SHAH ASHFAQ AHMAD

职       称：Associate Professor

办公地点：东校区民主楼361

电子邮箱：shahaa@cau.edu.cn; ahmad.ashfaq1986@gmail.com

学术档案：https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=N3oIUQgAAAAJ&hl=en     

Hazard, Vulnerability and Risk: The South Asian Context, Flood Risk and Reduction Approaches, School-based disaster risk management (SBDRM), NGOs and Disaster Risk Reduction, Community Based Disaster Risk Management, Gender and Disaster Risk Reduction, Children and Disasters, Climate Change Adaptation (CCA)

2022-2023- Post Doctorate Fellow

Research Center for Environment and Society, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China

Post Doctorate Fellow - 2020-2021

Research Centre of Risk Management and Emergency Decision Making, School of Management Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology (NUIST)

Ph.D. Public Administration majoring in Rural Development & Management (Development Studies)-2014-2018

College of Humanities & Development Studies (COHD), China Agriculture University Beijing China

Diploma in Project Management (Online)- 2012

Certified Alison Ireland Graduated

M.Sc. (Hon) Agriculture majoring in Rural Development (18 years of education)-2009-2010.

NWFP Agriculture University, Peshawar, Pakistan

B.Sc. (Hon) Agriculture majoring in Rural Development (16 years of education)-2005-2008.

NWFP Agriculture University, Peshawar, Pakistan

November 2023-Present- Associate Professor of Social policy and Development Studies, China Agricultural University

August 2018-December 2019- Assistant Professor, School of Social Sciences and Humanities, Department of Development Studies, National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) Islamabad

August 2010-September 2014- Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer-Program Development Unit, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC-INGO)

October 2009-March 2010- Senior Community Mobilizer-Emergency Food Security & Livelihoods, Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development (ACTED-INGO)

Social Research Methods: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches, Social Policy, Disaster Risk Reduction Approaches, Theories & Models in Social Work, Rual Development

1.  Shah, A. A., Khan, A., Ullah, A., Khan, N. A., & Alotaibi, B. A. (2024). The role of social capital as a key player in disaster risk comprehension and dissemination: lived experience of rural communities in Pakistan. Natural Hazards, 1-27.

2.  Khan, N. A., Shah, A. A*., Chowdhury, A., Wang, L., Alotaibi, B. A., & Muzamil, M. R. (2024). Rural households' livelihood adaptation strategies in the face of changing climate: A case study from Pakistan. Heliyon.

3.  Khan, N. A., Chowdhury, A., Shah, A. A*., Khan, P., & Alotaibi, B. A. (2023). The institutional support index: A pragmatic approach to assessing the effectiveness of institutions' climate risk management support-A case study of farming communities in Pakistan. Climate Risk Management, 42, 100560.

4.  Shah, A. A., Ullah, A., Mudimu, G. T., Khan, N. A., Khan, A., & Xu, C. (2023). Reconnoitering NGOs strategies to strengthen disaster risk communication (DRC) in Pakistan: A conventional content analysis approach. Heliyon, 9(7).

5.  Shah, A. A., Ullah, A., Khan, N. A., Khan, A., Tariq, M. A. U. R., & Xu, C. (2023). Community social barriers to non-technical aspects of flood early warning systems and NGO-led interventions: The case of Pakistan. Frontiers in Earth Science, 11, 1068721.

6.  Shah, A. A., Ullah, A., Khan, N. A., Pal, I., Alotaibi, B. A., & Traore, A. (2022). Gender Perspective of Flood Early Warning Systems: People-Centered Approach. Water, 14(14), 2261.

7.  Shah, A. A., Khan, N. A., Gong, Z., Ahmad, I., Naqvi, S. A. A., Ullah, W., & Karmaoui, A. (2022). Farmers’ perspective towards climate change vulnerability, risk perceptions, and adaptation measures in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 1-18.

8.  Shah, A. A., Ajiang, C., Khan, N. A., Alotaibi, B. A., & Tariq, M. A. U. R. (2022). Flood Risk Perception and Its Attributes among Rural Households under Developing Country Conditions: The Case of Pakistan. Water, 14(6), 992.

9.  Shah, A. A., Ajiang, C., Gong, Z., Khan, N. A., Ali, M., Ahmad, M., ... & Shahid, A. (2022). Reconnoitering school children vulnerability and its determinants: Evidence from flood disaster-hit rural communities of Pakistan. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 70, 102735.

