Annual Report 2011 Hydrology and Water Resources Chair Group Head of Chair Group: Prof. Dr. habil. Stefan Uhlenbrook

1 Chair group staff as of 31 December 2011

Position

Name

Appointment (fte)

Research input (fte)

Remarks

Professor Dr. habil. Stefan Uhlenbrook, MSc

0.3 0.2

0.2 FTE at TU Delft and 0.8 FTE at UNESCO-IHE; but 0.5 FTE Director of Academic Affairs a.i.

Associate Professors

Jan Nonner, MSc Dr. Yangxiao Zhou, MSc Dr. Jan Willem Foppen, MSc Dr. Ann van Griensven Dr. Michael McClain, MSc

1.0 1.0 1.0 0.4 1.0

0.2 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4

Part-time VU Bruxelles Part-time before Oct 2011

Senior Lecturers Dr. Raymond Venneker, MSc Dr. Shreedhar Maskey, MSc Dr. Thom Bogaard, MSc

1.0. 1.0 0.2

0.4 0.4 0.1

Staff exchange TU Delft

Lecturer Dr. Jochen Wenninger, MSc 1.0 0.4

AIO - - - All PhD researchers are on fellowship basis

TOTAL 7.9 3.2

2 Research and educational profile

2.1 Research lines Three main research lines dominate the chair group's research agenda (for further details see research agenda at the website of the chair group). The related projects will require undertaking applied and fundamental research. The scale of integration varies significantly from lab-scale experiments to large scale hydrological modelling. In the lines on hydrological processes (no. 1) and ecohydrology (no. 2) experimental work is carried out to improve the understanding of dominating hydrological processes, and with the aim to develop process-oriented models that are able to make predictions for hydrological systems under current and future changed circumstances.

1. HYDROLOGICAL PROCESSES NEAR THE EARTH'S SURFACE This research line focuses in particular on improving the understanding of near-surface processes of the land phase of the hydrologic cycle (surface and shallow subsurface processes), in particular the movement of water and associated substances near the earth's land surfaces, the physical and chemical interactions with earth materials accompanying that movement, and the vegetation and biological processes that conduct or affect that movement. The nature of this type of research is experimental and field oriented, and attempts to assess the scales (spatial and temporal) and magnitude of processes in their natural environment, which includes arid to humid climates and cold to temperate and tropical regions, 'soft' and 'hard' rock areas, and natural to human affected habitats. Better understanding of related hydrological processes through experimental research provides the basis for improved process-based modeling - much needed in particular in the developing world to predict the impact of changes (e.g. climate, land use) on hydrological systems. A main objective is to connect the knowledge of quantitative hydrology, i.e. groundwater dynamics, flow pathways, residence times and mixing of different water compartments etc., with the water quality. The main regional emphasis is on semi-arid conditions. This research is positioned in between the more fundamental sciences (e.g. physics, chemistry, biology), on the one hand, and the applied sciences (e.g. civil engineering, hydraulic engineering) on the other. This research line encompasses:

Catchment and hillslope hydrology;

Preferential flow systems (fissures, karstic limestone, and vadose zone);

Evaporation, interception and transpiration;

Hydrological systems analysis;

Water balance evaluation; and

Transport of pollutants in groundwater. In order to study water fluxes, the driving forces of these fluxes and their causal relationships, we employ standard field data collection techniques focused on geology (e.g. mapping, auger drilling, electrical resistivity tomography), surface water discharge (e.g. stream discharge, water quality such as temperature, EC and natural isotopes), hydrometeorology, hydrogeology and flow field characteristics (e.g. piezometer installation, automated groundwater monitoring at various temporal scales), tracer methods (multiple artificial and natural tracers incl. DNA, bio-colloids and stable isotopes) and hydrochemistry (major and minor cations and anions). Experiments are carried out under controlled conditions in the lab (column experiments, lysimeters etc.) as well as in the field.

