Dr. Shah Nawaz Khan
Lecturer
Center for Disaster Preparedness and Management | University of Peshawar
Dr. Shah Nawaz Khan is Lecturer at the Centre for Disaster Preparedness and Management, University of Peshawar, Pakistan. He holds PhD in Disaster Preparedness and Management. Currently, he is pursuing postdoctoral research at Keio University, Japan ((https://rajibshaw.org/research/studentdetails/). Dr. Khan specializes in Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), with a particular focus on Flood Risk Assessment, Vulnerability Analysis, and Geo-Spatial Modeling. His research interests encompass Disaster Risk Reduction and Management, Climate Change Adaptation, Applications of GIS and Remote Sensing in Disaster Management Studies, and the Integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Risk Assessment, Early Warning, and Decision-Support Systems.
I am currently pursuing my Postdoctoral fellowship in Disaster Risk Reduction from Keio University, Japan. I hold a PhD in Flood Risk Assessment, along with Postgraduate Diplomas in Disaster Management and Geomatics (GIS and Remote Sensing). My academic background also includes an MSc in Geography, a Bachelor of Education (Biological Sciences), and a BSc with majors in Geography, Zoology, and Chemistry. I completed my intermediate education in Pre-Medical studies and matriculation in the Science group.
Teaching & Research
2011- date: Lecturer, Centre for Disaster Preparedness and Management, University of Peshawar, Pakistan.
2009-2011 Research Associate, Centre for Disaster Preparedness and Management, University of Peshawar, Pakistan.
2008-2009 Research Associate in GTZ (an international German NGO) since September 9, 2008 to December, 2009.
2007-2008 Internship, Department of Geography, Urban & Regional Planning, University of Peshawar.
RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS
BOOK EDITED
2026 Water on the Edge: Pakistan’s Dual Crisis. Springer-Verlag Gmbh, pp. 131-143
BOOK CHAPTERS
2026 An Innovative Approach to use Quantum Latent Generative Modeling for Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs) analysis in Pakistan. In Shaw, Rajib (Ed.), State of Art Policy and Practice of Emerging Technologies in Enhancing Resilience.
2026 Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Disaster Management. In Shaw, Rajib (Ed.), Artificial Intelligence and Development Agenda: Perspectives from East Asia.
2026 Early Warning for All: Science, Systems, and Last-Mile Delivery. In Shaw, Rajib (Ed.), Transforming Disaster Risk Reduction in Asia Pacific Region through Science Policy Action Synergy
2026 Science and Disaster Risk Communication. In Shaw, Rajib (Ed.), Transforming Disaster Risk Reduction in Asia Pacific Region through Science Policy Action Synergy
2026 Public Health, Biological Hazards, and STI in Disaster Risk Reduction. In Shaw, Rajib (Ed.), Transforming Disaster Risk Reduction in Asia Pacific Region through Science Policy Action Synergy
2026 Youth, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation Ecosystems for DRR, In Shaw, Rajib (Ed.), Transforming Disaster Risk Reduction in Asia Pacific Region through Science Policy Action Synergy
2015 Khan, A. N., and Khan S. N., 2015. Drought Risk and Reduction Approaches in Pakistan. In Rahman, Atta-Ur-, Khan, Amir Nawaz, Shaw, Rajib (Eds.), Disaster Risk Reduction Approaches in Pakistan: Springer-Verlag Gmbh, pp. 131-143
2015 Khan, A. N., and Khan S. N., 2015.Landslide Risk and Reduction Approaches in Pakistan. In Rahman, Atta-Ur-, Khan, Amir Nawaz, Shaw, Rajib (Eds.), Disaster Risk Reduction Approaches in Pakistan: Springer-Verlag Gmbh, pp. 131-143 pp. 145-1160
Contribution in encyclopedia of DRR
2026 Drought. In: Shaw, R. (eds) Encyclopedia of Disaster Risk Reduction. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-4547-0_196-1
RESEARCH PAPERS
2026 Comparative Analysis of Multiple Drought Indices and Indigenous Knowledge for Drought Assessment in the Hindukush Region of Pakistan. Research Journal for Social Affairs, 4(3(a), 113-132. https://doi.org/10.71317/RJSA.004.03(a).0842
2025 Comparative Analysis of Multiple Drought Indices for the Hindukush Region in Pakistan. ACADEMIA International Journal for Social Sciences, 4(3), 6295-6315. https://doi.org/10.63056/ACAD.004.03.1386
2025 Arsenic speciation in soil from urban recreational parks and human health risk assessment. Urban Ecosystem, 28:10 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11252-024-01650-x
2024 Post-GLOF recovery analysis: A case study of the 2019 event in Golain Gol, Lower Chitral, Pakistan. International Journal of contemporary issues in social sciences, Volume 3, issue 3, 2024, ISSN (P) 2959-3808|2959-2461 https://ijciss.org/index.php/ijciss/article/view/1289/1447
2024 Vermi-remediation impacts on growth and metals bioaccumulation in tomato irrigated with wastewater. Chemosphere, Volume 362, 12 August 2024, 142848. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0045653524017429?dgcid=coauthor
2023 Human Health and Ecological Risks Associated with total and Bio-accessible Concentrations of Cadmium and Lead in Urban Park Soils. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 110 : 61 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-023-03703-x
2022 Origin of Natural Hazards and Disasters in the light of the Holy Qur’an. Indian Journal of Economics and Business Vol. 21 No. 1 (2022). 931-942. http://www.ashwinanokha.com/IJEB.php https://www.ashwinanokha.com/resources/ijeb%20v21-1-2022-71.%20Shah%20Nawaz%20Khan-n.pdf
2022 Application of GIS/RS in Assessment of Flash Flood Causes and Damages: A Case Study of Budhni Nullah, District Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Sustainable Business and Society in Emerging Economies, 4(2), 283-294. DOI: https://ideas.repec.org/a/src/sbseec/v4y2022i2p283-294.html
2022 Climate Change Perception: A Comparative Study of Urban-Rural Communities in District Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Journal of Peace, Development and Communication, vol. 06, no. 02, 2022, pp. 291–304, https://doi.org/10.36968/JPDC-V06-I02-20
https://pdfpk.net/pdf/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/348-20.pdf
2022 Assessment of drought, its causes and consequences in connection with local wisdom: a case study of Kohat basin drought-2017, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Disaster Advances Vol. 15 (3).
