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Dr Shahbaz Mushtaq

Name :	Dr Shahbaz Mushtaq
Position :	Principal Scientist and Deputy Director
Section :	Office of Research Australian Centre for Sustainable Catchments
Office :	TA121
Location :	Toowoomba Campus
Phone :	+61 7 4631 2019
Extension :	2019
E-mail :
Qualifications :	MSc(Hons) NWFP AgUni PhD Phillipines

Research Interests

Hydrological-economics modelling for water allocation, demand management and water trading;

Economic implications of climate variability and climate change on agricultural and water resources; impact of various water and climate policies on agricultural production and water use efficiency;

Adoption and impact of water saving irrigation technologies and water policies;

Common resources, collection actions and their implication on resources use and sustainability;

Estimating energy, water and economic productivity of various crops and agricultural systems; assessing water and energy tradeoffs in various production system and biofuels; and

Developing new financial tools and climate responsive insurance policies.

Recent Research Outcomes

Three most recent :

Mushtaq, S., Chen, C., Hafeez, M., Maroulis, J., Gabriel, H., 2012. The economics value of improved agrometeorological information to irrigators amid climate variability. International Journal of Climatology, Volume 32, Issue 4, pages 567–581

Khair M, S., Mushtaq, S., Culas, R., Hafeez, M. 2012. Grounwater markets under the water scarcity conditions in upland Balochistan, Pakistan. Agricultural System Volume 107, Pages 21–32

Mushtaq, S., Maraseni, N. T., 2011. Technological change in the Australian irrigation industry: Implications for future resource management and policy development. Waterlines Report Series No [53.], August 2011. National Water Commission, Canberra. Australia. http://www.nwc.gov.au/www/html/3114-waterlines-53.asp?intSiteID=1

Mushtaq, S., Moghaddasi, S., 2011. Evaluating the Potentials of Deficit Irrigation as an Adaptive Response to Climate Change and Environmental Demand. In print Environmental Science & Policy. doi:10.1016/j.envsci.2011.07.007

Danh T, V, Mushtaq, S., 2011. Living with Floods: An Evaluation of the Resettlement Program of the Mekong Delta of Vietnam. In Environmental Change and Agricultural Sustainability in the Mekong Delta Advances in Global Change Research, 2011, Volume 45, Part 2, 181-204, DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-0934-8_11

Most notable :

Mushtaq, S., D. Dawe, H. Lin and P. Moya. 2007. An Assessment of Collective Action for Pond Management in the Zhanghe Irrigation System (ZIS), China. Agricultural System. Vol. 92 pages 140-156

Mushtaq, S., Maraseni, T. N., Maroulis, J., Hafeez, M., 2009. Energy and water tradeoffs in enhancing food security: A Selective International Assessment. Energy Policy, vol. 37, Issue 9, Pages 3635-3644. DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2009.04.030