Founder A preface by the founder of Eco Before founding Eco Environmental Consultants we were, as individuals, heavily involved in community services and strong believers in peace, ethics and good conduct. The beginning started during university days and fully developed during the Iraqi regime invasion of Kuwait on the 2^nd of August 1990. During our stay in occupied Kuwait we were part of an independent voluntary group who provided items of need to the people, worked in food factories to produce caned food and distributed money to the people who did not have any. Directly, after Kuwait's liberation we with other environmental colleagues, formed the Kuwait Environmental Action Team (KEAT). The team members worked day and night inside Kuwait's oil fields to assess the situation and to give a feed back to the people, government and government establishments. We met H.H. the Amir of Kuwait and H.H. the Crown Prince of Kuwait in order to advocate the need to protect the people's health from pollution and to protect our devastated environment. The oil wells fire was a unique catastrophe that was never experienced before and never recorded in human beings history. Later on when we decided to form an environmental consultation company the first things that came to our minds is that community services should be continued and to be part of our work. This is why our motto read "Environment and Community Onward". We believe that we can not establish a sustainable society without having ethics and harmony between ourselves and the environment. We in Eco are against any type of unethical conduct in any form. We, also, decided that the issue of credibility would continue as before and forever as there is no compromise in this issue. At the same time we decided that our clients should receive the same attention we are giving to the community. Therefore, we are offering them top quality of work engulfed in confidentiality. We are providing our clients a solid 15 years of experience in environmental aspects based on educational background, research and involvement in projects. This is why Eco Environmental Consultants became, and it will continue to be a very well respected firm in the community. We publish our highly acclaimed reports including the half annually Kuwait Environment Status Report in the prestigious Al-Qabas Daily Newspaper. We were requested by the Kuwait's National Assembly, Foreign Affairs Committee, to give a presentation in their International Conference on Kuwait-Iraq Future Relationship with regard to the impacts of Iraq's Third River on Kuwait's marine environment. Eco Environmental Consultants is a private company with a different attitude. For example, we donate 2.5% from our net profit to good humanitarian and environmental causes whether in Kuwait or in the world. We donated to refugees and initiated environmental campaigns i.e. asbestos removal, Kestrels and Reef Rescue. These words are in fact express my personal thoughts and at the same time reflects Eco personality. I hope that you will enjoy surfing the site and I am very much interested to have your feed back. Dr. Ali Muhammad Khuraibet In February 1999 Dr. Ali Muhammad Khuraibet, a keen environmentalist, founded Eco. It is the first environmental consultant firm in the State of Kuwait. The vision of the founder was to formulate a firm that takes care of the environment and the people, be very credible and to provide top quality environmental services. The following is the CV of the founder: Educational background Employment and official appointments Official missions Seminars, conferences, workshops and research work Publications Research Interest Voluntary work, special training and Awards Organization of conferences Member and affiliated Environmental Campaigns General aspects Educational Background 1983: B.Sc. Faculty of Science, Kuwait University. Major: Zoology. - Minor: Political Science. 1987: M.Sc. University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK. Thesis title:- "Environmental Impact Assessment in Kuwait: The potential Role of Base Line Data in Minimizing Adverse impacts of development on Kuwait Bay". · 1990: Ph.D. University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK. Thesis title: "Towards Achieving Sustainable Development in Kuwait: The Potential Role of Environmental Impact Assessment at the Project and Policy levels". · 1997: Post Doctoral Research Fellow, University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK. Worked on seven research papers related: - Indoor noise Assessment in Kuwait. - Waste management and EIA. - Sustainable development in the Gulf Cooperation Council. - Contaminated soil assessment in Kuwait. - Environmental Impact Assessment. - A comparative sustainable study: Kuwait, Japan and Nigeria. - A survey of food additives in Kuwait. Employment and official appointments February 1984-September, 1991: Assistant Researcher at Environmental and Earth Sciences Department, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Kuwait. · August 1989: Listed in the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Directory of Environmental Experts as an Environmental Expert in the field