Dhia Al Bakri
Senior Lecturer in Environmental Management

Contact details

BSc (Mosul University, Iraq)
MSc (Sheffield University, UK)
PhD (Sheffield University, UK)

Dhia has been with The University of Sydney since 1994. He also held an academic appointment with the University of New England, Australia (Feb. 92-Dec. 93). Prior to this appointment, Dhia held research and management positions at the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, KISR (1980-1991).

Dhia was awarded BSc degree majoring in Geology in 1971 from the University of Mosul, Iraq. After graduating, he worked for two years as assistant lecturer in the same university. In 1973, he joined Sheffield University, England, where he completed his MSc and PhD and worked as part-time teaching staff.

Dhia has more than 25 years of teaching and research experience in environmental geoscience with application in sustainable land and water management, sustainable rural development and coastal management. This experience has been gained from working in Iraq, UK, Spain, Kuwait, the Arabian Gulf Region and Australia.

Dhia has an established track record of attracting research grants and undertaking research and consultancy to government, industry and community in several countries. His research profile includes the development and implementation of 30 multi-disciplinary research projects with a total budget exceeding $20 million. In these projects, a wide range of environmental problems and resource management issues were investigated and ecologically sustainable solutions or management practices were recommended and applied.

Recent research interests and activities focus on:

• Hydrology and water quality of water supply catchments
• Sediment and nutrient dynamics in inland catchments
• Causes and management of eutrophication and algal blooms in freshwater systems
• Causes and management of dryland salinity
• Sources and management of urban stormwater pollution
• Development and application of the Landscape Genesis approach to sustainable catchment and resource management
• Intertidal ecosystems and integrated coastal management

• The Australian Institute of Geoscience (Fellow)
• The Environmental Institute of Australia (Fellow)
• The Australian Geological Society (Member)
• International Water Association (Member)
• Natural Resource Management Association of Australia (Member)
• Australian Society of Limnology (Member)
• Commission of Geoscience for Environmental Management – International Union of Geological Scientists (IUGS)
• Arab Health Water Association – Advisory Board Member
• Eco-Environment Organisation, Kuwait – Advisory Board Member

Teaching Philosophy

Dhia's teaching philosophy is based on the belief that deep learning is the most important aspect of the educational process and that teaching should be designed to foster students' learning and their development as professionals and scholars. Teaching should facilitate students' learning regardless of their background, motivation to learn or their mastery of previous subjects. In order to meet the learner's need and desire the teaching process should be student-centered and designed to encourage the learners to pursue life-long learning independently.


Teaching and Research Supervision

At the University of Sydney, Dhia has been actively involved in the curriculum development and teaching of the undergraduate courses: Bachelor of Land and Water Sciences, Bachelor of Land Management; and Bachelor of Rural Resource Management. He was also involved in the development of the Master of Rural Management Studies course. The subjects taught are: Geology and Geomorphology, Water Resource Management, Land Resource Evaluation, Environmental Impact Assessment, Sustainable Land and Water Management, Hydrology and Water Quality, and Research Methods. In 2006, Dhia was the recipient of the Faculty’s Excellence in Teaching Award.

Dhia established a significant research postgraduate program in the area of Land and Water Resource Management at the University of Sydney. Six PhD, three MPhil and 8 Honours research students have been supervised by Dhia in recent years. Research grants attracted by Dhia were used to establish the relevant research infrastructure and to offer APA-equivalent scholarships to attract good quality research students. Prior to his current appointment, Dhia had extensive experience of research supervision within the context of the multi-disciplinary research projects he led during his 11-year appointment with KISR. During this period he was directly responsible for supervising more than 25 research staff who worked on a wide range of environmental and resource management projects.

Dhia has authored or co-authored in excess of 130 publications and presentations.

Full list follows.

