Mira Haddad is a highly experienced professional in environmental science and management, with a demonstrated history of working in various capacities since 2006. Current employment includes a role as Research Associate at ICARDA, focusing on spatio-temporal assessments and spatial analysis and database management. Prior experience includes roles as Environmental Specialist at Arab Consultants Bureau, contributing to significant projects such as the siting of a Nuclear Power Plant in Jordan and the Environmental and Social Assessment for local development. Additional experience encompasses environmental protection efforts at the Royal Environmental Protection Department and research assistance at the United Nations University. Mira holds a PhD in Physical Geoscience from Utrecht University, a Master’s degree in Environmental Science and Management from the University of Jordan, and a Bachelor’s degree in Water and Environmental Management from Hashemite University.
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ICARDA; International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas
Getting agricultural research innovations into use in the dry areas is critically important, especially since these regions cover 40 per cent of the earth’s surface and are home to 2.5 billion people – a significant percentage of the world’s population. This is the core work of the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Area (ICARDA), which works with partners worldwide, developing innovations to improve food security and the livelihoods of the rural poor. ICARDA’s work targets non-tropical dry areas in developing countries, and also produces international public goods with potential for global application. Research covers crops (wheat, barley, faba bean, lentil, chickpea and forage legumes), the management of natural resources (water, land, biodiversity), small ruminant production (sheep and goats), farming systems (intensification, diversification, integration between farming system components), and socio-economics and policy research – on how policies can be more relevant to the situation of low income countries. The estimated benefits of ICARDA’s crop improvement research and production of new varieties over the past 3 decades has been estimated at US$850 million per year. Over 900 improved varieties of wheat, developed from ICARDA material, have been released for cultivation worldwide. The new varieties offer higher yields; better tolerance to drought, heat, cold and salinity; and improved resistance to diseases, weeds and insect pests. Watch our short video - ‘ICARDA - What We Do’