2. ECOHYDROLOGY Ecohydrology is a widely recognized interdisciplinary science integrating hydrological, ecological, and biogeochemical processes. Ecohydrological processes regulate many environmental conditions within aquatic systems, maintaining water quantity and water quality within ranges suitable to native flora/fauna and the services they provide. Human interference in natural ecohydrological processes is the basis for many pressing environmental problems, including the most ubiquitous forms of water pollution (eutrophication, hypoxia, and acidification), related degradation of ecosystem services (loss of soil fertility, declines in fisheries, invasions of exotic species, and outbreaks of pathogens), and accelerating climate change (e.g. non-industrial emissions of greenhouse gases and carbon sequestration). Ecohydrology addresses the underlying physical, chemical, and biological processes that manifest these problems as well as the processes that are the keys to ultimately solve them. In developed areas, knowledge of ecohydrological processes serves to enhance the highly engineered systems already in place, while in less developed areas ecohydrological processes may serve as the primary means for managing water quantity and quality through natural attenuation of contamination and natural regulation of flow levels. The science includes well developed methodologies of field sampling, laboratory analysis, experimentation, and computer modelling. Research in this theme involves multidisciplinary field, laboratory, and modeling techniques. Direct measurements are made of surface water flows and groundwater levels, and chemical and isotopic tools are utilized to trace the spatial and temporal interactions of flowpaths, including uptake by plants (i.e. xylem water). Biogeochemical and ecological methods focus on measurement of flow-related processes such as nutrient and organic matter retention along surface and subsurface flow paths, hypoxia related to high and low flow events, and flow- and wetness-related controls on spatial and temporal patterns of productivity in river and wetland (including GDEs). A wide variety of modeling approaches are applied, including physically based modeling, cellular automata, and fuzzy logic. Emphasis is also placed on model-supported decision making.

3. BASIN HYDROLOGY AND GLOBAL CHANGES With the increasing population, expanding urbanization, modernised lifestyles, climate changes and other global changes the pressure for sustainable planning and management of our finite water resources is more evident than ever. Consequently, the role and importance of hydrological research in river basin of various scales have increased. In particular, we are facing increased challenges in predicting the [future] state of the water resources in view of the impacts from climate and anthropogenic changes to hydrological system dynamics. The key objectives of this research theme contribute to the understanding of hydrological processes at basin scales and modeling of these processes to predict the space-time availability of water resources and water cycle dynamics, including impacts from global changes. We primarily focus our research to the river basin scale typically varying from a few thousand to several hundred thousand square kilometers. Identification and quantification of the cause and effect relationships and predicting the impacts for the future at the large scale can only be achieved through process-based modeling. Large scale modeling typically encounters data requirements beyond the classical rainfall-runoff simulation. Therefore, representation of hydrological processes at appropriate detail and integration of comprehensive remote sensing and ground observations into the modeling system form the framework for our research methodology. Within this framework, it is also important to acknowledge possible sources of uncertainty, and to provide reasonable assessments of uncertainty in model results.

2.2 Educational programme/specialisation for which the HWR chair group is responsible

MSc Programme of Water Science and Engineering Hydrology and Water Resources specialisation

Staff members of the core group contribute to a number of other MSc programmes/specialisations and short courses at UNESCO-IHE and to some extent at Delft University of Technology (Uhlenbrook, Bogaard) and VU Bruxelles (van Griensven).

3 Major achievements

3.1 Research 35 papers in journals and 22 papers in A-category journals (according to SENSE criteria) were published in 2011.

Currently, >10 papers are in review/in press in top international journals (HESS, J. of Hydrol., Water Res. Research, J. of Contaminant Hydrol., Water Research etc.).

71 publications in total (incl. books, book chapters, conference papers, professional publications etc.) were published in 2011.

Mr. Ilyas Masih defended his PhD successfully in June 2011 (promoter/supervisor: Uhlenbrook/Maskey). He is now a staff member of UNESCO-IHE, Department of for Integrated Water Systems and Governance.

Two PhD researchers (Kittiwet and Lutterodt) submitted their draft PhD thesis, and the defense is foreseen in early 2012. Three more PhD researchers (Love, Wong and Munyanesa) plan to submit their draft theses in 2012.

Two new PhD researchers (Trambauer and Seleshi)have started their research in 2011.

The five volumes reference work ‘Treatise in Water Sciences’ (chief editor: Peter Wilderer, TU Munich) was published in 2011; professor S. Uhlenbrook is the editor of the volume no. 2 (Hydrology).

The interdisciplinary Post-doctoral Programme on Climate Change Adaptation in the Mekong River Basin (PRoACC), with a total of 8 post-docs (2 related to hydrology) went through its final phase in 2011 (directed by S. Uhlenbrook together with W. Douven).

