Last Name: Osman Elasha, First name: Balgis M.E. Date of Birth: 19.4.1962 Nationality: Sudanese Employment:
Senior Researcher/ Principal Investigator AIACC AF14 Project Institution: Higher Council for Environment &
Natural Resources (HCENR)-Mailing address: HCENR-Gamma Street- City: State/Province: Khartoum
Postal Code: Country: 10488 /Sudan Telephone: 249 183786903/Mobile ++249912603654 Fax: 249 183
787617 Email address: balgis@yahoo.com
B. Educational Background
• Ph.D. Forestry Science, Faculty of forestry - University of Khartoum, 2003.
• Master (MSc) of Science, Environmental Studies, Institute for Environmental Studies Khartoum University,
1996.
• Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) (Honour) Forestry, Faculty of Agriculture Khartoum University, 1984.
Summary of GEF &UN Experience
1. Currently my work focuses on sustainable development , with special emphasis on the impact of such global
trends as climate change, have also served as a leading member of the largest professional network in the
area of conservation and sustainable development: the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), in
which I served as
• A Coordinating Lead Author for The IPCC Special Report on Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage;
• A Lead Author for the 4th.Assessment Report WGII(Vulnerability & Adaptation Assessment).
• A Lead Author for, IPCC NGGIP 2006 IPCC National Greenhouse Gas Inventories Guidelines
/Energy Sector.-Chapter2 on Stationary Consumption.
2. Nov, 2005 Coordinating Lead Author on the International Assessment of Agricultural Science and
Technology for Development (IAASTD) Global Assessment report Chapter 1.
3. October, 2005 National Consultant One System Inventory, Environmental Theme/Multipurpose Program
Development/ Eastern Nile Technical Regional Office (ENTRO)- Nile Basin Initiative (NBI)
4. 2002- up to date , Principal Investigator, Assessment of Impacts and Adaptation to Climate Change in Multiple
Regions and Sectors (AIACC) Sudan Project AF14.UNEP/GEF
5. Member of the Core Team for Drafting Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) Strategy for Eastern and
Southern Africa-UNDP/GEF 2002.
6. 2003. Reviewer of the Good Practice Guidance (GPG) for GHG Inventory Manual - National Communications
Support Unit Handbook UNDP/GEF
7. Nov, 2004 A member of the team who drafted a Background paper on” Application of Methods and Tools for
Assessing Impacts and Vulnerability and Developing Adaptation Responses” – UNFCCC/SEI-B

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