{"id":7517,"date":"2026-08-31T10:30:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T07:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.agu.edu.bh\/?page_id=7517"},"modified":"2026-08-31T11:16:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T08:16:58","slug":"sheikh-hamad-bin-khalifa-al-thani-chair","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.agu.edu.bh\/en\/sheikh-hamad-bin-khalifa-al-thani-chair\/","title":{"rendered":"Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani Chair"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_flex_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_24_24 et_flex_column_24_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_1 et_pb_row et_pb_row_nested et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_1 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_24_24 et_flex_column_24_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_heading_0 et_pb_heading et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_heading_container\"><h1 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa <\/h1><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_heading_1 et_pb_heading et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_heading_container\"><h1 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">Al Thani Chair <\/h1><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_1 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_flex_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_2 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_2 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_24_24 et_flex_column_24_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"dsm_breadcrumbs_0 dsm_breadcrumbs et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_module_inner\"><nav class=\"dsm_breadcrumbs_wrap\" role=\"navigation\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"dsm_breadcrumbs\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BreadcrumbList\"><li class=\"dsm_breadcrumbs_item dsm_breadcrumbs_item_current\" itemprop=\"itemListElement\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ListItem\"><span class=\"dsm_breadcrumbs_crumb dsm_breadcrumbs_crumb_current\" itemprop=\"name\">Home<\/span><link itemprop=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/www.agu.edu.bh\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7517\/\" \/><meta itemprop=\"position\" content=\"1\" \/><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_2 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_flex_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_3 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_3 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_24_24 et_flex_column_12_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_4 et_pb_row et_pb_row_nested et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_4 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_24_24 et_flex_column_24_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_5 et_pb_row et_pb_row_nested et_grid_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_5 et_pb_column et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_heading_2 et_pb_heading et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_heading_container\"><h2 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">About<\/h2><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_6 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_heading_3 et_pb_heading et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_heading_container\"><h1 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">The Chair<\/h1><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>The Arabian Gulf University has hosted the His Highness Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani Academic Chair in Geographic Information Systems since the 1997\u20131998 academic year. The university developed a comprehensive academic program during the 2001\u20132002 academic year with the goal of building Gulf capacity in geospatial science applications and their use in addressing priority environmental problems and issues in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries.<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p>The Chair\u2019s objectives focus on building capacity and developing Gulf knowledge and skills in geospatial technologies and spatial artificial intelligence. It also aims to publish distinguished scientific research in the applications of geospatial technologies and spatial artificial intelligence. It also aims to establish collaborative and research partnerships with relevant public and private sector institutions, universities, and Gulf organizations.<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_3 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_flex_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_6 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_7 et_pb_column et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_12_24 et_flex_column_12_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_7 et_pb_row et_pb_row_nested et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_8 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_24_24 et_flex_column_24_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_8 et_pb_row et_pb_row_nested et_grid_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_9 et_pb_column et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_heading_4 et_pb_heading et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_heading_container\"><h2 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">Scientific<\/h2><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_10 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_heading_5 et_pb_heading et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_heading_container\"><h1 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">Field<\/h1><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_11 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_12_24 et_flex_column_12_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_1 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><strong>Geographic Information Systems<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_4 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_flex_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_9 et_pb_row et_grid_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_12 et_pb_column et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_heading_6 et_pb_heading et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_heading_container\"><h2 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">SCOPE OF <\/h2><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_13 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_heading_7 et_pb_heading et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_heading_container\"><h1 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">WORK<\/h1><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_10 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_14 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_24_24 et_flex_column_12_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_11 et_pb_row et_pb_row_nested et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_15 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_24_24 et_flex_column_24_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_12 et_pb_row et_pb_row_nested et_grid_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_16 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_heading_8 et_pb_heading et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_heading_container\"><h1 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">Wide range of areas<\/h1><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_2 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>The Chair\u2019s achievements have spanned a wide range of areas, including academic and research accomplishments, training, and community service. The Chair\u2019s academic staff has contributed to organizing seminars, conferences, and training workshops with numerous Gulf, Arab, and international organizations in recent years, focusing on training sessions on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), conferences on climate change and soil salinity dynamics, integrated pest management for date palms, specialized conferences on geoinformatics and Earth sciences, and interactive seminars and workshops on promoting the use of geospatial technologies in conjunction with spatial artificial intelligence.<br \/>The Chair\u2019s objectives focus on building capacity and developing Gulf knowledge and skills in geospatial technologies and spatial artificial intelligence. It also aims to publish outstanding scientific research on the applications of geospatial technologies and spatial artificial intelligence, as well as to establish collaborative and research partnerships with relevant Gulf-based government and private institutions, universities, and organizations.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_5 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_flex_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_13 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_17 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_24_24 et_flex_column_24_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_14 et_pb_row et_pb_row_nested et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_18 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_24_24 et_flex_column_24_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_15 et_pb_row et_pb_row_nested et_grid_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_19 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_heading_9 et_pb_heading et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_heading_container\"><h1 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">Key Achievements\u00a0<\/h1><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_16 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_20 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_24_24 et_flex_column_24_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_17 et_pb_row et_pb_row_nested et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_21 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_24_24 et_flex_column_24_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_heading_10 et_pb_heading et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_heading_container\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_3 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><strong>Scientific Research<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Chair\u2019s academic research has focused on reviewing and analyzing the accelerating impacts of climate change and human activities on terrestrial and marine resources and their sustainability, utilizing geographic information systems (GIS), remote sensing, and spatial modeling. This research covered a wide range of topics, including the assessment of spatiotemporal changes and carbon stocks; calculating potential carbon dioxide emissions from mangrove trees; the impact of human activities on land-use changes; reviewing the areas and distribution of seagrass beds; and systematic reviews of the cultural significance of oysters in the Arabian Gulf.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Research partnerships with government institutions<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>National Initiative for Agricultural Development: Assessment of the contribution of urban tree planting to carbon sequestration and storage in the Kingdom of Bahrain, 2021\u20132023.<\/li>\n<li>Bahrain Pearl and Gemstone Institute (DANAT). 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