More than 35 years of experience in environmental, natural resources, regional development issues and global change, particularly in regard to knowledge and information systems; regional planning (natural resources, land, water, environmental management, urban issues, clean energy, and transportation); strategic planning, future studies, ecosystem innovation, and scenarios development; water/environmental restoration plan formulation and implementation; irrigation/drainage planning and project implementation and management; infrastructure development planning and project modelling; evaluation of infrastructure projects of regional impact, feasibility studies, environmental systems modelling; geographical information systems (GIS) and remote sensing; implementation of large-scale information systems projects for natural resource management and global change; training and capacity building in urban, water and environmental issues; negotiation and conflict resolution for integrated water resources management; emergency assistance initiatives; multilateral project management for water, environment, and climate change; emergency assistance and natural calamity and risk mitigation projects; community/stakeholder participation processes for watershed/basin committees; strengthening of collaborative initiatives and networks at local, national and international levels for knowledge and experiences exchange.Specialties: water and environmental resources management; urban and rural development issues; alternative energy; sustainability and global change; strategic planning and future studies; innovation; infrastructure development and modelling.