of Environmental Impact Assessment. October 1991-Present: Associate Professor at the Environmental Health Department, College of Health Sciences. Public Authority for Applied Education and Training (PAAET). Teaching Environmental Science, Marine Environment, Oceanography, Occupational Health and Hotel Services courses. September 1992: Appointed by His Highness the Amir of Kuwait Ameri Diwan, Department of Research to participate in the Kuwaiti Ph.D. holders Committees. Participated actively in the Environment Protection Committee. September 1992-1995: Head of the Environmental Health Department, College of Health Sciences (PAAET). August 1992-June 1993-: Head of Kuwait's POWs, still detained in Iraq, Tracing Committee at the National Committee for Missing and POW's Affairs (NCMPA). Also, acting Manager of the NCMPA. November 1993: Selected by Kuwait Environment Protection Society to review and comment on a draft book on "Biodiversity". December 1994-March 1995: Adviser to His Excellency Shaikh Salem Al-Sabah president of the NCMPA. Resigned from NCMPA on March 1995. July 1994: Appointed by the President of the NCMPA to work with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) delegation in Kuwait to reply on Iraq's remarks on Kuwait POW's tracing Requests. 1995: Selected by Kuwait's Protection Council (EPC), replaced now by EPA, to be the president of the Environmental Impact Assessment Committee. The committee, with other committees, was formulated by the Environment Protection Council in order to formulate Kuwait's Bio-diversity Strategy. January 6-7-1997: Selected by Kuwait's Environment Protection Authority (EPA) to participate in the National Workshop for Kuwait's Biodiversity Strategy, held in the College of Health Sciences, Kuwait. 1997: Selected by Kuwait Municipality to deal with problems associated with the operation of a compost plant at Um Ghara area, Kuwait. 1998-present: Member of Kuwait's Municipality committee that was formulated by its Environmental Affairs Department to establish a waste management strategy for Kuwait. June 1998-May 1999: Selected by Kuwait's Environment Public Authority (EPA) to be the president of the Environmental Impact Assessment Committee. The committee was formulated to be responsible in revising the old 9/90 law and to establish a new Environmental Impact Assessment law and procedures for the State of Kuwait. The members of the committee were representing the EPA, Kuwait's private sector, Kuwait University and Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research. May 1999: Invited by Kuwait's Environment Protection Authority (EPA) to give a joint lecture with the Director General and President of the EPA Council in celebration of the International Earth Day. Official missions From 6-24 January, 1984: Member of a scientific team that visited the Environmental Science and Engineering company at Gainsville, Florida, USA -to train in statistical analysis of bio-data. October 23-30, 1988: Attended the " Advanced Policy Workshop on Environmental Management and Impact Assessment: Implementation Requirements", held in Crete, Greece. From 13-17 March 1989 & 1996: Visited Sultanate of Oman, Ministry of the Environment to study their environmental organization, solid and waste water management policies and Oman's environmental law. · May 1993: A delegate member of Kuwait government mission to attend the United Nations conference on Human rights, held in Thailand. MAY 1993: A delegate member of Kuwait government mission to the NGOs Human Rights Conference, held in Cairo, Egypt. June 1993: A delegate member of Kuwait government mission to the United Nations World Conference on Human Rights, Held in Geneva, Switzerland. June 1993: A delegate member of Kuwait government mission to the United Nations World Conference on Human Rights, Held in Austria. February 1994: Official mission to Amnesty International, London, UK, representing the NCMPA. 11 March 1994: Official mission to Human Rights Watch Organization, New York, USA, representing the NCMPA. March 1994: Official mission to Amnesty International, London, UK, representing the NCMPA. April 1994: Official visit with His Excellency Shaikh Salim Al-Sabah to Senegal to meet his Excellency Abdu-Duof the president of Senegal. April 1994: Official visit with His Excellency Shaikh Salim Al-Sabah to His Eminent the Archbishop of Canterbury London, UK. 13 May 1994: Official mission to the International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development, Montreal, Canada, representing the NCMPA. 