Brecht D’Haeyer (MSc.) is a hydrologist and water resources engineer with nearly ten years of experience on surface water and groundwater modelling, water allocation, and climate change. He holds a BSc. in International Land and Water Engineering from Wageningen University, and an MSc. in Hydrology from Imperial College London. During his study, he did research projects in Bangladesh and India on the use of falling aprons for mitigating riverbank erosion and flooding along the Brahmaputra River (BSc) and quantified the impacts on water allocation by transitioning from an open channel to a closed pumped irrigation scheme in Patna, India (MSc). In addition, Brecht has worked for both the public and private industry in several countries of Europe, Africa and Asia, and as resident in Bangladesh and Myanmar.
Brecht has advanced skills in hydraulic and hydrologic modelling and GIS analysis using a variety of existing software packages and programming languages. He is an ambitious and idealistic young professional who aims to contribute to a more sustainable and inclusive world, thereby combining his socio-technical background with his experiences from international research/ engineering projects. This specific combination has allowed Brecht to look beyond the technical problem, tackle complex challenges, and contribute to the most sustainable solution. Brecht is currently a consultant/ researcher on Hydrology at the FutureWater office in Wageningen.
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Related publications
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2025 - User Manual
D'Haeyer, B., T. Imran, G. Simons, P. Droogers. 2025. REWEFe: Rapid Evaluation of the Water Energy Food ecosystem nexus. User Manual.X
REWEFe: Rapid Evaluation of the Water Energy Food ecosystem nexus
D'Haeyer, B., T. Imran, G. Simons, P. Droogers
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2023 - World Bank Report
Beard, J.E., B. D'Haeyer, G.W.H. Simons. Landscape Restoration Opportunities in the Naryn River Basin, the Kyrgyz Republic : Restoration Opportunities Assessment Methodology (ROAM) Report (English). World Bank Group. Washington, D.C.XLandscape Restoration Opportunities in the Naryn River Basin, the Kyrgyz Republic: Restoration Opportunities Assessment Methodology (ROAM) Report
Beard, J.E., B. D'Haeyer, G.W.H. Simons
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2023 - FutureWater Report 259
D'Haeyer, B., P. Droogers, J.E. Hunink, C.Nolet, D. de Condappa. 2023. Integrated Strategic Water Resources Planning and Management for Rwanda. FutureWater Report 259.XIntegrated Strategic Water Resources Planning and Management for Rwanda
D'Haeyer, B., P. Droogers, J.E. Hunink, C.Nolet, D. de Condappa
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2023 - FutureWater Report 240
D'Haeyer, B., L. Verschuren, B. de Vries. SOSIA: Small-Scale Open Source Satellite-based Irrigation Advice. FutureWater Report 240.XSOSIA: Small-Scale Open Source Satellite-based Irrigation Advice. Report Phase 2.
D'Haeyer, B., L. Verschuren, B. de Vries
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2022 - FutureWater Report 237
D'Haeyer, B., J. van Opstal, L. Verschuren, G. Simons, M. de Klerk, B. de Vries. SOSIA: Small-Scale Open Source Satellite-based Irrigation Advice. FutureWater Report 237.XSOSIA: Small-Scale Open Source Satellite-based Irrigation Advice. Report Phase 1.
D'Haeyer, B., J. van Opstal, L. Verschuren, G.W.H. Simons, M. de Klerk, B. de Vries
