Hilmi S. Salem (Prof. Dr.)
Hilmi S. Salem: Objectives and Brief Resume
OBJECTIVES
Presently, looking for new challenges to make significant contributions, with respect to leadership of development projects and programs; higher education; research and development (R&D); and consultancy at academic, industrial, governmental, and nongovernmental institutions, locally, nationally, regionally, and internationally.
BRIEF RESUME
Prof. Dr. Hilmi S. Salem has three university degrees (PhD, MSc, BSc) in natural sciences and engineering disciplines. As a Multi- and Inter-disciplinary Research Scientist, Academician, Educator, Consultant, Editor, Scholar, and Global Expert, Prof. Salem has worked at, and contributed to, academic, industrial, governmental, and nongovernmental institutions in the MENA and WANA (Middle East, North Africa, West Asia) regions, Canada, the USA, Europe, Australia, and Eastern Africa, as well as to UN’s organizations (such as WHO, UNEP, UNDP, UNESCO, and FAO) and other international institutions. Prof. Salem’s work interests and concerns include: • Environmental Science and Engineering (air-, water-, soil-, and noise-pollution, environment and health, environmental impact assessment, wastewater and solid-waste management, environmental justice, environmental policies and regulations) • Water Resources Management (hydrogeology, hydrology, hydrochemistry, hydrodynamics, fresh water (surface water and groundwater), wastewater) • Climate Change (climate science, impacts, reseliance, mitigation and adaptation mechanisms, policies) • Sustainable Development and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN’s SDGs) • Green Life (growth, economy, energy, building, sustainability) • Renewable Energy (renewable energies‘ resources and technologies, policies and regulations) • Fossil Energy (petroleum science and engineering, exploration, reservoir characterization, oil shale) • Geophysics and Geoengineering (applied geophysics, petrophysics, seismology, geotechnology) • Mining (minerals and metals, exploration, policies and regulations) • Natural and Anthropogenic Hazards and Risk Management (earthquakes, floods, sinkholes, droughts) • CIT (Communications and Information Tecchonolgy, Digitization) • Socioeconomics (society, economics, education, health, gender, politics, geopolitics, demography, human and civil rights, human values, social justice) • Advocacy; and • Decision-, Policy-, and Strategy-Making. Prof. Salem led institutions and projects, and coordinated programs in relation to the above-mentined areas. He also led and evaluated, scientifically, technically, and financially, several projects with high budgets. Dr. Salem has authored, co-authored, reviewed, and edited hundreds of publications, including papers published in peer-reviewed journals, chapters in books, books, atlases, technical reports, and presentations and key-note speeches given at several international conferences, as well as policy- and strategy-position papers. Prof. Salem’s published work has been relied on, cited, and referenced by thousands of research scientists, including approximately 160 Doctorate and Master students in various disciplines of engineering, natural sciences, and humanities at several distinguished universities, worldwide. Some of his published findings are currently used, for instance, in areas such as environment and health; green societies; geophyscis and petrophysics; water and environmental science and engineering; materials science and engineering; and theory and applications of nanotechnology. He was honored, by international organizations, prestigious awards on his contributions to the international scientific community in the fields of natural sciences, engineering, socioeconomics, geopolitics, human rights, the environment, health, and social justice; to sustainable development projects and programs; and to advancement of science and technology, locally, nationally, regionally, and internationally.
OBJECTIVES
Presently, looking for new challenges to make significant contributions, with respect to leadership of development projects and programs; higher education; research and development (R&D); and consultancy at academic, industrial, governmental, and nongovernmental institutions, locally, nationally, regionally, and internationally.
