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Dr. Bassel Daher, Assistant Director for Sustainable Development, Texas A&M Energy Institute, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Biological & Agricultural Engineering, Research Fellow at the Institute for Science, Technology, and Public Policy at Texas A&M University, has over 12 years of experience focused on systems approaches to address the complex, interconnected global challenges of food system transformation, energy transition, integrated water management, disaster risk reduction, planetary health, and climate action. His work promotes evidence-based, collective action among cross-sectoral stakeholders to advance sustainable, equitable, and resource-secure futures. Daher combines expertise in research, education, network-building, and community engagement, with demonstrated success in fundraising and program execution (over $7.9M from federal and international funding agencies). His publications include 65 highly cited articles, chapters, and reports covering case studies from the United States, Northern Central America, Lebanon, Qatar, Turkey, Jordan, Morocco, and Bangladesh. He is a frequent speaker at prominent academic, governmental, and industry conferences and forums demonstrated by 80+ invited talks in over 15 countries —including a TEDx Talk advocating for collective action toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Daher has held research positions at Texas A&M, Purdue, and Qatar Foundation, and consulted for FAO, UNESCWA, UNDRR, IWMI, GIZ, and the Union for the Mediterranean on topics related to sustainable resource management, water-energy-food-environment nexus governance, climate-smart agriculture innovations, and capacity building and youth engagement. A member of the Executive Board of International Water Resources Association since 2022 and co-chaired the Zero Hunger Pathways Project of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) from 2020 to 2023.