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International Members |
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USA |
Prof. James
Springer |
Prof. James Springer,
presently working as
visiting professor at
University of
Polytechniques, Kabul,
Afghanistan. He is an US
citizen and having over
30 years of experience
in teaching, research
and consulting, in the
geosciences. As
specialization in
geosciences, his
background includes
geologic hazards
assessment and
mitigation, groundwater
investigation and
remediation, water
resources, dams and
tunnels, earthwork and
foundations, mineral
assessments, geothermal,
and petroleum. Mr.
Springer has conducted
many disaster recovery
projects including the
Exxon Valdez oil spill
in Alaska, the Oakland
Hills firestorm in
California, and the
California floods and
landslides of 1998. He
has been the project
geologist for tunnels in
California, Oregon and
Jordan as well as dams
in California, Jordan,
and Perú. Mr. Springer
supervised geophysical
field operations to
measure earth stresses
in China as part of a
joint Sino – US seismic
hazard research program.
James Springer is
currently an independent
consultant working under
a grant from the
University of Colorado,
Boulder to teach,
develop curricula, and
build the capacity of
Afghan universities. His
research interests
include natural hazards,
disaster mitigation, and
sustainable development. |
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INDIA |
Prof. Rajan Bawa, PhD.
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Dr. Rajan Bawa
presently serving as
Joint Director of
Research (Forestry),
Directorate of Research,
Dr YS Parmar University
of Horticulture and
Forestry, Nauni, Solan,
(HP), India. He did his
PhD Shimla University,
India. Before joining
Joint Director of
Research (Forestry), he
served different
capacities e.g.
Coordinator, Regional
Centre, NAEB, Ministry
of Environment & Forest,
GoI, Dr YS Parmar
University of
Horticulture & Forestry;
Scientist (Forest
Ecology), In charge,
Regional Horticultural
Research Station, Sharbo,
Kinnaur. Member for
Setting up of Research
Priorities and
Formulation of Research
Projects, Himalayan
Forest Research
Institute, Shimla
(1998-1999) |
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Prof. K.P. Chinnaswamy |
Prof. K.P.
Chinnaswamy,
presently serving as
Deputy Registrar,
University of
Agricultural Sciences,
GKVK, Bangalore,
Karnataka, India. His
Academic Qualification
comprises as; B.Sc. (Agri.),
PGDHRM, M.Sc. (Agri.),
PGDEA&S, PG.Dip in (MNRSA),
M.Sc. in (NRM) (Norway),
Ph.D. He was also
selected for Karnataka
Public Service
Commission, Bangalore.
Before joined as Deputy
Registrar to GKVK,
Bangalore, he served as
in number of positions
as Asst. Agri officer (AAO),
Research Assistant (RA)
Agri. Field Officer (AFO),
Assistant Professor of
Sericulture, Associate
Professor of
sericulture, and Prof &
Head of the Department
of Sericulture. |
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Mohammad Waheed
Ibrahimzada |
Mohammad Waheed
Ibrahimzada did his
M. Sc. (Natural
Resources Management),
TERI (The Energy and
Resources Institute)
University, New Delhi,
India and B.Sc. (Forest
and Horticulture), Kabul
University, Kabul,
Afghanistan. He has
professional experience
and expertise in
Environmental and Social
Safeguards, Forest
Rehabilitation,
Watershed Management,
Rangeland Management and
overall in Natural
Resources Management
since 2001. While much
of his experiences have
been in the practical
bases in forest and NRM
department in the
Ministry of Agriculture,
Irrigation, and
Livestock’s (MAIL) in
Afghanistan. He joined
Afghanistan Rural
Enterprise Development
Program (AREDP),
Ministry of Rural
Rehabilitation and
Development (MRRD) in
early 2012. Currently,
he is Environmental and
Social Safeguards (ESS)
Specialist with AREDP/
MRRD. Before joining
with AREDP/MRRD, he has
pursued his M.Sc., in
TERI University, New
Delhi, India. He has
experiences with various
departments of UN
organizations, NGOs and
other government offices
as well. He did several
Publication Climate
Change and Food Security
in Afghan River Basins
and his mist recent
Publication with Emerald
UK Publication ON
Climate Change impacts
on Amudariaya River
Basin, Afghanistan. |
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NORWAY |
Ilan Kelman, PhD. |
Dr. Ilan Kelman,
presently working as
Senior Scientist with
Centre for International
Climate and
Environmental Research
Oslo (CICERO), Norway.
