Water, energy and food security, built on four decades of water expertise

Mission and objectives

What we aim for

Strategic objectives

1. 01

   Maximize long-term value for our stakeholders by providing optimal professional advice.

2. 02

   Plan, manage and apply best practices and know-how with care, as a market leader in water management solutions.

3. 03

   Attract and retain the best and brightest professional team to consistently safeguard the quality of our services.

Leadership & experts

The people behind the work

Prof. Dr. Badr M. Mabrouk

Founder & Senior Advisor

Senior Advisory

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Specialisations

• Leading and managing water strategy
• Hydrology
• Water desalination and treatment
• Water resource management
• Dewatering
• Environmental, soil and climatic studies

Education

• Ph.D., Groundwater Management - Kordofan Province (Khartoum University - Mansoura University, Sudan)
• Professor of Groundwater and Environmental Aspects, Department of Geology, Faculty of Science, Zagazig University, Egypt

Experience

• Egypt — Consultant for the governorates of Aswan, Matrouh, Red Sea and Sharkia
• Egypt — Governmental advisor to the Minister of Housing & Utilities
• Egypt — Board member and advisor of NOPWASD
• Egypt — Member of the Steering Committee of the Water and Waste Water Master Plan of Egypt
• Egypt — Advisor on the Egyptian Code (Desalination) for intake and brine disposal and its effect on the environment
• Egypt — Design and supervision of more than 90 desalination plants with capacities ranging from 50 to 4,000 m³/day, public and private sectors
• Kingdom of Saudi Arabia — Water resource consultant at Rajab & Silsila LLC
• Ethiopia — Groundwater activities evaluation
• Sudan — General Manager of anti-thirst projects in Kordofan, Darfur and Blue Nile provinces; advisor for the Port Sudan desalination plant; advisor for groundwater supply to El-Ahly Egyptian Bank, northern Khartoum; supervision of most groundwater drilling projects in South Sudan
• European Union — Principal Investigator of an FP7 project on global climatic changes and their impacts on the environment of the Mediterranean area, focusing on the north coast of Egypt, the Nile Delta and southern Italy, in cooperation with the University of Cagliari, Italy
• European Union — Principal Investigator of the CLIMB project (climate induced changes on the hydrology of Mediterranean basins)
• American Aid — Evaluation of American Aid water purification tenders for iron and manganese removal projects

Dr. Marmar Badr Mabrouk

Vice Chair

Executive Leadership

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Specialisations

• Hydro-informatics and water engineering
• Water desalination and treatment
• Hydrogeological modeling using MODFLOW
• Environmental, soil and climatic studies

Education

• Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, October 2020, Delft University of Technology and IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, Delft, Netherlands
• M.Sc. in Civil Engineering, 2007, Tanta University, Egypt (thesis: management of subsurface water in Fayoum governorate and its effect on soil behavior)
• Professional Diploma in Information Technology, 2002-2004, American university, Egypt
• B.Sc. in Civil Engineering, 1998, Cairo University, Egypt

Experience

• FP7 project: the effect of climate change on the Nile Delta in Egypt, with universities from Germany, Italy, Austria, France, Morocco and Palestine, 4 years until 2014 (funded by the European Union)
• Evaluation of the environmental impact of manual water pumps in Upper Egypt (funded by UNESCO)
• Environmental study for the assessment and control of the hydrodynamic effect of the Nile River in the delta and the northern coast
• Removal of iron and manganese in groundwater wells in Sharkia and Gharbia governorates (funded by Al-Alimi Research Academy)
• Study of the salinization of groundwater in the Nile River Delta due to seawater intrusion of the Mediterranean Sea (partnership with Luna University, Germany)
• Study of the effects of climate change in northern Egypt and southern Italy (University of Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy)
• Application of green chemistry techniques for heavy metal separation in environmental and biological samples (funded by Zagazig University)
• Study of groundwater as a drinking water source (funded by the Research and Technology Academy, Egypt)
• Study of the design of environmentally safe drinking water wells (funded by the Scientific Cooperation and Technology Research Academy)

