News archive

2009

DecemberFutureWater Reports now available as paperback
DecemberFutureWater on the climate train to Copenhagen
OctoberNew climate change impact project in Kenya
OctoberIdentifying future Food and Water Research Themes
OctoberGreen Water Credits workshop in Kenya
SeptemberEvaluating evapotranspiration standards in the Netherlands
SeptemberRelating Q fever and environmental conditions
SeptemberWorkshop on analysis tools for Green Water Credits
MayWorkshop on the role of remote sensing for water resources management
JanuaryDeveloping a SWAP-GIS interface for the Flemish Environment Agency
JanuaryFurther expansion of FutureWater team

2008

DecemberSupporting the Nile Basin Initiative in several projects
JulyDrought assessment using new climate scenarios in the North of the Netherlands
JuneFutureWater participates in EU funded research in Tibet
JanuaryFutureWater assesses requirements for ESA satellite missions for water resource management

2007

DecemberNWO-Casimir grant for Monsoon research
NovemberEvaluation of usability of rainradar for waterboard Rivierenland
NovemberNew project: water excess and climate change
OctoberFurther extension China activities
SeptemberFutureWater inventories knowledge projects on adaptation and climate change
AugustusClimate change in the Himalayas
MeiMargje Soet joins FutureWater to support China activities
MaartFutureWater introduces innovative model calibration

2006

NovemberGreen Water Credits
AugustIntegrated Water Management Support Methodologies
JuneThe water cycle in the Krishna basin (India)
MarchCollaboration between FutureWater and Tterra (Portugal)
FebruaryHydrological assessment of Rio Bravo in Mexico
JanuaryPositive and negative effects of drainage in Fryslân

2005

DecemberFutureWater contributes to profession development workshop in Uganda
NovemberRonald Loeve visits High Level Dialogue in China
JulyExploring evaporation reduction options in the Hai Basin
AprilThe Water Tower Function in Tibet
FebruaryFutureWater moves to Wageningen "City of Life Sciences"
JanuaryWalter Immerzeel joins FutureWater

2004

DecemberOpportunities to retain and store water in Flevoland
NovemberProject on Adaptation to Climate Change in The Gambia
OctoberThe (un)certainty of Climate Change
SeptemberCorrection of laser altimetry DEM data
JulyNew links to publication list online
MayNew product: FutureView
FebruaryCourse climate change and water management
January Opportunities to Retain and Store Water

Water: beauty, problem, challenge

The uniqueness of water is that you can neither create nor destroy it.

The problem with water is that some parts of the world have too much, others too little.

The challenge of water is to manage it properly to ensure a sustainable future.