Short Bio
Prof. Arwa Abdelhay is a full professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering department/German Jordanian University. She has a 15+ years of experience. She holds a PhD in chemical engineering/Wastewater treatment from University of Grenoble/France.
Prof. Abdelhay served as the dean of the School of Natural resources Engineering from Sept. 2019 to Sept. 2021. She is currently the co-chair of the water, environment, energy sector committee of the Scientific Research and Innovation Fund. Prof. Abdelhay is also GJU representative in the Global WASH Cluster (GWC).
Prof. Abdelhay has been involved in several international projects as a coordinator, consultant and as a team member. She served as a coordinator of the “Humanitarian master degree in Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene WaSH” Project funded by BHA/USAID and UNICEF. As a coordinator of “Supporting Circular Economy Opportunities for Employment and Social Inclusion” supported by ENI CBCMED. She is a member in the “Water Security in Jordan: from Data to Decision” international project supported by BMBF, “Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM)” sponsored by DAAD, “Waste to positive energy” funded by GIZ, and “Boosting Nexus Framework Implementation in the Mediterranean” funded by PRIMA.
Prof. Abdelhay will graduate by October 2022 from a Humanitarian WASH professional diploma program from IHE Delft/Netherland
Prof. Abdelhay published 25 research papers in international journals.
Motivation/Commitment to the GSC
I am a full professor in chemical engineering with extensive knowledge and experience in water and sanitation. Additionally, for the last 4 years, I have been heavily involved in the WASH sector with an emphasis on the humanitarian dimension of it and I have been working closely with INGOs.
I strongly believe that with the 15 + years of experience I have I will be able to guide within a team the direction of SuSanA towards providing sustainable and resilient water and sanitation services to many communities especially those who are vulnerable and marginalized, which is currently a desperate need in the Middle East.
Moreover, as an academician with a lot of practical experience gained through leading and participating in many WASH projects, I believe I can emphasize the role of research in providing an evidence based WASH programming and the importance of national capacity building in this sector.
