Graham Alabaster, Chief of waste management and sanitation at UNHabitat

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Dr. Graham Alabaster is a public health engineer from UN-Habitat where he is Chief of Waste Managment and Sanitation. He has a special interest in urban systems and is experienced in provision of services to low income urban populations. He is currently on loan to UNHCRs WASH Unit. Prior to that he was seconded to WHOs Department for Public Health and Environment from UNHABITAT, where he developed joint programmes on urban development, health and environment. He is the co-chair of the UN-Water taskforce on wastewater and water quality. Before this assignment at UNHABITAT he was Section Chief responsible for Africa and Latin America in Human Settlements Financing Division of UNHABITAT. He is an Engineer by profession, with first degree in Chemical Engineering and a PhD in Civil Engineering. Starting his professional life as a Research Fellow, he travelled extensively in Africa, Asia and Latin America, providing technical assistance on sustainable wastewater management and sanitation, thereafter as an International consultant. He joined UNHABITAT in 1992 and has played a key role in building the Water, Sanitation and Infrastructure Branch. He is a Charted Engineer and Fellow of the Royal Society of Health. He represents UNHABITAT on many inter-agency bodies. He was the agency representative on the WHO Panel of Experts for the Environmental Control of Vector-borne Diseases (PEEM), with a special interest in urban vector-borne diseases. He has over 35 years experience in the water sanitation and solid waste management sector, working in over 50 countries. In addition to designing and implementing projects in Africa, Arab States, Asia and Latin America, he has global responsibility for policy issues relating to sanitation, pro-poor water and sanitation governance, solid and hazardous waste management, and monitoring water and sanitation MDGs/SDGs. He is committed to urban development and sustainable urbanization.

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Education: PhD

Seniority: Manager, Director, Professor

Years of experience: 20 years or above

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