New core-led projects started in 2011, i.e. COLCUENCAS (4 MSc students)

Two projects were finalised in 2011: (1) EU-FP7 project “WETwin”, Enhancing the role of wetlands in integrated water resources management for twinned river basins in EU, Africa and South-America in support of EU Water Initiatives, (2008-2011), 324,000 € for U-IHE out of ~3 million € total project budget (van Griensven); and (2) ACCION project (UPaRF), Adaptation to Climate Change Impacts on the Nile River Basin (2009-2011), 250,000 € (van Griensven).

3.2 Education

Graduation of 15 MSc students in the specialisation Hydrology and Water Resources at UNESCO-IHE.

Contribution to the supervision of several other MSc students in other programmes/specialisations at UNESCO-IHE.

10 MSc students enrolled in 2010 as WSE-HWR participants completed the taught part and started the research part in October 2011.

10 new students joined the WSE-HWR specialization in 2011.

3.3 Advisory/Capacity building projects

The core is leading a new program of advisory and capacity-building support to the recently established UNESCO Category II Centre "HidroEX". The program began with a training course on water quality taught during November in Frutal, Brazil (McClain).

(RIWSP) as part of a consortium under FIU/GLOWS. RIWSP will be executed from 2011 to 2016 and aims to to improve the sustainable management of water quantity and quality to positively impact human health, food security, and resiliency to climate change for vulnerable populations in targeted catchments in Rwanda (Venneker, Wenninger, McClain).

A new project on satellite-based water monitoring and flow forecasting in the Niger River Basin was started through funding by the Netherlands Government. In this programme, UNESCO-IHE collaborates with the Niger Basin Authority and EARS Earth Environment Monitoring, and is particularly responsible for implementation of

the large-scale hydrological modelling and operational hydrology capacity strengthening activities (Venneker, Maskey).

3.4 Society

Core members are active members of a number of professional organisations such as IAHS, AGU, EGU, UNESCO-IHP, IFI, WMO-CHy, WWF, CERG, etc.

Prof Uhlenbrook serves in a number international science steering committees and is member of the editorial boards of the following journals: Hydrology and Earth System Sciences (HESS, since November 2004), Hydrological Sciences Journal (since January 2006) and Hydrologie und Wasserbewirtschaftung (Hydrology and Water Management, in German; since 2008). He has been co-editor of a special issue of HESS about theClimate, weather and hydrology of East African Highlands (Editor: M. Gebremichael, T. Steenhuis, A. Melesse, and S. Uhlenbrook). In addition, he served in several Scientific Committee of International conferences, i.e. Int. Conf on Water Resources (Xi'an, China), EGU (Vienna Austria), ICFM-5 (Tokyo, Japan).

Dr. McClain serves on the steering committees of the Freshwater Program of Diversitas, and the Global Environmental Flows Network.

Dr. Bogaard is guest editor HP special issue and Engineering Geology special issue (both due in 2012), and treasurer of Treub Maatschappij (Organization for supporting research in the tropical regions). In addition, he is member of the board of the CERG (Centre European des Risques Geomorphologique (Specialized Centre of Council of Europe EUR-OPA Major Hazard Agreement).

Dr. Maskey gave a lecture on “Distributed Hydrological Model and Flow Forecasting in a Large River Basin” in the Water Engineering and Management master’s programme of Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok.

Dr. Venneker is a member of the IAHS Working Group on Education in the Hydrological Sciences.

The staff members of the core contributed to the review of many papers to a number of key water journals.

3.5 Miscellaneous

A 0.5 Professorship for Ecohydrology was approved by the Academic Board and the Rectorate to replace part-time professor Uhlenbrook, who works 0.5 as Director Academic Affairs a.i. (acting Vice-Rector Academic Affairs). The position was advertised in 2011 and the selection and appointment is foreseen in early 2011.

4 Research Here, we only listed projects that are carried out by UNESCO-IHE and a HWR core member plays an essential role. Core members contribute to many more projects that are not listed here, e.g. Dr. A. van Griensven during her time at the VU Bruxelles or professor Uhlenbrook and Dr. Bogaard during their times at Delft University of Technology.

4.1 Research projects initiated during 2011 COLCUENCAS - Piloting Colombia's New IWRM Policy in Key Catchments; A research and advisory services project

to develop a framework and specific tools to implement Colombia's new national water resource management policy. UNESCO-IHE and its partners (Universidad Nacional de Colombia and Universidad del Valle) are working in five catchments of the country. A total of 15 MSc students will develop thesis research in the project. Four of these will be UNESCO-IHE participants (McClain - Project Leader).