Ph.D.Department of
Architecture University
of Cambridge, U.K .and
Master of Applied
Science, Environmental
Engineering Program
University of Toronto,
Canada. Before joining
CICERO he worked for
Centre for Capacity
Building, National
Centre for Atmospheric
Research (NCAR,USA). And
Cambridge University
Centre for Risk in the
Built Environment (CURBE,
UK). Other Major
Assignments:(a).U.S.A.
(2005-2007), Boulder
Creek Watershed
Initiative and the City
of Boulder’s Open Space
and Mountain Parks.(b)
U.K. (1999-2005),
completed projects for
organisations including
the Advisory Committee
for Natural Disaster
Reduction, the British
Red Cross, the National
Trust, the Global
Alliance for Disaster
Reduction, and Shelter
Centre which develops
policy and practice for
the transitional
settlement
sector.(c)Barbados
(1998-1999), volunteered
with the Caribbean
Disaster Emergency
Response Agency and the
Future Centre Trust, a
sustainable living
community and education
centre.(d)Canada (to
1998), selected for
voluntary committees for
the University of
Toronto and the North
York Board of
Education.He has lived
and worked in Barbados,
Canada, Ireland, New
Zealand, Norway, the
U.K., and the U.S.A. He
has published several
research papers,
articles, books and,
journals etc. |
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NEPAL |
Mr. Pawan Kumar
Bhattarai |
Pawan Kumar Bhattarai,
Presently serving as an
Asst. Professor in
Tribhuwan University/IOE
Pulchowk Campus, Nepal.
He did his Masters in
Hydropower Development,
Department of Hydraulics
and Environment
Engineering Norwegian
University of Science
and Technology (NTNU),
Norway. Bachelor Degree
in Civil Engineering,
Institute of Engineering
(IOE), Pulchowk Campus,
Tribhuwan University (TU),
Nepal. He did a
comprehensive research
(study) potential
Hydropower in Nepal and
EIA analysis. Teaching
on Water Resources
Engineering especially
in Hydropower
Engineering. Course
coordinator of subject
“Economics and
Environment” for M.Sc.
In total six years in
Teaching, consulting,
research, design and
planning in the field of
Water Resources
Engineering specially
Hydropower ,Hydrology,
Hydraulics and
Environment: 6 year full
time Lecturer on Water
Resource Engineering and
Environmental
Engineering in Institute
of Engineering,TU,
Nepal; Part time
involvement in all the 6
years in different
Consulting services for
planning and design of
Micro- and small hydro
project in different
parts of Nepal including
founder member of
Research and training
institute devoted to
train fresh graduates
and others in the field
of Water resources
specially Hydropower
planning, design,
operation and
supervision since last
five years. |
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Rijan Bhakta Kayastha,
PhD. |
Dr. Rijan Bhakta
Kayastha, presently
serving as Associte
Prof. Department of
Environmental Science
and Engineering, School
of Science and
coordinator of Himalayan
Cryosphere, Climate and
Disaster Research Centre
(HiCCDRC), Kathmandu
University, Nepal. He
did his Master and PhD
in Nagoya University,
Japan with major in
Glaciology, Hydrology,
Meteorology. He
conducted research on
Environmental Impact on
Hydro-Meteorology,
Climate change and
Disaster Management and
Glacier surface mass
balance modeling was
done on a Himalayan
glacier using energy
balance calculations. He
was Max-Planck
Postdoctoral Researcher
at Max-Planck-Institute
for Biogeochemistry,
Jena, Germany. He was
Hydrologist Engineer at
Department of Hydrology
and Meteorology Snow and
Glacier Hydrology Unit (SGHU),
Kathmandu, Nepal. He was
also workd for German
Technical Cooperation (GTZ)
as Glaciologist. He has
wide range of field
based research
experience on
Hydro-meteorological
data analysis. Research
activities as a
counterpart from
Department of Hydrology
and Meteorology with
Japanese members for
glaciological, Glacier
Lake, hydrological and
meteorological study in
the Himalayan region. |
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Nawraj Bhattarai |
Mr. Nawraj Bhattarai
presently serving as
Deputy Head, Department
of Mechanical
Engineering, Institute
of Engineering,
Tribhuvan University (IOE/TU),
Lalitpur, Nepal. He did
his Master in Renewable
Energy Engineering (MSREE)
and Bachelor's degree in
