Editors and Contributors
About the Editors
Prof. Salif Diop has worked at the United Nations,
in UNEP’s Division of Early Warning and Assessment (DEWA), for the past 16 years as Senior Officer.
His water expertise is in coastal oceanography, freshwater assessment, aquatic and marine issues, sustainable
management and development. He earned a Third-Cycle
Doctorate in 1978 from the University Louis Pasteur
in Strasbourg, France, and a State Doctorate in 1986.
He served a year-long sabbatical as a Senior Fulbright
Scholar in the Division of Biological and Living
Resources at The Rosenstiel School of Marine and
Atmospheric Sciences of the University of Miami, Division of Biological and Living Resources, in 1986/87.
He is a member of multiple expert and working
groups and attached to numerous scientific and research
institutions. He has published more than 40 peerreviewed articles and 7 books as main author or coauthor, and was awarded a Nobel Peace Prize Certificate
in 2007 for his contributions to the IPCC. In addition to
his research articles, he has also contributed 140 technical documents, research reports, monographs, theses,
abstracts, and book reviews. He is currently a University
Professor and has served as one of the Vice-Chairs of the
International Lakes Environment Committee Foundation (ILEC) Scientific Committee since November 2016
and member of the High-Level Panel Expert Group for
a Sustainable Ocean Economy related to the Sustainable Ocean Initiative of the World Resources Institute
since September 2019. He was named a Member of
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About the Editors
Prof. Salif Diop has worked at the United Nations,
in UNEP’s Division of Early Warning and Assessment (DEWA), for the past 16 years as Senior Officer.
His water expertise is in coastal oceanography, freshwater assessment, aquatic and marine issues, sustainable
management and development. He earned a Third-Cycle
Doctorate in 1978 from the University Louis Pasteur
in Strasbourg, France, and a State Doctorate in 1986.
He served a year-long sabbatical as a Senior Fulbright
Scholar in the Division of Biological and Living
Resources at The Rosenstiel School of Marine and
Atmospheric Sciences of the University of Miami, Division of Biological and Living Resources, in 1986/87.
He is a member of multiple expert and working
groups and attached to numerous scientific and research
institutions. He has published more than 40 peerreviewed articles and 7 books as main author or coauthor, and was awarded a Nobel Peace Prize Certificate
in 2007 for his contributions to the IPCC. In addition to
his research articles, he has also contributed 140 technical documents, research reports, monographs, theses,
abstracts, and book reviews. He is currently a University
Professor and has served as one of the Vice-Chairs of the
International Lakes Environment Committee Foundation (ILEC) Scientific Committee since November 2016
and member of the High-Level Panel Expert Group for
a Sustainable Ocean Economy related to the Sustainable Ocean Initiative of the World Resources Institute
since September 2019. He was named a Member of
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