Ismail El Gizouli

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Ismail Abdel Rahim El Gizouli
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Ismail El Gizouli during the IPCC 32nd session in Busan (2010).
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Sudan
NationalitySudanese
OccupationIPCC interim Chair

Ismail Abdel Rahim El Gizouli is a Sudanese civil servant specializing in energy and environment and a member of the bureau of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). He has acted as interim chairman of the IPCC since 24 February 2015, following the resignation of Rajendra Kumar Pachauri. [1] This appointment will last until the next election for a chairman, which is due to take place at the 42nd session in October 2015.

Sudan country in Northeast Africa

Sudan or the Sudan, officially the Republic of the Sudan, is a country in Northeast Africa. It is bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea to the east, Ethiopia to the southeast, South Sudan to the south, the Central African Republic to the southwest, Chad to the west, and Libya to the northwest. It houses 37 million people (2017) and occupies a total area of 1,861,484 square kilometres, making it the third-largest country in Africa. Sudan's predominant religion is Islam, and its official languages are Arabic and English. The capital is Khartoum, located at the confluence of the Blue and White Nile. Since 2011, Sudan is the scene of ongoing military conflict in its regions South Kordofan and Blue Nile.

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change scientific intergovernmental body

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Background and career

Ismail El Gizouli studied physics and mathematics at the University of Khartoum where he graduated as a Bachelor of Science. He then obtained a master's degree in Operational Research and Statistics at the University of Aston in the United Kingdom.

University of Khartoum university

University of Khartoum is a multi-campus, co-educational, public university located in Khartoum. It is the largest and oldest university in Sudan. UofK was founded as Gordon Memorial College in 1902 and established in 1956 when Sudan gained independence. Since that date, the University of Khartoum has been recognized as a top university and a high-ranked academic institution in Sudan and Africa.

United Kingdom Country in Europe

The United Kingdom (UK), officially the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and sometimes referred to as Britain, is a sovereign country located off the north-western coast of the European mainland. The United Kingdom includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland, and many smaller islands. Northern Ireland is the only part of the United Kingdom that shares a land border with another sovereign state, the Republic of Ireland. Apart from this land border, the United Kingdom is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, with the North Sea to the east, the English Channel to the south and the Celtic Sea to the south-west, giving it the 12th-longest coastline in the world. The Irish Sea lies between Great Britain and Ireland. With an area of 242,500 square kilometres (93,600 sq mi), the United Kingdom is the 78th-largest sovereign state in the world. It is also the 22nd-most populous country, with an estimated 66.0 million inhabitants in 2017.

Gizouli joined the Sudanese Ministry of Industry in 1971. In 1980 he was appointed as head of the Information Systems Section of the Ministry of Energy and Mining, then served as director of the National Energy Administration from 1988 to 1992. He also worked as a freelancer and consultant for various organizations, such as the African Development Bank, the UNEP, and the World Bank, and in 1998 joined the Higher Council for Environment and Natural Resources of Sudan, where he ensured liaison between the Sudanese government and the United Nations (UNDP) for joint projects related to climate change.

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Climate change Change in the statistical distribution of weather patterns for an extended period

Climate change occurs when changes in Earth's climate system result in new weather patterns that last for at least a few decades, and maybe for millions of years. The climate system is comprised of five interacting parts, the atmosphere (air), hydrosphere (water), cryosphere, biosphere, and lithosphere. The climate system receives nearly all of its energy from the sun, with a relatively tiny amount from earth's interior. The climate system also gives off energy to outer space. The balance of incoming and outgoing energy, and the passage of the energy through the climate system, determines Earth's energy budget. When the incoming energy is greater than the outgoing energy, earth's energy budget is positive and the climate system is warming. If more energy goes out, the energy budget is negative and earth experiences cooling.

Since 2002 Gizouli has been a member of the IPCC bureau, first as vice-chairman of Working Group III (mitigation of climate change), then as Vice-Chairman of the IPCC with effect from October 2010. He contributed to the fourth assessment report and the corresponding synthesis report. As well as holding positions in the IPCC, he was also Vice-Chair of the Facilitative Branch of the Compliance Committee of the UNFCCC between 2005 and 2007 and then acted as Co-Chair of this Committee from 2007 to 2009. [2]

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Following a complaint raised against Rajendra Kumar Pachauri by a former employee, Pachauri resigned from his position as the IPCC chair on 24 February 2015, [3] and Gizouli was appointed to act as the interim IPCC Chairman until the next election for the post at the plenary meeting in October 2015.

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References

  1. ↑ IPCC Agrees on Acting Chair after R. K. Pachauri Steps Down IPCC Press Office Nairobi, 24 February 2015
  2. ↑ Biography of Ismail El Gizouli,  ·
  3. ↑ Rajendra Kumar Pachauri's resignation letter,  ·
  4. ↑ Ismail El Gizouli's CV,  ·

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