Dr. Bakhshal Khan Lashari

Biography of
Dr. Bakhshal Khan Lashari 

Dr Lashari has more than 34 years of working experience as an educationist and Principal Scientist in the field of water resources planning, designing and management both nationally and globally. In this role, he also worked to teach postgraduate and graduate levels of engineers at various institutes around the globe. His professional career has focused on promoting economic welfare through sustainable development and management of water resources for agriculture. During his professional career, he got an opportunity to teach and research on policy planning, system design and management, training and institutional capacity building at various prestigious institutes around the globe. Dr. Lashari has extensive work experience as an advisor and consultant with national and multinational companies/agencies on IWRM, Interdisciplinary water resources management, policies, gender education, social mobilization, rural sanitation, and community’s development. He has also led a comprehensive action research effort on institutional reforms and water management in Pakistan from 1995-2001 at International Water Management Institute (IWMI). He has conducted major research project in the field of natural resources management which have resulted in production of high quality scientific reports and research papers. He has also evaluated several community projects on education, small entrepreneur interventions, adoption of low cost interventions for energy saving and research projects related to environment and irrigation management. Dr Lashari has been an advisor to many NGOs in strategic thinking, planning and implementation process of natural resources (land and water) management. Dr. Lashari has an excellent working experience with rural communities, educational institutions, Non government organizations (NGO), and government institutions such as Agriculture University Tandojam, Quest, Nawabshah, Sindh Irrigation and Drainage Authority, Irrigation and Power Department, Agriculture department, WAPDA, farmer communities, and rural village organizations. Dr Lashari has worked as consultant and specialist with International organizations like NUFFICNetherlands, USAID, CIDA, World Bank, FAO, ADB, IWMI, Oxfam Novaib Netherland, Oxfam Great Britain, and national organizations such as Government of Sindh, Government of Pakistan and several National/local NGOs. He has been engaged in collaboration activities with international and national institutions and organizations such as Colorado State University Fortcollins USA; Charles Sturt University, New South Wales Wagga Wagga, Australia; Sydney University of Technology Australia; University of South Australia, Adelaide; UNESCO-IHE Delft; SaciWATERs- Cap-Net; Action Aid Pakistan; WWF Pakistan; Lead Pakistan and many local institutions. Dr Lashari has strong analytical skill, presentation skills, excellent oral and written demonstrating ability, building and maintaining networks with individuals and organizations and communities in the country and globe. He has been awarded the most prestigious educational awards i.e., Endeavour Award for post doc by Australian Government in 2008, Fulbright award for post doc by USA in 2004-05, best university teachers award 2002 by government of Pakistan and the best job performance award 1999 by International Water Management Institute Pakistan. He has written more than 85 research scientifi cpapers and reports published in refereed journals, international/national conferences. He has also supervised more than 35 master’s students and 2 Ph.D scholars to complete masters and PhD degrees. Dr Lashari has ability to work in environment of multidiscipline, multicultural and multi-sector societies within country and globe. In recent years, he has been frequent traveling to Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Egypt, the Netherlands, Australia, USA, China, Switzerland, France, UK, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Malaysia and other countries. Dr Lashari has provided training to number of community people in rural areas, agency staff, farmer communities, rural activists including male and females, faculty members, engineers, workers and policy makers on various aspects of rural livelihoods, disaster management, irrigated agriculture, policy planning, project management, land management and education. 

