Dr. Hameed Jamali is an international expert in climate resilient development, WASH, disaster risk reduction and water governance with extensive experience spanning over 20 years in these sectors (UN system, intergovernmental organisations, semi government organisations, NGOs, and academia) in advisory services, policy analysis, project management and research related assignments primarily in the context of developing countries (e.g., South Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean) besides having managed many projects. Dr. Jamali completed his PhD in Climate Resilient Development from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID), Geneva and Masters in Development Studies from the University of East Anglia, UK. Previously, he worked as a postdoctoral fellow at the IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, Netherlands conducting policy analysis on climate change and water governance issues with a focus on Indus Delta, Pakistan. Prior to that, he worked with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) as a Climate Change Expert for KP Cities Improvement Project in Pakistan. Dr. Jamali served with the Green Economy Team, within the UN Environment Geneva, Switzerland and provided strategic and technical advice on green economy, climate change, DRR, environment and development policy and undertook assessment of national and sectoral policies by engaging with high-level stakeholders in the countries of the regions covered (Caribbean, Eastern Europe, Africa and Asia). He also worked as Assistant Professor of climate and water governance at the Institute of Management Sciences, Peshawar. He was engaged as Climate Policy Analyst at the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC), Bangkok working on mainstreaming climate change within water, agriculture, development planning, DRR and finance through policy analysis and advisory services and support for the key federal ministries (Climate Change, Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, Finance, Water Resources etc.) in Pakistan.
Currently, he is leading a Climate and Health Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessment and Plan in KP province, Pakistan with FCDO support and was part of the team for writing Balochistan’s Climate Policy. From 1998-2006, Dr. Jamali successfully completed several projects and individual assignments for UNICEF, UNDP, ADB, Oxfam GB, Oxfam Novib. He also received several international academic scholarships. He led and managed multidisciplinary teams for various projects on climate change and health nexus and WASH sectors in Pakistan.