Mechanical Engineering
from Tribhuvan
University, Pulchowk
Engineering Campus,
Kathmandu Nepal. Before
joining Academia, he
served in different
activities including
JICA, Tumba College of
Technology, Rwanda, UNDP,
Nepal, AEPC, Nepal and
others. He is also
Member,” Environment and
Energy Committee”, Nepal
Engineers’ Association (NEA),
Pulchowk, Lalitpur,
Nepal, Member, Editorial
Board and Publishing
Committee of SOUVENIR,
published on the
occasion of
International Conference
on Renewable Energy
Technology for Rural
Development |
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Dr. Mohan P. Devkota |
Dr. Mohan P. Devkota,
presently working as
Associate Professor in
Tribhuvan University,
Kathmandu, Nepal and his
areas of expertise
include Biodiversity
study, Ecological study
and Environmental
Science. He has been
teaching in Tribhuvan
University for the last
twenty two years. He did
PhD from the University
of Natural Resources and
Applied Life Science (UNI
BOKU) Vienna, Austria on
the Ecology of mistletoe
of Nepal Himalaya and is
the only mistletoe
expert in the country.
He was Post Doctoral
Fellow in 2005 in
Austrian Academy of
Sciences, Vienna which
was followed by Visiting
Scientist in Commission
of Interdisciplinary
Ecological Studies in
the same academy in
2008. Dr. Devkota is
also a trained
environmentalist and
work as an Environment
Consultant. He has
carried out
environmental impact
study of many hydropower
projects in Nepal and
has also prepared
environmental mitigation
and monitoring plans. He
is also member of
International Parasitic
Plant Society,
International Canopy
Association Network and
American Botanical
Society. |
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Dr. Dambaru Ballab
Kattel, PhD |
Dr. Dambaru Ballab
Kattel, received his
PhD from the University
of Chinese Academy of
Sciences in 2012 and
received various
supports and fellowship
from China Scholarship
Council (CSC),University
of Chinese Academy of
Science (UCAS),
Institute of Tibetan
Plateau Research,
Chinese Academy of
Sciences (ITPCAS) and
Third Pole Environment (TPE)during
the period of his Ph.D
research in Beijing. Dr.
Kattelwas also worked as
a post-doctoral research
fellow at the Institute
of Cartography,
Technical University,
Dresden, Germany, under
the fellowship of the
German Research
Foundation (DFG).Currently,
he has be working as
foreign scientist of
Chinese Academy of
Sciences at the
Institute of Tibetan
Plateau Research, since
May this year (2016). He
was also awardeesof
foreign professorship
(visiting scientist) by
the Higher Education
Commission (HEC),
Government of Pakistan
for the period from 2013
to 2014.He also worked
as a foreign professor
(international faculty)
at the Department of
Meteorology, COMSATS
Institute of Information
Technology, CIIT, and
Islamabad, Pakistan from
2014 to 2016. He is one
of the recipient of a
research productivity
award from the same
university in 2014 and
2015. He also served as
a scientific officer at
the Nepal Academy of
Science and Technology,
Government of Nepalfrom
2006 to 2009. Dr. Kattel
won the National
Academic Talent
Awardees' in Nepal on
Science and Technology
in 2005. He has
delivered numerous
lectures as an invited
speaker at many
conferences, workshops,
and at meetings in the
South and Central Asia
and Europe.Besides
teaching and Research he
has been promoting
research collaboration
among the south and
central Asian countries
for high mountain
climatic study. There
are 10 articles
including one as
co-authorship in the
worlds highly
prestigious
International Journal
Nature (Climate
Change)in his credit.The
similar number of
research workwere also
published in the
proceedings of various
international
conferences which were
organized in the south
and central Asian
region. He has also
written many popular
articles and gave many
interviews in different
national (Nepalese) and
international media
including BBC and PTV
world service.He has now
be serving as a regular
reviewer for many SCI/ISI
Journals such as
International Journal of
Climatology, Journal of
Hydrological Sciences,
Climate Dynamics,
Journal of Environmental
Earth Sciences, Advances
and Atmospheric Physics,
Mountain Research and
Development, Theoretical
and Applied Climatology.
