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Research interests
Dr Slim Zekri is Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Natural Resource Economics at Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) in Oman. He earned his PhD in Agricultural Economics and Quantitative Methods from the University of Cordoba, Spain. He is Associate Editor of the journal of Water Economics and Policy. Dr. Zekri has worked as a consultant for a range of national and international agencies on natural resource economics, policy and governance, agriculture, and water economics in the Middle East and North Africa. He is member of the Scientific Advisory Group of the FAO’s Globally Interesting Agricultural Heritage Systems. His main research interests are Water Economics and Environmental Economics. In 2017 he was awarded the Research and Innovation Award in Water Science from the Sultan Qaboos Higher Center for Culture & Science in the Scientific Publications Category.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
University of Córdoba
1988 → 1991
Award Date: May 29 1991
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Decentralized grey water treatment as alternative option for water scarcity mitigation: Comparative studies and exchange of experiences between South Africa and Oman (DesWater)
1/1/18 → 12/31/19
Project: Collaborative Project
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Dynamic Conservation and Management of Aflaj: Falaj Tanuf as a pilot study
1/1/18 → 8/31/21
Project: Internal Grants (IG)
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Enhance the National Capacities of Reginal Organizatios in the NENA Region in the Sultanate of Oman
1/1/17 → 12/31/18
Project: Other project
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A Decision Support Tool for the Dynamic Groundwater Management of Coastal Aquifers Under Uncertainty
Triki, C., Rajabi, M. M., Al-Maktoumi, A. & Zekri, S., 2023, Selected Studies in Environmental Geosciences and Hydrogeosciences - Proceedings of the 3rd Conference of the Arabian Journal of Geosciences CAJG-3. Kallel, A., Barbieri, M., Rodrigo-Comino, J., Chaminé, H. I., Merkel, B., Chenchouni, H., Knight, J., Panda, S., Khélifi, N., Benim, A. C., Grab, S., El-Askary, H., Banerjee, S., Hadji, R. & Eshagh, M. (eds.). Springer Nature, p. 241-243 3 p. (Advances in Science, Technology and Innovation).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Dynamic conservation of traditional irrigation systems: a Falaj case study
Zekri, S., Feb 23 2023, In: Arabian Journal of Geosciences. 199.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Optimal management of witches’ broom disease of lime in presence of extreme environmental factors using stochastic dynamic modelling
Salam, S., Al-Abri, I., Al-Sadi, A. & Zekri, S., Jun 2023, In: Phytopathogenic Mollicutes. 13, 1, p. 69-70 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Teaching Water Economics in a Desert Environment
Zekri, S., 2023, In: Applied Economics Teaching Resources. 5, February 2023Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A new face of food security: A global perspective of the COVID-19 pandemic
Saboori, B., Radmehr, R., Zhang, Y. Y. & Zekri, S., Dec 1 2022, In: Progress in Disaster Science. 16, 100252.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access12 Citations (Scopus)
Press/Media
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Oman's ancient water tunnels are dwindling
Rashid Al-Abri, Rashid Al-Abri & Slim Zekri
1/5/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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In the Middle East, countries spend heavily to transform seawater into drinking water
Rashid Al-Abri, Rashid Al-Abri & Slim Zekri
12/16/19
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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In the Middle East, countries spend big to turn seawater into drinking water
Rashid Al-Abri, Rashid Al-Abri & Slim Zekri
11/29/19
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media