Ms. Saba Ishaq is Environment and Development professional working in the field of community and ecological interaction since six years. She holds Masters in Environmental Sciences and is trained  environment and development communicator/Journalist  also  holds training  in  participatory research and environmental advocacy.

Her area of competency includes the following.

1. Engage Multistakeholder
2. Conduct Participatory research, evaluation, action planning and implementation
3. Impart  training at local, national and international level for capacity building on environment and development issues, MPAP and Participatory Action Research
4. Perform critical policy review
5. Facilitate policy workshops and discussions.  

She has been engaged in a number of development issues during her work

Sustainable and integrated agriculture practices	Rural  Natural Asset management and planning	Urban Environment Management and Planning
Water  and Soil Conservation  and management	Low space no space agriculture for urban homes	Community allotment garden management
Solid waste  and waste water management	Biomedical Waste Management	Industrial waste management
Environmental and development  policies/Legislation	Environment Education	Environment and development communication
Indigenous Technical Knowledge	Community Empowerment  and Livelihood generation	Local actions on climate change
Fragile Environment Management	Holistic environment development and poverty alleviation	International perspective and practices in sustainable community development

Ms. Saba Ishaq,
Scientific Officer (Urban & Peri-urban Agriculture)
IWMI (International Water Management Institute) - India
c/o ICRISAT, Patancheru, Hyderabad,
Andhra Pradesh -502 324, India
Tel: + 91-40-3071 3747
Fax:+ 91-40-3071 3074 / 3071 3075
e-mail: s.ishaq@cgiar.org
Website: http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/southasia/ruaf/about.html