EU-FP7 project “AFROMAISON”, Adaptive and integrated tools and strategies on natural resources management (2011-2014), budget of UNESCO-IHE ~300,000 euro’s, project proposal leader for UNESCO-IHE, initiator for UNESCO-IHE and contributor (van Griensven).

EU-FP7 project “MyWater”, Merging Hydrologic models and EO data for reliable information on Water (2011-2013) (van Griensven).

4.2 On-going research projects/activities

Implementation of PRoACC - Post-doctoral programme for research on Climate Change Adaptation with special emphasis on the Mekong River basin; 8 post-docs started in April 2010 their research projects. Cooperation with many partners in the Mekong countries including, AIT Bangkok, Hanoi WRU, Chinese Academy of Sciences, MRC, CRC etc. (Uhlenbrook (programme director) together with W Douven (programme manager), Venneker, Maskey)

DEWFORA - Improved Drought Early Warning and FORecasting to strengthen preparedness and adaptation to droughts in Africa; an EU FP7 research project. The project officially started in January 2011. UNESCO-IHE's team is led by Dr S. Maskey. The main contribution of UNESCO-IHE is in the development of a hydrological model (coupled with meteorological forecasts by ECMWF) for drought forecasting in selected river basins in Africa. Patricia Trambauer, a HWR graduate (2010), joined the project as a full time PhD researcher. (Maskey, Trambauer, Uhlenbrook, Masih)

CHE - Conserving Hydrological and Ecological functions through payment for watershed services, with special reference to South-Central Bolivia. The project had to be canceled in 2011. The PhD researcher left the project due to illness, and many attempts to find a replacement were unsuccessful (Uhlenbrook).

Blue Nile Hydrosolidarity project - In Search of Sustainable Catchments and Basin-wide Solidarities; Transboundary Water Management of the Blue Nile River Basin; funded by NWO-WOTRO and DUPC (led by Prof P van der Zaag, MAI department), co-supervision of PhD students Mr Ermias Terefi and Mr Sirak Terlak and post-doc Mr Melesse Temesgen (Uhlenbrook, Wenninger)

SCUSA - Integrated approaches and strategies to address the Sanitation Crisis in Unsewered Slum Areas in African mega-cities (SCUSA), led by Dr. JW Foppen; collaboration with Makerere University and the Kampala City Council in Uganda; supervision of PhD student Mr Philip Nyenje and overall project management (Foppen, Uhlenbrook)

SSI-2- The Smallholder System Innovations (SSI) programme phase 2, led by Dr. Mul and Prof. P. van der Zaag, UNESCO-IHE. A strategic alliance with the local chair holder of the Stockholm Environment Institute at the University of Dar es Salaam was made in order to carry out a hydrological systems analysis of the Pangani River Basin, together with 2 MSc students from UNESCO-IHE. (Foppen, Uhlenbrook)

ECOLIVE - Ecology of Livelihoods, Nyando wetland, Kenya, funded by DUPC (led by Dr A van Dam, ER department), supervision of PhD student Mr Patrick Khiza (Wenninger, van Griensven, Uhlenbrook)

RISKOMAN - Risk-based operational water management for the Incomati River Basin (RISKOMAN), funded by DUPC and led by Prof P. van der Zaag (MAI department); collaboration with Eduardo Mondlane University in Mozambique and Komati Basin Water Authority in Swaziland; co-supervision of PhD student, Aline Saraiwa, (van der Zaag, Uhlenbrook)

EXACT - Small scale water treatment and artificial recharge project. Total budget: 2.3 million Euro (DUPC funded). Principal partners are the Ministry of Water and Irrigation of Jordan, the Palestinian Water Authority and the Israeli Water Authority (Nonner, Petrusevski, Sharma, Ghebramichael).

AGLOCAP - Adaptation to Global Change in Agricultural Practices, with a case study in a Himalayan River Basin in Nepal, in collaboration with Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand, and Depart of Irrigation, Nepal. Two PhD students Dinesh Bhatt (at UNESCO-IHE) and Anshul Agarwal (at AIT) contributing to the project as full time PhD students. Both of their PhD proposals were approved in 2011. Dr. Maskey serves as external member of doctoral committee of Mr. Agarwal. One MSc student Kunjan L. Pradhan completed MSc thesis in AIT in the scope of the project. A 2-day inception workshop was held at AIT Bangkok in Jan 2011. Prof. Uhlenbrook and Dr. Maskey participated from UNESCO-IHE. Professor Sudip K Rakshit, Vice President for Research at AIT, also attended and addressed the opening session. (Maskey, Uhlenbrook)

Ecohydrology Erdos China - The project has been successfully completed with a project seminar held on 24-28 October 2011. Fifty-four participants attended the seminar. Project results were reported in 16 presentations. A partnership agreement for long-term cooperation was signed and an joint Sino-Dutch Research Centre for Ecohydrology was launched. A final project report has been completed which describes all activities and results of the project. Some Chinese project members are working together with UNESCO-IHE project members to prepare several manuscripts (Zhou, Wenninger).

