The MegaWat Project Advances Adaptation to Megadroughts in European Water Towers

On October 8 and 9, 2025, the 2nd Annual Meeting of the MegaWat project was held at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (Klosterneuburg). MegaWat is an international initiative dedicated to assessing the impact of megadroughts on European high mountain regions. FutureWater, which is leading the Work Package on Resilience and Adaptation, presented progress...

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Wageningen Students help Develop Seasonal Forecasting and Policy Advisory Tool for BUCRA Project

MSc students at Wageningen University (WUR) have the opportunity in their master programmes to work as consultants on real-world problems. This year, four students from different master’s programmes conducted research and developed new solutions for FutureWater’s work in the BUCRA project in Egypt. BUCRA is an RvO-sponsored project in which FutureWater, the Netherlands African Business...

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SPHY Webinar on 9 October: Explore the Next Chapter in Hydrological Modelling

We invite you to the SPHY Hydrological Model Webinar on 9 October 2025, from 10:00 to 11:00 CET. This event will showcase the latest developments in SPHY, including new tools, features, and workflows, and provide an interactive platform to ask your questions. A New Era for SPHY SPHY is undergoing a major transformation to become...

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Thriving Through Extremes: FutureWater’s Blueprint for Resilient Rainfed Farming in a Climate-Challenged World

FutureWater has concluded the first phase of a pioneering applied research project to support a safe and resilient transition in regenerative agriculture in remote rural areas of South Spain. A resilient transition in regenerative agriculture involves a gradual shift from conventional practices toward systems that foster the conservation and restoration of soils, water, and biodiversity...

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SPHY Enters a New Era: QGIS Plugin, Website, Model v3.1 & Resources

To further advance our hydrological model SPHY, we are proud to announce four major milestones for the SPHY modelling community. Since SPHY is widely used by FutureWater in capacity building programs, our goal has always been to make the model and its data as accessible and user-friendly as possible. Until now, Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs)...

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New Geostory Presents Achievements of IWRM and Climate Change Adaptation Project in Cambodia

Since 2021, in a collaborative effort with various partners, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Cambodia Country Office has been implementing the project Enhancing Integrated Water Management and Climate Resilience in Vulnerable Urban Areas of the Mekong River Basin. This project is funded by the Ministry of Environment of the Government of Republic of Korea....

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New Guidelines Support Glacio-Hydrological Modelling in High Mountain Asia

FutureWater, in collaboration with Utrecht University, has published Guidelines for Glacio-hydrological Modelling in High Mountain Asia. The guidelines report provides a structured approach for developing glacio-hydrological models in data-scarce mountain environments, building on both practical experience and scientific advances. High Mountain Asia holds the world’s largest ice and snow reserves outside the polar regions and...

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FutureWater Contributes to Local Climate Response Programme at The Hague Academy

FutureWater was proud to contribute to the Local Climate Response training programme hosted by The Hague Academy for Local Governance, where professionals from Iraq, Libya, Morocco, Belize, the Philippines, Germany, Pakistan, and Mozambique gathered for two weeks of intensive learning and exchange. The training addressed key challenges faced by local governments and communities in responding...

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FutureWater Presents Blueprint of New Water Accounting Tool at FAO Interregional workshop in Tunisia

FutureWater, together with FAO’s regional office for the Middle East and North Africa, presented the blueprint of a new decision support tool at the FAO inter-regional workshop on “Integrated approaches and evidence-based good practices in sustainable land management to promote integration of the WEFE nexus”. The tool is designed to use water accounting data to...

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Shiraka Training Programme Successfully Concluded in Tunisia

FutureWater has successfully delivered the second part of the Shiraka training program on “Climate Smart Water in Agriculture”, in collaboration with The Hague Academy for Local Governance. The training was part of the Shiraka Programme, an initiative by the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs aimed at strengthening sustainable partnerships and knowledge exchange with MENA countries....

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