10. Shah, A. A., Gong, Z., Khan, N. A., Khan, I., Ali, M., & Naqvi, S. A. A. (2021). Livelihood diversification in managing catastrophic risks: Evidence from flood-disaster regions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 28(30), 40844-40857.

11. Ali, M., Arif, M., & Shah, A. A*. (2021). Complementary feeding practices and associated factors among children aged 6–23 months in Pakistan. Plos one, 16(2), e0247602.

12. Shah, A. A., Wu, W., Gong, Z., Pal, I., & Khan, J. (2021). Multidimensional six-stage model for flood emergency response in schools: A case study of Pakistan. Natural Hazards, 105(2), 1977-2005.

13. Shah, A. A., Gong, Z., Ali, M., Sun, R., Naqvi, S. A. A., & Arif, M. (2020). Looking through the Lens of schools: Children perception, knowledge, and preparedness of flood disaster risk management in Pakistan. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 50, 101907.

14. Shah, A. A., Gong, Z., Pal, I., Sun, R., Ullah, W., & Wani, G. F. (2020). Disaster risk management insight on school emergency preparedness–a case study of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 51, 101805.

15. Shah, A. A., Gong, Z., Ali, M., Jamshed, A., Naqvi, S. A. A., & Naz, S. (2020). Measuring education sector resilience in the face of flood disasters in Pakistan: an index-based approach. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 27(35), 44106-44122.

16. Ali, M., & Shah, A. A*. (2020). Finding synergies among food, health, care and environment as determinants of malnutrition in Pakistan. Journal of Public Health, 1-8.

17. Shah, A. A., Ye, J., Shaw, R., Ullah, R., & Ali, M. (2020). Factors affecting flood-induced household vulnerability and health risks in Pakistan: the case of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Province. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 42, 101341.

18. Shah, A. A., Shaw, R., Ye, J., Abid, M., Amir, S. M., Pervez, A. K., & Naz, S. (2019). Current capacities, preparedness and needs of local institutions in dealing with disaster risk reduction in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. International journal of disaster risk reduction, 34, 165-172.

19. Shah, A. A., Ye, J., Pan, L., Ullah, R., Shah, S. I. A., Fahad, S., & Naz, S. (2018). Schools’ flood emergency preparedness in khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. International Journal of Disaster Risk Science, 9(2), 181-194.

20. Shah, A. A., Ye, J., Abid, M., Khan, J., & Amir, S. M. (2018). Flood hazards: household vulnerability and resilience in disaster-prone districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Natural hazards, 93(1), 147-165.

21. Shah, A. A., Ye, J., Abid, M., & Ullah, R. (2017). Determinants of flood risk mitigation strategies at household level: a case of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, Pakistan. Natural hazards, 88(1), 415-430.

22. Ullah, A., Bavorova, M., Shah, A. A., & Kandel, G. P. (2024). Climate change and rural livelihoods: The potential of extension programs for sustainable development. Sustainable Development.

23. Khan, A., Gong, Z., Shah, A. A., & Haq, M. (2024). A comprehensive assessment model for livelihood vulnerability using fuzzy TOPSIS technique: A case of 2022 flood in Pakistan. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 104351.

24. Ullah, A., Bavorova, M., Shah, A. A., & Kandel, G. P. (2023). Community participation in development programs: Key lessons from the billion trees afforestation project (BTAP). Environmental Science & Policy, 150, 103581.

25. Khan, N. A., Ma, W., Owusu, V., & Shah, A. A. (2023). Does ICT-based farm advisory improve farmers' adaptation to climate change? Evidence from Pakistan. Climate and Development, 15(8), 639-654.

26. Ullah, A., Zeb, A., Shah, A. A., & Bavorova, M. (2023). From education to rehabilitation: empowering farming communities through extension services for landscape restoration. Environment, Development and Sustainability, 1-21.

27. Khan, A., Gong, Z., Shah, A. A., & Haq, M. (2023). A multi-criteria decision-making approach to vulnerability assessment of rural flooding in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 30(19), 56786-56801.

28. Ullah, A., Shah, A. A., Bavorova, M., Kandel, G. P., & Kächele, H. (2023). Adoption of hand tractor technology in terrace farming: Evidence from the Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH), Pakistan. Heliyon, 9(3).

29. Iqbal, K. M. J., Khan, M. I., Mikhaylov, A., Shah, A. A., Yadykin, V., Leal Filho, W., ... & Ullah, W. (2023). Modeling principles, criteria and indicators to assess water sector governance for climate compatibility and sustainability. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 11, 989930.