24-26 April 1998: A member of a delegate of a Non Governmental Organization of POW's families that visited His Highness the Amir of the State of Qatar in relation to Kuwait POW's issue. August 1999: Visited and conducted a detailed environmental survey at The Saudi Environmental Projects Company (SEPCO) facility for infectious waste treatment by using microwave technology. February 2000: Visited and conducted an environmental survey at SANITEC INC. assembly plant in New Jersey, USA. And also two hospitals that uses microwave technology to disinfect infectious waste. Also, participated in negotiations with SANITEC in behalf of the First Kuwaiti Environmental Projects Company (FKEPCO) in issues related to bio-hazardous medical waste treatment unit and its efficiency in treating such waste. Seminars, conferences, workshops and research work April 1983-1985: One of the associate authors in a massive research carried out at the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research for Kuwait's Environment protection Authority (EPA). The research title: "Environmental Assessment of the Intertidal Zones of Kuwait". The study was conducted in two years and a survey was conducted for all Kuwait's coastal areas. The tasks worked in include water and sediments sampling, macrofauna sampling and classification and cursing a hovercraft and a 22 f boat. July 1984: Presented a paper at the 6th international seminar on Environmental Impact Assessment and Management, held at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland. Paper title: "The Potential Role of EIA in the Assessment of Intertidal Zones of Kuwait". July 1989: Presented a paper at the 10th international seminar on Environmental Impact Assessment and Management, held at Aberdeen University, Scotland. Paper title: "Decision Making, Policy Formation and EIA". August 1991: Presented a paper at Harvard University conference on Kuwait Oil Well Fires, Boston, USA. Paper title: -"The Potential Role of EIA in Minimizing the Health and Sociol- economic Impacts Associated with the torched wells". November 1991: Project leader of a research at Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Kuwait. The research title: -"Rabid Environmental Impact Assessment for Impacts Associated with Kuwait's oil wells fire". November 1991: Presented a paper at the Ministry of Health conference on the Environmental Impacts Associated with the Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait, Held in Kuwait. Paper title: "The Impacts of the Iraqi left over ammunitions and mines in Kuwait". December 1991: Represented State of Kuwait at the United Nations Environmental Programme meeting on Environmental Education, held at the state of Bahrain. Presented a paper entiltled: "Environmental Education in the State of Kuwait". July 1992: Presented a paper at the 13 International Seminar on Environmental Impact Assessment and Management, held at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland. Paper title: "The Environmental and Socio-economic Impacts Associated with the Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait". · June 1993: Presented a paper at Kuwait University conference on Environment and Development. Paper title: "Environment and Development". June 1993: Presented a paper at the Social Development Office conference on the Psychological Impacts Associated with the Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait, the Ameri Diwan, Kuwait. Paper title: -"The psychological impacts of POW's families as a result of the Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait". August 1992: Principal author of the following research: "Preliminary Assessment of Crude oil and Soil Nutrients on Kuwait Oil Fields". July 1995: Presented a paper at the annual extensive training course on Environmental Impact Assessment and Management, held at University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK. Paper title: "Development and Sustainable Development, Concepts and Implications". September 18-19, 1995: Completed a short course on "Incineration of Municipal Waste with Energy Recovery", held by The Environment Centtttre, Department of Fuel and Energy, University of Leeds, UK. May 1995: Presented five lectures in Environmental Management and Environmental Impact Assessment training course for the staff of Kuwait Municipality. April 1996: Presented a paper at Kuwait Environmental Protection Society on the Rehabilitation of the Environment. Paper Title: "Environmental Rehabilitation Strategies for Kuwait Bay". May 1996: Presented a paper at Kuwait Science Club conference of The Importance of Conservation Areas. Paper title: "Environmental Impact Assessment: Its role in the selection of conservation areas". November 17-19, 1997: Participated in the International Conference on the Long Term Effects of the Gulf War and presented a paper entitled: " Health Impacts of Wars: a comparative study between Vietnam and the Gulf". The conference was organized by Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Kuwait. April 1998: Presented a paper at the International Research Conference on Sustainable development, Leeds University, UK. Paper title: "A vision towards sustainable development: third word country's experience". December 1998: Attended a 5 day course on: "Communication Skills" The Public Authority for Applied Education and Training, Kuwait organized this Course. February 1998: Attended a workshop on: "The Role of Risk Assessment in Environmental Decision-Making" The workshop was organized by Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Science, Kuwait. April 1998: Attended a 5 day course on: "Leadership Skills" The course organized by the Public Authority for Applied Education and Training, Kuwait. July 1998: Wrote a preliminary Environmental Impact