Mohamed Ahmed El-Refei

Managing Director

Management

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Specialisations

• Hydrogeology and hydrology
• Flash floods
• Water resource management
• Environmental, soil and climatic studies

Education

• Master in Geology (groundwater pollution), 2001
• Pre-Master in Geology (water & petroleum), 1996
• B.Sc. in General Geology, 1994

Experience

• Saudi Arabia (Al-Jouf region) — Storm water and runoff assessment for Sakaka; torrent-warding studies for Swar, Zaloum and Al-Nasfa municipalities and for private residential schemes in Sakaka City; rainwater drainage and flash flood studies for Al-Qurayat Governorate
• Saudi Arabia (Riyadh Region) — Rainwater drainage and flash flood consulting studies for the municipalities of Durma, Mazahmiyah and Ramah
• Algeria — Groundwater conditions study for Sonal Gas Co., Kaskada
• Sudan — Groundwater conditions study at the EBD site, Port Sudan, for a 100,000 m³/day desalination plant
• Egypt — Groundwater investigations for soft drinks companies (Pepsi, Coca-Cola, Schweppes)
• Egypt — Groundwater studies and well drilling supervision for the Green Belt around 6th of October City (20 wells, about 200 m deep) and for the new AUC campus (a well about 400 m deep)
• Egypt — Groundwater studies for farms and developments on the Cairo-Alexandria road: El-Marwa, Tabark, Verdi, El-Watania and Smart Village
• Egypt (Sharm El-Sheikh, Newebah) — Supervision of well drilling for El-Mantazah desalination company, South Sinai Water Company, El-Salam Hotel and El-Malha Center

Prof. Dr. Ragaa ElSheikh Shohaib

Head of Chemical Department

Chemical Department

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Specialisations

• Analytical chemistry
• Water chemistry

Education

• Ph.D. Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, 1980
• M.Sc. Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, 1976
• Postgraduate Diploma in Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, 1967
• B.Sc. in Chemistry and Physics (very good), Assiut University, 1964

Experience

• FP7 project: the effect of climate change on the Nile Delta in Egypt, with universities from Germany, Italy, Austria, France, Morocco and Palestine, 4 years until 2014 (funded by the European Union)
• Evaluation of the environmental impact of manual water pumps in Upper Egypt (funded by UNESCO)
• Environmental study for the assessment and control of the hydrodynamic effect of the Nile River in the delta and the northern coast
• Study of the environmental effects and leakage of sewage to the groundwater in Sharkia governorate, with the University of Applied Sciences, Züderberg, Germany
• Removal of iron and manganese in groundwater wells in Sharkia and Gharbia governorates (funded by Al-Alimi Research Academy)
• Study of the salinization of groundwater in the Nile River Delta due to seawater intrusion (partnership with Luna University, Germany)
• Study of the effects of climate change in northern Egypt and southern Italy (University of Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy)
• Application of green chemistry techniques for heavy metal separation in environmental and biological samples (funded by Zagazig University)
• Study of groundwater as a drinking water source (funded by the Research and Technology Academy, Egypt)
• Equation for the measurement of climate changes over time and its impact on the East Delta, with a program of protection methods, 2009 (funded by Zagazig University)
• Study of the design of environmentally safe drinking water wells (funded by the Scientific Cooperation and Technology Research Academy)

Prof. Dr. Hossam Hamdy Elewa

Head of Remote Sensing & GIS Department

Remote Sensing & GIS Department

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Specialisations

• Hydrogeology
• Water resource management
• Environmental, soil and climatic studies

Education

• Ph.D. in Hydrogeology, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, 2000 (hydrogeology and hydrological studies in the Halaib-Shalatin area using remote sensing technology)
• M.Sc. in Hydrogeology, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, 1993 (hydrogeological study in Gharb El-Qasr (Farafra) region, Western Desert)
• B.Sc. in Geology, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, 1985