30. Raza, A., Naqvi, S. A. A., Mehdi, M. A., Usman, M., Ali, S., Shah, A. A., & Hussain, B. (2022). An analysis of the circular economy practices of pesticide container waste in Pakistan. Recycling, 8(1), 4.

31. Ali, S., Ghimire, A., Khan, A., Tariq, G., Shah, A. A., & Tariq, M. A. U. R. (2022). Modelling the nexus of carbon dioxide emissions, economic growth, electricity production and consumption: Assessing the evidence from Pakistan. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 10, 1075730.

32. Shah, S. A. R., Naqvi, S. A. A., Anwar, S., Shah, A. A., & Nadeem, A. M. (2022). Socio-economic impact assessment of environmental degradation in Pakistan: fresh evidence from the Markov switching equilibrium correction model. Environment, Development and Sustainability, 1-31.

33. Rana, S. A., Ali, S. M., Ashraf, M., Shah, A. A., Iqbal, K. M. J., Ullah, W., ... & Ulain, Q. (2022). GIS-based assessment of selective heavy metals and stable carbon isotopes in groundwater of Islamabad and Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 10, 1027323.

34. Khan, A. J., Ul Hameed, W., Iqbal, J., Shah, A. A., Tariq, M. A. U. R., & Bashir, F. (2022). Green HRM and employee efficiency: The mediating role of employee motivation in emerging small businesses. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 10, 1044629.

35. Wani, G. F., Ahmed, R., Ahmad, S. T., Singh, A., Walia, A., Ahmed, P., ... & Mir, R. A. (2022). Local perspectives and motivations of people living in flood-prone areas of Srinagar city, India. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 82, 103354.

36. Khan, N. A., Shah, A. A., Chowdhury, A., Tariq, M. A. U. R., & Khanal, U. (2022). Rice farmers’ perceptions about temperature and rainfall variations, respective adaptation measures, and determinants: Implications for sustainable farming systems. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 10, 997673.

37. Ali, S., Shah, A. A., Ghimire, A., & Tariq, M. A. U. R. (2022). Investigation the nexus between CO2 emissions, agricultural land, crop, and livestock production in Pakistan. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 10, 1014660.

38. Ali, S., Jiang, J., Hassan, S. T., & Shah, A. A. (2022). Revolution of nuclear energy efficiency, economic complexity, air transportation and industrial improvement on environmental footprint cost: A novel dynamic simulation approach. Nuclear Engineering and Technology, 54(10), 3682-3694.

39. Anwar, S., Hussain, B., Usman, M., Naqvi, S. A. A., & Shah, A. A. (2022). Consumers’ switching intentions from conventional to green vehicles in the context of smog risk in Pakistan. Case Studies on Transport Policy, 10(3), 1695-1705.

40. Khan, I., Ali, A., Waqas, T., Ullah, S., Ullah, S., Shah, A. A., & Imran, S. (2022). Investing in disaster relief and recovery: A reactive approach of disaster management in Pakistan. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 75, 102975.

41. Sun, R., Gong, Z., Guo, W., Shah, A. A., Wu, J., & Xu, H. (2022). Flood disaster risk assessment of and countermeasures toward Yangtze River Delta by considering index interaction. Natural Hazards, 112(1), 475-500.

42. Khan, I., Lei, H., Shah, A. A., Khan, I., Baz, K., Koondhar, M. A., & Hatab, A. A. (2022). Environmental quality and the asymmetrical nonlinear consequences of energy consumption, trade openness and economic development: prospects for environmental management and carbon neutrality. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 1-11.

43. Pervez, A. K., Shah, A. A., Uddin, M. E., Sarker, M. N. I., & Islam, M. M. (2022). Risks affecting hybrid rice yield in Bangladesh: two-tier approach of appraisal and management. Journal of Agricultural Sciences–Sri Lanka, 17(1), 211-227.

44.  Ali, M., Abbas, F., & Shah, A. A. (2022). Factors associated with prevalence of diarrhea among children under five years of age in Pakistan. Children and Youth Services Review, 132, 106303.

45.  Karmaoui, A., Zerouali, S., Ayt Ougougdal, H., & Shah, A. A. (2021). A new mountain flood vulnerability index (MFVI) for the assessment of flood vulnerability. Sustainable Water Resources Management, 7, 1-13.

46.  Mudimu, G. T., Zuo, T., Shah, A. A., Nalwimba, N., & Ado, A. M. (2021). Land leasing in a post-land reform context: insights from Zimbabwe. GeoJournal, 86, 2927-2943.

