FutureWater

Projects

FutureWater combines state-of-the-art scientific research with practical solutions
for water management. Some example projects can be found on this page.

Current Projects

• Assessment of the irrigation potential in Burundi, Eastern-DRC, Kenya, Rwanda, Southern Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda
• The Middle East and North Africa Regional Water Outlook
• Erosion and reservoir sedimentation in Tana basin, Kenya
• Vulnerability to Climate Change in Agricultural Systems in Europe and Central Asia
• Master Plan for climate-adaptive regional water management [in dutch]
• Impacts of Global Climate Change on the Water Resources of the Bunyala plains, Kenya
• Climate Change and Hydropower, Impact and Adaptation Costs: Case Study Kenya
• Food and Water: Analysis of new themes in water management; future trends and research needs
• Relating Q fever transmission risk and environmental conditions [in dutch]
• Hydrology and meteorology of the Tibetan Plateau (CEOP-AEGIS)
• Hydrological seasonal forecasts in mountaineous basins
• Development interface SWAP-GIS [in dutch]
• Improved actual evapotranspiration estimates [in dutch]
• Needs assessment of future ESA satellites for water management
• Green Water Credits mechanism to support sustainable water use in Africa
• Climate change and spatial planning: adaptation to extreme events in the Rhine basin [in dutch]

Completed Projects

The Netherlands

• The impact of Climate Change on water management of a water board in the Netherlands [in dutch]
• Use of rain radar in water management [in dutch]
• Water excess and climate change [in dutch]
• Knowledge inventory spatial planning and climate (ARK) [in dutch]
• Dutch forests and climate change. [in dutch]
• Influence of climate change on the water quality in Fryslân.
• Determination of surface water evaporation in Fryslân.
• Controllable weir in the Olstertocht River in Flevoland.
• Field Scale Adaptation Strategies to Climate Change to Sustain Food Security:
  A Modeling Approach Across Seven Contrasting Basins.

More projects in the Netherlands are available on the Dutch site but available in Dutch only.

Cambodia

• Bias Correction for Satellite Precipitation Estimation used by the MRC Mekong Flood Forecasting System
• Expert Preparation Tender Documents for Hydrological Modeling- Mekong River Commission

China

• Groundwater Management Exploration Package in China
• Exploring evaporation reduction options in the Hai Basin; Analysis using the SWAT model
• The Water Tower Function of the Tibetan Autonomous Region

Egypt

• Application of Remote Sensing in National Water Plans

Ethiopia

• Training on RS-GIS-Models
• Preliminary data compilation for the Nile Basin Decision Support System

Gambia

• Adaptation to Climate Change for Agriculture in The Gambia: an explorative study on adaptation strategies for millet

Ghana

• Field scale adaptation strategies to climate change to sustain food security in the Volta basin: A modeling approach across seven contrasting basins

India

• Understanding the water cycle in the Krishna basin, remote sensed based modelling of the Upper Bhima sub-catchment.
• Improvement of water productivity in irrigated cropping systems at regional scale using remote sensing and simulation of crop growth, soil water flow and solute transport (WATPRO). Partners: Wageningen University, Haryana Agricultural University

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Iran

• Water-salinity-yield relationships for agriculture in arid zones
• Field scale adaptation strategies to climate change to sustain food security in the Zayandeh Rud basin: A modeling approach across seven contrasting basins

Kenya

• Integrated Water Management Support Methodologies

Laos

• Expert Preparation Tender Documents for Hydrological Modeling- Mekong River Commission

Mexico

• Remote Sensing and Hydrological Modelling of the Rio Bravo, Aguascalientes and Central Northern Valleys in Mexico

Saudi-Arabia

• Application of Remote Sensing in National Water Plans

Spain

• Needs assessment of future ESA satellites for water management

Sri Lanka

• Adaptation to Climate Change to Enhance Food Security and Environmental Quality: Example for Southern Sri Lanka
• Field scale adaptation strategies to climate change to sustain food security in the Walawe basin: A modeling approach across seven contrasting basins
• Water requirements for wetlands

Tanzania

• Irrigation Potential Lake Victoria, Tanzania

Tibet

• The Water Tower Function of the Tibetan Autonomous Region

Tunisia

• Application of Remote Sensing in National Water Plans

Turkey

• Integrated Water Management Support Methodologies
• Land cover classification using public domain datasets

USA

• Field scale adaptation strategies to climate change to sustain food security in the Sacramento basin: A modeling approach across seven contrasting basins

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Uzbekistan

• Field scale adaptation strategies to climate change to sustain food security in the Syr Darya basin: A modeling approach across seven contrasting basins

Vietnam

• Field scale adaptation strategies to climate change to sustain food security in the Mekong basin: A modeling approach across seven contrasting basins
• Expert Preparation Tender Documents for Hydrological Modeling- Mekong River Commission

Global Studies

• Scenario based water resources model to support policy making
• Potential of rainfed agriculture at global scale
• Climate Change and Global Food Security
• Estimating reference evapotranspiration under inaccurate data conditions

(note: projects mentioned are not necessarily undertaken by FutureWater,
but might have been done by current FutureWater employees during previous employment).

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