Abdulkarim Hasan Rashed holds a B.Sc. in Chemistry and an M.Sc. in Environment and Sustainable Development, and at the thesis preparation stage of a Ph.D. degree (Environment and Sustainable Development). He has worked in the Supreme Council for Environment for over 16 years. His position was the Head of the waste recycling and treatment unit, where he was responsible for the industrial, healthcare, and hazardous waste management in Bahrain. Additionally, Abdulkarim Hasan Rashed was the project technical manager for the SAICM and an active participant in many workshops and short courses in environmental management organized by the University of Bahrain, UNEP, UNDP, UNIDO, and other local organizations in Bahrain. He is a registered trainer in the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH–UK) and the National Examination Board in Occupation Safety and Health (NEBOSH–UK) and a registered trainer and tutor in the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA). Abdulkarim Hasan Rashed was a member of the preparation of Bahrain Environmental Strategy, State of Environment Report (SOE), and a team leader for updating (second edition) Bahrain National Profile to Assess the National Infrastructure for Chemical Safety, and also a contributing author in the Six Global Environmental Outlook (GEO-6).