Experience

• Professor of Hydrogeology and Chair of the Engineering Applications & Water Division (EAWD) at NARSS
• 2019-2021 — Mapping potentials of renewable water resources and recharging sources for Ras Gharib-Ras Shokeir, Eastern Desert, using RS, GIS, WMS and electro-magnetic geophysics (research project funded by NARSS)
• 2018-2020 — Water resources potentialities of the Central Eastern Desert of Egypt using RS, GIS and watershed modeling (research project funded by NARSS)
• Runoff water harvesting in dry regions: Wadi Watir, Sinai, using the Analytical Hierarchy Process and a GIS spatial distribution model (2021)
• Sustainable development of mega drainage basins of the Eastern Desert of Egypt: Halaib-Shalatin case study (2019)
• Determination of potential sites and methods for water harvesting in the Sinai Peninsula using RS, GIS and WMS techniques (2019)
• Hydrogeochemical attributes and GIS spatial modeling for horizontal expansion of development projects in East Uweinat, Egypt (2012)

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hany Farahat Abd-Elhamid

Head of Utilities & Infrastructure Department

Utilities & Infrastructure Department

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Specialisations

• Water and water structures
• Water resources

Education

• BSc in Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Zagazig University, 1998 (very good with honor degree)
• MSc in Water Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Zagazig University, 2005 (excellent)
• Associate of the Higher Education Academy (AHEA), UK, 2011
• PhD in Water Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Exeter, UK, 2011

Experience

• 2004-2006 — Member, EU TEMPUS project with universities from Germany and Italy: e-learning system for water and environmental studies
• 2009-2011 — Member, collaborative project with two UAE universities (Sharjah and UAEU) funded by the British Council under PMI2 Connect: seawater intrusion and effects on groundwater quality
• 2011-2013 — Member, FP7 collaborative project CLIMB (Climate Induced Changes on the Hydrology of Mediterranean Basins)
• 2012-2013 — Member, EU TEMPUS project EduCamp: Education for Sustainable Development beyond the Campus
• 2014-2015 — Member, EU TEMPUS project GIEP: Green Innovation and Entrepreneurship Project
• 2013-2016 — Member, ASRP project: integrated environmental investigations for increasing soil and groundwater salinity in El Sharkia Governorate
• 2016-2017 and 2018-2019 — Member, project funded by the Scientific Research Academy with the Holding Water Company and Groundwater Institute: lowering groundwater level at Aswan City, Stage I and Stage II
• 2018-2020 — Co-PI, Newton-Mosharafa funded project between Zagazig University and Exeter University UK: solar driven greenhouse

Dr. Ahmed Mohamed Nosair

Head of Hydrogeology Department

Hydrogeology Department

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Specialisations

• GIS applications in hydrogeology
• Hydrogeological and hydrological investigations
• Groundwater applications
• Hydrogeomorphological modeling
• Hydroenvironmental assessment and land-use planning
• Engineering geology

Education

• Ph.D. in Hydrogeology, Faculty of Science, Zagazig University, 2015 (determining optimum sites for groundwater recharge, southwestern Sinai)
• MSc in Hydrogeology, Faculty of Science, Zagazig University, 2011 (climate changes and their impacts on groundwater occurrence in the northern part of east Nile Delta)
• B.Sc. in Geology and Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Zagazig University, 2003 (very good)

Experience

• Member of the Applied Scientific Research Project ASRP-1-010-ZAG (funded by PMU, Project management in the Higher Education Ministry)
• 2020-2021 — Mapping potentials of renewable water resources and recharging sources for Ras Gharib-Ras Shokeir, Eastern Desert, using RS, GIS, WMS and electro-magnetic geophysics (funded by NARSS)
• Co-author: runoff water harvesting in dry regions, Wadi Watir, Sinai (2021)
• Co-author: COVID-19 and water resources nexus using artificial intelligence techniques (2021)
• Co-author: delineating wastewater flow paths in shallow groundwater aquifers, southeastern Nile Delta (2020)
• Co-author: sustainable development of mega drainage basins of the Eastern Desert, Halaib-Shalatin (2019)
• Co-author: GIS modeling in evaluation of canals water quality in Sharkia Governorate, East Nile Delta (2019)

Credentials

Certificates held by our founder

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