Environment, Disaster Management Yahya. M.

Musakhel
GIS and Development

Mohammad Yahya Musakhel

Specialism: Environment Assessment, , GIS, Disaster Management
Natural Resources and Social Development
Date of birth: 1st February 1979 Place of Birth: Musakhel, Pakistan
Nationality: Pakistani
E-mail: akyahya@gmail.com, amyahya2002@yahoo.com
Contact: C/o Daha Medical Store, Garden Town Sher Shah road Multan, Pakistan
Ph: ++92-823-610821, Cell: ++92-345-2004112, ++92-333-7923433

OVERVIEW
Environment, Development and Information Systems specialist. Takes a holistic viewpoint,
integrating environmental, social and economic information. Experienced in EIA, knowledge
management, GIS, remote sensing, protected area planning, questionnaire surveys, policy and
project support, and review or evaluation of research and project proposals for international
agencies. Takes a keen interest in Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation. Activities have
included: analysis of factors responsible for illegal hunting in Hingol National Park, Balochistan;
EIA of dams for hydropower and water supply in Lasbellah and Musakhel Pakistan;
Environment and social monitoring of hydropower construction in Hingol; contaminated land
assessment in Gadani Ship breaking yard; adviser on Health and disaster Management
programme knowledge MJKJ Foundation. Also involved in monitoring of Sulaiman Markhore
populations. Pak base, available for home-based and short term consultancies.

KEY EXPERTISE
• Over 8 years experience in integrating social, Environment, GIS and Development
• Knowledge management and information systems as a tool for poverty alleviation and
development, including livestock information systems and sustainable development.
• Environment impact assessment and monitoring (EIA), including: energy, hydropower,
water resources, disaster management and contaminated land.
• Biodiversity Inventory, Conservation Ecology, and Wildlife surveys.
• Integration of multi-disciplinary data sources.
• Geographic Information Systems (GIS), statistics.
• Programme Monitoring and Evaluation.

QUALIFICATIONS
BSc Geography, Zoology, Botany, University of Balochistan, 2000;
M. Sc. University of Balochistan, 2003

LANGUAGES Speaking Reading Writing

English Good Good Good
Urdu
Good Good Good
Pashto (mother tongue)
Good Good Good

COMPUTER / SOFTWARE EXPERIENCE

• MS Office Suite (Office 2007), Visio, Acrobat, Photoshop, Paint shop, MapInfo, Concept
Mapping, and more… Documents in Word, PDF, html, and LaTeX, including preparation of
graphics and artwork, copyediting and proofreading.

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EMPLOYMENT RECORD
2010 - Present Provincial Programme Manager, Balochistan, Mir Jaffar Khan Jamali
Foundation, Pakistan

2008 – 2010 District Coordinator, IUCN Pakistan in Qila Saifullah Balochistan,

2006 – 2008 Provincial Conservation Officer, UNDP-SUSG-CAsia in Quetta Balochistan,

2005 – 2006 Assistant Sociologist, World Bank-GEF in Lasbella, Gwader and Awaran
Balochistan

2004 – 2005 Technical Advisor, Balochistan Forest and Wildlife Department, Musakhel
2003 – 2004 Development Officer, WWF Pakistan, in Quetta Pakistan

2002 -- 2003 Environmental Study Assistant, Islamic Relief, Noshki, Chaghi and Kharan

EXPERIENCE

• Evaluation of project proposals, research proposals, and reports for a number of

organisations.

• (2006-2008). Ecological monitoring , technical assistance on questionnaire surveys within a

project documenting and communicating environmental impacts, establishing capacity for
ecological monitoring in biodiversity hotspots in NWFP and Balochistan, Pakistan

• (2009-2010). Environmental monitoring of Hingol Dam hydropower development project,

Scope of work and planning for annual socio-economic surveys. Analysis and evaluation of
monitoring data from environment, physical, chemical, health, and assessment of socio-
economic surveys. Compilation of environmental monitoring reports. Spatial analysis and
recommendations for design of rural water supply.

• (2006-2007). Environmental Impact Assessment of proposed Hingol Dam and reservoir in

Hingol National Park Area Pakistan.

• (2003-2004). Short-term Disaster risk reduction inputs to Islamic Relief and WWF Pakistan
in Chaghi, Kharan and Noshki Districts of Balochistan.

