Umiich Sengebau
Umiich Sengebau | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Senate of Palau | |
| Assumed office January 2021 | |
| Minister of Natural Resources, Environment and Tourism | |
| In office February 2013 – 2021 | |
| Personal details | |
| Citizenship | Palauan |
| Education | University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (BA) University of Guam (MS) |
F. Umiich Sengebau is a Palauan politician who has served as a member of the Senate of Palau since 2021. He previously served as the Minister of Natural Resources, Environment and Tourism for eight years.
Education[edit]
Sengebau earned his bachelor's degree in anthropology and Pacific Islands history from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and his master's degree in environmental science from the University of Guam.[1][2]
Career[edit]
Sengebau is a self-proclaimed "lifelong environmental advocate."[3] He served on the Environmental Quality Protection Board from 2003 to 2009.[1] Sengebau is also a member of the Palau Conservation Society Board of Directors and the Palau Protected Areas Network (PAN) Fund, and has served as deputy director of The Nature Conservancy, Micronesia programme.[1][2]
In February 2013, Sengebau was appointed and confirmed as the Minister of Natural Resources, Environment and Tourism.[1] He served in the position for eight years.[3] On 25 November 2015, Sengebau was elected the inaugural chair of the Micronesian Association for Sustainable Aquaculture at the organization's first meeting, which was held in Koror.[4]
Sengebau was elected to the Senate of Palau in the 2020 Palauan general election and took office in January 2021.[3] He pledged to prioritize environmental issues, from supporting protected areas to helping farmers and fishermen through sustainable finance, as well as fighting the effects of climate change.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Presenter Biography | 13th Pacific Public Service Commissioners' Conference". PalauGov.pw. Archived from the original on 11 June 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
- ^ a b "F. Umiich Sengebau". Development Asia. Asian Development Bank. Archived from the original on 1 June 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
- ^ a b c d Carreon, Bernadette (24 November 2020). "Six new faces join the 11th Senate OEK". Island Times. Archived from the original on 25 January 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ Bueno, Pedro; Kuemlangan, Blaise; Rechelluul, Percy Bitoch; Chopin, Francis (March 2016). "Micronesian Association for Sustainable Aquaculture established". FAO Aquaculture Newsletter (54). Food and Agriculture Organization: 24–25. ISSN 1564-3468. ProQuest 1783003691.