Samar M. A. Mohamed
Personal data:
  • Name: Samar Mohamed Attaher Mohamed
  • Address: 504 A, Area 4, Tagamo’ Khames, New Cairo.Postal code 11835.
  • Date of birth: May.19, 1976
  • Place of birth: Cairo, Egypt
  • Phone: Home Tel: 202-6171366,     Mobile Tel: 02- 0121611693
  • Fax: Work + (202) 37605793
  • E-mail: sattaher2001@yahoo.com

Fields of work:
        Global change- Agriculture- Water and irrigation systems.
Employment record:
  • Researcher assistant, at Application Department, Central Lab .For Agriculture Climate (CLAC), ARC, Ministry of Agriculture, Egypt, (November 1998 till 2004).
  • Assistant researcher, at Agrometerological Application Department, Central Lab .For Agriculture Climate (CLAC), ARC, Ministry of Agriculture, Egypt, from December 2004 till April 2007.
  • Assistant researcher, at Climate Change Department, Central Lab .For Agriculture Climate (CLAC), ARC, Ministry of Agriculture, Egypt, from April 2007 till now.

Education:
  • 1998 B. Sc. of Agriculture Sciences, Department of Agriculture Engineering, Cairo University, Egypt.
  • 2003 M. Sc. Of Agriculture engineering “POTATO CROP YIELD AND ENERGY REQUIERMENT UNDER DRIP IRRIGATION SYSTEMS “, faculty of agriculture, Ain Shamis Univ.
  • On Going Ph. D. Of Agriculture engineering “Effect of climatic changes on Egyptian Irrigation system ”, faculty of agriculture, Ain Shamis Univ.

Meetings:
  • International meetings
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    • Sixth International conference on the development of dry lands Desert development (ICARDA)”Challenges Beyond the year 2000 “, 22 to 27 August 1999, Cairo, Egypt.
    • Climate changes and agriculture impacts workshop, 25 to 28 march 2000, Cairo, Egypt.
    • International ISHS symposium on th horizones of using organic matter and substrates in horticulter, 6-9 April 2002, Cairo,Egypt.
    • International meeting of the future of African food security, African studies institute, 24-25 June 2003, Cairo Universty, Cairo, Egypt.
    • Workshop for the Irrigation Benchmark Site, " C ommunity-based optimization of the management of scarce water resources in agriculture in west Asia and North Africa", 6-8 January 2004, Cairo, Egypt.
    • International Conference on Climate Changes and Their Impacts on Costal Zones and River Deltas: Vulnerability, Mitigation and Adaptation. 23-25 April 2007, Alexandria, Egypt.
    • UNFCCC Workshop on Climate Related Risks and Extrem events under the Nairobi Work Programme on impacts, vulnerability and adaptation to climate change, 18-20 June 2007, Cairo, Egypt.
    • UNFCCC Workshop on Exchange of Experiences and Good Practices Among Non-Annex I Parties in Preperaing National Communication and Cross Cutting Issues, 20-22 Septemper 2007, Cairo, Egypt.

  • Local meetings:
    • 5th Conference on meteorology & sustainable Development, 22 to 24 February 2000, Cairo, Egypt.
    • 8th meeting of Misr Society of Agriculture Engineer (MASE)” Agriculture Engineer role in Egyptian country developing “, 25 to 26 October 2000.
    • 6th Conference on meteorology & sustainable Development, 2 to 4 April 2001, Cairo, Egypt.
    • 10th meeting of Misr Society of Agriculture Engineer (MASE)” Agricultural engeneering development and the feutuer of agricultral sector in Arab and Islamic counterys “, 16 to 17 Oct 2002, Azhar Universty, Cairo, Egypt.
    • 11th meeting of Misr Society of Agriculture Engineer (MASE)” Agricultural engeneering development “, 18 to 19 Oct 2003, Fayom Univ., Fayoum, Egypt.
    • Workshop on " Organic Agriclture: The hope of the present and future", 12- 13 May 2004, Azhar Universty, Cairo, Egypt.
    • 12th meeting of Misr Society of Agriculture Engineer (MASE)” Agricultural engeneering development “, 3 to 5 Oct 2004, Alixandria Univ., Alixandria, Egypt.
    • One day symposium on "Remote sensing and land and water resources", 26 April 2005, National Authaourty of Remote Sensing, Cairo, Egypt.
    • 13th meeting of Misr Society of Agriculture Engineer (MASE)” The future horizones of agriculture engeneering “, 9 to 10 Nov 2005, Azhar Universty, Cairo, Egypt.
    • 14th meeting of Misr Society of Agriculture Engineer (MASE)” The Modern trends of agriculture engeneering “, 22 Nov 2006, Ain-Shames Universty, Cairo, Egypt.
    • Workshop on " The Role of Idal Standereds on Activating the Integrated Mangment of Irrigation Systems in Egypt", 21 Augast 2007, Agricultural Engineering Research institute, Cairo, Egypt.

