FARUQUI, Naser Faruqui
Director, Science and Innovation, International Development Research Center (IDRC)
Naser Faruqui leads the IDRC that supports the development of science, technology, and innovation policies in developing countries to alleviate poverty. Before joining Science and Innovation, Naser Faruqui led IDRC research on greywater treatment and reuse, solid-waste management, and the environmental impacts of urbanization. In 1999, he was named one of the top 14 young water specialists in the World by a group of internationally respected water organizations. Faruqui has advised the Canadian Government on political, social, and economic implications of drought in the Middle East; the Canadian International Development Agency on its programs for Jordan and Pakistan; and the World Health Organization on cultural obstacles to wastewater reuse. He has been invited to serve on boards and steering committees of major international initiatives focusing on cities, food and water security, and the consequences of ecosystem change. Faruqui holds an Executive MBA from Queen’s University and a Masters’ Degree in Environmental Engineering from the University of Ottawa.