47.  Khan, N. A., Gong, Z., Shah, A. A., Abid, M., & Khanal, U. (2021). Farm-level autonomous adaptation to climate change and its impact on crop productivity: evidence from Pakistan. Environment, Development and Sustainability, 1-26.

48.  Khan, N. A., Gong, Z., & Shah, A. A. (2021). Synergy between climate risk perception, adaptation responses, and agricultural productivity: the case of rice farming communities in Pakistan. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 1-17.

49.  Khan, N. A., Gong, Z., Shah, A. A., & Leng, G. (2021). Formal institutions' role in managing catastrophic risks in agriculture in Pakistan: Implications for effective risk governance. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 65, 102644.

50.  Hussain, B., Naqvi, S. A. A., Anwar, S., Shah, S. A. R., Hassan, R. H. U., & Shah, A. A. (2021). Zig-zag technology adoption behavior among brick kiln owners in Pakistan. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 28, 45168-45182.

51.  Wang, L., Gong, Z., Shi, L., Hu, Z., & Shah, A. A. (2021). Knowledge mapping analysis of research progress and frontiers in integrated disaster risk management in a changing climate. Natural Hazards, 107, 2033-2052.

52.  Sertse, S. F., Khan, N. A., Shah, A. A., Liu, Y., & Naqvi, S. A. A. (2021). Farm households' perceptions and adaptation strategies to climate change risks and their determinants: Evidence from Raya Azebo district, Ethiopia. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 60, 102255.

53.  Khan, I., Lei, H., Shah, A. A., Khan, I., & Muhammad, I. (2021). Climate change impact assessment, flood management, and mitigation strategies in Pakistan for sustainable future. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 28, 29720-29731.

54.  Zhang, Y., Wang, Y., Ahmad, A. B., Shah, A. A., & Qing, W. (2021). How Do Individual-Level Characteristics Influence Cross-Domain Risk Perceptions Among Chinese Urban Residents?. Sage Open, 11(2), 21582440211003570.

55.  Ahmad, M., Akram, W., Ikram, M., Shah, A. A., Rehman, A., Chandio, A. A., & Jabeen, G. (2021). Estimating dynamic interactive linkages among urban agglomeration, economic performance, carbon emissions, and health expenditures across developmental disparities. Sustainable Production and Consumption, 26, 239-255.

56.  Hussain, M., Tayyab, M., Zhang, J., Shah, A. A., Ullah, K., Mehmood, U., & Al-Shaibah, B. (2021). GIS-based multi-criteria approach for flood vulnerability assessment and mapping in district Shangla: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Sustainability, 13(6), 3126.

57.  Rana, I. A., Bhatti, S. S., Aslam, A. B., Jamshed, A., Ahmad, J., & Shah, A. A. (2021). COVID-19 risk perception and coping mechanisms: Does gender make a difference?. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 55, 102096.

58.  Khan, N. A., Gao, Q., Abid, M., & Shah, A. A. (2021). Mapping farmers’ vulnerability to climate change and its induced hazards: evidence from the rice-growing zones of Punjab, Pakistan. Environmental Science and pollution research, 28, 4229-4244.

59.  Sun, R., Gong, Z., Gao, G., & Shah, A. A. (2020). Comparative analysis of Multi-Criteria Decision-Making methods for flood disaster risk in the Yangtze River Delta. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 51, 101768.

60.  Naqvi, S. A. A., Hasis ul Hassan, R., Wu, W., Shah, A. A., Makhdum, M. S. A., & Shah, S. A. R. (2020). Synergy between adaptations and resilience of livelihood from climate change vulnerability: a group-wise comparison of adapters and non-adapters. PloS one, 15(8), e0236794.

61.  Amir, S. M., Liu, Y., Shah, A. A., Khayyam, U., & Mahmood, Z. (2020). Empirical study on influencing factors of biogas technology adoption in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Energy & environment, 31(2), 308-329.

62.  Ali, M., & Shah, A. A. (2020). Finding synergies among food, health, care and environment as determinants of malnutrition in Pakistan. Journal of Public Health, 1-8.

63.  Ado, A. M., Leshan, J., Savadogo, P., Bo, L., & Shah, A. A. (2019). Farmers’ awareness and perception of climate change impacts: case study of Aguie district in Niger. Environment, Development and sustainability, 21, 2963-2977.

64.  Khan, N. A., Qijie, G., Ali, S., Shahbaz, B., & Shah, A. A. (2019). Farmers’ use of mobile phone for accessing agricultural information in Pakistan. Ciência Rural, 49.

