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1 December 2007
NWO-Casimir grant for Monsoon research
Dr. Walter Immerzeel of FutureWater has been awarded a CASIMIR grant by the Dutch science foundation. In close collaboration with Utrecht University he will investigate the monsoon dynamics in the Himalayas and develop a flood forecasting system.
1 November 2007
Using rain radar for water management
FutureWater has evaluated the usability of rainradar for waterboard Rivierenland More details can be found here.(in dutch)
1 November 2007
FutureWater maps water excess problems related to climate change
FutureWater supports the VU university and Delft Hydraulics in mapping problems related to water excess and climate change for the entire Netherlands using an innovative methodology. More details can be found here (in dutch).
1 October 2007
Further extension China activities
FutureWater has acquired a new project focusing on the development of a groundwater management package in China. More details can be found at the GMEP website.
1 September 2007
FutureWater inventories knowledge projects on adaptation and climate change
FutureWater has made an inventory of all knowledge project in the Netherlands dealing with adaptation to climate chnage and spatiall planning. The results of this inventory can be found at the website
1 August 2007
Climate change in the Himalayas
FutureWater has recently finalized a study on the effect of climate change in the Brahmaputra basin in the Himalayas. The results are summarized in a recent edition of the mountain forum bulletin.
1 May 2007
Margje Soet joins FutureWater to support China activities
Since April 1 Margje Soet has joined FutureWater. She is based in Beijing and will support all FutureWater activities in China.
1 March 2007
FutureWater introduces innovative model calibration
During 2006 and part of 2007 FutureWater has worked together with the International Water Management Institute (IWMI)on a joint project in India. The project was financially supported by the Netherlands Agency for Aerospace Programmes (NIVR) in the framework of their User Support programme. The project introduced an innovative methodology of integrating remotely sensed evapotranspiration data...
1 November 2006
Green Water Credits
FutureWater is involved in the introduction of a new innovative concept in water management; Green Water Credits (GWC). GWC is a mechanism for transfer of cash to rural people in return for water management activities that determine the supply of all fresh water at source – these activities are presently unrecognised and un-rewarded. Direct payment...
1 August 2006
WatManSup: Integrated Water Management Support Methodologies
The coming year FutureWater will be working on a new Partners for Water project. Together with our research partners in this project, the Institute for Environmental Studies of the Free University Amsterdam (IVM) and the Waterboard Hunze en Aa's, we will assist organisations in Kenya and Turkey in a paradigm-shift towards a pro-active water management....
