Dr. Amgad Elmahdi, Regional Manager for MENA at the Green Climate Fund-GCF, brings over 25 years of hydrology expertise across operational, research, and academic sectors. Previously, as GCF's Global Water Sector Lead for the last two years, he crafted the water investment strategy. Before joining GCF, Dr. Elmahdi directed R4D business portfolios for MENA at the International Water Management Institute-IWMI. Earlier roles include Head of Water Resources at Australia's Bureau of Meteorology, establishing the Water Assessment and Accounting Information Program. He chairs the Water Security Bureau at IWRA and serves on steering committees for ICID, Water and Climate Coalition-WCC, Water and Finance Coalition-WFC, and Water Integrity Network-WIN.