of the basin scale, transboundary cooperation, data as a decision-making tool, regulation, etc.: discover our interview of Abou AMANI, Director of the Division of Water Sciences, Secretary of UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme.
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What is UNESCO?
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) promotes international cooperation in education, the sciences, culture, communication and information, thereby contributing to peace and security in the world.
UNESCO in key figures :
As a laboratory of ideas, UNESCO seeks to strengthen ties between nations, in particular through the sharing of knowledge and the free flow of ideas.
Its programmes contribute to achieving the sustainable development goals set out in Agenda 2030.
Who is Abou AMANI?
Working for UNESCO for many years, during which time he has provided Member States with improved knowledge, capacity, policy advice, methodologies and tools to address water-related disasters, hydrological changes and the challenges of water scarcity, Mr Abou AMANI is now Director of the Division of Water Sciences and Secretary of UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme.
He was previously Regional Hydrologist in Niamey for more than eight years and also worked for three years for the Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD) as a researcher and visiting scientist.
Member and contributor to various committees, initiatives and expert groups, including the World Water Council, Mr Abou AMANI is a civil engineer who graduated from the Ecole de Polytechnique de Thiès in Senegal. He also holds a doctorate from the École Polytechnique de Montréal in Canada.