The hydro-climatic
interactions, its
mechanisms and controls
along the Himalayas,
Tibetan Plateau and
surroundings as well as
equatorial regionare his
topic of current
research interest. |
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BANGLADESH |
Subrota Kumar Saha, PhD. |
Dr Subrota Kumar Saha,
Bangladesh national and
currently serving as
Associate Professor and
Research Adviser Delta
Study Centre, Department
of Geology, University
of Dhaka. Before Joining
Dhaka University he
served as capacity of
Assistant & Associate
Professor, Environmental
Science Discipline,
Khulna University,
Khulna Bangladesh. He
did his B.Sc (Hons) M.Sc
(Geology), Ph.D (Paleobiodiversity),
Bangladesh. He joined
several International &
UN based research and
training programme in
the region. He is one of
the renowned academician
and researcher of
Bangladesh. Dr. Sash,
associated with
comprehensive research
projects related to
Evolution, biodiversity
and ecology of marine
micro plankton and
another research
interest related to
Paleoceanoghraphy and
Climate change. He led
and supervised several
international researches
related to Water related
extreme events (IWRM),
Climate change and
Environmental issues in
Bangladesh. He has
published several books
and has membership from
Bangladesh Government
Committees and reputes
bodies. |
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Md. Munsur Rahman,
Ph.D. |
Dr. Md. Munsur Rahman,
presently serving as
Professor at Institute
of Water and Flood
Management (IWFM),
Bangladesh University of
Engineering and
Technology (BUET),
Dhaka, Bangladesh. He
did his Master and PhD.
From Graduate School of
Civil Engineering, Kyoto
University, Japan and
Bachelor of Science,
Department of Civil
Engineering, BUET,
Bangladesh. Before
joining BUET, he served
as JSPS Post Doctoral
Research Fellow,
Disaster Prevention
Research Institute,
Kyoto University.
His research interest
includes river channel
processes, erosion
management, ecosystem
services of river and
floodplain systems,
impact of climate change
on river and floodplain
morphology, sediment
transport, Bridge
hydraulics. His general
research interests can
be grouped into River
channel processes; River
training and bank
protection; Ecosystem
services of river and
floodplain system,
Indigenous approach on
river and floodplain
management; Bridge
hydraulics and related
problems. I have about
40 technical
publications in these
research areas, with
many papers published in
top international,
peer-review journals. |
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Tarekul Islam, PhD |
Dr. Tarikul Islam,
Associate Professor,
Institute of Water and
Flood Management (IWFM)
, University of
Engineering and
Technology, BUET, Dhaka,
Bangladesh Dhaka, one of
the premier institutes
in Bangladesh and South
Asia. He did his PhD. in
Civil Engineering from
University of Tokyo,
Japan ,Master in Water
Resources Engineering
and BSc. from Civil
Engineering BUET, Dhaka,
Bangladesh .
He has a research
interest on diversified
field River Engineering,
River and Floodplain
Management,
Geoinformatics in Water
Management and others.
