Georges holds a BSc. in Agricultural Sciences and Engineering Diploma from the American University of Beirut, an MSc. degree in International Land and Water Management from Wageningen University, Netherlands, as well as a Ph.D. in Water Law from the University of Dundee in Scotland, UK. His work focuses on Water Law, Tenure, Policy, Institutions, and Reforms, Water Governance Analysis, Water Security and Scarcity as well as Transboundary Waters and Water Diplomacy in the Levant. He is particularly interested in the Customs and Practices of Water Conservation in Lebanon, Water Heritage and History, Indigenous Water Rights, and Traditional Knowledge. Georges has also expertise in Water-Energy-Food Nexus, Innovation in the Water Sector, Climate Change and Sustainable Development, and Water Users’ Associations.
Water Governance and Policy Expert, and Communications Manager at Difaf SAL, Georges is an experienced consultant in agriculture and water issues and has produced reports and consultations for several international organizations such as the FAO, UNDP, UNESCWA, USAID, Geneva Water Hub, etc. He has edited and reviewed multiple chapters and has several other published journal articles and presented at conferences related to the topic of water laws, policy, and governance. Georges also held teaching posts for five years at the American University of Technology in Halat where he taught several courses on water law, water policy, water politics, and soil sciences.
Dr. Georges Gharios
At Difaf, our commitment to environmental stewardship and the restoration of degraded ecosystems is at the core of everything we do. We recognize the urgent need to address the environmental challenges posed by the use of plastics in agriculture, which is why we wholeheartedly support the Voluntary Code of Conduct (VCoC) for the sustainable use and management of plastics in the agrifood value chain.