Essam Yassin Mohammed

Essam is WorldFish's Interim Director General and CGIAR 's Acting Senior Director of Aquatic Food Systems. He is a leading interdisciplinary systems thinker, researcher and policy adviser with deep roots in the economics of the ocean and fisheries. Prior to stepping up to the helm at WorldFish, Essam was the Global Lead for Climate Resilience and Environmental Sustainability.

While he was with the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), he was the Head of Blue Economy. In addition to his academic and professional experience as a fisheries scientist, he has worked in both governmental and non-governmental research institutes on a wide range of topics, such as the economic valuation of environmental goods and services and fiscal reforms to connectivity between high seas and territorial waters and the climate change and food security nexus; all with a strong focus on influencing policy processes to promote fair, inclusive and sustainable ocean-based economies at national and global levels.