He has professional
affiliation with
Institution of
Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB),
Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Bangladesh Computer
Society (BCS), Dhaka,
Bangladesh., Bangladesh
Society of
Geoinformatics (BSGI)
,International
Association for
Hydrological Sciences (IAHS)
,International Flood
Network (IFNet) ,Gender
and Water Alliance (GWA). |
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Samia Shamim |
Ms.Samia Shamim
did here masters in
Economics, United
International
University, Dhaka and
Post Graduate Diploma in
Research Methodology (PGDRM),
Institute of Business
and Economic Research,
United International
University, Dhaka.
Presently serving as
Microeconomics,
Macroeconomics,
Department of Economics,
United International
University, Dhaka.
Before joins UIU SHE
served as Teaching
Assistant (TA), For
Introduction to
Macroeconomics (ECO104),
Department of Economics,
North South University,
fall 2006 to summer
2008. As a young
academician and
researcher, she
published number of
research paper and
publication related to
Environment, Bangladesh
Socio economic profile,
contribution of
Bangladeshi women for
country and Livelihood
of the poor communities.
She has a lot of
research interest on
impact of Climate change
on socio economic
profile of the
Bangladeshi rural
communities in Dhaka and
disaster prone areas of
Bangladesh.
Environmental Economics,
Biodiversity etc. |
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BHUTAN |
Deo
Raj Gurung |
Mr. Deo Raj Gurung,
a Bhutanese national
with Master degree in
Geoscience from Tokyo
Metropolitan University
(TMU), Japan has wide
range of work experience
in the field of
geo-hazards, engineering
geology, geological
mapping and application
of GIS/RS for mapping
cryosphere and glacial
lakes. He has over a
decade long working
experience in the
government (Government
of Bhutan) where he led
many geological
expeditions. Since 2007
he is working for
International Centre for
Integrated Mountain
Development (ICIMOD)
initially looking after
training and capacity
building component and
later as Remote Sensing
Specialist with major
focus on mapping and
monitoring of snow cover
in the Hindu-Kush
Himalaya (HKH). His has
interest in modeling of
snow and glacier melt
for water resource
estimation. He has
associate several
regional research on
Climate Change, Glacier
study, GLOF, Geo hazard
and capacity development
programme. He has
several papers to his
credits and authored and
co-authored reports on
glaciers and glacial
lakes in the HKH region. |
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Trishna Jaishi |
Ms.Trishna Jaishi,
presently serve as
faculty in Environmental
studies, Royal Thimphu
College (RTC), Ngabiphu,
Bhutan. She did her
Master in South Asian
Studies and Post
Graduate Diploma in
Human Rights from
Pondicherry University,
India. She has
associated number of
international research
programme in Bhutan She
is interested to work
for applied research
programme in Natural
Resource Management,
Water Management,
Climate Change,
Community forestry, and
International cross
boundary issues. |
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AFGHANISTAN |
Mr. Mohammad Hashim (Barikzai) |
Mr. Mohammad Hashim (Barikzai)
Presently serving as
Director General of
Natural Resource
Management, NRM
(Ministry of
Agriculture, Irrigation
and Livestock,
MAIL-Afghanistan). He
has MSc - Masters Degree
in Agriculture: West
Bengal, India. He is the
focal point for taking
active part with the
partners for drafting of
Policy, Strategy, in
laws of Natural
Resources management
such as forestry,
rangeland, and protected
area and national parks.
Projects design,
proposals, and
monitoring of the
implementation.
Coordination with the
NRM partners such as
ICIMOD, PEACE, ACC,
IDEA-NEW, ECODIT, AWATT,
WCS, FAO, WFP, UNEP,
UNOPS, and Governmental
organizations.
Enforcement of policy
and strategy. Community
based natural resources
management. Experiences
with land reform,
planning and development
of agricultural
cooperatives across
Afghanistan including
credit administration,
income generation, and
finance systems, loans
for development of
cooperative operations
and marketing, liaison
with government and
financial agencies |
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Prof. M. Naim Eqrar |
Prof. M. Naim Eqrar,
Presently he is serving
as Dean of the faculty
of Geosciences, Kabul
University, Afghanistan.