• (2004- 2008). Biodiversity and ecological surveys, studies and inventories of biodiversity
hotspots in Tobattee, Chitral Gol National Park, NWFP, Hingol National park, Takatu, Quetta,
Torghar, Qila Saifullah, Noshki, Chaghi, Musakhel, Khuzdar, Loralai, Pishin and Hazargangi
Chiltan National park, Balochistan.

• (2009). Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of feasibility studies for Gidani Ship
Breaking Yard on Balochistan Coast Pakistan. Water Quality Assessment. Field work, Impact
assessment and report compilation.

• (2005). Forest management planning study: Preparation of the management plan of

Sarkandi State Forest in Musakhel . Development of GIS system and biodiversity and habitat
mapping.

PUBLICATIONS / REPORTS
Yahya. M. Musakhel et. al (2009-2010): Impact of Hingol Hydropower generation dam on Hingol
National park and its biodiversity and livelihoods.
Yahya. M. Musakhel et. al (2009): Integrated assessment of Balochistan coast, Lasbella and
Gwader districts.

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Yahya. M. Musakhel et. al (2008): Environmental impacts of Gidani Ship breaking yard on coatal
ecosystem of Balochistan.
Yahya. M. Musakhel (2007): An Ethnobotanical Knowledge among the Tribals of Torghar Area
Distirct Qilla Saifullah, Balochistan (Booklet)
Yahya. M. Musakhel (2007): Vegetation Survey of Qilla saifullah District Balochistan (Survey
report)
Yahya. M. Musakhel (2004): An Ethnobotanical study of Musakhel Area (M. Sc. Thesis)
M. Y. Musakhel, Jbbar. A, Tareen R.B. and Bazai Z. A. (2006): An evaluation study on Impacts of
fuel efficient stoves on Juniper ecosystem Balochistan (Published in Journal of Biotechnology and
biological sciences)
M. Y. Musakhel, Tareen R.B., Ajab M and Kiani S. A (2006): An Ethnobotanical study among the
tribals of Musakhel District Balochistan .
Abdul Jabbar, Musakhel M. Y., Tareen R. B., Javed R. and Nasir J. (2004): Impacts of drought on
environment and livelihoods and its mitigation measures in District Chaghi, Balochistan (Published)
Abdul Jabbar, Musakhel M. Y., Tareen R. B., Javed R. and Nasir J. (2004): Drought impacts
analysis and possible remedy measures in Kharan District .
Yahya. M. Musakhel (2005): Identification of Biodiversity of Musakhel district Balochistan
Jamal Nasir and Yahya. M. Musakhel (2005): Ecological assessment of Tobatte community
protected area District Kalat Balochistan
Yahya. M. Musakhel and Nasir J. (2004): Wildlife survey and assessment in Takatu Mountain
District Pishin (Published)
Tareen R. B, Asrar M., Malghani M. A. K, Asif M. And Musakhel M. Y. (2002): Medicinal plants and
its usage in six districts Quetta, Ziarat, Mastung, Kalat, Khuzdar and Pishin) Balochistan
(Published)
Abdul Jabar and Musakhel M.Y. (2004): Socio-economic and Medicinal Value of Plants of Juniper
Tract, Ziarat, Pishin and Loralai Districts. (Yet not published)
Yahya. M. Musakhel and Jan Wind (2005): ecological survey of Daron Mountain ecosystem
Hingol National Park, Uthal
Yahya. M. Musakhel (2005) : Impacts of Hinglaj Mata Darshan on Ecology of Hingol National
Park (Under Publishing)
Yahya. M. Musakhel and Aysha K. (2005); Social and Biodiversity Survey of Hingol National park
Uthal ( Yet not published).

Honorary Lectures Delivered

• Lecture Delivered on Floral Diversity in Balochistan to M. Phil and M. Sc. Students at

University of Balochistan, Quetta.
• Lecture Delivered on Biodiversity of Balochistan and Conservation to PhD, M. Phil and M.
Sc. students of Environmental Science, Botany and Zoology at Government College
University, Lahore.
• Lecture Delivered on Vegetation Diversity in Balochistan to M. Sc. Students at Lasbella
University of Management and marine Sciences, Uthal.
• Lecture deliver on Environmental issues more then 12 time in different institutions and
organizations.

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