Research Team Leader - Soil, Water, and Agronomy
ICARDA
bio
Dr. Vinay Nangia is a Principal Scientist and Research Program Leader - Soil, Water, and Agronomy at ICARDA, a professor at Tottori University in Japan and an adjunct faculty at Texas A&M University (USA). Dr. Nangia has a Ph.D. degree in Water Resources Management and two master’s degrees - first in Biosystems & Agricultural Engineering and the second in Geographic Information Science – all from the University of Minnesota, USA. His leadership and team building skills have helped solve complex challenges to water resource management posed by climate change. His work has been supported by US$ 35 million of grant support from various donors such as the AFESD, CFC, FAO, GIZ, IFAD, OFID, USAID World Bank and bilateral funding from governments of China, Egypt, GCC countries, Iran, India and Morocco. Dr. Nangia has published over 300 publications including over 100 peer reviewed scientific articles in high impact journals and 40 book chapter/conference proceedings. Over the years, he has trained more than 50 graduate students, post-doctoral fellows and visiting scientists from all over the world. He is recipient of several scientific awards and honours. He serves on FAO WASAG, UNCCD IWG on Drought, UNFCCC focal point for ICARDA and other high-level expert bodies. Dr. Nangia is an advisory board member of GIWEH (a Geneva-based water think tank).