Palestinian · Gaza, Palestine

Ahmed S. A. AbuAbdu

Humanitarian Leader & Project Management Expert

WASH & Environmental Specialist · International Trainer & Consultant
13+ years of measurable impact across conflict-affected contexts

PMP® ACP® PMD Pro PMBOK® 8th Contributor PMI ATP Instructor MSc. IWRM & ISWM
Ahmed S. A. AbuAbdu — WASH & PM Expert, Gaza, Palestine
PMI Authorized Training Partner
ATP Instructor · PMP® · Palestine
PMBOK® Guide 8th Edition
Named Contributor · PMI USA · 2025
MSc. IWRM · MSc. ISWM
13+ Years · Humanitarian & Development

About

Building Impact
Under Pressure

I'm a Palestinian engineer, humanitarian leader, and project management expert who has spent 13+ years turning crisis into capacity — directing Gaza City's entire Health & Environment portfolio (1,200+ staff), leading emergency responses during wars and pandemics, and building the first PMI-ATP training organization inside the Gaza Strip.

I co-founded SYNERGY Training and Consulting, which kept operating even after our first office was destroyed on October 7, 2023. We've trained 3,000+ professionals — 80% inside active war zones — because knowledge doesn't wait for ceasefires.

From the PMBOK® Guide 8th Edition (where I'm a named contributor) to a frontline field hospital in Rafah (where I built a MEAL system from scratch during active conflict), I operate at the intersection of strategy and the field.

PMBOK® Guide 8th Edition — Named Contributor PMI · 2025
Only PMI-ATP Instructor in the Gaza Strip Dec 2024
MEDRC Master's Water Research Fellow Muscat 2023
Invited by German Government — GIZ/BMZ Germany 2019
EU Clima-Med Official Municipal Representative EU 2019
Certifications & Accreditations
PMI Authorized Training Partner 2026 PMI ATP 2025 Instructor PMP PMP Professional Certification Project DPro PMD Pro Social Good DPro Theory of Change Certified PMO Badge
PM4NGOs DPro Series
Program DPro MEAL DPro Finance DPro (FMD Pro) PMSCP® PM Skills Certified
PMI Learning — AI & Technology Series
AI in Infrastructure & Construction Projects Data Landscape of Gen AI for PMs Generative AI Overview for PMs Practical Application of Gen AI for PMs Prompt Engineering for PMs
Organizations
SYNERGY Training and Consulting Gaza Phoenix LMS PMI Certified Member

Career Timeline

Experience

2025
Present
● Current
Climate Risk & Early Warning Consultant
SARI Global · Palestine, Syria & Yemen (Remote)
AI-powered disaster risk reduction systems. Authored GazaWeather AI (USD 100K) and SyriaWeather AI (USD 114,200) proposals. Produced Gaza Climate Risk Exposure Report documenting 73% of Gaza's 2.07M population trapped in high-risk climate zones. Published on ReliefWeb as “No Safe Ground: Gaza’s Displaced at the Edge of Climate and Conflict” — reliefweb.int ↗
Climate RiskEarly WarningAI SystemsDRR
2023
Present
● Current
Co-Founder & Senior Consultant
SYNERGY Training and Consulting · Gaza / Remote
Only PMI-ATP in Gaza. Trained 3,000+ professionals (80% in war zones). Delivered PMP®, MEAL DPro, Agile, Gen AI programs. Led MHPSS program reaching 836 children. Baseline study for Arab Fund KWD 100K project.
PMI ATP3,000+ TrainedMHPSSResearch
Jan–Apr
2024
⬡ Field
MEAL Officer + Field Supervisor
International Medical Corps (IMC) + SIF · Rafah
Deployed to frontline field hospital under active conflict. Managed data for 700–1,000 daily patient cases. Supervised 10,000+ emergency kits reaching 50,000+ beneficiaries.
MEALEmergency Response50,000+ Beneficiaries
2019
2023
⬟ Senior Exec
Director General — Health & Environment
Municipality of Gaza · Gaza City
1,200+ staff, 4 departments. Reduced waste costs 36% (ILS 110→70/tonne), achieved 7% sorting rate, PPP models saving ILS 1M/year. Directed COVID-19 emergency + War Emergency Committee. Head of Fundraising Committee during 2023 conflict: 38 proposals, 600+ donor contacts.
1,200+ StaffMunicipal LeadershipSolid WasteEmergency Mgmt
2015
2019
⬡ WASH
Projects Officer / Field Supervisor
Islamic Relief Palestine (IRP) · Gaza
15+ WASH projects, >USD 2M budget, USD 4.5M+ secured. 64+ workshops. Co-led Community Vulnerability Mapping Study (2018) — primary reference for international interventions in Gaza.
WASHUSD 4.5M+ Secured50,000+ Beneficiaries