Professional activities and experiences:
  • Training Programs:
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    • “Applications of Agriculture Meteorology “ Short course, from 26 to 29 April 1999, (CLAC) Cairo ,Egypt.
    • “Micro-Irrigation systems Design Training course “, cooperative between University of Florida (Dorota Z. Haman, Associate professor, Agriculture and Biological Engineering Department; Gary A. Clarck, Former Associate professor), and CLAC, at Behera, Egypt from Apr 30 to May 7, 1999.
    • “Automatic weather station Installation, Operating and maintenance” training course, Campbell Scientific Inc., Paris, France, Jan 23-29,2000.
    • The 62nd training course for protected cultivation, Protected cultivation project, FAO-UNDP, Cairo, Egypt, Jan 2001.
    • Advanced course on “SESONAL WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTRAL MANAGEMENT IN THE MADITERRANEAN REGION.“ , organized by Mediterranean agronomic institute of zaragoza (CIHEAM-IAMZ) and Central laboratory for agricultural climate (CLAC) Cairo , Cairo, Egypt, Jan 19-23,2002 .
    • Advanced course on “SUSTAINABLE IRRIGATED AGRICULTURE: WATER MANAGEMENT FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION IN SEMIARID ZONES “ , organized by Mediterranean agronomic institute of zaragoza(CIHEAM-IAMZ) , Zaragoza, Spain, March 11-22 ,2002 .
    • Short course on “ Mathmatical models and GIS appliactions in ground water resources management ”, Arabian council for post graduate studies and scientific research, Cairo Univ., May 18-22, 2002.
    • Training workshop on “FOOD SAFETY SYSTEMS FOR AGRIFOODS-INTRODUCTION”, Union of Producers & Exports of Horticultural Crops (UPEHC) and AGRICO-Egypt, Cairo, Egypt, Jan 17, 2004.
    • Training workshop on “HORTICULTURE CULTIVARS PERFORMANCE DATABASE”, HORTIVAR project, FAO, Cairo, Egypt, Oct 7, 2004.
    • Training Seminar "Utilization of Renewable Energy: Seminar for African Countries", Beijing, China, September 5-19, 2006.
  • Reports and Books:
    • Shared as a contributing author in WGII contribution of IPCC Fourth Assessment Report 2007: Climate Change Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability, Chapter 09 (Africa).
  • Visits:
  • Scientific projects:
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    • Adaptation of agriculture in European regions at environmental risk under climate change. (ADAGIO)2007-2008.
    • Teached in more over 30 trianing courses, in a number of subjects (pressurized irrigation management – Pressurized irrigation design- aquafair management- weather stations).
    • The” safe utilization of farme wests (SUOFW)“ project trining programs cordinator (April 2003- June 2006).
    • Teached in two international trianing courses for ICARDA, in a number of subjects (Aoutmatic control on greenhouses-Greenhous mangment – Pressurized irrigation mangment).
    • Intreduced simenars on "climate change impacts on agricultre and adaptation options".
    • Shared as investgator assistant in AIACC Af 90 project of " Assessment of Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability to Climate Change in North Africa: Food Production and Water Resources", through 2003- 2005
  • Computer Skills:
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    • VB Programming
    • Data analysis applications ( MiniTab under windows- Slide)
    • Statistica ( statistical analysis tool kit)
    • Climate change Assement and Impact models (MAGICC)
    • CropWat (Windows, Ver. 4.3- Irrigation management)
    • Surfer Vr. 7.04 (Surface mapping system)
    • Microsoft office 2003.
    • ArcView/ ArcInfo GIS tools.

List of publications:
  • Attaher, S.M , Abdel Aziz, A.A , Medany, M.A. and Mostafa, M.M , 2003 . Energy Requirements and Yield of Drip Irrigated Potato. Porc. Of the Horizons of Using Organic Matter and Substrates in Horticulture, ACTA Hort. 608.
  • Medany,M. A., El-Behairy, U. A., Attaher, S. M and Abou-Hadid, A. F. 2003. Prediction of Some Soil Chemical properties in Tushki Using Empirical Equations. Porc. Of the Horizons of Using Organic Matter and Substrates in Horticulture, ACTA Hort. 608 .
  • Attaher, S. M., Abou-Hadid, A. F., 2003, Integrated-Climate Application Information System for Prediction and Adaptation to Climate Change Impacts in Agriculture, Proc. of International meeting of the future of African food security, African studies institute.
  • Attaher, S., Medany, M. A., Abdel Aziz, A.A. and El-Gindy, A., 2006. Irrigation- Water Demands under Current and Future Climate Conditions in Egypt. Misr. J. Ag. Eng., 23(4): 1077-1089.

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