About Firas Aljanabi.

Coordinator of the Global Water and Climate Adaptation Centre

Dr. Firas Aljanabi — Centre Coordinator

Experience
  • • Dec 22 - Present Global Water and Climate Adaptation Centre (ABCD-Centre) Coordinator
  • • Oct 10 - Dec 2021 Senior Scientific Coordinator at TU Dresden - University of Technology
  • • May 19 - (One month) Hydrological Expert Consultant at World Meteorological Organization
  • • Jan 16 - May 19 Director, Environment. and Data Centre Babylon Governorate, Iraq
  • • May 15 - Jan 16 Project Officer World Meteorological Organization
  • • Jan 14 - May 15 Chief, Environmental and Data Centre in Babylon Governorate Ministry of Environment, Iraq
  • • Jan 10 - Oct 10 Associate Programme Assistant at World Meteorological Organization
  • • Aug 02 - Oct 07 Department Coordinator at Babylon Branch Ministry of Municipality and Public Work, Iraq
  1. 1. Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Climate Change and Water Resources Management (2014) at TU Dresden, Germany
  2. 2. Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Hydro Science and Engineering (2009) at TU Dresden, Germany
  3. 3. Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Civil Engineering (2002) from Babylon University, Iraq
  1. 1. Flood Predictability of One-Way and Two-Way WRF Nesting Coupled Hydrometeorological Flow Simulations in a Transboundary Chenab River Basin, Pakistan, Ehtesham Ahmed , Naeem Saddique, Firas AlJanabi , Klemens Barfus , Malik Rizwan Asghar, Abid Sarwar and Peter Krebs, Remote Sensing, Volume 15, Issue 2, 457. January 2023.
  2. 2. Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Hydro Science and Engineering (2009) at TU Dresden, Germany
  3. 3. Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Civil Engineering (2002) from Babylon University, Iraq

Dr. Firas Aljanabi is currently serving as the coordinator of the Global Water and Climate Adaptation Centre. With a long-standing affiliation with TU Dresden in Germany, he has held the position of senior lecturer for several years, accumulating extensive expertise in project management within the international landscape. Prior to this, Dr. Aljanabi served as an expert and scientific officer at the United Nations in Switzerland, while also holding a significant role as a department head at the Ministry of Environment in Iraq. Dr. Aljanabi's academic background includes a Ph.D. in Climate Change and Water Resources Management, which he obtained in 2014. He also holds an M.Sc. in Hydro Science and Engineering from TU Dresden, Germany, achieved in 2009, and a BSc in Civil Engineering from Babylon University, Iraq, acquired in 2002. His diverse educational journey has equipped him with a well-rounded understanding of various disciplines related to water, climate change, and engineering. Dr. Aljanabi's comprehensive experience and academic accomplishments position him as a respected professional in the field of global water and climate adaptation.