Mohsin Hafeez

Strategic Program Director – Water, Food and Ecosystems

Research team

Areas of expertise

Modeling Policy coherence Climate Water-Energy-Food-Environment (WEFE) Nexus Integrated Water Resources Management remote sensing Water accounting

Geographic focus

Asia > Pakistan

Ricardo Energy and Environment (UK), Australian government’s Bureau of Meteorology, GHD Pty Ltd (Australia), Charles Sturt University (Australia), CSIRO Land and Water (Australia), Center for Development Research (ZEF), University of Bonn (Germany), and CGIAR Research Centers (International Rice Research Institute [IRRI] and International Water Management Institute [IWMI]). Mohsin has worked as an integrated water resources management and modelling expert with prestigious world-class water research and academic institutes, donors, water utilities, governments, and international consulting companies.

He has authored or co-authored nearly 200 scientific publications and has supervised two MSc and 13 PhD students in the field of water resources management, agricultural water management, food security, and rural development. He has worked extensively in 14 countries (Australia, Burkina Faso, Germany, Ghana, China, Netherlands, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Lao PDR, Uganda, UK, USA and Uzbekistan). He is an Adjunct Professor (Water Resources) with two Chinese universities. Mohsin has been based at IWMI’s office in Lahore, Pakistan, since 2019.

Current projects

Capacity building of on-farm water management in Balochistan

CGIAR Better Diets and Nutrition Program

CGIAR Initiative: Fruit and vegetables for sustainable healthy diets (FRESH)

CGIAR Policy Innovations Program

Climate resilient agriculture transformation in Pakistan

Reviving Balochistan’s Water Resources

SAWASI: South Asia Water Security Initiative in Pakistan

WRAP: Water Resource Accountability in Pakistan

Latest news for Mohsin Hafeez

Bundled climate smart solution distribution for female farmers in Sri Lanka

Publications

November-December 2025 Research Journal Roundup

Roundup of research, journal and other academic articles from November and December 2025 ...

January 14, 2026

Aerial photo of river Swat in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s picturesque Swat Valley, Pakistan. Photo: IWMI

Blogs

How systems thinking can drive a more water-secure future for Pakistan

Through advanced hydro-economic models and citizen science, the Indus Basin is seeing effective policy changes across water, energy and food systems ...

December 30, 2025

Afghan refugees are seen from above as they return from Pakistan through the Torkham border crossing in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, in November 2023. Photo: Waheedullah Jahesh/Shutterstock

Blogs

How communities in fragile settings shape climate resilience

Their work rarely makes headlines, but in some of the world’s most fragile places, locally led, gender-responsive approaches are quietly transforming access to water ...

December 25, 2025

News

Pakistan Water Week 2025 builds consensus on making water security a national priority

Experts warn that fragmented approaches to water, food and climate are failing and call for integrated solutions to achieve national resilience ...

November 26, 2025

In the media

New AI tool launched to support water allocation in Pakistan’s Indus Basin

IWMI and the University of Manchester have partnered to strengthen water governance in Pakistan ...

November 10, 2025

Senior officials from Pakistan’s meteorological and disaster management agencies with IWMI leadership during discussions on drought monitoring and early warning systems in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Photo: IWMI

News

Water security for Pakistan’s drought-prone regions

Pakistan and IWMI strengthen drought resilience initiatives through strategic partnership ...

November 6, 2025

A woman cooks bread outside her tent in flood-affected Pakistan. Photo: Abdul Majeed/European Union

Features

Inclusive disaster management is key to ensuring safe internal climate migration in Pakistan

IWMI’s research is shaping policies to protect vulnerable groups facing flood-driven migration and displacement ...

October 13, 2025

A river running through a meadow in Kumrat Valley, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Photo: Kanokwann/Shutterstock

Blogs

Community voices hold the key to solving Pakistan’s water governance puzzle

Through education and citizen science, IWMI supports communities in Kyber Pakhtunkhwa to connect with water policy and restore trust in water management services ...

October 1, 2025

The Blue Nile Falls in Ethiopia forms a dramatic cascade along the river that flows into Sudan and beyond, underscoring the transboundary significance of the Nile’s waters. Photo: Meron Teferi Taye/IWMI

News

Science-policy dialogue in the eastern Nile Basin to enhance synergies across the water, food, energy and ecosystems

In the eastern Nile Basin, researchers and policymakers are coming together to put solutions into practice at the intersection of water, food, energy and ecosystems ...

September 29, 2025

In the media

Tech offers lifeline to Okara farmers

UK-supported technologies introduced in Okara, Pakistan, are giving farmers new tools to save costs, improve productivity and strengthen the country's climate resilience ...

September 25, 2025

Villagers in Pakistan push through floodwaters

Features

Can Pakistan turn recurring monsoon chaos into long-term water security?

As Pakistan braces for another intense monsoon, the crisis presents both a stark warning and a rare opportunity — underscoring the urgent need for smarter water governance, local action and ...

August 15, 2025