Afroz Ahmad is an Indian environment scientist and a former civil servant. He possess united nations expertise in Environmental management and protection and Leadership. Presently he is an advisor to the Government of Maharashtra for Environment, forest and human rehabilitation affairs having a status of state guest. He is an advocate for integrating environment with development to ensure sustainable development in India. Before joining Indian service in 1989, he was with United Nations Programme in Germany. On 5 December 2014, Ahmad was appointed Member of the Narmada Control Authority, Ministry of Water ResourcesGovernment of India on the approval of Appointments Committee of the Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister of India. Ahmad is Chairman/Member of various high level national and international committees related to Environment, Forest, Development etc.
Afroz Ahmad married Begum Sadiya Yasmin, daughter of poet and Politician Bekal Utsahi. Sadiya is a poetess and social worker. He has two sons, Dr. Mohamid Afroz khan, who is a medical doctor, and Samman Afroz khan who graduated from Cardiff University, and is a research analyst and a businessman.
Publications
Ahmad is author of over 100 research papers, articles and reports on environmental management, sustainable development, policy planning, and human rehabilitation, including three papers published by The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Some notable publications are:
Assessment of Environmental Impacts of Sarda Sahayak Canal Irrigation Project of Uttar Pradesh Government, India. Int. J.Environmental Studies, ENGLAND, Vol.28, 123–130, 1986.
Environmental impacts evaluation of Gandak Canal Irrigation Project of Eastern U.P., India and Guidelines for its Management. Int. J. Environmental studies, ENGLAND, Vol.32, pp. 137–149, 1988.
Analysis of Himalayan Environmental Problems and Guidelines with special emphasis on Application of Environmental Impact Assessment for the Planning, Management and for sustainable development. The Environmentalist, ENGLAND, Vol.10, No.4, pp. 281–298, 1990.
Application of Environmental Impact Assessment in Himalayas: An Ecosystem approach for resources conservation and sustainable development. AMBIO, The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Stockholm, SWEDEN, Vol.22, No.1, pp. 4–9, February, 1993.
Environmental Impact Assessment for sustainable development: Chittaurgarh Irrigation Project in Outer Himalayas. AMBIO, The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, SWEDEN, Vol.20, No.7, pp. 298–302, November 1991.
Rehabilitation of the displaced – A comprehensive Policy Approach. The Administrator, Journal of the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administrator, Mussoorie, India, Vol.XLIII, pp. 47–64, April–June, 1998.
Environmental degradation and possible solution for its restoration - A case study of magnesite mining in Indian Central Himalayas. U.N. 's Desertification Control Bulletin, No.21, Nairobi, KENYA, pp. 15–23, 1992.
Rehabilitation of the displaced – A comprehensive Policy Approach. The Administrator, Journal of the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administrator, Mussoorie, India, Vol.XLIII, pp. 47–64, April–June, 1998.
Problems for the conservation of Fresh Water Fish Genetic Resources in India, and some possible solutions. NAGA, the ICLARM Quarterly, Manila, PHILIPPINES, Vol.18, July, 1995, pp. 21–25.
Water – A Looming Crisis – In the Book : India's Development After Independence, Gyan Publishing House, New Delhi, 2002, pp. 263–296.
Disaster Risk Reduction through Integrated River Basin Management – Policy Approach, NIDM, Ministry of Home Affairs, vol.7, number 1 and 2 December 2013, pp. 181–198.
