Kholoud Kahime born in Marrakech, she obtained her Baccalaureate in “Experimental Sciences”. Afterword, she started his high university studies and was graduated in 2008 from Cadi Ayyad University (Morocco) with a bachelor degree in Biology, Environment option. She was graduated from Ibn Zohr University with Master’s degree in “Environment and Health Sciences” and she won university merit award. She got her PhD in December 2016 on Ecology, Epidemiology and Climate Change from Cadi Ayyad University. Pr. Kholoud Kahime is currently a lecturer-researcher at the School of Technology, Essaouira, Cadi Ayyad University of Marrakech. Her research focuses on environment, climate change, health, food security and sustainable development. Her research has resulted in 22 articles published in indexed and prominent, influential journals, one of which is cited in the IPCC report, (2014), alongside more than 40 oral and Poster presentations was presented in France, Tanzania, UK, USA, Spain, Germany, Poland, Monaco, Morocco, Turkey, Brazil. She is a consultant for German development agency GIZ, the Friedrich Naumann Foundation and IRD. In 2015, she was awarded the Prince Albert II of Monaco Scholarship and undertook specialist training at NASA. In 2016, was awarded the best researcher on climate change study in the Cadi Ayyad University. In 2018, she was nominated “Femmes leaders scientifiques du Maroc”. Currently, she is President of the International Center for Research and Capacity Building (CI2RC).
Moulay Abdelmonaim El Hidan was born in 1985 in Marrakech-Safi state (Morocco). In 2004 he obtained his baccalaureate, option; “Experimental Sciences”. Later he continued his university studies and was graduated in 2007 from Cadi Ayyad University (Morocco) with a bachelor degree in Biology. 2 years later, Pr. El Hidan was graduated from the same university with Master’s degree. From 2011 to 2018, Pr. EL Hidan held the position of high school professor of Biology. At the same time he completed his PhD project and was graduated PhD in 2016, from Cadi Ayyad University, specialty Ecophysiology and epidemiology. Since 2018, Mr. EL Hidan was nominated as professor in the Ibn Zohr University (Morocco) and associate investigator in Cadi Ayyad University. Pr. EL Hidan is currently supervising several PhD and Master’s projects with different research interests aiming the scorpion venom toxicology and climate change effects on Vector-Borne diseases spread with more than 20 papers and book chapters in numerous international journals as well as being reviewer for several scientific papers in addition to around 40 communications in prestigious international congresses and symposiums.
El Hiba Omar
is professor of physiopathology, neuroscience and histology, Faculty of Sciences, Chouaib Doukkali University, He was born in 12 September 1985 in Marrakech-Safi state (Morocco) and was graduated in 2007 from Cadi Ayyad University (Morocco) with a bachelor degree in Biology. In 2009, hewas graduated from the same university with Master’s degree in Life and Health Sciences. He obtained his PhD in 2015 on the “Physiopathology of Hepatic Encephalopathy” from Cadi Ayyad University. He is, since 2014, member of the International Parkinson and Movement Disorders Society (MDS), USA and the vice-President of the Moroccan Society of Ethics and Animal Research (MoSEAR).
Lahouari Bounoua was born in Oran, Algeria. He completed his education at Florida State University with a Master degree in 1990 and a PhD in 1992, specialty “atmospheric sciences”. Dr. Bounoua joined the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) at Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) in 1993 with an affiliation as a research associate with the University Space Research Association. In 1995 he was affiliated as an assistant professor with the University of Maryland College Park, and then, as an associate professor in 2002. to 2005 Dr. Bounoua joined NASA as a civil servant where he is now a Senior Research Scientist and the Associate Chief for the Biospheric Sciences Laboratory. Dr. Bounoua's studies revolve around terrestrial ecosystems and their interactions with the atmosphere using multi-scale remote sensing, modeling, and advanced analytical techniques. Dr. Bounoua leads a group focusing on land surface processes modeling, including land cover and land use change, climate impacts and feedbacks including health, water and food security and sustainable development. Another part of the research studies the impact of anthropogenic activities such as emission of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and the quantification of the role of vegetation in climate regulation. Recently Dr. Bounoua conducted high impact work linking climate to incidence of the zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (L. major) in the North African and developed a line of research in modeling vector borne diseases. Dr. Bounoua has more than 50 peer reviewed articles in high impact journals, several books and book chapters and has delivered several scientific seminars at national and international conferences. Dr. Bounoua was awarded the “Hydrospheric and Biospheric Sciences Award for Outstanding Education and Outreach” in 2009 and “University Space Research Association Excellence in Research” in 1996.