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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  Iran

  Tailor-made Training on Data-Driven Capacity for Ecosystem Services and Management in Iran

  This tailor-made training, funded by Nuffic as part of the Mena Scholarship Programme and requested by The Center for Conservation and Development of Sustainable Ecosystems (ZIPAK) in Iran, focused on providing participants with relevant hands-on experience in tools and techniques to enhance their capacity to manage (protected) ecosystems in Iran.

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  Zambia

  Tailor-made Training on Geo-spatial Data Skills Development in Zambia

  This tailor-made training, funded by Nuffic and requested by the staff of the The Ministry of Agriculture of the Government of the Republic of Zambia (GRZ), aims to help improving soil water management and crop productivity at the national level. The training focuses on building capacity of participants in accessing…

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  Verenigd Koninkrijk

  Technical Coordination for the Norfolk Water Fund

  FutureWater provide support and technical expertise to The Nature Conservancy and Water Resources East in the creation of a Water Fund for Norfolk, in the East Anglia region of the UK. This work identifies Nature-based Solutions (NbS) to be implemented accross the county, aiming to leverage blended finance to fund…

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  Egypte

  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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  Kirgizië

  Baseline Assessment for the Identification of Landscape Restoration Options in Kyrgyzstan

  FutureWater's role in this project is to provide remote sensing and GIS services with an aim of highlighting degraded areas of land in Kyrgyzstan and determining where restoration interventions are possible. The identification of highly degraded areas is achieved by analysing a number of remote sensing products, notably including NDVI…

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Gerelateerde publicaties

• 2023 - Technical ReportWorld Bank. Landscape Restoration Opportunities in the Naryn River Basin, the Kyrgyz Republic : Restoration Opportunities Assessment Methodology (ROAM) Report (English). Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group.X

  Landscape Restoration Opportunities in the Naryn River Basin, the Kyrgyz Republic : Restoration Opportunities Assessment Methodology (ROAM) Report

  World Bank

• 2021 - FutureWater Report 227Van Opstal, J.D., M. de Klerk, V.R. Hollander, J.E. Beard. 2021. Apsan Vale Water Productivity Analysis: Rainfed Season 2020-2021 (in Portuguese). FutureWater Report 227X

  Water Productivity Analysis: Rainfed Season 2020-2021 (in Portuguese)

  Van Opstal, J.D., M. de Klerk, V.R. Hollander, J.E. Beard

• 2021 - FutureWater Report 227Van Opstal, J.D., M. de Klerk, V.R. Hollander, J.E. Beard. 2021. Apsan Vale Water Productivity Analysis: Rainfed Season 2020-2021. FutureWater Report 227X

  Water Productivity Analysis: Rainfed Season 2020-2021

  Van Opstal, J.D., M. de Klerk, V.R. Hollander, J.E. Beard

• 2021 - FutureWater Report 228Contreras, S., G. Guimarães, G.W.H. Simons, C. Nolet, J.Beard, S. Khanal, A. Fernández. 2021. InfoSequia-4CAST: Baseline Design Report. FutureWater Report 228. X

  InfoSequia-4CAST: Baseline Design Report

  Contreras, S., G. Guimarães, G.W.H. Simons, C. Nolet, J.Beard, S. Khanal, A. Fernández

• 2021 - FutureWater Report 220Van Opstal, J., J. Beard. 2020. Cadastre mapping with flying sensors and satellite imagery in Zambezia, Mozambique. FutureWater Report 220.X

  Cadastre mapping with flying sensors and satellite imagery in Zambezia, Mozambique

  Van Opstal, J., J. Beard

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