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Dr Nazar M. Hassan has been the Senior Science and Technology Advisor for the Arab States at UNESCO since 2009, where he has initiated several networks to build up the region’s techno-preneurship culture. Previously, he worked in Beirut (Lebanon) as Senior Economist in the United Nations Economic Commission for Western Asia. Dr Hassan started his career in the energy field by joining the Shell Oil Company, then as a researcher in the area of energy systems optimization at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, US, between 1992 and 2003. He has a number of published papers, reports and patents in the area of strategic energy management for Sustainable Development. Dr Hassan received his MSc and PhD from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst (USA).

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Nazar Hassan; Evidence-based Integrated Solutions for SDGs Implementation in Developing Economies (working paper); Reflexive Science for Thought Series; Policy and Capacity Building Division; UNESCO Regional Office for Sciences in the Arab States; 11/11/2022;
N. Hassan and G. Fariz; Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) for Multi-Dimensional Poverty Alleviation (working paper); October 2019.
Abdelgani, M. and Hassan, N.; The Impact of Agricultural Research on Agriculture Yield in Sudan, African Development Perspectives Yearbook, Volume 21, 2018, Bremen University, 2019.
Boukhary, A. and Hassan, N.; Augmenting Higher Education Contribution towards Sustainable Development in Mauritania, African Development Perspectives Yearbook, Volume 21, 2019, Bremen University, 2019.
Hassan, N. and Radwan, A.; Supplementing the Science, Technology and Innovation Platform in Egypt, African Development Perspectives Yearbook, Volume 20, 2018, Bremen University, 2018.
Hassan, Nazar M.; Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Development in Selected African Countries - A UNESCO Experience Perspective, African Development Perspectives Yearbook, Volume 20, 2018, Bremen University, 2018.
The Arab States, Chapter 17, UNESCO World Science Report 2016, Co-author, November 2015;
HIGH ALTITUDE MAGLEV VERTICAL-AXIS WIND TURBINE SYSTEM (HAM-VAWT); Patent Publication number WO2013189503, December 2013;
Zero-Energy Green High rise Building Design; Patent Publication number WO2013189504, Dec. 2013;
The New Millennium Options for Improving Power Generation Economics in the Arab Region, Journal of the Sudanese Engineer, 2009;
Possible Application of Carbon Capturing and Storage in the Arab Region, Journal of the Sudanese Engineer, 2011;
Renewable Energy Bulk Electricity Generation: Paving the Way for Rigorous Sustainable Rural Development in Developing Countries, UNESCO Report, 2011.
Energy Efficiency in Upstream (Oil & Gas) Energy Sectors in Selected ESCWA Countries; UN Economic & Social Commission (ESCWA) Publication, 2008, republished in Sudanese Engineer Journal, January 2010.
The Application of Strategic Management in the Selection of Optimal Energy Sources in Less Developed Countries, University of Massachusetts Amherst, May 2003.
Photovoltaic (PV) Generators: Equivalent Circuit Analysis and Transient Behavior Modeling, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, May 2002.
The Sudanese Electric Power Sector, May 2002 (Working Paper).

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Dr Nazar Hassan (UNESCO) Lebanon

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