Assessment statement for a private company that is going to construct a "Sea Life Centre" at Al-Salmiya area, Kuwait. · November 1998: Attended a workshop on: "Oil Pollution in the Marine Environment". The workshop was organized by the Environment Protection Authority, the Regional Organization for the Protection of the Marine Environment, the Gulf Cooperation Council and the European Union. The workshop was held in the state of Kuwait. December 1998: Attended the joint Japan-Gulf Cooperation Council Symposium on: "The application of new technologies in desert greenery and soil reclamation". The symposium was organized by Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research and the Petroleum Energy Centre of Japan. November 18, 1998: Selected by Kuwait's Environment Protection Authority (EPA) to participate in the first phase discussion of Kuwait's Biodiversity Strategy. March 1999: Presented a paper at the International Research Conference on Sustainable development, Leeds University, UK. Paper title: "Obstacles in achieving sustainable development: Nigeria as a case study". March 1999: Presented a paper at the Impact of Pollution on Development in the Gulf Region Conference. The conference was organized by the Environmental Public Authority, Kuwait. Paper title "Environmental methods for achieving sustainable development, EIA application at the project, policy and strategic levels". April 1999: Participated at a workshop entitled "Petrochemicals technology and future outlook". The workshop was organized by the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences and the Arab School on Science and Technology. May 1999: Presenter of two papers at the Eco-Tourism seminar. The papers were: - "EIA and Eco-Tourism". - "Environment, Economy and Development". The seminar was funded by the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement, Environmental Public Authority and the Public Authority for Applied Education and Training. May 1999, 1987 and 1987: Requested by the Arab Planning Institute Administration to present 7 lectures on their two week environmental training course on "Environmental Policies". The lectures were related to Environmental Impact Assessment, waste management, Geographical Information Systems (GIS), environmental economy, environmental planning, Environmental Impact Analysis and policy analysis. May 1999: Wrote a report on the unsustainable hunting of migratory birds of prey, Kestrels, migrating to Kuwait during the spring season. May 1999: Principal investigator for conducting an Environmental Impact Assessment study for a proposed construction waste recycling project in Kuwait. June 1999: Principal investigator for conducting an Environmental Impact Assessment study for a medical waste treatment facility that uses microwave technology to disinfect bio- hazardous waste in Kuwait. June 1999: Conducted a survey on asbestos dumping on selected beaches in the southern zone of Kuwait Bay, Al-Salam Beach. July 1999-present: Preparing two books on the natural history of Um Al-Namel Island and Um Al-Maradem Island at the state of Kuwait. July 1999: Prepared a proposal of a recycling programme for a glass manufacturing company in Kuwait. August 1999: Main principal investigator in writing a preliminary base line study for a proposed reverse osmosis facility in Kuwait. August 1999: Principal investigator for a study entitled " A preliminary indoor air quality assessment for labs in Shuaiba Industrial Area". September-October 1999: Appointed by Kuwait's EPA to be a member of the Fish Kill Committee and also selected as a member of the team to meet His Excellency the first deputy and the cabinet ministers regarding the Fish Kill and Red Tide phenomena that occurred in Kuwait in September 1999. November 1999: Attended a workshop on "Ground water pollution" at the state of Qatar. The workshop was organized by the University of Qatar and the Arab School for Science and Technology. January 2000: Selected by the Kuwait's EPA to assess and provide comments for an EIA study related to the construction of oil pier and associated topside facilities by Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC). The EIA study was conducted by Mouchel TEP JV Company for the KNPC. March 2000: Attended the First International Symposium on Harmful Algae Bloom, held in Kuwait between 6-8/3/2000. The symposium was organized by Kuwait's EPA, the Regional Organization for the Protection of the Marine Environment (ROPME) and UNEP. March 2000: Appointed by the United Nations Environmental Programme office in State of Bahrain to evaluate papers presented by researchers from Bahrain Scientific and Research Centre and Bahrain's Directorate of Fisheries Resources related to Artificial reefs Construction. Also Presented a paper entitled: " Artificial reefs: Friend or Foe" The workshop was organised by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Bahrain and Bahrain's Environment Protection Department. March 2000: presented a paper titled : "Threats to biodiversity in Kuwait: three case studies" The Paper presented at the International Conference on the Conservation of Biodiversity in the Arid regions, organized