He did his M.Sc. Degree
in Hydrogeology from
Polytecniques
University, BSc. In
Geology from faculty of
science, University of
Kabul and PhD fellow
from Hydrogeology in the
University of Bonn,
Germany. Before joining
Kabul University he was
worked for several
professional position as
shown; He was worked for
Ground water Feasibility
studies projects for
southwestern part of the
Afghanistan with WAPECA
Co. (water and power
Engineering Company of
Afghanistan).Ministry of
Water and power. General
Manager of rural water
supply Dep. in Ministry
of Irrigation and Water
Resources Jointly worked
with water supply and
sanitation Branch of
UNICEF office in Kabul.
Lecturer of
Hydrogeology,
Sedimentary rocks,
Engineering Geology,
Sedimentology and
Hydrochemistry. He has
lead several
international Research
project and studies with
the University and
ministry team and
published several
journal, study reports,
articles and papers.
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SRILANKA |
|
G.H Amila C.Silva,
PhD. |
Dr. G.H Amila
C.Silvais a visiting
researcher at the
International Research
Centre for River Basin
Environment, University
of Yamanashi. Dr. Silva
teaching on Water
Modeling and modeling of
the Hydrologic Cycle I
and Science Modeling the
Hydrological Cycle II.
He has published several
International research
paper, article,
scientific journals and
books. |
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Lareef Zubair, PhD.
|
Dr. Lareef Zubair
is a M.S and a Ph.D.
from Yale University,
U.S.A. He is an
associate Research
Scientist of Climate
Adaptation at IRI Prior
to arriving at the IRI
at the end of 1999; he
was a Post-Doctoral
Associate in Mathematics
and Mechanical
Engineering at Yale
University and a Senior
Lecturer in
Environmental
Engineering at the
University of Peradeniya,
Sri Lanka. He is
presently associate with
number of International
collaborative research
Project in the region
and published number of
research paper, articles
and books as well. |
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H.M.L.C. Jayawardhana
(Lashan) |
Ms.H.M.L.C.
Jayawardhana
Visiting Faculty
Teaching Assistant,
Department of Civil
Engineering, University
of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
mainly associating with
Human Resource
Management and
Engineering Economics.
She did her Master of
Science (Excellent Pass)
in Environmental
Engineering- , Faculty
of Engineering,
University of Moratuwa -
Sri Lanka.
Before joining
University of Moratuwa -
Sri Lanka, she worked as
Research Associate
Department of Chemical
Engineering, University
of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
mainly focuses on
Environmental Impact
Assessment for
Autoclaves for
sterilization of
healthcare waste
generated by Ministry of
Healthcare, Nutrition
and Uva Wellassa
Development administered
institutions located
within the Colombo
Municipal Council area. |
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KYRGYZSTAN |
|
Mr. Duishonakunov
Murataly |
Mr. Duishonakunov
Murataly
Turganalievich, a Kyrgyz
national having 10 year
or teaching and research
experience from the
Central Asian region. He
has specialization on
Glacier study,
Geomorphology, GLOF,
Water Resource
Management, GIS& RS
application. Presently
he is serving a faculty
of Geography Kyrgyz
National University at
the Kyrgyz National
University, Department
of Physical Geography on
General Hydrology and
Water Resources of
Kyrgyzstan. Mr. Murataly
completed his Post
Graduate Diploma on
Remote Sensing and
Geographical Information
System from Centre for
Space Science and
Technology Education in
Asia and Pacific (CSSTEAP).
He already served some
important position as
“Assistant of Dean” and
“Head of the Cartography
Laboratory”, Kyrgyz
National University,
Department of Physical
Geography – Bishkek,
Kyrgyz Republic. He is
specialize and
associating number of
research related to;
River hydrology, Water
Resources, and Glacier
change and glacier lake
hazards (GLOF) in
Kyrgyzstan. He has
published several
research paper and
scientific papers:
related to glacier lake
monitoring and
assessment. |
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