2021 GIS-Based Urban Flood Resilience Assessment Using Urban Flood Resilience Model: A Case Study of Peshawar City, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Remote Sens. 2021, 13, 1864. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13101864. https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/13/10/1864
2021 Assessment of safety measures against seismic and fire hazards in the University of Buner. Disaster Advances, Vol. 14 (11) November (2021)
2020 Evaluation of CMIP5 models and projected changes in temperatures over South Asia under global warming of 1.5 oC, 2 oC, and 3 oC. Atmospheric Research
Volume 246, 1 December 2020, 105122. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169809519317600?dgcid=coauthor#bi0005
2019 Approaches for Disaster Risk Reduction and Management in the Context of Islam. Fahm-i-Islam Journal, volume 2, issue 1, 2019.
https://journals.wumardan.edu.pk/issue_detail.php?issue_id=11&vol=02&journal_id=1
2019 Flood probability analysis for different return periods in District Peshawar, Pakistan. Journal of Himalayan Earth Sciences Volume 52, No. 2, 2019 pp. 225-236. http://nceg.uop.edu.pk/GeologicalBulletin/Vol-52(2)-2019/Vol-52(2)-2019-Paper18.pdf
2016 Identification of Suitable Sites for Solid Waste Disposal using GIS Multi-criteria Analysis in Peshawar, Pakistan. Proceedings of the Pakistan Academy of Sciences: B. Life and Environmental Sciences 53 (4): 309–321 http://www.paspk.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Identification-of-Suitable-Sites.pdf
2016 Flood Vulnerability Assessment in Union Council Jahangira, District Nowshera Pakistan. Journal of Science & Technology, volume 40, (2), P 21-30.
http://journals.uop.edu.pk/issue_detail.php?issue_id=15&journal_id=11
2016 Analysis of Socio-Economic Problems of Temporarily Dislocated People in Jalozai Camp District Nowshehra, Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Peace & Conflict Studies Vol. 40, No.1. 2016, Pp -31-43. http://journals.uop.edu.pk/issue_detail.php?issue_id=12&journal_id=14
2016 Impacts of insurgency on higher secondary education: A case study of tehsil Bara Khyber Agency FATA, Pakistan. Journal of Science & Technology, volume 40, (1), P 25-44. http://journals.uop.edu.pk/issue_detail.php?issue_id=13&journal_id=11
2014 Appraisal of flood mitigation practices in Timergara city, District Dir Lower, Pakistan. Journal of Science & Technology, volume 38, (2), P 31-35 http://journals.uop.edu.pk/papers/01.pdf
2014 Flood Risk Assessment in Selected Union Councils of District Swat, Pakistan. Journal of Science & Technology, volume 38, (1),P 11-21. http://journals.uop.edu.pk/papers/2(1).pdf
2013 Impact of Chashma Right Bank Canal (CRBC) on agricultural production of district D.I.Khan: An ex post evaluation. Journal of Science & Technology, volume 37, (2), P 37-54 http://journals.uop.edu.pk/papers/37-52%20A.pdf
2013 Analysis of the Community based early warning system: A case study of Tehsil Charsadda Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, Journal of Science & Technology, volume 37, (2), P 55-61. http://journals.uop.edu.pk/papers/53-59%20A.pdf
2013 Site and Situation Impacts on the growth of Proposed New Balakot Town, Pakistan. Journal of Science & Technology, volume 37, (1), P 21-34.
http://journals.uop.edu.pk/papers/3.%20Amjad%20final%20Paper.pdf
2013 Environmental Monitoring of Housing Scheme with special reference to Drinking Water Quality. Journal of Science & Technology, volume 37, (1), P 47-54.
http://journals.uop.edu.pk/jst/research-articles.php?issue=5
2013 Causes, Effects and Remedies: A case study of Rural Flooding in District Charsadda, Pakistan, Journal of Managerial Sciences, Volume 7 (1) P 1-21.
https://www.qurtuba.edu.pk/jms/default_files/JMS/7_1/JMS_January_June2012_1-19.pdf
2012 Analysis of Damages caused by Flood-2010 in District Peshawar. Journal of Science & Technology, volume 36, (1&2), P 11-16.
http://journals.uop.edu.pk/papers/2.pdf
2011 Planning for Drought: The Case of Pakistan. Pakistan Geographical Review, volume 66 (1&2) P 21-39.
2009 Tourism and its Environmental and legal Implications in the Himalayan Ecosystem: A case study of Azad Jamu and Kashmir, Pakistan, Journal of Law and Society, vol. xxxix (54), P 17-34.