ISOWUE - Experimental investigations of water fluxes within the soil-vegetation system using isotopes to improve water use efficiency, part of the IAEA’s Coordinated Research Project (CRP): Quantification of Hydrological Fluxes in Irrigated Lands Using Isotopes for Improved Water Use Efficiency. Supervision of MSc students (Wenninger).

UWIRA - Impact of untreated wastewater on natural water bodies: Integrated risk assessment. Institute of Environmental and Water Studies at Birzeit University (Birzeit, Palestine), Water and Environmental Studies Institute at An-Najah National University (Nablus, Palestine) and the Palestinian Water Authority (Al-Bireh, Palestine) (Wenninger, Uhlenbrook; UPaRF; EURO 680,000.-).

MaraFlows - Environmental Flows for People and Ecosystems in the Mara River Basin, Kenya/Tanzania, funded by DUPC and USAID at total level of €638,338 over four years; project coordination and co-supervision of 2 PhD students (McClain, Mul, Uhlenbrook, Irvine); partnering with University of Dar Es Salaam (Tanzania) and Egerton University (Kenya).

EU-FP7 project “WETwin”, Enhancing the role of wetlands in integrated water resources management for twinned river basins in EU, Africa and South-America in support of EU Water Initiatives, (2008-2011), 324000 € for U-IHE out of ~3 million € total project budget, project leader for U-IHE and WP6 leader.

ACCION project (Internal Research Fund), Adaptation to Climate Change Impacts on the Nile River Basin (2009-2011), 250,000 Euros (van Griensven, Uhlenbrook).

EU-FP7 project “AQUAREHAB”, ‘Development of rehabilitation technologies for multipressured degraded waters and the integration of their impact in river basin management’, (2009-2013), 423000 € out of ~7 milion total project budget, main contributor for UNESCO-IHE, project leader for U-IHE and WP6 leader (van Griensven).

EU-FP7 project “EnviroGRIDS”, Gridded Earth Observation System for Assessing and Predicting Black Sea Basin Sustainability and Vulnerability , (2009-2013), 492000 € out of ~6.2 milion total project budget, initiator and main contributor for UNESCO-IHE, initiator and contributor for U-IHE (van Griensven).

4.3 List of on-going and new PhD research projects in 2011 Here, we only listed the PhD researchers where the main promoter is part of the HWR core. Core members contribute to the supervision of many more PhD researchers, i.e. A. van Griensven with promoter professor Mynett (River Basin Development chair group) or J.W. Foppen with promoter professor Lens (Pollution Prevention and Control chair group). PhD students of professor Uhlenbrook that are registered only at Delft University of Technology are also not listed.

PhD fellow, country Promotor(s) Supervisor(s) Title research project

Start year

Proposal accepted

End year

1 I. Masih, Pakistan S. Uhlenbrook A. Mobin, V. Smaktin, S. Maskey,

Hydrology and water balance analysis for sustaining food security and environmental services in Karkheh River Basin, Iran

2006 2006 Graduated

in

2011

2 D. Love, Zimbabwe and UK

P. van der Zaag, S. Uhlenbrook

R. Owen, S. Twomlow

Integrated modelling of water resources in the Mwenezi and Mzingwane subcatchments, Limpopo river basin

2005 2005 2012

3 K. Kittiwet, Thailand B. Schulz, S. Uhlenbrook

S. Suriyadi Flood management and land use in the Chi River basin, Thailand

2005 2006 2012

4 C.L. Wong, Malaysia S. Uhlenbrook R. Venneker Assessment and modelling of large-scale hydrological variability in Peninsular Malaysia

2006 2007 2012

5 G. Lutterodt, Ghana S. Uhlenbrook, J.W. Foppen

J.W. Foppen Effects of surface characteristics of Escherichia coli on transport in saturated porous media

