Abida Dost Mohammad
Lecturer
Department of Environmental Sciences , Faculty of Life Sciences & Informatics

abida.mohammad@buitms.edu.pk
Extension No: 869

Qualification

MSc (2015)
Environmental Management & Policy
Balochistan University of Information Technology Engineering & Management Sciences, Pakistan

Teaching Courses

  • Climate Change Risk Assessment & Management
  • Climatology
  • Climate Change
  • Pollution Control Technologies
  • Urban Environmental Management
  • Environmental Law & Policy
  • Muslim Heritage
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Environmental Education

Teaching Method

  • Collaborative Learning
  • Crossover Learning
  • Expeditionary Learning

Research Interest

  • Water Quality Assessment
  • Sustainable Development
  • climate change Impact on Water Resources

Academic & Social Links

Ms. Abida Dost Muhammad is a Lecturer in the Department of Environmental Sciences at BUITEMS, Quetta, with over 7 years of academic and research experience. She specializes in water quality assessment, fluoride contamination, sustainability, water quality index (WQI) analysis, and climate change adaptation. A Gold Medalist in MS Environmental Management and Policy from BUITEMS (CGPA 3.97/4.0), Ms. Abida also holds a BS in Chemistry from Sardar Bahadur Khan Women’s University, Quetta. Her academic excellence is complemented by strong technical skills, including proficiency in MS Office, SPSS, & ARC-GIS, and laboratory techniques such as potentiometry, chromatography, flame photometry. Her ongoing Pakistan Science Foundation-funded research project (2024–2026) focuses integrated modeling to assess climate change and anthropogenic impacts on Quetta Basin’s groundwater resources. She has also served as a Research Supervisor and Focal Person for CMS at BUITEMS.

Publications

Water resources of Balochistan, Pakistan-a review (vol 14, 289, 2021)
Malik Muhammad Akhtar, Abida Dost Mohammad, Muhsan Ehsan, Rabia Akhtar, Jalil Ur Rehman, Zaira Manzoor (2021) ARABIAN JOURNAL OF GEOSCIENCES vol. 14 no. 7 pp. -
Correction to: Water resources of Balochistan, Pakistan—a review
Malik Muhammad Akhtar, Abida Dost Mohammad, Muhsan Ehsan, Rabia Akhtar, Jalil ur Rehman, Zaira Manzoor (2021) Arabian Journal of Geosciences vol. 14 no. 7 pp. 632
Water resources of Balochistan, Pakistan—a review
Malik Muhammad Akhtar, Abida Dost Mohammad, Muhsan Ehsan, Rabia Akhtar, Jalil ur Rehman, Zaira Manzoor (2021) Arabian Journal of Geosciences vol. 14 no. 4 pp. 289
Appraisal of Fluoride Contamination in Groundwater Using Statistical Approach in Rural Areas of Quetta, Balochistan
Abida Dost Mohammad, Rida Faisal, Malik Mohammad Akhtar (2020) Pakistan Journal of Analytical & Environmental Chemistry vol. 21 no. 2 pp. 314-321
An application of WQI and correlation matrix to evaluate groundwater quality around brick kilns of Loralai District Balochistan
Abida Dost Mohammad, Rida Fatima Rind (2020) Journal of Asian Scientific Research vol. 10 no. 2 pp. 88
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Work Experience

July 2016 to Date
Lecturer at EVS
BUITEMS

Certifications

Training on Climate Resilient Development Planning for Provincial Planning Officers of Govt. of Baluchistan 5th March 2024
Ministry of Planning,Development & Special Initiatives, Pakistan, 2025
Introduction to ARC-GIS PRO
UDEMY, United States, 2023 Learn More
Wolters Kluwer OVID Database
Wolters Kluwer, Netherlands, 2023
Workshop on University Teaching
BUITEMS, Pakistan, 2022
Seminar on Intellectual Property, Patent & Trade Mark
BUITEMS, Pakistan, 2019
Training workshop on Orientation to SPSS & STATA by USAID & CIMMYT
USAID & CIMMYT, Pakistan, 2019
BUITEMS professional competency enhancement
BUITEMS, Pakistan, 2016