Books, Book Chapters and Refereed Articles

1. Zaman T and Al Bakri D. Hydrological modeling and dryland salinity management, to be submitted to the Journal of Hydrogeology (in preparation)
2. Al Bakri D, Rahman S and Bowling L. Stormwater quality and pollution in urban-rural catchments, to be submitted to Hydrology (in preparation)
3. Al Bakri D and Rahman AKM. 2006. Phosphorus cycling in the Ben Chifley water supply reservoir, NSW, Australia, River Research and Application (submitted)
4. Al Bakri D. 2006. Learning-outcomes approaches to curriculum design and review. Synergy 23, 21-24, published by the Institute for Teaching and Learning, The University of Sydney.
5. Rahman S. and Al Bakri D. 2006. Impact of stormwater on hydrology and water balance of urban waterways in rural catchments. Water Journal, May 2006, 38-43.
6. Al Bakri D. and Chowdhury M. 2006. Internal nutrient flux in an inland water supply reservoir, Australia. Lakes & Reservoirs: Research and Management, 11, 39-45.
7. Chowdhury M. and Al Bakri D. 2006. Diffusive nutrient flux at the sediment-water interface in Suma Park Reservoir, Australia. Hydrological Sciences Journal, 51(1), 144-156
8. Rahman AKM, Al Bakri D, Ford P and Church T. 2005. Limnological characteristics, eutrophication and cyanobaterial blooms in an inland reservoir, Australia. Lakes & Reservoirs: Research and Management: 10 (4), 211-220.
9. Rahman S. and Al Bakri D. 2002. Impact of wastewater effluent on the urban waterways in upland catchments. In Ahmed M F, Tanveer S A and Badruzzaman, A B M (eds) Bangladesh Environment 2002. Published by Bangladesh Poribesh Andolon (BAPA), Dhaka, 926-939.
10. Zaman T. and Al Bakri D. 2002. Dryland salinity and rising watertable in the Mulyan Creek Catchment, NSW, Australia. In Ahmed M F, Tanveer S A and Badruzzaman, A B M (eds) Bangladesh Environment 2002. Published by Bangladesh Poribesh Andolon (BAPA), Dhaka, 1033-1047.
11. Al Bakri D. 2002. Geoscience and sustainable catchment and resource management: The Ben Chifley Catchment case study, Environmental Geology, 42, 588-596.
12. Al Bakri D. and S. Rahman. 2002. Stormwater management in inland urban centres. Published by the University of Sydney, Orange, 150pp. ISBN 1 86487 3922.
13. Al Bakri D. and M. Chowdhury. 2002. Water quality and nutrient sources in water supply catchments: An inland perspective. Published by the University of Sydney, Orange, 67pp. ISBN 1 86487 3930.
14. Rahman S. and Al Bakri D. 2001. Implication of sewage effluent on stormwater in Orange, Australia. In Brebbia et al. (eds) Water Resource Management, WIT Press, Southampton, 195-204.
15. Al Bakri D. 2001. Towards developing a geoscientific approach to sustainable agricultural and rural development, Journal of Environmental Geology,40 (4-5), 543-556.
16. Joglekar A., Al Bakri D. and Chowdhury M. 2001. Limnology of three varying-depth reservoirs and their implication on cyanobacterial blooms. Journal Australian Water and Wastewater Association (Water), April 2001, 37-41.
17. Chowdhury M. and Al Bakri D. 2000. Limnology of Suma Park Reservoir: An inland water reservoir, Proceedings of xth World Water Congress, 12-17 March 2000, Melbourne.
18. Rahman S. and Al Bakri D. 2000. Urban stormawater management practice in city of Orange, NSW, Australia. In Ahmed M. F. (ed.) Bangladesh Environment 2000. Published by Bangladesh Poribesh Andolon (BAPA), Dhaka 485-494.
19. Rahman AKM. and Al Bakri D. 2000. Eurtrophication and algal blooms in an inland reservoirs: A case study from Australia, In Ahmed M. F. (ed.) Bangladesh Environment 2000. Published by Bangladesh Poribesh Andolon (BAPA), Dhaka 495-502.
