Function and Responsibilities:

Abror Gafurov is a hydrologist with strong focus on mountain hydrology. His recent research activities are dedicated to the field of climate impact assessment on water resources in Central Asia. Moreover, he has a strong expreience in using remote sensing snow cover data for hydrological studies. His scientific activites are conducted in the frame of Central Asia Water (CAWa-Green) and Climate Impact Assessment on Water Resources in Uzbekistan: implications to agriculture and hydropower serctors (CLIMWATER) projects. The CAWa-Green project is implemented in the frame of the Green Central Asia program funded by the Federal Foreign Office of Germany and the CLIMWATER project is funded by the Federal Ministry of Ecucation and Research (BMBF). 

Research Interests:

• Understanding hydrological cycle in Central Asia
  

• Mountain hydrology (snow and glaciers)

• Climate impact assessment on water resources

• Application of remote sensing data in hydrology
  
  
• Hydrological Forecasting
• Disaster Risk Reduction
  

Career:

Since 11/2022

Habilitation (post doctorate lecture qualifications), Institute of Geography, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Germany

Since 11/2017
Lecturer at the Humboldt Universtät zu Berlin, Institute of Geography

Since 09/2017
Project Lead  - Central Asia Water (CAWa)

Project Lead - Climate Impact Assessment on Water Resources in Uzbekistan: implications to hydropower and agriculture sectors (CLIMWATER)

Since 03/2009
Research scientist at the department of hydrology, GFZ Potsdam

03/2005 - 11/2005         
Head of Irrigation and Drainage Unit "Amu-Zang Irrigation Rehabilitation Project" financed by Asian Development Bank (ADB) in the frame of development goals for Uzbekistan, Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources

Education:

01/2006 - 06/2010
PhD at the Department of Hydrology and Geohydrology, University of Stuttgart, Germany

09/2002 - 02/2005
Master of Science at the University of Stuttgart, Water Resources Engineering and Management (WAREM) Master's Program

09/1998 - 07/2002
Bachelor of Science at the Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Agricultural Mechanization Engineers (TIIAME)

Projects:

Regional Research Network “Water in Central Asia” (CAWa)

Climate Impact Assessment on Water Resources in Uzbekistan; implications to agriculture and hydropower sectors (CLIMWATER)

Research Boards and Committees:

Since 11/2017
Member of Editoral Board - Central Asian Journal of Water Research

Working Group Lead - International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS)

Awards:

11/2005-12/2008    
IPSWaT (International Postgraduate Studies in Water Technology) Scholorship, BMBF (Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung), Germany

09/2002-06/2004   
Grant of “UMID" Foundation of the President of Uzbekistan to suppport talented youth abroad