Daniel Hillel

Daniel Hillel is an international authority on sustainable management of land and water resources. Over the course of his long and active career — most recently as Senior Research Scientist at the Goddard Institute for Space Studies of the Columbia Earth Institute and as Professor of Plant, Soil, and Environmental Sciences at the University of Massachusetts — Prof. Hillel has made an enduring and fundamental contribution to our understanding of soil and water as the keys to global environmental management.

A world-renowned environmental scientist and hydrologist, Dr. Daniel Hillel has confronted environmental concerns with innovation, action, and creativity and in the process has ensured that our daily lives and the planet's safety are no longer at odds. Prof. Hillel has worked in over 30 countries in Europe, Asia, Africa, the Americas, and Australia. A major focus has been on the Middle East, where he served as a consultant to the governments of Israel, Pakistan, the Sudan, Iran, Egypt, Jordan, Cyprus, and elsewhere; and as advisor to the World Bank and to the United Nations. He brings first-hand experience, intimate knowledge, as well as deep insight to the region's environment and culture. His innovative techniques in soil and water management have ameliorated the daily lives of the rural citizens of these countries and of countries on all continents.

See his full bio at the Center for Climate Systems Research website.