Abdulrahman Mohamud Dirie

PROJECT COORDINATOR-GCF READINESS, SOMALIA

A graduate of Master of Science in Water Policy from the Pan African University Institute of Water and Energy Sciences , Abdulrahman is currently  the National Project Coordinator of GCF Readiness Somalia. He also has a graduate  in Climate Change (PAUWES),  from the Tlemcen University (University of Abou Bekr Belkaïd Tlemcen) which he completed in 2020 and and a BSc in Marine Science and Environment, where he majored  in Environmental Science at HodeidahUniversity, Hodeidah – Yemen.

He is specialized in Water Resources Management, Marine, Environment and Climate change with more than eight (8) years of experience in the field of Water Engineering, Groundwater Resources Management and Integrated Water Resources Management, Water Supply and Sanitation within the communities.

He posses a rich technical background in operational and field experience for the preparation, design, construction and implementation of Water Resources and Environmental projects in emergency and development contexts in Somalia, strong Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation, Leadership skills and technical expertise. He has worked with a number of government agencies, private and CSOs in Water Resources, Marine and Environment & Climate change sectors to support the planning and implementation of sustainable Water Resources Projects.

He is very passionate about nature conservation, the environment and water resources management. Abdulrahman posses skills and experience in the utility of approaches that are grounded in respected methodological frameworks and best-practice for water and natural resources softwares such as ArcGIS, QGIS, HEC RAS HEC-HMS, ENVI, ERDAS, WEAP, R Program, MATLAB, SPSS, Baseline Surveys and needs assessments, Evaluations (Mid-term and End Term).