Dr. Ragab Ragab obtained a BSc. in Soil and Water Sciences (1970), MSc. in Irrigation (1974), and Ph.D. in Rural Engineering from the University of Leuven, Belgium (1982). He is a UKCEH Fellow, Principal Hydrologist and Water Resources Management Specialist with over 40 years of experience. He is the Past President of the International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (2020–2023). His interests include building cross-sectoral collaborations to understand the interactions across the water–energy–food nexus to help stakeholders set objectives for freshwater management and transform science into management solutions. As an editor of the Journal of Agricultural Science, he contributes to Cambridge University Press (2013–present). He serves as an Adjunct Professor at the Soil and Water Sciences Dept., University of Alexandria, Egypt. He founded the Work Group on the Use of Nonconventional Water Resources for Food Production, ICID, (1997–present). His past roles include Chairman of the UK National Committee on Irrigation and Drainage (2007–2011) and Chairman of the Permanent Committee on Strategies and Organization, ICID (2011–2014). He is Honorary President of ICID and Chairman of the Work Group on the water–food–energy nexus, ICID. He developed two widely used models, the SALTMED model, "Integrated management tool for water, crops, soil, and N-fertilizers", and IHMS, "Integrated hydrological Modelling system for catchment scale" (https://icid-ciid.org/inner_page/41).