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Dr Seidou’s research at the University of Ottawa focuses mainly on the development of statistical and deterministic hydrological models used to estimate the impacts of climate change and develop adaptation strategies. He is actively involved in international collaboration and capacity building in Africa and has worked or is working on various projects in Canada, the United States, Morocco, Ethiopia, Senegal, Ghana and Niger.

After working for a year as a civil engineer in Niamey, Niger, Dr Seidou obtained a postgraduate diploma in applied computer science (École inter-États des ingénieurs de l’équipement rural, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 1998), a master’s degree and a doctorate in water resources (École polytechnique de Montréal, 2002). Before joining the University of Ottawa in 2007, he worked as a postdoctoral researcher and then as a research associate at the Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, Centre Eau, Terre et Environnement (Quebec City, Quebec, Canada).