Khalil Abu Allan
2022 IVLP Impact Award Project: Strengthening The Role of Palestinian Rural Women in the Management of Water Resources in Southern West BankPalestinian Territories
Khalil Abu Allan is a faculty member at Hebron University in the Department of Applied Geography. Khalil holds a master’s degree in human geography, environmental development and water resources, as well as a bachelor’s degree in geography with a minor in political science. As a versatile scholar in the management and development of water resources at the local and international levels, Abu Allan has developed leadership experience in the role of youth in managing the environment and conserving environmental resources, conservation and management of water resources.
Abu Allan has published his scientific research in several international and local scientific journals on the topics of urban development and environmental planning, water resources management using geographic information systems, the study of vegetation and land cover using remote sensing programs, studies in chemical and biological water properties, and wastewater research in third world regions. He has also managed several research projects, such as Agricultural Environmental Management for Wadi Al-Semin Preliminary Survey of Soil and Groundwater and Agricultural Land in the Southern West Bank, a partnership project between Hebron University and the University of California, Berkeley. He participated in a project on water characteristics in the Natuv Basin, west of Ramallah, West Bank, in cooperation with Purdue University, Indiana, USA.
IVLP Impact Award Project: Strengthening the Role of Palestinian Rural Women in the Management of Water Resources in Southern West Bank
This community development project strengthened and developed the capabilities of Palestinian women in water resources management. Training was provided for 40 women living in rural areas of the Palestinian Territories through home visits, seminars, and workshops. The project enhanced the role of women in facing climate change, especially fluctuations in the amount of rain and temperature, and raised awareness among women on the importance of home education in water management.
IVLP Exchange Experience
Khalil participated in the IVLP Project Water Resources Management, organized by the U.S. Department of State and Meridian International Center in partnership with the El Paso Council for International Visitors World Trade Center Institute, World Affairs Council of Western Massachusetts, Inc., Global Ties Kalamazoo and World Affairs Council of Las Vegas.
Khalil's exchange experience led to the development of his IVLP Impact Award Project: "My participation in the IVLP was an important part of my scientific and professional life. I was acquainted with how to manage water resources and with models used in the USA. I met many distinguished friends, professors and specialist scholars. Meridian International Center had an important and great role in this program through cooperation with us."
U.S. Communities Visited Virtually
Washington, DC; Amherst, MA; Baltimore, MD; Kalamazoo, MI; Las Vegas, NV; El Paso, TX