Jack Beard (MSc) is a hydrologist with expertise in climate change, drought and water resources. His key interest is exploring how water resources challenges interface with ecology, climate and society. At FutureWater, Jack works on a wide range of projects, notably including water resources and climate risk assessments for development projects relating to water and agriculture. Jack has a strong interest in Nature Based Solutions to water and climate challenges and works on developing modelling and remote sensing techniques to guide their implementation.
His MSc. thesis research, conducted with KWR Watercycle Research Institute, focused on water balance modelling and extensive data analysis to better characterise the influence of drought on streamflows, with a specific focus on the reuse dynamics of treated wastewater. Through his BSc research within the University of Bristol hydrology group and subsequent position at a hydrological consultancy he has also gained experience in the field of flood risk and hydrodynamic modelling. Jack also has experience with teaching, having assisted with the delivery of a number of MSc courses whilst at Utrecht University.
Gerelateerde projecten
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Technical Coordination for the Norfolk Water Fund
FutureWater will support The Nature Conservancy and Water Resources East in the creation of a Water Fund for the region. This will identify a portfolio of nature-based solutions (NBS) to be implemented in the county, aiming to leverage large scale private investment to fund their implementation. FutureWater is responsible for…
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A Practical Farmers’ Toolkit – Geodata for Climate Smart Agriculture in Egypt
The 'Farmers Toolkit' as presented in this project contains various geodata tools applicable for farmers to assist their decision-making and adopt climate smart agricultural practices. This project launches a training program on these tools, which are: Flying Sensors, irrigation advisory services (IrriWatch portal), WaPOR and Google Earthengine Apps, and Climate…
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Cadastre Mapping with Flying Sensor Imagery in Mozambique
In this project TerraFirma hired FutureWater, HiView and ThirdEye Limitada (Chimoio, Mozambique) to acquire flying sensor imagery over a pilot area near Quelimane, Mozambique. The objective of this pilot project is to determine the suitability of using flying sensor imagery for cadastre mapping in an area of small-scale agriculture in…
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Future Evapotranspiration in the Souss-Massa Basin
In this project, FutureWater used the outputs of the bias corrected "EuroCordex" RCM ensemble generated for IMWI in a previous work package. Using temperature and precipitation trends from this dataset for both past and future, an application of the Budyko methodology combined with the Modified Hargreaves approach was implemented to…
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Creating a Bias Corrected, Downscaled Climate Model Ensemble to Provide Future Climate Change Projections for Morocco
This project involved downloading and bias correcting Regional Climate Model (RCM) outputs from the EuroCordex ensemble. Firstly, RCM outputs were downloaded from the ESGF database and postprocessed to a standardised grid and time representation. Subsequently, bias correction was performed using a quantile mapping approach and ERA5-Land as the reference observational…
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Climate Risk Assessment of Irrigation and Drainage Modernization Projects
The ADB supports Tajikistan in modernizing tow Irrigation and Drainage projects in the Lower Vaksh river basin in Tajikistan. A holistic feasibility study and project design for the system (38,000 ha), as well as advanced designs and bidding documents for selected works are prepared. FutureWater prepares the Climate Risk and…
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Supporting Ambitious Climate Action in Central Asia
This project aimed to support Armenia, Georgia and Uzbekistan in targeting their Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) spending to help adapt to the impacts of Climate Change at three spatial levels: National, Provincial and Urban. This involved performing detailed assessments of past and future climate trends and assessing climate related risk…
Gerelateerde publicaties
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2021 - FutureWater Report 227
Water Productivity Analysis: Rainfed Season 2020-2021 (in Portuguese)
Van Opstal, J.D., M. de Klerk, V.R. Hollander, J.E. Beard
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2021 - FutureWater Report 227
Water Productivity Analysis: Rainfed Season 2020-2021
Van Opstal, J.D., M. de Klerk, V.R. Hollander, J.E. Beard
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2021 - FutureWater Report 220
Cadastre mapping with flying sensors and satellite imagery in Zambezia, Mozambique
Van Opstal, J., J. Beard
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2021 - FutureWater Report 218
Water Productivity Analysis: Irrigation Season 2020 (in Portuguese)
Van Opstal, J.D., M. de Klerk, A. Kaune, C. Nolet, J.E. Beard
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2021 - FutureWater Report 218
Water Productivity Analysis: Irrigation Season 2020
Van Opstal, J.D., M. de Klerk, A. Kaune, C. Nolet, J.E. Beard
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2020 - FutureWater Report 214
Analysis of the Agricultural Crop Productivity Using Flying Sensors: Horticultural season 2020
Van Opstal, J., J. Beard, M. de Klerk
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2020 - Infographic
Analysis of the Agricultural Crop Productivity Using Flying Sensors – Infographic
Van Opstal, J., J. Beard, M. de Klerk
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2020 - FutureWater Report 203
Analysis of the Agricultural Crop Productivity Using Flying Sensors: Rainy season 2019-2020
Van Opstal, J., J. Beard, M. de Klerk
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2020 - FutureWater Report 204
Water Productivity Analysis: Rainfed Season 2019-2020
Van Opstal, J.D., M. de Klerk, A. Kaune, C. Nolet, J.E. Beard
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2019 - FutureWater Report 208
Climate Risk Screening for the Tonle Sap River Basin and the Mekong Delta River Basin, Cambodia
Nolet, C., J. Beard, A. Green, J.E. Hunink, G.W.H. Simons