I am Research Associate Professor at Qatar University, and currently working on issues ranging from development and the environment to water resources management, and sustainability transitions. I was involved in research projects on Yemen, the Gulf, East Africa, and Jordan. Previously, I worked in research and teaching at the Institute for Technology and Resources Management (ITT) at TH Köln within Arab-German graduate programs, and projects focusing on sustainability issues in the Middle East and Africa. I am also a Member of the Arab-German Young Academy for Sciences and Humanities (AGYA).