AARM, Webinar
Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the FAO code of conduct
for Responsible Fisheries
AARM, AIT has organized a webinar on AQUACULTURE IN DESERT:EXAMPLE FROM THE GCC COUNTRIES on 22 October 2020 at Bangkok. In this free webinar, Dr. Lionel Dabbadie, Senior Fisheries officer of FAO, highlighted some of the sustainable and resource efficient examples of desert aquaculture from the GCC countries.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Dr. Lionel Dabbadie
Senior Fisheries and Aquaculture Officer, FAO
Dr. Lionel Dabbadie is a Senior Fisheries and
Aquaculture Officer of the FAO. Based in Abu Dhabi
(United Arab Emirates), he is currently responsible for
providing support to the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)
States and Yemen. Having earned a doctoral degree from
the University of Paris-Jussieu and as an Agronomist
Engineer of Montpellier SupAgro, Dr. Lionel served for
over 25 years as a scientist for the French Agricultural
Research Center (Cirad), working in partnership with
local institutions in Africa, Latin America, and Asia.
From 2011 to 2014, he served as Visiting Faculty at
the Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand, and in 2015,
the AIT President bestowed upon him the title of
Distinguished Adjunct Faculty. Dr. Lionel also received
several awards, notable among them is a Special
Distinction from the Philippines’ Bureau of Fisheries and
Aquatic Resources, and a Silver Medal of the French
Academia of Agriculture. He has published over 50
scientific and technical publications, translated two
aquaculture books into French, and produced an elearning
course on aquaculture (https://uved-formationaquaculture.cirad.fr). He is also an Associate Editor of the
Journal of the World Aquaculture Society and an active
social media contributor on aquaculture and fisheries.
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