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Biography
Dr Mobin-ud-Din Ahmad is an accomplished Water Resources Specialist and Principal Research Scientist within the Water Security Program of CSIRO Environment, based in Canberra, Australia. He leads CSIRO’s Water and Irrigation Systems Team, which delivers innovative, appropriate, and relevant scientific solutions to support policy development and address complex water management challenges in Australia and international river basins.
With more than 30 years of experience in research and research management, Dr Ahmad has worked extensively in major food-producing river basins around the world, including the Murray–Darling in Australia, Indus in Pakistan, São Francisco in Brazil, Yellow River in China, Krishna in India, Ganges in India and Bangladesh, Karkheh in Iran, and Limpopo in Southern Africa. His research expertise spans integrated water resources management and modelling, remote sensing, water balance analysis, water allocation, irrigation performance and productivity assessments, and evaluating the impacts of climate change on water availability, agricultural productivity, and food security. He has published over 200 scientific papers, with lifetime citations of 4,930 and an H-index of 34.
Currently, Dr Ahmad leads the ACIAR-DFAT funded Climate Resilient and Adaptive Water Allocation project, which focuses on strengthening multi-scale water management in Pakistan’s Indus Basin irrigation system. The project builds technical capacity and develops decision-support tools that improve water allocation decision-making from canal command to basin scale, enhancing climate resilience, agricultural productivity, and livelihood outcomes across the region.
Achievements and Awards
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2021-2022
Customer Engagement and Delivery Culture Team Award - Engaging to Improve Water Management in Asia
CSIRO Land and Water, Australia. -
2020-2021
Customer Engagement and Delivery Culture Award Supporting inter-provincial water allocation decision making in Pakistan.
CSIRO Land and Water, Australia. -
2019-2020
Digital Culture Award for Water Allocation Tool Project.
CSIRO Land and Water, Australia. -
2016- 2017
CLW non-cash award for an outstanding job as Team leader, and Indus project leader, during the 16/17 financial year.
CSIRO Land and Water, Australia. -
2014- 2015
Non-cash award – Team leader role and strong leadership of research activities international
CSIRO Land and Water, Australia. -
2010- 2010
Cash award for outstanding contribution to the delivery of irrigation systems projects
CSIRO Land and Water, Australia. -
2011-2011
Water International Best paper award
Water International - International Water Resources Association -
2008-2008
Soil and Water Conservation Society Editor's Choice Honorable Mention Award on an article entitled “At what scale does water saving really save water?” published in Journal of Soil and Water Conservation 2007
Soil and Water Conservation Society, USA
Professional Areas
Current Roles
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Team Leader
Water and Irrigation Systems -
Project Leader
ACIAR-DFAT climate resilient and adaptative water allocation project in Pakistan -
Project Leader
DFAT-SDIP Indus River Basin project -
CSIRO Lead
Adapting to Salinity in the Southern Indus Basin
Academic Qualifications
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2002
Doctorate in Water Resources Engingeering and Management
ITC—Wageningen University, the Netherlands -
1994
Master in Irrigation Engineering and Management
Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Bangkok, Thailand -
1991
Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Engineering
University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan
Professional Experiences
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2014-date
Principal Research Scientist
CSIRO Land and Water, Canberra, Australia -
2010-2012
Project Leader, MDB Integrated Hydro-economic Project
CSIRO Water for Healthy Country Flagship -
2011-2012
Stream Leader for Integrated Basin Analysis
CSIRO Water for Healthy Country Flagship -
2009-2009
Stream Leader (acting role) for Irrigation Futures
CSIRO Water for Healthy Country Flagship -
2008-2014
Senior Research Scientist – Irrigation Hydrology
CSIRO Land and Water, Canberra, Australia -
2005-2008
Project Leader- Karkheh Basin Focal Project
CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF) -
2006-2008
Senior International Researcher
International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Colombo, Sri Lanka -
2004-2006
Project Leader - Scaling up (Water Productivity & Water Savings)
International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Colombo Sri Lanka -
2005-2006
International Researcher
International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Colombo, Sri Lanka -
2003-2004
Post Doctoral Researcher
International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Colombo, Sri Lanka -
1999-2002
Doctoral Researcher
ITC—Wageningen University, the Netherlands -
1994-1999
Water Resources Engineer
International Irrigation Management Institute (IIMI), Lahore Pakistan
Other highlights
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2021-2021
Invited presentation on "Climate change flows and irrigation responses: Example from Indus basin". Asia Water Hub (virtual) session on Food and Agriculture. United Nations Climate Change (COP26) Conference.
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2019-2019
Invited presentation on "Current water management cooperation between Australia and Pakistan". Water-Energy-Food Nexus: Agenda for 21st Century, 4th Karachi International Water Conference 26-27 November 2019, Karachi, Pakistan.
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2018-2018
Invited paper on "Water and food security for Pakistan: Australia’s experience can help". International Symposium: Creating a Water-Secure Pakistan, 19-20 October 2018, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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2018-2018
Invited presentation on "Indus river system model: A planning tool to explore Water-Energy-Food nexus for Pakistan". Managing Systems Under Stress: Science for Solutions in the Indus Basin. 3rd Indus Knowledge Forum, 31st May – 2nd June 2018, IIASA Laxenburg Austria.
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2017-2017
Invited presentation on "Integrated modelling framework to explore operational and policy scenarios". Indus Basin Knowledge Forum – New Knowledge Frontiers for Development and Resilience, 1-4 July 2017, IWMI-ICIMOD-World Bank Group, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
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2012-2012
Invited presention on the impact of conservation agriculture on system level outcome at the CGIAR Independent Science and Partnership Council (ISPC) Workshop, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, USA.
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2006-2006
Invited guest lectures on remote sensing applications for water resources management ITC Faculty of Geo-information Science and Earth Observation, University of Twente, the Netherlands.
Grants
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2024-2029
ACIAR-DFAT Climate Resilient and Adaptative Water Allocation project in Pakistan
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2021-2024
ACIAR-CSU project on Adapting to Salinity in the Southern Indus Basin (CSIRO Lead)
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2021-2022
ACIAR grant to support inter-provincial water allocation decision making in Pakistan
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2019-2020
DFAT grant for the development of Water Apportionment Accord (WAA) Tool
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2018-2021
DFAT grant for Sindh Water and Agriculture Transformation Project
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2016-2021
DFAT grant for Indus SDIP Phase-II Project
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2013-2016
DFAT grant for Indus SDIP Phase-I Project
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