20. Chowdhury M. and Al Bakri D. 2000. Impact of sediment on nutrient level and algal blooms in reservoirs, Australia, Proceedings of the 8th International Symposium on the Interaction between Sediment and Water, Beijing, September 1999.
21. Al Bakri D. and Chowdhury M. 1999. Nutrients and algal blooms: Lessons from inland catchments, in Robertson A. and R. J. Watts (eds). Preserving rural landscapes - Issues and solutions, CSIRO Publishing Press, Melbourne, 60-68.
22. Al Bakri D., Wickham J. and Chowdhury M. 1999. Biophysical demand and sustainable management of water resources: An Australian perspective, Hydrological Science Journal, 44, 517-528.
23. Chowdhury M. and Al Bakri D. 1998. Sources and loading of phosphorus in Suma Park catchment, Orange, Water, July/August 1998, 21-26.
24. Al Bakri D. and Kittaneh W. 1998. Physico-chemical characteristics and pollution indicators in the intertidal environment of Kuwait, Environmental Management, 22 (3), 415-424.
25. Al Bakri D., Khuraibet A. and Behbehani M. 1997. Quantitative assessment of the intertidal environment of Kuwait I: Integrated environmental classification, Journal of Environmental Management, 51, 321-332.
26. Al Bakri D., Behbehani M. and Khuraibet A. 1997. Quantitative assessment of the intertidal environment of Kuwait II: Controlling factors, Journal of Environmental Management, 51, 333-341.
27. Al Bakri D. 1996. A geomorphologic approach to sustainable management of the coastal zone of Kuwait, Geomorphology, 18, 141-157
28. Al Bakri D. 1994. A geomorphic framework for developing a sustainable greening Programs in arid environment, The Environmentalist, 14, 3, 271 - 282
29. Al Bakri D. and Sayed M. 1991. Mineralogy and provenance of the clastic deposits of the modern intertidal environment of the northern Arabian Gulf, Journal of Marine Geology, 97, 121 - 135.
30. Al Bakri D., Shublaq W., Kittaneh W. and Al Sheikh Z. 1988. Site selection of a waste disposal facility in Kuwait, Journal of Waste Management and Research, 6, 363 - 377.
31. Omar S., Clayton D., Al Bakri D. and Nassef A. 1988. Suitability of establishing national parks/nature reserves in Kuwait desert, In: Advances in desert and arid land technology and development, in Bishay, A. and H. Dgregne (eds), Hardwood Academic Publishers, New York.
32. Al Bakri D., Kittaneh W. and Shublaq W., 1988. Sedimentological characteristics of the surficial deposits in Jal Az Zor area, Kuwait, Journal of Sedimentary Geology, 59, 295 - 306.
33. Al Bakri D. 1986. Provenance of the sediments of the Humber Estuary and the adjacent coasts, Eastern England, Journal of Marine Geology, 72, 171 - 186.
34. Al Bakri D., Shublaq W. and Al Sheikh, Z. 1985. Sensitivity of Kuwait's coastal environment to potential oil spill impact. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Ocean Space Utilisation, Springer-Verlag, Tokyo, 275-283 .
35. Khalaf F., Al Bakri D. and Ghadban A. 1984. Sedimentological characteristics of the surficial sediment of Kuwait marine environment, Journal of Sedimentology, 31, 531-545.
36. Al Bakri D., Khalaf F. and Ghadban A. 1984. Mineralogy, genesis and sources of the surficial sediments of Kuwait marine environment, Journal of Sedimentary Petrology, 54, 1266-1279.
37. Khalaf F., Litherathy P., Al Bakri D. and Ghadban A. 1982. Total organic carbon in the marine bottom sediments off Kuwait, In: Halwagy, H., D. Clayton and M. Behbehani (eds) Marine environment and pollution of the Arabian Gulf, Kuwait, 117-126.