BRIEF RESUME
Prof. Dr. Hilmi S. Salem has three university degrees (PhD, MSc, BSc) in natural sciences and engineering disciplines. As a Multi- and Inter-disciplinary Research Scientist, Academician, Educator, Consultant, Editor, Scholar, and Global Expert, Prof. Salem has worked at, and contributed to, academic, industrial, governmental, and nongovernmental institutions in the MENA and WANA (Middle East, North Africa, West Asia) regions, Canada, the USA, Europe, Australia, and Eastern Africa, as well as to UN’s organizations (such as WHO, UNEP, UNDP, UNESCO, and FAO) and other international institutions. Prof. Salem’s work interests and concerns include: • Environmental Science and Engineering (air-, water-, soil-, and noise-pollution, environment and health, environmental impact assessment, wastewater and solid-waste management, environmental justice, environmental policies and regulations) • Water Resources Management (hydrogeology, hydrology, hydrochemistry, hydrodynamics, fresh water (surface water and groundwater), wastewater) • Climate Change (climate science, impacts, reseliance, mitigation and adaptation mechanisms, policies) • Sustainable Development and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN’s SDGs) • Green Life (growth, economy, energy, building, sustainability) • Renewable Energy (renewable energies‘ resources and technologies, policies and regulations) • Fossil Energy (petroleum science and engineering, exploration, reservoir characterization, oil shale) • Geophysics and Geoengineering (applied geophysics, petrophysics, seismology, geotechnology) • Mining (minerals and metals, exploration, policies and regulations) • Natural and Anthropogenic Hazards and Risk Management (earthquakes, floods, sinkholes, droughts) • CIT (Communications and Information Tecchonolgy, Digitization) • Socioeconomics (society, economics, education, health, gender, politics, geopolitics, demography, human and civil rights, human values, social justice) • Advocacy; and • Decision-, Policy-, and Strategy-Making. Prof. Salem led institutions and projects, and coordinated programs in relation to the above-mentined areas. He also led and evaluated, scientifically, technically, and financially, several projects with high budgets. Dr. Salem has authored, co-authored, reviewed, and edited hundreds of publications, including papers published in peer-reviewed journals, chapters in books, books, atlases, technical reports, and presentations and key-note speeches given at several international conferences, as well as policy- and strategy-position papers. Prof. Salem’s published work has been relied on, cited, and referenced by thousands of research scientists, including approximately 160 Doctorate and Master students in various disciplines of engineering, natural sciences, and humanities at several distinguished universities, worldwide. Some of his published findings are currently used, for instance, in areas such as environment and health; green societies; geophyscis and petrophysics; water and environmental science and engineering; materials science and engineering; and theory and applications of nanotechnology. He was honored, by international organizations, prestigious awards on his contributions to the international scientific community in the fields of natural sciences, engineering, socioeconomics, geopolitics, human rights, the environment, health, and social justice; to sustainable development projects and programs; and to advancement of science and technology, locally, nationally, regionally, and internationally.
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Hilmi S. Salem’s Publications (PhD, MSc, BSc – Prof. Dr.)
Cited by academicians, research scientists, researchers, and postgraduate students at universities, research institutions, and companies in the following countries:
Iran, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, United States of America (USA), Japan, Vietnam, Taiwan, China, Palestine, Turkey, Qatar, United Arab Emirates (UAE), India, Australia, Maldives, Mozambique, Philippines, Croatia, Oman, Malaysia, Ethiopia, Sudan, Iraq, Mexico, Nigeria, Brazil, Algeria, Egypt, Czech Republic, Jordan, Portugal, Norway, Ghana, United Kingdom (UK), Germany, Austria, Thailand, Indonesia, Italy, Botswana, South Africa, Canada, Russia
A few Examples of Hilmi S. Salem’s Published Research in: Civil, Environmental, and Petroleum Engineering; Aquifer and Reservoir Characterization; Renewable (Solar and Wind Energies and Technologies); Industrial Air Pollution; Water Strategies and Water-Energy-Food (WEF) Nexus; Agriculture and Irrigation; Sustainable Water Resources’ Management (Fresh Water and wastewater), Energy Efficiency; Women, Water, Agriculture, and Development, Particularly in Rural Areas; Drought, Pest Management, Biology, Biochemistry, and Biotechnology; Climate Change Impacts, and Mitigation and Adaptation Mechanisms; Carbon and Ecological Footprints; Mining; Cancer, Medical, and Health Research; Computer and Machine Learning; Conflicts and International Law; Sustainable Development; and the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs).
