Background
Contact
Professor Basheer’s research is on the planning and management of Hydrology and Water Resource Systems.
His work covers hydropower planning and operations, the water-energy-food nexus, water resources economics, and coupled human-water systems. He uses interdisciplinary approaches to help plan sustainable water infrastructure, considering engineering and socio-economic dimensions while adapting to future uncertainties such as climate change.
Prof Basheer and his group develop analytical frameworks for designing interventions in water resource and hydrology systems using state-of-the-art simulation approaches coupled with artificial intelligence techniques. His research contributes to several domestic and international sustainability goals, including Zero Hunger, Clean Water and Sanitation, Affordable and Clean Energy, Reduced Inequalities, and Climate Action.
Pr. Mohammed Basheer
Affiliation
- Affiliate – U of T’s Institute for Water Innovation (IWI)
- Affiliate – U of T’s SDGs Scholars Academy
- Executive Member – U of T’s Centre for Climate Science and Engineering (CSE)
Research interests
- Hydrology and Water Resource Systems
- Hydropower planning and operations
- Water-energy-food nexus
- Artificial Intelligence in water resources
- Coupled human-water systems
- Climate change adaptation and mitigation
- Multi-hazard assessment and management
Education
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Civil Engineering (Water Engineering and Economics), The University of Manchester, United Kingdom (2022).
- Master of Science (MSc) in Integrated Water Resources Management, Cologne University of Applied Sciences, Germany (2017).
- Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Civil Engineering, University of Khartoum, Sudan (2013).
Awards
- Humboldt Research Fellowship for Postdoctoral Researchers from Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Germany, 2023.
- Certificate of achievement for top cited article 2021-2022 in the journal “River Research and Applications” for the paper “Cooperative operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam reduces Nile riverine floods.”
Tel: (416) 978-6854
Expertise: Water Resources and Hydrology
Areas of Specialization: Environmental Engineering
Publications
- Wheeler, Kevin G., Sami O. Eltoum Mohammed Basheer, Zelalem T. Mekonnen, Azeb Mersha, Gamal M. Abdo, Edith A. Zagona, Jim W. Hall, and Simon J. Dadson. “Cooperative filling approaches for the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.” Water International (2016): 1-24.
- M Basheer, KG Wheeler, L Ribbe, M Majdalawi, G Abdo, EA Zagona. “Quantifying and evaluating the impacts of cooperation in transboundary river basins on the Water-Energy-Food nexus: The Blue Nile Basin”. Science of the Total Environment (2018), 1309-1323.
- Mohammed Basheer, Victor Nechifor, Alvaro Calzadilla, Khalid Siddig, Mikiyas Etichia, Dale Whittington, David Hulme, Julien J Harou. “Collaborative management of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam increases economic benefits and resilience”. Nature Communications (2021), 5622.
