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ASAD QURESHI
Water Resources Management Specialist
IWMI Central Asia
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Asad Sarwar has 15 years of experience as a water resources manager / irrigation / drainage engineer. He has been involved in the planning, design and implementation of projects related to the management of surface and groundwater resources to increase crop productivity and maintain environmental sustainability. He has long been associated with the action research aimed at developing irrigation management and water conservation strategies for the water short areas and evaluating agronomic and engineering solutions to mitigate incipient waterlogging and soil salinity problems and reclaiming saline-sodic soils. In recent years, Dr. Asad Sarwar has developed a strong interest in integrated water resources management, particularly in the application of computer simulation models in both saturated and unsaturated zones to evaluate long-term effects of different irrigation and groundwater management strategies on crops and environment. He has worked in the Netherlands, France, India, Pakistan, Nepal, China, Afghanistan. Presently, he is coordinating IWMI’s work on sustainable groundwater management for Pakistan, Central Asia and Middle East region. This work is focused on technical, social and legal aspects of groundwater management in South-Asia and China. He has commitments to work on Groundwater Contribution to Agriculture through Comprehensive Assessment. He is also coordinating Pakistan Water Partnership (Pakistan chapter of Global Water Partnership) and SASTAC activities in Pakistan. Dr. Asad has also participated in the preparation of Needs Assessment on Soil and Water in Afghanistan under USAID led Future Harvest Consortium to Rebuild Agriculture in Afghanistan (FHCRAA).
Asad Sarwar started his career at IWMI in 1988 as a water resources engineer. Since then he has served IWMI in different multi-disciplinary research projects. In 2001, Dr. Asad was appointed as Acting Director for the IWMI’s Regional Office for Pakistan, Central Asia and Middle East based in Lahore Pakistan. Since then he is focusing on regional water resources management issues including countries like India, China, Afghanistan and Iran.
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This page was last updated on
Friday, March 9, 2012
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