Rabi Mohtar
Vice-President

Current Positions: TEES Endowed Professor at Texas A&M University in Texas, USA, currently serves as one of three Vice Presidents of IWRA,  Governor of the World Water Council, and co-chair of the ISC for IWRA’s XIX World Water Congress.

Professional Experience: Rabi is the founder of the Water-Energy-Food Nexus Initiative at Texas A&M University, former Dean of the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences (FAFS) of the American University of Beirut, a Fellow of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers.

Academic Experience: His areas of expertise include the Water-Energy-Food Nexus framework linking science and policy, characterisation of the soil-water medium using thermodynamic modeling, efficacy of non-traditional water, and applications for sustainable integrated water management such as implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals.

Recognition and Memberships:
IWRA Ven Te Chow Memorial Lecture award receipient