Monographs and Research Reports

1. Rahman S. and Al Bakri D. 2001. Stormwater management plan of Orange, report submitted to Orange City Council , NSW, 181pp.
2. Al Bakri D. and Chowdhury M. 1997. Water quality of Orange Water Supply Catchment, report presented at the workshop on water quality in Orange, project no. CW0191.94, Orange, NSW, 58pp.
3. Al Bakri D. and Sultan, Y. 1991. Environmental impact assessment: practices and legislation in Kuwait, Environmental Impact Assessment World Letter, University of Oklahoma, USA.
4. Sultan Y. and Al Bakri D. 1990. The Kuwaiti experience in the environment protection: An overview, Environmental Impact Assessment World Letter, University of Oklahoma, USA.
5. Al Bakri D., Shublaq W., Al Nafisi R. and Kittaneh W. 1990. Environmental Assessment of the Strategic Greenery Plan of Kuwait, research report submitted to Public Authority of Agriculture, Kuwait, 112p.
6. Al Bakri D. and Taha F. 1990. Soil Survey and Land Use Planning of the State of Kuwait, Research Report No. 2, Public Authority of Agriculture and Fishery, Kuwait, 125p.
7. Al Nafisi R. and Al Bakri D. 1990. Environmental Impact Assessment Procedures for the State of Kuwait, research report, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Kuwait, 75p.
8. Al Bakri D., Samhan O. and Lo J. 1989. Environmental and Hydraulic Assessment of the Coastal Olympic Sports Complex Site at Doha, Kuwait, research report submitted to Al Murzook and Abi Hanna Co., Kuwait, 85p.
9. Al Bakri D. and Mukhopadhyay A. 1989. Application of geostatistical methods in the estimation of gravel reserves of the State of Kuwait, Annual Research Report, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Kuwait, 106-109.
10. Al Bakri D. and Kittaneh W. 1989. Geomorphology of the State of Kuwait, Annual Research Report, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Kuwait, 116-119.
11. Al Bakri D. and Taha F. 1989. Soil Survey and Land use Planning of the State of Kuwait, Research Report No. 1 submitted to Public Authority of Agriculture and Fishery, Kuwait, 140p.
12. Awadi F., Ghalib M., Mahdirata M., Al Bakri D., and others 1989a, Environmental Water Quality Criteria for the State of Kuwait, Commissioned Report submitted to Environment Protection Council, Kuwait, 102p.
13. Awadi F., Ghalib M., Mahdirata M., Al Bakri D. and others 1989b, Environmental Air Quality Criteria for the State of Kuwait, Commissioned Report submitted to Environment Protection Council, Kuwait, 262p.
14. Al Bakri D. and others 1989, Terms of Reference for the Soil Survey and Land of Kuwait, technical report submitted to Public Authority of Agriculture and Fishery, Kuwait, KISR, 1989, 75p.
15. Al Bakri D., Salman A. and Kittaneh W. 1989, Establishing the First National Seismological Observatory of Kuwait, Research Report submitted to Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Kuwait, 72p.
16. Al Bakri D. 1988. Assessment of the Sand and Gravel Resources of Kuwait: Summary, Research Report submitted to Ministry of Oil and Industry, Volume 1, KISR 2830, Kuwait, 38p.
17. Al Bakri D., Sulaimi, J., Rejchrt. M., Saleh N., Ayyash J. and Kittaneh W. 1988. Assessment of the Sand and Gravel Resources of Kuwait: Approach and Methodology, Research Report submitted to Ministry of Oil and Industry, Volume 2, KISR 2830, Kuwait, 140p.
18. Al Bakri D., Sulaimi J., Rejchrt M., Mukhopadhyay A. and Abu Eid, R. 1988. Assessment of the Sand and Gravel Resources of Kuwait: Geomorphology and Geology, Research Report submitted to Ministry of Oil and Industry, Volume 3, KISR 2830, Kuwait, 178p.
19. Al Bakri D., Rejchrt. M., Saleh N., Ayyash J. and Kittaneh W. 1988. Assessment of the Sand and Gravel Resources of Kuwait: Inventory of Gravel Resources, Research Report submitted to Ministry of Oil and Industry, Volume 4, KISR 2830, Kuwait, 401p.
20. Al Bakri D., Sulaimi J., Saleh N., Salman A. and Rejchrt M. 1988. Assessment of Sand and Gravel Resources of Kuwait: Inventory of Construction Sand Resources, Research Report submitted to Ministry of Oil and Industry, Volume 5, KISR 2830, Kuwait, 487p.
