The UAE Ministry of Environment and Water has appointed Mariam Mohammed Saeed Hareb as the new assistant undersecretary at its Water Resources and Nature Conservation Affairs department.

She was previously the acting assistant undersecretary, said a statement from the ministry. 

Hareb, a UAE National, began her career soon after graduating from one of Europe’s leading engineering universities, with specialization in ‘Development and Design Engineering,’ it stated.  

A holder of Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the Rhenish-Westphalian Technical University (RWTH) in Aachen, Germany, Hareb gained prominence in the field of environmental engineering through her professional experience of over 10 years working with well-known organizations in the UAE and Germany.

She started her professional journey with the UAE Ministry of Environment and Water, after being appointed as the supervisor of the ministry's largest projects.

She was involved in the Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Centre for Marine Research in Umm Al Quwain; the UAE-wide Integrated Waste Management Project to convert waste into energy; and the construction of the ministry’s new building.

She also oversaw the establishment and development of the Project Management Office within the Ministry’s premises as well as the construction of the Central Laboratories in Sharjah, said the statement.

In addition to the supervision of these projects, Hareb also paid great attention to the issue of groundwater depletion in the UAE, recognizing the urgent need to find innovative and sustainable environmental solutions to boost fresh water supply, it added.-TradeArabia News Service