Iskandar Abdullaev
Senior Researcher
Iskandar Abdullaev has over 25 years of experience in water management, water institutions, and environmental activities in Afghanistan and five Central Asian countries. He has intensive training and education programs in Israel (1996-1997), the USA (1999), the Netherlands (2000) and Switzerland (2002). From 2023-2024, he worked as a Professor at the Centre for International Development and Environmental Research and Justus Liebig University Giessen, Germany, among other positions. Abdullaev rejoined the International Water Management Institute as Country Representative for the Pakistan office after having worked as a Regional researcher from 2001 to 2007.
Abdullaev’s research interests include water sector developments and transformations, socio-technical aspects of water management, water history, water saving, and climate change. He is very well linked with research and scientific societies of the region and worldwide. Abdullaev is a member of the International Water Resources Association and a member of the editorial boards of a few internationally peer-reviewed journals.
Current projects
Latest news for Iskandar Abdullaev
IWMI assesses regional drought risk in Central Asia
Latest publications by Iskandar Abdullaev
Water resources management and planning under climate uncertainty: assessment of the droughts in Uzbekistan
Future research directions for understanding the interconnections between climate change, water scarcity, and mobility in rural Central Asia
Effects of large scale irrigation on drinking water quality in the Bukhara and Kashkadarya provinces of Uzbekistan