21. Al Bakri D., Abu Eid, Ayyash J. and Kittaneh W. 1988. Assessment of the Sand and Gravel Resources of Kuwait: Inventory of Industrial Sand Resources, Research Report submitted to Ministry of Oil and Industry, Volume 6, KISR 2830, Kuwait, 251p.
22. Ghobrial F., Ghadban A. and Al Bakri D. 1987. Integrated Environmental Impact Assessment of the Proposed Subiya Power Plant, Research Report submitted to Ministry of Electricity and Water, KISR, Kuwait, 45p.
23. Nawawy A., Puskas K., Elimam A., Al Bakri D. and Allam, M. 1986. Solid Waste Management Program for the Enlarged Shuaiba Industrial Area, Research Report submitted to Shuaiba Industrial Area, KISR 2061, Kuwait, 221p.
24. Al Bakri D. and Rejchrt M. 1986. Assessment of the Sand and Gravel Resources of Kuwait, Interim Report, KISR 1928, Kuwait, 35p.
25. Al Bakri D. and Sulaimi J. 1986. Assessment of the Sand and Gravel Resources of Kuwait, Technical Report, KISR 1929, 62p.
26. Al Hurban A., Warsi W. and Al Bakri D. 1986. Geophysical Investigation of the Sand and Gravel Resources of Kuwait, Research Report, KISR 1999, Kuwait, 56p.
27. Al Bakri D. 1986. Applicability of the Magnetic and Electrical Resistivity Methods for Investigating Sand and Gravel, Research Report, KISR 2063, Kuwait, 25p.
28. Omar S., Sdirawi F., Al Bakri D. and Shuaibi F. 1986. Criteria for Development and Management of Kuwait's First National Park/Nature Reserve, Research Report submitted to Kuwait Municipality, KISR AG-51, 115p.
29. Al Bakri D., Foda M., Behbehani M. and Shublaq W. 1985. Environmental Assessment of the Intertidal Zone of Kuwait, Research Report submitted to Environment Protection Council, Volume 1, KISR 1687, Kuwait, 429p.
30. Al Bakri D., Sayed M., Khuraibet A., Kittaneh W. and Al Kadi, A. 1985. Environmental Assessment of the Intertidal Zone of Kuwait, Research Report submitted to Environment Protection Council, Volume 2, KISR 1687, 293p.
31. Al Bakri D., Shublaq W. and Kittaneh W. 1984. Environmental Assessment of Potential Impact of Nawruz Oil Spill on the Coastal Environment of Kuwait, Research Report submitted to Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, KISR, EES-GEN, Kuwait, 36p.
32. Al Bakri D., Khalaf F. and Shublaq W. 1984. Shoreline changes and its impact on the coastal environment of Kuwait, Annual Research Report, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, 102-104.
33. Shublaq W., Behbehani M., Al Bakri D. and Khuraibet A. 1984. Macrofauna communities along Kuwait intertidal zone, Annual Research Report, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, 104-106.
34. Al Bakri D., Ghadban A. and Al Sheikh Z. 1983. A Study of the physical and biological aspects of Kuwait's Coastal Zone, Research Report submitted to Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, KISR 1038, 190p.
35. Shublaq W., Al Bakri D. and Kittaneh W. 1983. Environmental assessment of Shuwaikh Port-Maternity Hospital Coastal Area, Research Report submitted to Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, KISR 1194, Kuwait, 78p.
36. Al Bakri D., Khalaf, F. and Ghadban A. 1982. Holocene sediment's classification based on fauna-sediment interaction, Annual Research Report, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, 181-184.
37. Taha F., Omar S., Clayton D., Al Bakri D. and Shuaibi F. 1982. Selection of, and Criteria for, National Parks/Nature Reserves in Kuwait's Desert, Research Report submitted to Kuwait Municipality, KISR 729, Kuwait, 156p.
38. Razzaq S., Khalaf F., Al Bakri D., Shublaq W. and Saleh S. 1981. Marine Sedimentology and Benthic Ecology of Kuwait's Marine Environment, Research Report submitted to Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, KISR 694, Kuwait, 298p.
39. Al Bakri D., Khalaf F. and Hashash M. 1981. Evaluation of onshore sands for beach nourishment in Kuwait, Annual Research Report, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, 180-183.
40. Hashash M. and Al Bakri D. 1981. Accretional and erosional phenomena along the southern coast of Kuwait, Annual Research Report, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, 183-185.