2007 2007 2012

6 O. Munyaneza, Rwanda S. Uhlenbrook J. Wenninger,. S. Maskey, Wali

Water resources assessment and prediction in the Rwandan catchments

2008 2009 2012

7 E. Teferi, Ethiopia S. Uhlenbrook Belay Simane, J. Wenninger

Past-present-future land use in the Blue Nile and impacts on hydrology

2008 2009 2013

8 S. Tekleab, Ethiopia S. Uhlenbrook, H. H.G. Savenije

Y. Mohamed, J. Wenninger

Hydrological processes and modelling in the Blue Nile river basin

2008 2009 2013

9 P. Nyenje, Uganda S. Uhlenbrook, J.W. Foppen Hydrological Implications of improved sanitation in slum areas, Kampala, Uganda

2008 2010 2013

10 P. Khiza, Kenya S. Uhlenbrook, J. Wenninger, A. van Griensven

Hydrology of Nyando wetland, Kenya (ECOLIVE project)

2009 2010 2014

11 Yurong Hu, China S. Uhlenbrook, S. Maskey Climate Change Impacts in the Upper Yellow River

2009 2009 2013

12 Marmar Badr, Egypt S. Uhlenbrook, D. Solomatine

A. Jonoski Groundwater modelling in Nile Delta 2009 2010 2013

13 H. Calderon, Nicaragua S. Uhlenbrook J.W. Foppen Development of innovative tracer methods to observe surface water-groundwater interactions in seasonal

2009 2010 2014

rivers

14 Yang Zhi, China S. Uhlenbrook Y. Zhou

J. Wenninger

Surface water-groundwater interactions in Erdos Plateau, China

2009 2010 2014

15 A. Saraiwa, Mozambique

S. Uhlenbrook, P. van der Zaag

I. Masih, G. Jewitt

Hydrological predictions for risk-based operational water management for the Incomati River Basin

2010 2011 2015

16 P. Trambauer, Urugay S. Uhlenbrook S. Maskey, M. Werner

Drought forcasting in Africa 2011 2011 2015

17 D. Bhatt, Nepal S. Uhlenbrook S. Maskey An integrated approach for adapting agriculture and water management to global changes - with a case study of a Himalaya river basin in Nepal

2010 2011 2014

18 E. Natumanya, Uganda S. Uhlenbrook M. McClain

M. Mul

Spatial-Temporal Dynamics of Flow Regime and Water Resources in the Mara Basin, Kenya

2010 2011 2014

19 Seleshi G. Yalew, Ethiopia

S. Uhlenbrook, P. van der Zaag

A. van Griensven, M. Mul

Integrated Assessment of Land Use and Water Resources Management in the Upper Blue Nile River Basin

2011 2011 2015

4.4 Conferences: oral presentations, posters, invited papers, conference sessions

Prof. S. Uhlenbrook 12-14 December, Athens, Greece, invited presentation at the H2020 Curriculum Development conference

20-21 November, Invited lecture in the colloquium series of the president of the University of Giessen, Germany

14-19 November, opening keynote lecture at the international conference AQUA - Ecosystem and Society, Cali, Colombia

5-6 October, Guest lecture at the BOKU University (Live Sciences University), Vienna, Austria

26-28 September, Keynote lecture at International Conference on Flood Management (ICFM-5, organized by ICHARM, Japan), Tokyo, Japan

13 August, Guest-lecturer at the Ethiopian Institute of Water Resources (USAID funded), Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia

20 July, Invited presentation at German Lions Club, Leutkirch, Germany

21-23 May, Invited keynote lecture at International Conference on Water Resources in Xi'an, China

28-29 April, Invited presentation at conference on Water and Climate Change in the MENA region, organised by GIZ, Berlin, Germany

6-9 April, Solicited presentation at Vienna, Austria, EGU meeting

10-12 January, AIT Bangkok, Thailand, presentation at AGloCAP meeting

Dr. Thom Bogaard 28-30 September 2011, Naples, Italy, Hydrological processes in landslides: lessons from experiments.

Proceedings 2nd Italian Workshop on Landslides.

3-7 October 2011, Rome, Italy, Identification of hydro-meteorological triggers for Villerville coastal landslide. Proceedings of the Second World Landslide Forum.

April 2011: Convener: Hydrological process knowledge in landslide research session at EGU, Vienna, Austria.

Member of organization workshop on 'The use of SMART tracers like synthetic DNA' on 12 May 2011, Belval, Luxembourg.

Invited keynote lecture: Hydrological processes in landslides: lessons from experiments. 2nd Italian Workshop on Landslides. 28-30 September 2011, Naples, Italy.

