Kashif Hussain

National Researcher – Irrigation Water Management

Research team

Water, food and ecosystems > Next generation irrigation systems

Areas of expertise

Irrigation Modeling Urbanization Integrated Water Resources Management Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Hydropower water supply hydraulic engineering

Geographic focus

Asia > Pakistan

Kashif Hussain is an Irrigation Water Management and Hydrology Specialist with over 13 years of professional experience in irrigation water management, flood risk assessment, climate change impact analysis and hydrological modeling. He leads advanced research on high efficiency irrigation, groundwater monitoring, water management & water productivity, modern agriculture technique, implementation of telemetry system for flow monitoring, and hydro-climatic modeling under major initiatives funded by FCDO and USAID.

Hussain has extensive expertise in instrumental hydrology He has installed eddy covariance flux towers, sediment monitoring sensors, real-time telemetry systems, weather station, CTD diver for groundwater monitoring and soil moisture sensors in various locations of Pakistan. He is experienced in hydrological and hydraulic modeling using HEC-HMS, HEC-RAS, SWAT+, WEAP, IFAS and Flow-3D. Hussain’s work includes flood hazard assessment, dam break analysis, sediment transport modeling, basin-scale water allocation planning and AI-integrated climate risk analysis. He holds two master’s degrees with distinction, including a Master of Science in Landscape engineering (Land and water management) from the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague. Hussain is an active member of international professional bodies and has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals on climate change, flood frequency, water quality and sediment management.