Conference Papers and Presentations

1. Al Bakri D. 2006. Research-led learning in limnology and water quality: Bachelor of Land & Water Science, Poster Session, CST Teaching and Learning Showcase 2006, The University of Sydney, Thursday 2 November 2006.
2. Zaman T and Al Bakri D. 2006. Computer simulation of groundwater recharge reduction and dryland salinity management in Mulyan Creek catchment,, Central Tablelands, NSW, 10th Murray-Darling Basin Groundwater Workshop, 18-20 September 2006, Canberra.
3. Zaman T and Al Bakri D. 2005 Groundwater flow systems and computer modelling of dryland salinity management: Mulyan Creek Catchment, NSW, Annual Symposium of the Centre for Salinity and Management, the University of Sydney, Sydney 8 November 2005, P. 5
4. Zaman T and Al Bakri D. 2005 Hydrogeochemistry of the Mulyan Creek Catchment, Central NSW. Poster paper, Annual Symposium of the Centre for Salinity and Management, the University of Sydney, Sydney 8 November 2005
5. Al Bakri D. 2005. A rational for degree review and curriculum design: The Bachelor of Land and Water Science, HERSDA Conference 2005: Higher education in a changing world, Sydney, 3-7 July 2005, P. 264
6. Zaman T and Al Bakri D. 2005 Groundwater chemistry and dryland salinity: A case study from the Central Tablelands, NSW, Australia, Proceedings of the International Salinity Forum, Riverside, California, 25-27 April 2005, 485-488
7. Chowdhury M and Al Bakri D. 2005 Nutrient flux from sediments in a stratified reservoir, Proceedings of the 4th Asia Pacific Symposium on Environmental Chemistry, Perth, 18-21 January 2005, P. 26
8. Zaman T. and Al Bakri D. 2002. Geochemistry of groundwater in the Mulyan Creek Catchment, NSW, Australia, the International Conference on Bangladesh Environment-2002, 19-21 December 2002.
9. Rahman S. and Al Bakri D. 2002. Impact of wastewater effluent on the urban waterways in upland catchments, The International Conference on Bangladesh Environment-2002, 19-21 December 2002.
10. Al Bakri D. and Rahman S. 2002. Stormwater pollution in inland urban centres: Orange Urban Catchment. Proceeding of the Stormwater Industry Association 2002 Conference on Urban Stormwater Management, Orange, NSW, 23-24 April 2002, 20pp.
11. Al Bakri D. 2001. Landscape genesis and sustainable catchment and resource management. Invited paper presented at the Australian Rural Resource Management Conference, Dubbo, NSW, 23-25 November 2001.
12. Joglekar MAC, Al Bakri D. and Chowdhury C. 2001. Limnology of three varying-depth reservoirs and their implications on cyanobacterial bloom. In CD-ROM, Proceedings of the International World Water Congress, Berlin, 15-19 October 2000.
13. Rahman AKM and Al Bakri D. 2001. Source-sink relationship of nutrients in Ben Chifley Catchment, NSW Australia. Paper submitted for publication in the proceedings of the 5th International Conference, Diffuse/Non point Pollution and Watershed Management, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, June 10-15, 2001.
14. Joglekar A. and Al Bakri D. 2001. Sediment and nutrient sources and transport in Orange Water Supply catchment. Oral presentation at the International Water Association conference, Berlin, 26-30 October 2001.
15. Al Bakri D. 2000. Environmental geoscience and sustainable land use planning and ecosystem management: An Australian case study, Presented at the 31st International Geological Congress, 6-17 August 2000, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
16. Al Bakri D. 2000. Role and importance of geoscience to environmental management and sustainable development, Invited paper presented at the 31st International Geological Congress, 6-17 August 2000, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
17. Chowdhury M. and Al Bakri D. 2000. Limnology of Suma Park Reservoir: An inland water reservoir, Oral presentation at the xth World Water Congress proceeding, 12-17 March 2000, Melbourne.
18. Rahman S. and Al Bakri D. 2000. Sustainable stormawater management in Orange, NSW, Oral presentation at Dhaka 2000 Conference, Bangladesh Environment Network, Bangladesh, January 2000
19. Rahman AKM. and Al Bakri D. 2000. Eurtrophication and algal blooms in an inland reservoirs: A case study from Australia, Oral presentation at Dhaka 2000 Conference, Bangladesh Environment Network, Bangladesh, January 2000 (in press)
20. Al Bakri D. 2000. Teaching geoscience relevant to environmental and sustainable resource management: A paradigm shift in geoscience education, 3rd International conference on Geoscience Education, 17-20 January 2000, Sydney.
21. Al Bakri D. 1999. A geoscientific approach to sustainable land resource management, 2nd Asian Symposium on Engineering Geology and the Environment, Bangi, Malaysia, 23-25 September 1999.
22. Chowdhury M. and Al Bakri D. 1999. Impact of sediment on nutrient level and algal blooms in an inland reservoir, Australia, 8th International on Sediment-Nutrient Interaction, 13-17 September 1999, Beijing.