Effect of agricultural extension on technology adoption by Palestinian farmers under Israeli occupation in the West Bank. By Nakamura Tomoki, Kashiwagi Kenichi, Ujiie Kiyokazu. Plos ONE, November 8, 2023
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0294023
https://systems.enpress-publisher.com/index.php/NRCR/article/view/2229
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/372317053_Socioeconomic_environmental_and_health_impacts_of_reusing_treated_wastewater_in_agriculture_in_some_Arab_countries_including_occupied_Palestine_in_view_of_climate_change
ABSTRACT: The increase in water stress and shortage, facing many countries around the world, is one of the main difficulties confronting practical progress and sustainable development and management. Accordingly, managing the water assets of many countries around the world is nowadays a big challenge due to immense difficulties and vulnerabilities, including rapid industrialization and urbanization processes, population growth, geopolitical instability, and the effects of environmental changes, namely global warming and climate change. Because of global fresh waters scarcity and shortage, the demand for using non-conventional water resources, such as reusing treated wastewater for irrigation and industrial purposes, has become a nessitiy. However, the reuse of effluents for agricultural irrigation can have negative impacts on crop quality and soil conditions, as well as on public health and the environment. Moreover, improper management of agricultural irrigation with treated wastewater can also cause problems for plant production and soils’ physical and chemical properties. This paper investigates the status of freshwater and wastewater in view of climate change, and socioeconomic, environmental, and health impacts of reusing treated wastewater for irrigation in the Arab region, with the focus on the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT), as an example. The paper concludes that: 1) Approximately 13.2 billion cubic meters (BCM) of wastewater is yearly produced in the Arab countries, of which 5.7 BCM (43.2%) is treated and 7.5 MCM (56.8%) is untreated and dumped in open environments; 2) Regarding the OPT, where more than 87% of its fresh water resources are controlled and forcefully taken by the Israeli occupation authorities, Palestinians discharge large amounts of untreated wastewater into open lands (as in the case of the occupied West Bank) and in the Mediterranean Sea (as in the case of occupied and besieged Gaza Strip); and 3) The reused portion of treated wastewater in the OPT is close to zero. Keywords: water shortage and scarcity; wastewater treatment and reuse; agriculture and irrigation; climate change impacts; Arab region, including the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT).
FOR CITATION: Salem, H.S. (2023). Dr. Hilmi S. Salem's Interview with Turkish Media on Water Status in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Ayrimcilik Hatti, 4 May 2023.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/370497949_Dr_Hilmi_S_Salem's_Interview_with_Turkish_Media_on_Water_Status_in_the_Occupied_Palestinian_Territories
This is an interview conducted with Dr. Hilmi S. Salem with by Turkish media on the Water Status in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT): The West Bank and the Gaza Strip: Israel Uses Water and Basic Food to Oppress Palestinians
ABSTRACT: This is an interview conducted with Dr. Hilmi S. Salem with by Turkish media on the Water Status in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT): The West Bank and the Gaza Strip: Israel Uses Water and Basic Food to Oppress Palestinians. Israel uses water and basic food to oppress Palestinians: "As a result of Israel's use of water as a policy of pressure, many Palestinians suffer from water shortages. While Palestinian citizens struggle with thirst, Israel provides 24/7 drinking water to its own people in the same region."
Nile River basin is analyzed by Dr. Mohammed Mahmoud, the Euphrates and Tiger basins are examined by Dr. Neda Zawahri, Dr. Mohammad Al-Saidi addresses the issue of desalination in the Arab Gulf countries, and Dr. Hilmi S. Salem explores potential solutions for the water conflict between Palestinians and Israelis. Finally, a cross-regional chapter by Dr. Marwa Daoudy provides a broad human security framework for this volume. Water challenges in the Middle East and North Africa are too numerous to capture in one body of research. Dr. Amery provides an introductory chapter that provides an overview of the wide range
of possible approaches for enhancing water security. Throughout our collaboration, we also discussed examining water insecurity in other parts of the region, such as Morocco, Iran, and Yemen. In conclusion, we hope the insights and perspectives presented in this book will inspire further research and analysis on the themes discussed and contribute to a deeper understanding of the Middle East and North Africa security landscape. Through our research and discussions, we have highlighted the importance of addressing non-conventional security threats, such as the environment, climate change, and the water-food-energy nexus, and the potential for collaboration and innovative solutions to address these challenges. We encourage our colleagues in academia and think tanks to continue this important work and build on the foundation laid by this volume.