by the Environment Public Authority, UNEP, Kuwait University and Kuwait Petroleum Corporation. April 2000: Participated at the International Sustainable Development Research Conference, held at the University of Leeds from 13-14 April 2000, UK. Paper title: "EIA as a tool to achieve sustainable development: technology assessment as a case study". April 2000: Selected by The Arab Planning Institute (Formed by an Agreement between Kuwait and the Arab League) to present 5 lectures in their "Environmental Policies Program" in the period 23-24/4/2000. The lectures were related to Environment and Sustainable Development, Obstacles in Achieving Sustainable Development in the Third World Countries, Policy Analysis, International Environmental Problems and Methods of Environmental Protection. May 2000: Selected by The Arab Planning Institute (Formed by an Agreement between Kuwait and the Arab League) to present 2 lectures in their "Environmental Assessment Program" in the period 6 and 9/5/2000. The lectures were related to General Concepts used in Environmental Assessment and General Concepts in evaluating Environmental Pollution and its Impacts. May 2000: Selected by both the Foreign Affairs Committee at Kuwait's National Assembly and Kuwait's University Center for Futuristic and Strategic Studies to participate and present a paper in their International Conference on "The Future Vision of Relationship Between Iraq and Kuwait". The title of the paper was: "The Environmental Impacts associated with the Drainage of Iraq's Marshlands on Kuwait Northern Marine Environment". Publications Khuraibet, A. (1991) Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment of Kuwait's Oil wells fires. Research project no. EES 1, Environmental and Earth Sciences Department, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research. Al-Bakri D., Behbahani M. and Khuraibet A. (1996) Quantitative Assessment of the intertidal environment of Kuwait: Integrated Environmental Classification. Published in the Journal of Environmental Management. Al-Bakri D., Khuraibet A. and Behbahani M. (1996). Quantitative Assessment of the intertidal environment of Kuwait II: Controlling Factors. Published in the Journal of Environmental Management. Khuraibet A. (1996) Environmental Impact Assessment and Policy Analysis. Paper published in the proceedings of the International Sustainable Development Research Conference, ERP Environment, Leeds University, UK. Khuraibet A. and Al-Attar F. (1997) Sustainable Development in the Arabian Gulf States: coercion and solutions. Published in the International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology, Vol. 4, pp. 66-178. Parthenon Publication Company. Khuraibet, A. (1997) The potential role of policy impact Assessment in formulating sound solid waste management policy for Kuwait. To be published in the proceedings of the Arab School on Science & Technology Workshop on Solid Waste Management, held in Kuwait 15-19 November 1997, Kuwait. - Khuraibet A. (1997) Obstacles in achieving sustainable development: Nigeria and Kuwait as case studies. Khuraibet A., Fatin Al-Attar and Dawad A. (1999). Preliminary Assessment of the effect of oil spillage on some chemical properties of soils in Kuwait. In Assessment and remediation of oil contaminated soils. Ed. Kostecki P. and Behbehani M. (1999) pp. 75-90. Khuraibet, A. (1998) "A vision towards sustainable development: third word country's experience". Paper published in the proceedings of the International Sustainable Development Research Conference, ERP Environment, Leeds University, UK. Khuraibet, A. (1999) "Obstacles in achieving sustainable development: Nigeria as a case study". Paper published in the proceedings of the International Sustainable Development Research Conference, ERP Environment, Leeds University, UK. Khuraibet A. (2000) Nine Years after the invasion of Kuwait. Paper published in The Environmentalist Journal. Khuraibet A. and Al-Attar F. (2000) Assessment of indoor noise pollution in Kuwait. To be published in The Environmentalist Journal. Research Interest Environmental Impact Assessment for development projects, activities and environmental technology assessment. Environmental Policy Analysis. Waste management. Marine environment both coastal and offshore. Marine macrofauna classification. Sustainable Development. Electromagnetic fields. Land-use planning. Biodiversity. Voluntary work, special training and Awards March 1991: Joined and worked with Kuwait Society to Defend War Victims, directly after Kuwait Liberation. April 1991: Received a "Letter of Appreciation" from the National Canned Food Production and Trading Company in Kuwait for voluntary working in the company on the production line and distributing food to people in need during the Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait. March-November 1991: Head of the Media and International Communication Committee at Kuwait Environmental Action team. The team made of Kuwaiti environmental experts who worked voluntary at all torched oil fields areas in Kuwait. December 1991-December 1992: President of Kuwait Environmental Action Team. Worked with more than 12 Kuwaiti