23. Rahman AKM. and Al Bakri D., 1999. Sustainable management of Bathurst water supply reservoir, Poster paper presented at the Water Supply & Resource Conference, Bathurst, August 1999.
24. Al Bakri D. and McInness J. 1999. Application of GIS to sustainable catchment and resource management, Fourth National Forum on Information Management and GIS in the Geosciences, Canberra, 24-25 March 1999.
25. Al Bakri D. 1998. Educational and learning strategies for the 21st century: A case study from Orange Agricultural College, The Vice-Chancellor’s Showcase of University Teaching, 11-12 November, 1998, University of Sydney.
26. Joglekar A. and Al Bakri D. 1998. Assessment of blue-green algae in Orange water supply: An overview of methodology, the Stormwater and Soil Erosion 98 Conference, 9-12 October, Melbourne.
27. Al Bakri D., Lane J. and Chowdhury M. 1998. Biophysical barriers to sustainable management of water resource: A case study from Australia, presented at the 98’ International Workshop on Barriers to Sustainable Management of Water Quantity and Quality, pp 120-124, 12-15 may 1998, Wuhan, China.
28. Al Bakri D. 1998. A geological approach to sustainable resource management, a paper presented at the 14th Australian Geological Convention, 6-10 July 1998, Townsville, Queensland.
29. Al Bakri D. and Chowdhury M. 1998. Impact of soil erosion on eutrophication and algal blooms in inland catchments: A case study from Australia, poster paper accepted for presentation at the 1998 ASAE Annual Meeting, 12-15 July 1998, Orlando, Florida.
30. Chowdhury M. and Al Bakri D. 1997. Eutrophication and management of algal blooms in Suma Park Reservoir, Orange, Australia, the 7th International Conference on Lakes Conservation and Management, San Martin de los Andes, Argentina, 26-31 October 1997.
31. Chowdhury M. and Al Bakri D. 1997. Soil erosion and nutrient enrichment in the Orange water supply, the Stormwater and Soil Erosion 97 Conference, pp 395-404, 9-12 September, 997, Brisbane.
32. Al Bakri D. and Chowdhury M. 1997. Nutrient enrichment and algal blooms in Australian inland waterways: an alternative perspective, Rural Australia: Toward 2000 Conference, pp 18-19, 2-4 July 1997, Wagga Wagga, NSW.
33. Lane J and Al Bakri D. 1997. Dryland salinity management: Best approaches for
    developing management practices, Rural Australia: Toward 2000 Conference, pp 63-64, 2-4 July 1997, Wagga Wagga, NSW.
34. Al Bakri D. 1997. Pollution and benthic fauna in the Kuwaiti intertidal zone, The International Conference on the Ecology of Estuary and Soft Sediment Habitats p 36, 4-7 February, 1997, Warrnambool, Vic.
35. Al Bakri D. 1996. Integrated environmental assessment and coastal zone management, the 28th International Geographical Congress, 4-10 August 1996, The Hague.
36. Al Bakri D. 1996. A sedimentomorphic framework for environmental assessment of the intertidal ecosystem, the 13th Australian Geological Convention, p 9, 19-23 February 1996, Canberra.
37. Al Bakri D. 1996. Integrated environmental classification of the coastal zone: Arabian Gulf, poster paper, the Coast to Coast '96 Conference, 17-20 April, Adelaide.
38. Al Bakri D. 1995. Towards a sustainable development of coastal zone: A geomorphic approach, paper presented at the 1995 annual Conference of the Institute of Australian Geographers, p 30, 24-27 September 1994, Newcastle, NSW.
39. Lane J., Al Bakri D. and Nicholson A. 1995. Assessment of dryland salinity management practices in Yahoo Peaks and Barneys Reef Catchment, NSW, paper presented at the Murray-Darling 1995 Workshop: Groundwater and the Community, p 157-159, 11-13 September 1995, Wagga Wagga, NSW.
40. Al Bakri D., Chowdhury M., and Reddan B. 1995. Assessment of water quality of Orange water supply catchment, poster paper presented at the 3rd Annual Conference of Soil and Water, 12 - 15 September 1995, Sydney
41. Al Bakri D. 1994. Ecological Sustainability of greening programs: A case study, paper presented at the International Symposium, Environmental Agriculture Towards 2000, Gold Coast, 5-8 June 1994.
42. Al Bakri D. and Kadi A. 1990. Heavy minerals of the recent intertidal sediments of Kuwait, paper presented at the 13th International Sedimentological Congress, Nottingham, UK, August 1990.
43. Al Bakri D. 1987. Calcrete and gypcrete deposits in northern Kuwait, paper presented at the Regional Conference of the Geology of the Arabian Gulf Mesopotamia Region, Kuwait, February.
44. Al Bakri D., Shublaq W. and Kittaneh W. 1987. Evaluation and criteria for site selection of landfills, paper presented at the Seminar of the Solid Wastes in the Urban Areas of West Asia, Kuwait, April.
45. Al Bakri D. 1986. Comparative study of two grain size techniques in clastic sedimentology, paper presented at the 12th International Sedimentological Congress, Canberra, August.

