Ronald Manley

Engineer hydrologist, author of HYSIM, wetland hydrology and Transboundary Water Resources. Civil Engineer with specialisation in computer applications for hydrology and water resources. His experience includes transboundary water resources studies, authorship of the HYSIM rainfall/runoff model and the Hydrological Simulation Model for Climate Change (HYSIM-CC).

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Full Name	Ronald Edward Manley
Year of Birth	1944
Nationality	British
Profession	Engineering hydrology
Range of Experience	Engineer hydrologist, author of HYSIM, Climate Change Impact and Transboundary Water Resources. Civil Engineer with specialisation in computer applications for climate change, hydrology and water resources. His experience includes transboundary water resources studies, authorship of the HYSIM rainfall/runoff model and the Hydrological Simulation Model for Climate Change (HYSIM-CC).
Career Summary	2020-Present: Associate, Water Resource Associates, UK 1990-2020: Director/Partner, Partner, Water Resource Associates, UK 1984 -1990: Team leader, World Meteorological Organisation 1980-1983: Senior Engineer, Sir M MacDonald and Partners 1974-1980: Senior Expert, Severn-Trent Water Authority 1970-1974: Engineer, Trent River Authority 1968-1970: Chartered Engineer, S M Hawes Consulting 1966-1968: Graduate engnineer, Ipswich Borough Council
Education	1975 M.Sc by Research, University of Birmingham 1963 BSc,Civil Engineering, Imperial College, London University
Professional Affiliation	Member Institution of Civil Engineers British Hydrological Society (National Committee, 1991 to 1993)
Key Assignments	Technical Advisor on water aspects of the Middle East Peace Process for European Commission and French Government. Supervision of associated EU financed project to develop and enhance water data collection and processing capability. (Projects valued at € 7 million, for European Commission and € 1.7 for French government). Leader of an international team funded by EU to advise on technical aspects of a dispute between Lebanon and Israel over use of Jordan. Management of two flow forecasting schemes, in West Africa (8 countries) and Indonesia. (Projects value at $10 and $1 million, for World Meteorological Organisation). Deputy leader of international multi-disciplinary team reviewing proposals for water resources development in the Okavango Delta in Botswana (Review budget, $1 million, for IUCN). Further studies in connection with proposed abstraction upstream of delta. Key expert for monitoring on flood management project in Ukraine. Key expert for hydrology and water resources on Vardar/Axios river basin in Macedonia/Greece.
Country Experience	Argentina, Belgium, Belarus, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cap Verde, Cameroon, Chad, Côte d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Greece, Hungary, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Palestinian Territories, Poland, Romania, Russia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, Ukraine, Yemen, Zimbabwe.
Languages	English - mother tongue, French (written, spoken and read: fluent), Indonesian (spoken: good), Spanish (read)

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