Training

• Water diplomacy training workshop organized by Harvard and Tuft Universities at Boston, USA from 22-26 June 2014.
• Knowledge sharing International training workshop on IWRM and Interdisciplinary water resources organized by SaciWATERs in Nepal from 2-6 October 2010.
• Knowledge sharing International workshop on mainstreaming of Spate irrigation organized by UNESCO-IHE, Delft, the Netherlands from 20-22 September 2010.Knowledge Sharing for Food and Water Security in Asia organized by International Centre of water for Food Security (IC WATER), Charles Sturt University Australia (15 April- 28 May 2010)
• International Training on Groundwater Governance in Asia organized by IWMI held at India and Australia from Oct 2006 to March 2007.
• Disaster Management Course, Asian Preparedness Development Center, Thailand organized by Pakistan Poverty Alleviation in Islamabad (19-30 September 2005)
• Graduate courses on: Drainage and Wetland Engineering; Irrigation Water Control and Measurement; and Sediment Transport, Colorado State University, USA (From January to May 2005).
• Water Engineering for International Development, Colorado State University, USA (From November 8 to December 10, 2004)
• Evaluation of Humanitarian Action and Training of Trainers organized by Oxfam GB, Pakistan in Islamabad (8-12 December 2003)
• Program Strategy Development workshop organized by Oxfam GB, Pakistan in Islamabad (18-20 November 2003)
• National Training Workshop on Application of Indus Basin Model for Optimum Use of Water Resources Development and Management organized by Centre of Excellence in collaboration with NDP (4-9, August 2003) 
• Training for trainers organized by UNOPS under NDP 
• Change management organized by UNOPS under NDP
• Land tenure in Sindh organized by UNOPS under NDP
• Designed workshop of financial and organizational management organized by UNOPS under NDP

Sediment Transport (France) 

• Simulation of Irrigation Canals (SIC Model) (IIMI, Lahore)1996
•  Modeling of Ground Water Hydrology (Mod flow), (Cracow Poland.1993
• Alluvial Channel Hydraulic Design (USAID) Program.198-85
• Water resources system Analysis (Centre of Excellence, Lahore)1983

Awards/Honors

• Australian Alumni Excellence Award 2014 
•  Endeavour Awards for Post Doctoral Research Fellowship by Australian Government (2008): Groundwater Governance and Policies. 
•  Fulbright Post Doctoral Research Fellowship award by USA (2004-2005): Interdisciplinary and Integrated Approach of Agriculture Drainage in Pakistan. 
•  Best University Teachers Award 2002, by Higher Education Commission, Government of Pakistan. 
•  Job Performance Award, by International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Pakistan (1999). 
•  Ph.D scholarship under cultural program (1991). 
•  Lecture delivered to the faculty and graduate students of Harvard and MIT Universities, USA on 28 Oct 2013 
•  Lecture delivered to the faculty and graduate students of Nanjing University China in November 2010 
•  Lecture delivered to the faculty, research fellows and community of Charles Sturt University Wagga Wagga Australia in May 2010 
•  Lecture delivered to the faculty and graduate students and research fellows of Utah State University Logan USA in April 2005 

 Membership of Professional Associations:  

• Pakistan Engineering Council. 
• Syndicate, Mehran University of Engg and Technology Jamshoro, 2009-2012 
• Senate, Mehran University of Engg and Technology Jamshoro. 
• Academic Council, Mehran University of Engg and Technology Jamshoro. 
• Sindh Irrigation and Drainage Authority Board. 
• Board of Advanced Study, Institute of Environment and management, MUET Jamshoro. 
• Steering committee-IRC-SIDA (2002-04). 
• Committee on assessment of water shortage- National Drainage Programme, 2003-2005. 
• Course preparation, conduct examinations and evaluating research papers in Agriculture University TandoJam and Quad-e-Awam University of Engg and Science Nawabshah. 
• Project Implementation Unit ”revamping irrigation system” Government of Sindh, 2006-07. 
• Project steering committee “water scapage downstream Kotri”, GoS, 2005-07. 
• Chairman Board of Governors, Sindh Agricultural Forestry Workers Coordinating Organization (SAFWCO-NGO), 2005-2010.
• WWF Steering committee for the project ‘Indus Delta for All’, 2008-todate. Technical Research Advisory Committee, WSIP-SIDA, funded by the World Bank
•  Chairperson Board of Directors, Research and Development Foundation 2009-todate. .