Member scientific committee of the international workshop of ERB on ‘Geochemical, isotope and innovative tracers: challenges and perspectives for small catchment research’ from 12-13 September 2011. Organised at Belval, Luxembourg, CRP-Gabriel Lippmann institute, Luxembourg.

Dr. A. van Griensven

Co-organisor OpenWater conference, UNESCO-IHE, 2011.

Scientific committee member and convener for SWAT-SEAII conference, Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam, January 4-6, 2011.

Co-organisor of the FRIEND/Nile workshop, Cairo, April 2011.

Scientific committee member and convener 6de International SWAT conference, Toledo, Spain, June 20-24, 2011.

Mini-symposium on hydrological model structure, UNESCO-IHE, October 6, 2011

Scientific committee member for WATERMATEX2011 conference, Bilbao, June 2011.

Dr. J. W. Foppen 12-13 September 2011: FOPPEN, J.W.A., and T. BOGAARD, 2011. The effect of decay, suspended particulate

matter, and interactions with riverbed sediment on injected synthetic DNA marker concentrations in two headwater streams, ERB Workshop Centre de Recherche Public Gabriel Lippmann, Belvaux, Luxembourg.

26-28 September: Organiser UNESCO-IHE PhD seminar, Delft.

28-30 September: Co-organiser SENSE A1 Course, Delft.

Dr. Shreedhar Maskey 10-11 Jan 2011, AIT Bangkok: Co-convener and oral presentation in the Adaptation to Global Changes in

Agricultural Practices – Inception Workshop.

23-25 Mar 2011, Deltares Delft: Participation and presentation in the kick-off meeting of the DEWFORA project.

4-5 Oct 2011, ECMWF Reading: Participation in the DEWFORA project meeting.

Dr. R. Venneker

Venneker, R. 2011, Hydrological Sciences Education and Development, IAHS session on Education in the Hydrological Sciences, XXV IUGG General Assembly, Melbourne, Australia, July 2011.

Venneker, R, and Wong C.L., 2011, Parametrization and Regionalisation of Topographic Variability in Grid-based Rainfall-runoff models, XXV IUGG General Assembly, Melbourne, Australia, July 2011.

Co-organizer of the IAHS session on Education in the Hydrological Sciences, XXV IUGG General Assembly, Melbourne, Australia, July 2011.

Dr. J. Wenninger SUTANTO, S. J., WENNINGER, J., GERRITS, M., & S. UHLENBROOK, 2011. Quantifying water fluxes within soil-

plant-atmosphere continuum system using hydrometric measurements and stable isotopes techniques, ERB Workshop, Gabriel Lippmann Institute, Luxembourg, 13th September 2011

WENNINGER, J., 2011. Experimental investigations of water fluxes within the soil-vegetation system using isotopes to improve water use efficiency, 3rd Research Coordination Meeting CRP 1429, IAEA, Vienna, 6th September 2011

SUTANTO, S., WENNINGER, J., GERRITS, M. AND S. UHLENBROOK, 2011. Partitioning of soil evaporation and transpiration for plant water use efficiency using environmental isotopes and hydrometric measurement techniques. 3rd international Water for Food conference, May 1-4, 2011, Lincoln, NE, USA.

Dr. Y. Zhou 18 March 2011, Changchun, China, invited presentation at Jilin University, School of Environment & Resources,

Toward groundwater sustainability: concepts and methodologies.

20-22 May, Xi'an, China, 2011 International Symposium on Water Resource and Environmental Protection, Chair of a session and poster presentation on groundwater quality monitoring of Jinan Karstic Spring catchment.

1 June 2011, Bangkok, Thailand, Asian Institute of technology, lecture for Young Professionals: Groundwater – its myths and reality.

3 June 2011, Bangkok, Thailand, Launch meeting of groundwater knowledge Hub for Asian and Pacific Water Forum: Impacts of drought on groundwater depletion in the Beijing Plain, China.

27-28 2011, Beijing, project seminar on Ecohydrology in Arid and Semiarid Regions, presentations on Connectivity between surface-groundwater and vegetation dependency in the Hailiutu River Catchment, Erdos Plateau, China; and Monitoring and management of water and ecosystems in the Hailiutu River Catchment.

