Strategic Water Management Planning
Strategic Water Management Planning
The Sindh Resilience Project (Irrigation Component) (2019–2024), commissioned by the World Bank, Sindh Irrigation Department (Pakistan), and AIT (Thailand), aimed to enhance hydro-meteorological resilience and flood management in Sindh's irrigation districts. The project comprised four key components: (1) developing a HydroMet hazard database to assess hydro-meteorological risks, (2) designing a Decision Support System (DSS) for hydrological analysis and early warning of floods and droughts, (3) conducting an inventory and criticality analysis of Indus River embankments, and (4) analyzing flash floods and water balances from the ungauged Kirthar mountains. The project tackled climate adaptation challenges, supporting data-driven decision-making and strengthening water governance. Key contributions included scientific supervision, DSS architecture design, and climate change adaptation expertise, ensuring a robust framework for sustainable water resource management in Sindh.
The Emergent Works & Expert Advice after the 2022 Pakistan Floods project, led by the World Bank, Sindh Irrigation Department, and AIT (Thailand), provided urgent response and technical guidance following the catastrophic floods. The project focused on repairing embankments, draining inundated polders, and assessing the root causes of flooding to support long-term resilience planning. As a team leader and senior expert in Integrated Water Resources Management, the role involved coordinating with government and non-governmental organizations, advising on strategic water management, and presenting findings to key stakeholders. This initiative contributed to strengthening flood defense infrastructure and enhancing Pakistan’s capacity to mitigate future flood risks.
The Vitens Support for Long-Term Strategic Planning (2022) project, commissioned by Vitens (The Netherlands), focused on developing a sustainable and centralized network for public water supply. Vitens’ existing system operates as multiple isolated clusters, each relying on small pumping stations with minimal interconnectivity. This project aimed to design a more integrated and resilient network, featuring large-scale water extraction sites and optimized distribution systems. Key tasks included developing alternative backbone structures, modeling current networks for simulation, and creating future scenarios based on water sources, sustainability, and demand shifts. This strategic approach supports Vitens in ensuring long-term water security and adaptability to changing urbanization patterns and user needs.
The Bangladesh Metamodel for Delta Plan 2100 (2016–2021), developed for Deltares, EKN Dhaka, and SIBDP Bangladesh, was designed as a fast, integrated simulation model to assess the physical water system and its socio-economic impacts on agriculture, safety, and poverty. The Metamodel supported decision-making, strategy prioritization, and ranking of interventions while fostering co-ownership with Bangladeshi partners. The model focused on drought, salinity, drainage congestion, and related crop production losses, providing insights into adaptation paths for irrigation, coastal defense, and agriculture under increasingly saline conditions. Key contributions included professional services for the Delta Plan, hydrology and salinity analysis, and the development of decision-making frameworks to support long-term water management and climate adaptation strategies.