Biosaline Agriculture as a Climate Change Adaptation for Food Security (PDF)

Use of Non-Conventional Water Resources (formerly Poor Quality Water) for Food Production, ICID, (1997-present), Editor, Journal of Agricultural Science, Cambridge University Press (2013-present) and Adjunct Professor at Alexandria University, Egypt (2006-present). As a summary of his professional expertise, Dr Ragab Ragab worked for over 30 years as a principal Hydrologist and Agriculture Water Management specialist at UKCEH (formerly Institute of Hydrology then Centre for Ecology and Hydrology)). Expert in catchment hydrology, drought management, irrigation, drainage, soil hydrology, water use efficiency, use of Non-Conventional Water Resources for crop production, urban hydrology, the impact of land use and climate changes on water resources. Has experience in working for both Universities and Research Centers in and outside the UK. Leader of several projects in the UK and overseas. In addition to the UK, he has extensive field experience and has carried out numerous projects in North Africa, Europe, the Middle East, the Mediterranean region, Brazil and India. Developed two widely used models, SALTMED for field scale as a tool for integrated management of water (saline & fresh), soils, crops and N- fertilizers and IHMS (Integrated Hydrological Modelling System) for catchment/basin scale. Recipient of several International Awards. His scientific interests are mainly: Building cross-sectoral collaborations to understand the dynamic interactions across the water-energy-food nexus using new scientific knowledge to help stakeholders set objectives for water resources management & transforming science into management solutions. Improving water productivity and water use efficiency, irrigation and drainage management, agricultural water management, soil physics/soil hydrology, remote sensing application in hydrology, hydrological modelling at the catchment scale, quantifying the impact of climate and land use changes on water resources, identifying the gap between water supply and demand and suggest management solutions to narrow the gap, and water, soil, and fertilizers management modelling and experimentation at field scale.