Salif E. Diop

El Hadji Salif Diop (October 31, 1950 — 27 December 2021) was a Senegalese professor of Geological, Environmental, Earth & Space Sciences. He was the Director of the Ecosystems Section, UNEP Division of Early Warning and Assessment, Nairobi, Kenya, the Vice-Chair of the International Lakes Environment Committee Foundation (ILEC) Scientific Committee,

Career Salif Diop became an associate Lecturer, Department of Geography, University CAD/Dakar, Senegal from 1977. A lecturer in 1978, Senior Lecturer in 1980, Head of Department in 1984, Chargé d'enseignement in1986, Maître de Conférence in 1988 and he became a Professor in 1991.

Fellowship and membership He was a Member of the Scientific Committee of the International Geological Correlation Programme/International Union for Geological Sciences, Unesco, Earth Science Division. A Member of the UNEP/UNESCO Task Team on the "Impact of Expected Climatic Change on Mangroves". A life Member and Vice-Chair of International Society for Mangrove Ecosystems located in Okinawa, Japan. He was also a Member of The African Academy of Science located in Nairobi, Kenya. A Member of 10th Term of the Scientific Committee of International Lake Environment Committee Foundation based in Shiga, Japan and a Member of The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS).