Wafa Aboul Hosn

Functional Title: Chief of Economic Statistics Section
Institution: ESCWA - Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia
Email Address: aboulhosn@un.org
Phone Number: +961 1 978 353

Bio
Detains a Ph.D. in Applied Statistics and Environmental Sciences from McGill University, Canada. a M. Sc. in Ecology from Université de Montréal, Canada.
Areas of expertise cover economic statistics, and environment and energy statistics, national accounts, environmental-economic accounting, sustainable development indicators, data management and analysis.
Leading the work programme on economic and environment statistics in ESCWA since 2012, developing projects, providing technical assistance and capacity building to member countries in strengthening and modernizing their statistical systems, implementing international statistical standards, and monitoring the progress in the implementation of the 2030 agenda for sustainable development.

Worked in academia and research in environmental sciences and applied statistics, from 1991 until 2004, in several universities and colleges in Canada. Led Statikron Consulting, from 1997 to 2004 on statistical analysis and environmental impact assessment for the Canadian Government and research and private institutions.
Member of the London Group and the United Nations Committee on Environmental Economic Accounting and the Oslo Group on Energy Statistics, and the Environmetrics Society.

Economic

Years of experience 15+ Years
Additional fields of expertise: Main Field of Expertise: Statistics

Technology and Data

Years of experience 15+ Years
Technology and Data field: Statistics

SDGs Expertise:
GOAL 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
GOAL 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
GOAL 12: Responsible Consumption and Production
GOAL 17: Partnerships to achieve the Goal


Countries of Expertise:
Arab region


  • Capacity building
  • Data analysis
  • Resource mobilization
  • Strategic planning
Degree Title University Graduation Date
Ph.D. in Applied Statistics Mcgill University 1997-07-31
Title URL Author/Co-Author
Quantitative analysis and modelling of the behavioural dynamics of Salvelinus fontinalis https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0376635799000261 Author
Handling and stocking-density effects on growth rhythms https://www.researchgate.net/publication/237968134_Handling_and_stocking-density_effects_on_growth_rhythms_of_brook_trout_Salvelinus_fontinalis Author