Muhammad Awais
Researcher
Integrated Assessment and Climate Change Research Group
Energy, Climate, and Environment Program
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Biography
Muhammad Awais joined IIASA in 2019 and is a researcher in the Energy, Climate, and Environment Program. He is currently contributing to the development of a multi-scale and multi-sector integrated assessment model within the MESSAGEix ecosystem. He is also a PhD candidate at the University of Victoria, Canada.His main research interests include integrated assessment modeling for accessing sustainable pathways for water-energy-land challenges to support policy analysis at national and basin scales. His MS Thesis was about quantifying costs of environmental flows in the Indus River Basin using the NExus Solutions Tool (NEST) model developed by IIASA.
Awais obtained his master's degree in Hydro Science and Engineering from the Technical University Dresden, Germany (August 2019) and his bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from the National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences, Pakistan (May 2016). In addition, he has one year of experience working with an engineering consultancy firm on designing electrical transmission lines and reviewing hydraulic designs of hydropower projects.
Last update: 29 SEP 2021
Publications
Vinca, A. , Awais, M. , Byers, E. , Fricko, O. , Frank, S. , Satoh, Y., Krey, V. , & Riahi, K. (2022). Including water, energy and land climate impacts and adaptation strategies in IAM scenarios. In: Scenarios Forum 2022, June 2022.
Awais, M. , Vinca, A. , Byers, E. , Fricko, O. , Frank, S. , Satoh, Y., Krey, V. , & Riahi, K. (2022). Integrating climate impacts across energy, water, land systems within a global framework. In: EGU General Assembly 2022, 23-27 May 2022, Vienna.
Vinca, A. , Awais, M. , Byers, E. , Fricko, O. , Frank, S. , Satoh, Y., Krey, V. , & Riahi, K. (2022). The role of multi-sector climate impacts in achieving water, energy, and land SDGs. In: EGU General Assembly 2022, 23-27 May 2022, Vienna.
Zakeri, B. , Awais, M. , Fricko, O. , Kishimoto, P. , & Lovat, F. (2021). MESSAGEix workshop. [Teaching Resource]
Vinca, A. , Parkinson, S. , Riahi, K. , Byers, E. , Siddiqi, A., Muhammad, A., Ilyas, A., Yogeswaran, N., Willaarts, B. , Magnuszewski, P., Awais, M. , Rowe, A., & Djilali, N. (2021). Transboundary cooperation a potential route to sustainable development in the Indus basin. Nature Sustainability 4 331-339. 10.1038/s41893-020-00654-7.