Name: Dr. Martin Obada EDUVIE

Name: Dr. Martin Obada EDUVIE Nominators: Qualification & Gender: a. Basic Qualifications: B.Sc. Geology 1983, M.Sc. (Hydrogeology) 1991, PhD, (Hydrogeology) 2004 b. Management qualification: 1. International Training Centre for Water Resources Management, Sophia Antipolis, France. (Professional Certificate) 1988 2. Asian Institute of Management (AIM), Philippines. (Practical Project Management in Public Investment), 2011. Gender (Male) Country: Nigerian Representing: West Africa / Central Africa Nominator: Prof. Tamiru Abiye ([email protected]) Work: Work at the National Water Resources Institute Kaduna Nigeria. Position: Coordinator & Project Manager, Rural Water Supply & Sanitation Centre. Managing the NWRI/JICA Project. Coordinating (Advance Diploma courses in Hydrogeology, Groundwater/Drilling/Geophysical investigation/Rural Water supply and sanitation courses) and member of NWRI EXCO Management.

1. Professional Bodies: 1. IAH, Fellow of the Nigerian Association of Hydrogeologists & Past Editor-In-Chief, (Water Resources Journal). Member of Nigerian Mining and Geosciences Society and presently Editor-In-Chief (Journal of Mining and Geology), Member, Council of Mining Engineers and Geoscientists (COMEG/GEM-00064) 2. Regional Bodies: NEPAD Centre of Excellence (Desk Officer), WA-Net (Desk Officer), IHP –UNESCO National Committee Chair, Groundwater sub committee. Previous AGW-Net Activities: Founding member in S/A, contributed to review of groundwater capacity gaps in B/Faso. Facilitated AGW-Net courses and trainings in Ghana and Tanzania. Attended AGW-Net SC meetings and acting as minutes Secretary at Tanzania and Burundi. Attended on behalf of AGW-Net, with SC member in Addis during African Water week. Promoted and projected AGW-Net at all meetings like Nigerian Association of Hydrogeologists made presentations, NMGS and recently projected AGW-Net at CoE meeting in Dakar, Senegal.

Manifesto: The vision of AGW-Net will continue to be projected for the hidden treasure that people don’t see and do not understand, will be visible to reverse the situation through knowledge sharing and research activities for mankind. I see light at the end of the day and I will continue to work for that dream.

Thank you

Dr. Martin Obada EDUVIE