Salem, H.S. 2009. The situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territories: Terrorism or resistance and its consequences. A paper presented at The International Conference on Transitional Justice: A Solution against Terrorism in Occupied Territories, The Mediterranean Programme of the Robert Schuman Center for Advanced Studies at the European University Institute (UUI): The 9th Mediterranean Research Meeting, Florence and Motecatini Terme, Italy, March 25–28, 2009.
ABSTRACT:
This paper examines the issue of 'terrorism' in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT), its consequences for the Palestinian and Israeli societies, and the reasons behind it and for its persistence and growth.
Hilmi S. Salem’s Publications (PhD, MSc, BSc – Prof. Dr.)
Cited by academicians, research scientists, researchers, and postgraduate students at universities, research institutions, and companies in the following countries:
Iran, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, United States of America (USA), Japan, Vietnam, Taiwan, China, Palestine, Turkey, Qatar, United Arab Emirates (UAE), India, Australia, Maldives, Mozambique, Philippines, Croatia, Oman, Malaysia, Ethiopia, Sudan, Iraq, Mexico, Nigeria, Brazil, Algeria, Egypt, Czech Republic, Jordan, Portugal, Norway, Ghana, United Kingdom (UK), Germany, Austria, Thailand, Indonesia, Italy, Botswana, South Africa, Canada, Russia
A few Examples of Hilmi S. Salem’s Published Research in: Civil, Environmental, and Petroleum Engineering; Aquifer and Reservoir Characterization; Renewable (Solar and Wind Energies and Technologies); Industrial Air Pollution; Water Strategies and Water-Energy-Food (WEF) Nexus; Agriculture and Irrigation; Sustainable Water Resources’ Management (Fresh Water and wastewater), Energy Efficiency; Women, Water, Agriculture, and Development, Particularly in Rural Areas; Drought, Pest Management, Biology, Biochemistry, and Biotechnology; Climate Change Impacts, and Mitigation and Adaptation Mechanisms; Carbon and Ecological Footprints; Mining; Cancer, Medical, and Health Research; Computer and Machine Learning; Conflicts and International Law; Sustainable Development; and the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs).
Effect of agricultural extension on technology adoption by Palestinian farmers under Israeli occupation in the West Bank. By Nakamura Tomoki, Kashiwagi Kenichi, Ujiie Kiyokazu. Plos ONE, November 8, 2023
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0294023
https://systems.enpress-publisher.com/index.php/NRCR/article/view/2229
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/372317053_Socioeconomic_environmental_and_health_impacts_of_reusing_treated_wastewater_in_agriculture_in_some_Arab_countries_including_occupied_Palestine_in_view_of_climate_change
ABSTRACT: The increase in water stress and shortage, facing many countries around the world, is one of the main difficulties confronting practical progress and sustainable development and management. Accordingly, managing the water assets of many countries around the world is nowadays a big challenge due to immense difficulties and vulnerabilities, including rapid industrialization and urbanization processes, population growth, geopolitical instability, and the effects of environmental changes, namely global warming and climate change. Because of global fresh waters scarcity and shortage, the demand for using non-conventional water resources, such as reusing treated wastewater for irrigation and industrial purposes, has become a nessitiy. However, the reuse of effluents for agricultural irrigation can have negative impacts on crop quality and soil conditions, as well as on public health and the environment. Moreover, improper management of agricultural irrigation with treated wastewater can also cause problems for plant production and soils’ physical and chemical properties. This paper investigates the status of freshwater and wastewater in view of climate change, and socioeconomic, environmental, and health impacts of reusing treated wastewater for irrigation in the Arab region, with the focus on the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT), as an example. The paper concludes that: 1) Approximately 13.2 billion cubic meters (BCM) of wastewater is yearly produced in the Arab countries, of which 5.7 BCM (43.2%) is treated and 7.5 MCM (56.8%) is untreated and dumped in open environments; 2) Regarding the OPT, where more than 87% of its fresh water resources are controlled and forcefully taken by the Israeli occupation authorities, Palestinians discharge large amounts of untreated wastewater into open lands (as in the case of the occupied West Bank) and in the Mediterranean Sea (as in the case of occupied and besieged Gaza Strip); and 3) The reused portion of treated wastewater in the OPT is close to zero. Keywords: water shortage and scarcity; wastewater treatment and reuse; agriculture and irrigation; climate change impacts; Arab region, including the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT).