Scientific researchers in the oil fields and also with green peace mission to Kuwait. April 1992: Presented with Kuwait University Award for distinguished environmental work after Kuwait Liberation. August 1992: Special 3 days training course with the International Committee of the Red Cross Delegation in Kuwait in relation with debriefing ex-POWs. September 1998: Awarded the "Certificate of Highest Assessment for Teaching Performance" at the Environmental Health Department, College of Health Sciences, PAAET. The assessment was conducted by the Centre for Measurement and Assessment of Occupational Development at the Public Authority for Applied Education and Training (PAAET). November 19, 1998: Received a "Letter of Appreciation" from the Gulf Bank, Kuwait for associating them with Um Al-Namil Island clean up campaign. 1998: Presented with certificates of appreciation for voluntary work by the Head of the Environment Public Authority, Al-Khiran Management Resort and NAUI middle east representative in relation to carrying out environmental protection and conservation work in Kuwait. September 1999: Awarded the "Certificate of Highest Assessment for Teaching Performance" at the Environmental Health Department, College of Health Sciences, PAAET. The assessment was conducted by the Centre for Measurement and Assessment of Occupational Development at the Public Authority for Applied Education and Training (PAAET). 1999: Presented with certificates of appreciation from Her Excellency Shaikha Amthal Al-Jaber Al-Sabah for voluntary work, organization and participation in "Reef Rescue Campaign" to remove heavy debris from Um Al-Maradem and Qaruh Islands. 1999: Presented with certificates of appreciation from Equate Petrochemical Company (a joint venture between Union Carbide and Kuwait's Petrochemical Industries Company) for voluntary work, organization and participation in "Reef Rescue Campaign" to remove heavy debris from Um Al-Maradem and Qaruh Islands. Organization of conferences Dr. Ali M. Khuraibet was in charge of organizing three regional seminars in the State of Kuwait. He was the head of the organizing committees of the following seminars: 1995: The 1st regional seminar of Environmental Impact Assessment and Management. The Seminar was funded by the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement, Environmental Public Authority and the Public Authority for Applied Education and Training with the cooperation of the Center for Environmental Management and Planning, University of Aberdeen, Scotland. 1996: The 2nd regional seminar of Environmental Impact Assessment and Management. The Seminar was funded by the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement, Environmental Public Authority and the Public Authority for Applied Education and Training with the cooperation of the Center for Environmental Management and Planning, University of Aberdeen, Scotland. 1999: The 1st regional seminar on Eco-Tourism. The Seminar was funded by the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement, Environmental Public Authority and the Public Authority for Applied Education and Training. Member and affiliated to the following organizations Kuwait Graduates Society. Certified Diver by the Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI). Open Water Certification. Certified Diver by the National Association for Underwater Instructors (NAUI). Open Water, Advance Diver and Master Diver Certification. And currently doing the Dive Master Certification. Certified Diver by the CMAS (International Confederation of Underwater Divers). Two Stars Diver Certification. Environmental Campaigns November 1998: Organized an environmental campaign to clean Um Al-Namel Island with the Environment Protection Authority, Kuwait Red Crescent Society, Kuwait Municipality, Abdul Hameed Salim Cleaning Company and the middle east representative of the National Association of Underwater Instructors (NAUI). November 1998: Organized an environmental campaign for divers to remove solid waste dumped in Al-Khiran Marina in association with the Environment Protection Authority, the middle east representative of the National Association of Underwater Instructors (NAUI) and Kuwait Touristic Projects Company. June 1999: Organized an environmental campaign with the middle east representative of the National Association of Underwater Instructors (NAUI) to clean Donkey Reef, Kuwait, from waste dumped around the reefs. August 1999: Member of the team contributed in cleaning Al-Salam beach from Asbestos construction waste. August-September 1999: Organised and participated with other companies to organise " Reef Rescue Campaign". Also, a member of diving teams for removing underwater waste from Qarouh and Um Al-Maradem Islands. April 2000: Organised, through, NAUI-Middle East the "2nd National Environmental Campaign to Clean Um Al-Namel Island". General aspects Write regularly at Al-Qabas, a leading daily newspaper in Kuwait, on environmental and social issues. Interviewed by CNN and BBC and C-Span. Reading, Archery, Shotokan Karate, currently conducting a Master Diver course with NAUI, Kuwait. Languages: Arabic, English and learning French.