Professor Ousmane Seidou is an expert hydrological modeling, climate change impact assessment, and developing climate change adaptation strategies with two decades of experience in research and teaching.
His work integrates statistical and deterministic hydrological models to evaluate climate risks and inform water resource planning. His work at ²ÝÁñÊÓƵ-INWEH contributes to advancing practical, science-based solutions to improve water resources management and climate resilience in Africa and beyond.
Prof. Seidou interacts with governments and is actively engaged in and capacity-building efforts in different parts of the world, including Canada, the United States, Morocco, Ethiopia, Senegal, Ghana, and Niger. He has been actively involved in supporting transboundary water governance in major river basins, including the Great Lakes, the Niger, and the Congo basins, helping to ensure sustainable water availability in the face of climate change and competing demands.
He is a professor of civil engineering at the University of Ottawa and is currently serving as the Vice-Chair of the Water Committee at the International Platform on Adaptation Metrics (IPAM), playing a pivotal role in shaping global water-related adaptation efforts and frameworks. He is also an official expert with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), contributing to the UAE-BELEM Work Program on indicators. His work focuses on developing robust and reliable metrics to track global adaptation progress in the water sector, providing critical data to inform decision-making and facilitate negotiations at the UNFCCC Conferences of Parties.
Professor Seidou holds an undergraduate degree in civil engineering from ?cole Mohammadia d¡¯Ing¨¦nieurs (Morocco), a postgraduate specialization in applied computing from ?cole Inter-?tats des Ing¨¦nieurs de l¡¯?quipement Rural (Burkina Faso), and a Master¡¯s and PhD in water resources from ?cole Polytechnique de Montr¨¦al (Canada).