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) project. Abror Gafurov is also a coordinator of CAWa project.

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
  

Career:

Since 11/2017
Lecturer at the Humboldt Universty of Berlin, Department of Geography

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

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)

Research Boards and Committees:

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

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