Dr. Jad Isaac

Dr. Jad Isaac
Director General , the Applied Research Institute - Jerusalem ARIJ

The Director General of the Applied Research Institute-Jerusalem (ARIJ) which is a leading Palestinian institute that conducts research on agriculture, environment, land use and water. He is the former Dean of Science at Bethlehem University. He headed the Palestinian delegation for the environmental working group in the multilateral talks and is an advisor to the Palestinian Negotiation Affairs Department. He is a member of the Palestinian National Committee for Register of Wall Damages, Palestinian National Committee for ICC, Higher Council for Innovation and Excellence, and the editorial board of Water Policy Journal.

He earned his B.Sc. degree from Cairo University and his M.Sc. degree from Rutgers University and his Ph.D. degree from the university of East Anglia in the United Kingdom. He has published more than 100 articles and books in his field of interest.