Prof Thameur CHAIBI is a Director of Research at the National Research Institute for Rural Engineering water and Forestry, Tunis, Tunisia. He has worked for about three decades promoting higher education and research programs in developing countries. 

He has authored numerous publications and books in various areas covering renewable energy systems, water resources engineering and environment management. He has been working for the African Union Commission (AUC) in developing and coordinating processes in Science, Technology and Innovations policy in Africa.

He obtained his PhD from the Swedish University of Agriculture Sciences in the field of Agriculture Engineering and Climate Technologies.

He is a Member of the Founders committee and board of director of the Middle East and North Africa Network of Water Centres of excellence under the USAID-FABRI program (2012), the Advisory group of the Word bank project on African Centre of Excellence (2011), the Governing council of the African Academy of Sciences representative of North Africa Region (2010). He is a follow of the Islamic World Academy of Sciences (2017), the World Academy of Sciences (2009) and the African Academy of Sciences (2006). He served in various capacities as associate member of the Environmental Security panel under the NATO Science for Peace and Security and the European Commission Frameworks Programs.