Core Competencies

Areas of
Expertise

Strategic Leadership
Emergency Management & Institutional Development · Municipal Governance · Senior Executive Leadership
WASH Engineering
Environmental Assessment & Climate Risk · Water Resources Management · Solid Waste & PPP
Project Management
MEAL · Fundraising & Resource Mobilisation · Humanitarian PCM · Proposal Writing · Donor Relations
Capacity Building
Training Design & Delivery · Knowledge Management · E-Learning · International Certified Instruction
Research & Analysis
Needs Assessment · Vulnerability Mapping · GIS & SPSS · Data Analysis · Programme Evaluation
International Credentials
PMP® · ACP® · PMD Pro · MEAL DPro · PMSCP® · PMBOK® 8th Contributor · PMI ATP Instructor

Publications & Research

On the Record

Expert Analysis · Sep 2024
"Waste Is Piling Up in Gaza. The Public Health Implications Are Disastrous."
Mondoweiss — International Publication
Articles · Apr 2024
"Fear of Malaria Rises in Rafah" + Official Contributor Profile
The Electronic Intifada
Research Study · 2018
Community Vulnerability Mapping Study — Gaza Strip
Islamic Relief Palestine · HAD International
Policy Report · 2015
Environmental Impact Assessment — 2014 Gaza War
Ma'an Institution / PENGON
Climate Report · Oct 5, 2025
"No Safe Ground: Gaza's Displaced at the Edge of Climate and Conflict"
SARI Global · Published on ReliefWeb — UN OCHA Humanitarian Platform
Book · First Edition 2026
Bunyan بُنيان — A Comprehensive Project Management Standard in the Arab-Islamic Global Context
bunyen.com · First Arabic-language PM guidebook · 400 pages · 29 chapters · 7 parts · 6 unique frameworks
Climate Analysis · 2025
Gaza Climate Risk Exposure Report + Gaza Rainfall Overview 2025–2026 + GERD Flood Risk Report
SARI Global · @ahmedabuabdu90 — Climate & Early Warning Specialist

Skills & Certifications

Expertise

PMI Certifications Held
PMP®ACP®PMSCP® RMP®PMO®ATP Instructor 2025 AI & Project Management
PM4NGOs Certifications
PMD ProMEAL DProProgram DPro FMD ProSocial Good DProTheory of Change
Training Programs Delivered
PMP® Exam PrepCAPM® Prep Agile / Scrum / KanbanGen AI & PM OKRsProposal Writing WASH PMHumanitarian PCM Climate Risk & EWSBehavior Change MHPSSSphere Standards Strategic PlanningGovernance
Technical Expertise
Solid Waste ManagementWASH Engineering Water Desalination (RO)EIA GIS AnalysisSPSS Climate ModelingFood Safety

Let's Build
Something
Together

Available for consulting, training, research collaboration, and speaking. Immediate availability. Willing to relocate internationally.

WhatsApp: +972 599 815 677
ahmedabuabdu90@outlook.com