65.  Shah, S. I. A., Zhou, J., & Shah, A. A. (2019). Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) practices in smallholder agriculture; emerging evidence from rural Pakistan. Journal of cleaner production, 218, 673-684.

66.  Pervez, A. K., Uddin, E., Shah, A. A., Prodhan, F. A., & Sheikh, M. (2019). Fuzzy-Likert scale based assessment of marketing risk faced by the hybrid rice growers of Bangladesh. Економика пољопривреде, 66(1), 9-22.

67.  Fahad, S., Wang, J., Hu, G., Wang, H., Yang, X., Shah, A. A., ... & Bilal, A. (2018). Empirical analysis of factors influencing farmers crop insurance decisions in Pakistan: Evidence from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Land use policy, 75, 459-467.

68.  Naz, S., Khan, N. P., Afsar,, and AA shah. (2018). Women’s participation and constraints in livestock management: A case of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province Pakistan. Sarhad Journal of Agriculture, 34(4), 917-923.

69.  Ullah, R., Shivakoti, G. P., Zulfiqar, F., Iqbal, M. N., & Shah, A. A. (2017). Disaster risk management in agriculture: Tragedies of the smallholders. Natural hazards, 87, 1361-1375.

70.  Khan, M. A., Kanwal, N., Nabi, P. G., & Shah, A. A. (2016). Empowering women entrepreneurs through microcredit: Assessing the role of Sarhad Rural Support Program in Pakistan. Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management, and Innovation, 12(1), 91-112.

1.  Ahmed Karmaoui, Siham Zerouali, Ashfaq Ahmad Shah, Mohammed Yacoubi-Khebiza. 2019. Ecosystem Services-Climate Health Associations: Water-Climate-Leishmaniasis Nexus in an Endemic Focus of Zoonotic Cutaneous Leishmaniasis. IGI Global Publisher. DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-7387-6.ch014

2.  Shah A.A., Abid M., Jingzhong Ye (2020) An Assessment of Primary Health Care Facilities and Their Preparedness Level in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan: Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT). In: Chan E., Shaw R. (eds) Public Health and Disasters. Disaster Risk Reduction (Methods, Approaches and Practices). Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-0924-7_16

3.  Furqan Ali Shaikh, Indrajit Pal, and Ashfaq Ahmad Shah. Chapter 32 - Formal and nonformal disaster education interventions in Pakistan In book “Disaster Resilience and Sustainability 2021, Pages 705-723

4.  Karmaoui, Ahmed, Siham Zerouali, Ashfaq Ahmad Shah, Mohammed Yacoubi-Khebiza, and Fadoua El Qorchi. "Ecosystem services-climate-health associations: water-climate-Leishmaniasis Nexus in an endemic focus of zoonotic Cutaneous Leishmaniasis." In Climate Change and Its Impact on Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity in Arid and Semi-Arid Zones, pp. 280-290. IGI Global, 2019.

1.  Human Rights-Based Approach Foundation conducted by PEOPLE4CHANGE

2.  Introduction to “Conflict Analysis” by the United States Institute of Peace (USIP)

3.  Attended course on “M&E Fundamentals” conducted by John Hopkins-USAID

4.  Attended course on “M&E Framework” conducted by John Hopkins-USAID

5.  Attended 1-week Course on “Enhancing Quality & Accountability in Humanitarian Standards & Non-Emergencies” conducted by CWS-P/A at Thailand Bangkok

6.  Attended 2 days of training on “Social Protection and Human rights, conducted by DRC/IRM Pakistan

7.  Attended 2 days of Training on “PHAST” conducted by SSD/NRC, Pakistan

8.  Attended 3 days of training on “Do No Harm” conducted by RedR UK Pakistan

9.  Attended 3 days of training on “Problems and prospects of education in Pakistan” Conducted by PARD Pakistan

1.  Journal Reviewer: World Development, Land Use Policy, Resources Policy, Science of the Total Environment, Journal of Cleaner Production, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, Natural Hazards, Risk Analysis, Disasters, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Local Environment, Journal of Risk Research, Journal of International Development, Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure, Plos One, Rural Society, Geocarto International, Environment, Development and Sustainability.

2.  Member of the Editorial Board of Natural Hazards Review

I was honored by China Agricultural University with the "Excellent 2018 Doctoral Thesis award”, and "Excellent Graduate of the Year 2018" award recognizing your exceptional academic performance and overall achievements during your graduate studies.