Education-Related Publications

1. Vervoort W and Al Bakri D. 2006. Landscape hydrology and management, study material of the Unit LWSC4003, Bachelor of Land and Water Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, The University of Sydney.
2. Al Bakri D and Vervoort W. 2005. Limnology and water quality, study material of the Unit LWSC3004, Bachelor of Land and Water Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, The University of Sydney.
3. Al Bakri D and Vervoort W. 2004. Sustainable land and water management, study material of the Unit LWSC2002, Bachelor of Land and Water Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, The University of Sydney.
4. Al Bakri D., Wettin P and Martin V. 2000. Water Resource Management, study material, External Unit RMAS 2507, Land Management, Faculty of Rural management Orange, The University of Sydney
5. Al Bakri D. and Hodgkins D. 1996. Land Resource Evaluation, study material, External Unit 0256N, Land Management, Orange Agricultural College, The University of Sydney.
6. Al Bakri D. 1994. Technology and Resource Management I, study material, External Unit No. 0786A, Bachelor of Management, Orange Agricultural College, The University of Sydney
7. Al Bakri D. 1994. Management Research Methods, study material, Module 1, External Unit 0986C, Bachelor of Management, Orange Agricultural College, The University of Sydney
8. Watson G., Al Bakri D. and Mahoney M. J. 1994. Research Frameworks for Agricultural Educators, study material, External Unit 0396B, Master of Rural Management, Orange Agricultural College, The University of Sydney
9. Watson G., Al Bakri D. and Mahoney M. J. 1994. Research Frameworks for Agricultural Managers, study material, External Unit 0396A, Master of Rural Management, Orange Agricultural College, The University of Sydney
10. Somerville W. and Al Bakri D. 1993. Geology and Geomorphology, study material, Unit 0453F, Orange Agricultural College, the University of Sydney.
11. Denny M. and Al Bakri D. 1992. Environmental Impact Assessment, study material, External Unit 0253O, Orange Agricultural College, The University of Sydney.