International Commission on Irrigation & Drainage (ICID)

Position	Category	Period
Member	TF-WEWM	2024-2026
Provisional Member	WG-CDTE	2023-2028
Provisional Member	WG-WFE-N	2023-2028

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Executive Secretary, Iran Regional Node, ICID International Research Program for Irrigation and Drainage (IRPID-IRN)

No. 1 Shahrsaz Alley, Kargozar St., Zafar (Dastgerdi) St. Tehran, Iran. Postal Code: 1919839713 , Iran , Iran

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Dr. Behzad Navidi Nassaj is a highly accomplished water resources engineer with a Ph.D. in Water Resources Engineering from IAU University of Iran his dissertation focused on applying in-situ observation and global gridded climate datasets to improve drought monitoring systems. He has also earned a Master of Science in Water Resources Engineering and a Bachelor's Degree in Agriculture-Water Engineering from the same university.

Dr. Navidi Nassaj possesses extensive experience in research and professional work related to water resources management, Drought Monitoring, Drought Prediction, Climate Change, Climate Forecast, and Streamflow Forecast. He is currently a researcher at the Innovation, Technology Development, and Applied Research Office of the Khuzestan Water and Power Authority (KWPA). He has also held consulting positions at TOOSSAB Consulting and Engineering Company. Notably, Dr. Navidi Nassaj holds the position of Executive Secretary of the ICID International Research Program for Irrigation and Drainage- Iran Regional Node (ICID IRPID-IRN), demonstrating his ongoing leadership and commitment to the field.

Dr. Navidi Nassaj has written and published research articles in major water resources journals, with articles in prestigious journals such as Hydrological Sciences Journal, Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans, and Journal of Soil and Water Sciences. He is also proficient in using a variety of water resource models, including SWAT, WEAP, HEC-HMS, and black box models such as Artificial Neural Network (ANN) and Fuzzy Logic models. Furthermore, his expertise extends to programming languages such as Matlab, making him a well-rounded professional with valuable technical skills.

Dr. Navidi Nassaj's dedication to the field of water resources management is further underscored by his active membership in various professional organizations. He is a member of the ICID Young Professional Network, the IRNCID Young Professional Network, and the Young Working Group of the Khuzestan Regional Committee on Irrigation and Drainage (KRCID). Additionally, he is a member of the Rural Water Supply Net (RWSN) for Young Professionals.

Recognizing his exceptional achievements, Iran's National Elites Foundation (INEF) has honored Dr. Navidi Nassaj as an elite since 2022. This distinction speaks volumes about his dedication, expertise, and potential to contribute significantly to the advancement of water resources management.

Behzad Navidi Nassaj, Narges Zohrabi, Alireza Nikbakht Shahbazi, and Hossein Fathian. "Evaluation of three gauge-based global gridded precipitation datasets for drought monitoring over Iran." Hydrological Sciences Journal. 66, no. 14 (2021), 2033-2045. doi:10.1080/02626667.2021.1978444.

Behzad Navidi Nassaj, Narges Zohrabi, Alireza N. Shahbazi, and Hossein Fathian. "Evaluating the Performance of Eight Global Gridded Precipitation Datasets Across Iran." Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans, (2022), 101297. doi: 10.1016/j.dynatmoce.2022.101297.

Behzad Navidi Nassaj, Zohrabi Narges, Shahbazi Ali. Integrated analysis of the effect of improving irrigation efficiency on the reliability and vulnerability of water resources system by considering discharge fluctuations (A case study of Dez basin). Journal of Soil and Water Sciences. 2019; 23 (2): 379-395

Behzad Navidi Nassaj, Zohrabi, Narges, Nikbakht Shahbazi, Alireza, Fathian, Hossein. (2021). Evaluation of global network precipitation data in drought monitoring (Case study: Karun Bozorg catchment). Journal of Water and Soil Resources Protection (Scientific - Research) .10 (3), 79-96

Behzad Navidi Nassaj, Narges Zohrabi and Ali Shahbazi. 2017. Evaluating the effects of increasing efficiency and hydropower generation (A case study of Dez Basin water resources system), Journal of Water Science Engineering.

Behzad Navidi Nassaj, Narges Zohrabi, spatio-temporal evaluation of the cru global gridded dataset accuracy in long-term monitoring of potential evapotranspiration, 24th International Congress on Irrigation and Drainage, 03-10 October 2022, Adelaide, South Australia.

Behzad Navidi Nassaj, Narges Zohrabi, Ali Shahbazi, Integrated analyzes of the Impacts of Streamflow Fluctuations and irrigation efficiency improvement on Irrigation and Drainage Networks using Performance Indices. International conference and 69th International Executive Council Meeting of International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage, Aguste 12-17, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. 2018.

Narges Zohrabi, Behzad Navidi Nassaj, Ali Shahbazi. Evaluating the impacts of improving irrigation efficiency on water resources system reliability. 85th annual meeting of international commission on large dam. July 3- 7, 2017. Prague. The Czech Republic.

Narges Zohrabi, Behzad Navidi Nassaj, Ali Shahbazi. ASSESSMENT THE EFFECTS OF SURFACE IRRIGATION EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT ON WATER RESOURCES SYSTEM INDICES. 23rd ICID (International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage) Congress and 68th IEC Meeting. October 8-18, Mexico, 2017.

Behzad Navidi Nassaj, Narges Zohrabi, Ali Shahbazi. Evaluation of the effects of increasing irrigation efficiency on the characteristics of water resources system using the WEAP conceptual model. Fourth Annual International Congress on Agricultural Development, Natural Resources, Environment and Tourism of Iran, Tabriz, Iran, 2019.

Behzad Navidi Nassaj, Narges Zohrabi and Ali Shahbazi. 2016, Estimation of Total Irrigation Efficiency in Dez Irrigation and Drainage Network from 2011 to 2015, 3rd International Conference on Sustainable Development, Strategies and Challenges Focusing on Agriculture, Natural Resources, Environment and Tourism, Tabriz, Permanent Secretariat of the Conference.

Behzad Navidi Nassaj, Narges Zohrabi, Alireza Nikbakht Shahbazi, Hossein Fathian. (2022). Temporal-spatial measurement of the accuracy of CPC global networking data set in estimating average air temperature (Case study: Karun Bozorg catchment) International Conference on River Engineering (2022), Shahid Chamran University, Ahvaz, Iran

Behzad Navidi Nassaj, Narges Zohrabi, Alireza Nikbakht Shahbazi, Hossein Fathian. (2022). Determining the temporal and spatial accuracy of GPCC V8 precipitation network database in Karun Bozorg catchment International Conference on River Engineering (2022), Shahid Chamran University, Ahvaz, Iran

Zohrabi, N., Ragab, R., Navidi Nassaj, B., Farahani, F., & Nairizi, S. (2023). Role of women in water-food-energy (WFE) nexus - challenges and opportunities. International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID) Working Group Workshop on The Water-Energy-Food-Nexus: Implementation and Examples of Applications. November 2023, India.

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