Who We Are? Water and Environment Center
The Water and Environment Center (WEC) stands as the premier center for academic inquiry and research in Yemen, dedicated to water and environmental studies. It offers comprehensive and high-quality knowledge with a focus on addressing present and future water issues at local, regional, and global scales. As the pioneering educational center in the region specializing in water studies, the WEC has embraced the “Integrated Water Resources Management” approach, ensuring a distinguished methodological framework for obtaining the highest levels of expertise. In addition to education and training, the WEC conducts rigorous scientific and applied research, facilitates information dissemination, and fosters connectivity among specialists.
Scientific and Research Functions: The Centre serves as a bridge between academic knowledge and practical applications in water and environmental resources management. Its key functions include conducting applied research, developing postgraduate and training programs, building national capacities, implementing field-based research, supporting water governance and sustainable management, and promoting national and international scientific collaboration.
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Strategic Principles
Our Vision
To excel with a leading role in the sustainable management of water and environmental resources locally, regionally, and internationally, serving as the premier academic and research center. We provide high-quality knowledge focused on current and future water issues by embracing the “Integrated Water Resources Management” approach to ensure the highest expertise for the future workforce.
Our Mission
The WEC seeks to provide scientific knowledge, conduct applied research, and foster practical and community capacities to address the major water and environmental challenges facing Yemen, the region, and the world beyond, by providing high-quality education, specialized training, and consultation services.
Strategic Objectives of the Center
Document the Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) program based on local expertise in natural resource management, and establish high-quality training, qualification, and educational programs.
Establish and foster collaboration with local, regional, and international organizations and agencies operating in the field of IWRM.
Establish a comprehensive database for recording and documenting IWRM practices in the Republic of Yemen, ensuring compliance with global intellectual property protection standards.
Provide high-quality educational, training, consulting, and research services that enhance the University's role in serving the community and meeting contemporary needs in the field of IWRM.
Provide a suitable environment that supports students’ personal and professional development and promotes the dissemination of applied sciences within the community.
Supply the community with qualified professionals in the field of IWRM.
Offer scientific consultations and professional development programs in related fields within IWRM.
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Center Leadership
Dr. Taha Mohammed Al-Washali
Leading the administration of the Water and Environment Center with an ambitious academic vision aimed at achieving sustainable development and integrated management of water and environmental resources.
Prof. Fadhl Ali Saleh Al-Nozaily
Deputy Director for Academic Affairs
Prof. Hisham Mohamed Hamoud Nagi
Deputy Director for Research and StudiesPioneering Graduate Programs
Master’s Program in Integrated Water Resources Management
The Master’s Program in Integrated Water Resources Management, offered by the Water and Environment Center at Sana’a University, is an advanced and distinguished academic program. It aims to qualify specialized cadres capable of effectively contributing to the development of water resources management policies and strategies in Yemen and the region. The program is designed to bridge the significant gap in national competencies in the field of integrated water resources management, a gap that has worsened in recent decades as a result of environmental challenges, climate change, and rapid population growth. The program focuses on preparing engineers, researchers, and experts in the fields of water and environment, as well as policy analysts equipped with the latest knowledge and skills in sustainable water resource planning and management, with an emphasis on analytical tools, resource assessment, and integrated water policy formulation. It also prepares graduates to continue their academic studies in doctoral programs and participate in applied research with national and international impact. This program represents a strategic step towards building the scientific and professional capacities needed to address the growing challenges in the water sector, and contributes to supporting sustainable development efforts and enhancing environmental governance in Yemen.
Program Mission
The Integrated Water Resources Management Master’s Program seeks to provide qualified personnel to manage water resources in the Republic of Yemen, effectively contributing to community service and providing an educational and research environment with a focus on targeted education and applied research.
Strategic Objectives
- Provide the public and private sectors with well-qualified graduates in the field of Integrated Water Resources Management.
- Meet the needs of the Yemeni market with graduates capable of creativity and scientific research.
- Preparing qualified personnel to manage integrated water resources management projects and improve their efficiency.
- Equip graduates with research, writing, and publishing skills.
- Spreading awareness in Yemeni society about the importance of integrated water resources management.
PhD program in Integrated Water Resources Management
The Water and Environment Center (WEC) at Sana’a University is a prominent academic and research institution in Yemen. As part of its vision for sustainable development, the WEC is launching the country's first unique Ph.D. program in "Integrated Water Resources Management". This advanced program is carefully designed to train an elite group of engineers, scientists, and policy analysts, equipping them with the skills to analyze policies and design innovative solutions that balance economic development with ecosystem sustainability. This initiative serves as a practical response to the acute shortage of qualified experts needed to tackle Yemen's unprecedented water challenges, opening broad horizons for Master’s degree holders. The program builds on the WEC's solid academic experience, highlighted by the successful graduation of ten Master's cohorts in partnership with prestigious institutions such as IHE, Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands, and Cairo University, ultimately aiming to prepare scientific leaders for a water-secure and sustainable future for Yemen.
Program Mission
The program is committed to preparing distinguished and well-qualified graduates with advanced scientific knowledge, applied research competencies, and professional expertise in the field of IWRM, capable of meeting the demands of the water, agriculture, and environmental science sectors. It also strives to supply local and regional academic and research institutions with highly qualified scientific cadres, while fostering a professional, educational, and research environment that aligns with contemporary needs and rigorous quality assurance standards.
Strategic Objectives
- Prepare highly qualified specialists in IWRM equipped with the required scientific knowledge, technical expertise, and professional competencies to meet the needs of society, the water sector, and related institutions at the local, regional, and international levels, while promoting the sustainable and efficient management of water resources.
- Encourage creativity and innovation in the field of IWRM and keep pace with emerging developments in the field.
- To provide expert research, consultancy, and training services in IWRM to the water and agriculture sectors, as well as other relevant institutions.
- Establish collaboration with relevant institutions and centers, both domestically and internationally, to exchange expertise and develop guidelines and manuals in the field of IWRM.
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