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Summary of Curriculum Vitae of Ronald Manley: Engineer hydrologist, author of HYSIM, wetland hydrology and transboundary water resources.
Full Name
Ronald Edward Manley
Year of Birth
1944
Nationality
British
Profession
Engineering hydrology
Range of Experience
Ronald Manley is a Chartered Civil Engineer with specialisation in computer applications for hydrology and water resources. Some of the studies he has worked on, including water aspects of the Middle-East Process, have been politically sensitive and have involved meetings at ministerial level. He is the developer of the HYSIM rainfall/runoff model which is in use by many firms of consultants and has been adopted as standard by the Environment Agency in the UK. He is the co-author of the climate site: www.climatedata.info. He has carried out hydrological and water resources studies of major wetlands (Niger, Okavango, Tigris/Euphrates and Danube). He managed two major flow forecasting and data base development projects financed by the United Nations. He has working experience of more than thirty countries in Africa, Asia, the Middle East and Europe. He is a former member of the World Conservation Union (IUCN) Commission on Eco-system Management.
Career Summary
1990-date Director, Water Resource Associates Ltd, England

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
1963 BSc,Civil Engineering, Imperial College, London University

1975 M.Sc by Research, University of Birmingham
Professional Affiliation
Member Institution of Civil Engineers, 1969

British Hydrological Society (National Committee, 1991 to 1993)
Recent Work
  • 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.
Countries of Work
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)
Contact
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