Dr. Fazlullah Akhtar
Research themes
- Governance
- Water resources (management)
- Land use and food security
- Agriculture, land use, climate change
- Governance and conflict
Research countries
- Afghanistan
- Uzbekistan
- Pakistan
Additional Information:
ZEF
Degrees
PhD (Engineering)
M.Sc (ARTS-Land and Water Management)
B.Sc (Agri. Engineering)
Expertise
Water Resource Management
2024
2024.
The Changing Face of Snow Cover in Afghanistan: Opportunities for Development Interventions.
Exploring Hope: Case Studies of Innovation, Change and Development in the Global South.
Emerald Publishing Limited.
177-182.
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2024.
Machine learning-based estimation of fractional snow cover in the Hindukush Mountains using MODIS and Landsat data.
638
.
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2024.
Assessing long-term water storage dynamics in Afghanistan: An integrated approach using machine learning, hydrological models, and remote sensing.
Journal of Environmental Management,
122901 (370)
.
(Open Access)
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2024.
Assessing terrestrial water storage variations in Afghanistan using GRACE and FLDAS-Central Asia data.
Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies,
101906 (55)
.
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2024.
Analysing and evaluating environmental flows through hydrological methods in the regulated Indus River Basin.
Ecohydrology,
.
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2023
2023.
Book Review: Berit Bliesemann de Guevara / Morten Bøås (eds): Doing Fieldwork in Areas of International Intervention: A Guide to Research in Violent and Closed Contexts.
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Review
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2023.
The Spectre of Climate Change-Induced Migration in Afghanistan.
In: Amit Ranjan; Rajesh Kharat; Pallavi Deka (eds.):
Environment, Climate Change and Migration in South Asia .
Taylor & Francis.
18.
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2023.
Phytoremediation of Cu and Mn from Industrially Polluted Soil: An Eco-Friendly and Sustainable Approach.
WATER,
19 (15)
: 3439
.
(Open Access)
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2022
2022.
The Application of Remote Sensing for Water Resources Management in Data-Scarce Watersheds in the Hindu Kush Himalaya Region.
In: Parida, B.R., Pandey, A.C., Dev Behera, M., Kumar, N. (eds.):
Handbook of Himalayan Ecosystems and Sustainability, Volume 2 - Spatio-Temporal Monitoring of Water Resources and Climate.
CRC Press, Boca Raton.
205-222.
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2022.
Metrics Assessment and Streamflow Modeling under Changing Climate in a Data-Scarce Heterogeneous Region: A Case Study of the Kabul River Basin.
Water,
14(11)
: 1697
.
(Open Access)
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2022.
Evaluation of GRACE derived groundwater storage changes in different agro-ecological zones of the Indus Basin.
Hydrology,
605
: 127369
.
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Review
Review
2022.
Estimation of green and blue water evapotranspiration using machine learning algorithms with limited meteorological data: A case study in Amu Darya River Basin, Central Asia.
Computers and Electronics in Agriculture,
107403(202)
: 1-14
.
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2021
2021.
Coupling Remote Sensing and Hydrological Model for Evaluating the Impacts of Climate Change on Streamflow in Data-Scarce Environment.
Sustainability,
13(24)
.
(Open Access)
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2021.
Analysis of spatiotemporal variation in the snowcover in Western Hindukush-Himalaya region.
GEOCARTO INTERNATIONAL,
: 1-17
.
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2021.
Examples of Water and Land Use Management.
In: Bogardi, J.J., J. Gupta, K.D. Wasantha Nandalal, L. Salamé, R.R.P. van Nooijen, N. Kumar, T. Tingsanchali, A. Bhadui, A.G. Kolechkina (eds.):
Handbook of Water Resources Management: Discourses, Concepts and Examples.
Springer.
565-617.
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2020
2020.
Evaluation of the AquaCrop model for winter wheat under different irrigation optimization strategies at the downstream Kabul River Basin of Afghanistan.
Agricultural Water Management,
240
.
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2020.
Analysis of the Impact of Climate Change on the Streamflow at Chaghasrai Watershed in Afghanistan.
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Review
Review
2019
2019.
Emerging Water Scarcity Issues and Challenges in Afghanistan.
In: A. Ranjan (eds.):
Water Issues in Himalayan South Asia: Internal Challenges, Disputes and Transboundary Tensions.
Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore.
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2018
2018.
Assessment of Irrigation Performance in Large River Basins under Data Scarce Environment—A Case of Kabul River Basin, Afghanistan.
Remote Sensing,
6(10)
.
(Open Access)
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2018.
Performance Evaluation of the Irrigation System in Lower Kabul River Basin, Afghanistan.
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2017
2017.
A phenology based geo-informatics approach to map land use and land cover (2003-2013) by spatial segregation of large heterogenic river basins.
Applied Geography,
88
: 48-61
.
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2017.
Water Availability and Demand Analysis in the Kabul River Basin, Afghanistan.
Doctoral Thesis at
Faculty of Agriculture, University of Bonn.
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2016
2016.
ESTIMATION OF ACTUAL EVAPOTRANSPIRATION USING REMOTE SENSING BASED SURFACE ENERGY BALANCE SYSTEM AT THE DATA SCARCE KABUL RIVER BASIN OF AFGHANISTAN.
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2014
2014.
Improving irrigation efficiency in the lower reaches of the Amu Darya River.
In: Lamers JPA, Khamzina A, Rudenko I, Vlek PLG (eds.):
Restructuring land allocation, water use and agricultural value chains. Technologies, policies and practices for the lower Amudarya region.
V&R unipress, Bonn University Press.
388.
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2013
2013.
Optimizing Deficit Irrigation Scheduling Under Shallow Groundwater Conditions in Lower Reaches of Amu Darya River Basin.
Water Resources Management ,
27 (8)
: 3165-3178
.
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2013.
Irrigation Application Efficiency in the Lower Reaches of the Amu Darya Basin.
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2012
2012.
Maize Yield Response to Deficit Irrigation Using the AquaCrop Model under Shallow Groundwater Conditions in Uzbekistan.
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2011
2011.
Using the AquaCrop Model to Optimize Deficit Irrigation Scheduling of Cotton in Uzbekistan.
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Senior Researcher
Phone:
+49-228-73-4031
Division/Group:
Ecology and Natural Resources Management
E-Mail:
fakhtar(at)uni-bonn.de