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
Ethiopia
Gambia
Ghana
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
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
Laos
Mexico
Saudi-Arabia
Spain
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
Tibet
Tunisia
Turkey
- Integrated Water Management Support Methodologies
- Land cover classification using public domain datasets
USA
Uzbekistan
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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Research and consultancy for a sustainable future of our water resources