FOR CITATION: Salem, H.S. (2023). Dr. Hilmi S. Salem's Interview with Turkish Media on Water Status in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Ayrimcilik Hatti, 4 May 2023.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/370497949_Dr_Hilmi_S_Salem's_Interview_with_Turkish_Media_on_Water_Status_in_the_Occupied_Palestinian_Territories
This is an interview conducted with Dr. Hilmi S. Salem with by Turkish media on the Water Status in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT): The West Bank and the Gaza Strip: Israel Uses Water and Basic Food to Oppress Palestinians
ABSTRACT: This is an interview conducted with Dr. Hilmi S. Salem with by Turkish media on the Water Status in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT): The West Bank and the Gaza Strip: Israel Uses Water and Basic Food to Oppress Palestinians. Israel uses water and basic food to oppress Palestinians: "As a result of Israel's use of water as a policy of pressure, many Palestinians suffer from water shortages. While Palestinian citizens struggle with thirst, Israel provides 24/7 drinking water to its own people in the same region."
Nile River basin is analyzed by Dr. Mohammed Mahmoud, the Euphrates and Tiger basins are examined by Dr. Neda Zawahri, Dr. Mohammad Al-Saidi addresses the issue of desalination in the Arab Gulf countries, and Dr. Hilmi S. Salem explores potential solutions for the water conflict between Palestinians and Israelis. Finally, a cross-regional chapter by Dr. Marwa Daoudy provides a broad human security framework for this volume. Water challenges in the Middle East and North Africa are too numerous to capture in one body of research. Dr. Amery provides an introductory chapter that provides an overview of the wide range
of possible approaches for enhancing water security. Throughout our collaboration, we also discussed examining water insecurity in other parts of the region, such as Morocco, Iran, and Yemen. In conclusion, we hope the insights and perspectives presented in this book will inspire further research and analysis on the themes discussed and contribute to a deeper understanding of the Middle East and North Africa security landscape. Through our research and discussions, we have highlighted the importance of addressing non-conventional security threats, such as the environment, climate change, and the water-food-energy nexus, and the potential for collaboration and innovative solutions to address these challenges. We encourage our colleagues in academia and think tanks to continue this important work and build on the foundation laid by this volume.
Salem, H.S. 2009. The situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territories: Terrorism or resistance and its consequences. A paper presented at The International Conference on Transitional Justice: A Solution against Terrorism in Occupied Territories, The Mediterranean Programme of the Robert Schuman Center for Advanced Studies at the European University Institute (UUI): The 9th Mediterranean Research Meeting, Florence and Motecatini Terme, Italy, March 25–28, 2009.
ABSTRACT:
This paper examines the issue of 'terrorism' in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT), its consequences for the Palestinian and Israeli societies, and the reasons behind it and for its persistence and growth.
Salem, H.S., 2008. Climate Change and Health-Related Impacts in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT). A Paper Presented at the "Health-Climate Change Impacts’ Conference," Jointly Organized and Sponsored by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Palestinian Ministry of Health (MoH) in contribution to the World Health-Day Activities. Ramallah, Palestine, 17 April 2008.