4.5 Research output

1. PhD theses

1. Ilyas Mashi, 2011: Understanding hydrological variability for improved water management in the Karkheh River Basin, Iran. PhD thesis, UNESCO-IHE and Delft University of Technology; defended in June 2010 (Promoter/supervisor: S. Uhlenbrook/S. Maskey)

2. Academic publications 2.a1 In refereed journals (A – category)

2. Mango, L. M., A. M. Melesse, M. E. McClain, D. Gann, and S. G. Setegn. Land use and climate change impacts on the hydrology of the upper Mara River Basin, Kenya: results of a modeling study to support better resource management. Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 15, 2245-2258, 2011

3. Melesse, A.M. , Ahmad, S., McClain, M.E. , Wang, X. , Lim, Y.H. Suspended sediment load prediction of river systems: An artificial neural network approach. Agricultural Water Management 98: 855-866, 2011.

4. P. Trambauer, J. Nonner, J. Heijkers, S. Uhlenbrook, On the validity of modeling concepts for the simulation of groundwater flow in lowland peat areas, Case study at the zegveld experimental field, Hydrological Earth Systems Sciences (HESS), 15, 3017-3031, 2011

5. TEKLEAB, S., UHLENBROOK, S., MOHAMED, Y., SAVENIJE, TEMESGEN, M., WENNINGER, J., 2011. Water balance modeling of Upper Blue Nile catchments using a top-down approach. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 15, 2179-2193, doi:10.5194/hess-15-2179-2011

6. Masih I, Maskey S, Uhlenbrook S and Smakhtin V (2011). Impact of upstream changes in rain-fed agricultural water management on downstream flows in a semi-arid basin. Agric. Water Manage. 100 (2011): 36-44, DOI:10.1016/j.agwat.2011.08.013.

7. Masih I, Uhlenbrook S, Maskey S, and Smakhtin V (2011). Streamflow trends and climate linkages in the Zagros mountains, Iran. Climatic Change, 104:317-338. DOI 10.1007/s10584-009-9793-x.

8. Maskey, S., Uhlenbrook, S., Ojha, S., 2011: An analysis of snow cover changes in the Himalayan region using MODIS snow products and in-situ temperature data. Climatic Change, 108, 1, 391-400, DOI 10.1007/s10584-011-0181-y.

9. Foppen, J.W, Orup, C., Adell, R., Poulalion, V., Uhlenbrook, S., 2011: Using multiple artificial DNA tracers in hydrology. Hydrological Processes, 25, 19, 3101-306, DOI: 10.1002/hyp.8159.

10. Lutterodt, G., Foppen, J.W.A., Maksoud, A., and Uhlenbrook, S. (2011). Transport of Escherichia coli in 25 m quartz sand columns. J. Contam. Hydrol. 119 (2011) 80–88.

11. Hu, Y., Maskey, S., Uhlenbrook, S. Zhao, H., 2011: Streamflow trends and climate linkages in the source region of the Yellow River, China. Hydrological Processes, DOI: 10.1002/hyp.8069.

12. Hu, Y., Maskey, S., Uhlenbrook, S., 2011: Trends in temperature and rainfall extreme in the Yellow River source region, China. Climatic Change, DOI 10.1007/s10584-011-0056-2.

13. Hrachowitz M., Bohte R., Mul M.L., Bogaard T.A., Savenije H.H.G., Uhlenbrook S., 2011: On the value of combined event runoff and tracer analysis to improve understanding of catchment functioning in a data-scarce semi-arid area. Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 15, 2007–2024, doi:10.5194/hess-15-2007-2011.

14. Makurira, H., Savenije, H.H.G., Uhlenbrook, S., Rockström, J., Senzanje, A., 2011: The effect of system innovations on water productivity in subsistence rainfed agricultural systems in semi-arid Tanzania. Agricultural Water Management, 98, 11, 1696-1703.

15. Di Baldassarre, G., Uhlenbrook, S. 2011: Is the current flood of data enough? A treatise on research needs for the improvement of flood modelling. Hydrological Processes. doi: 10.1002/hyp.8226.

16. Di Baldassarre, G., Elshamy, M., van Griensven, A., Soliman, E., Kigobe, M., Ndomba, P., Mutemi, J., Mutua, F., Moges, S., Xuan, J.-Q., Solomatine, D., Uhlenbrook, S., 2011: Future hydrology and climate in the River Nile basin: a review. Hydrol. Sci. Journal, 56, 2, 199–211. DOI: 10.1080/02626667.2011.557378.

17. Wong, C. L., Venneker, R., Jamil, A. B. M., Uhlenbrook, S., 2011: Development of a gridded daily hydrometeorological data set for Peninsular Malaysia. Hydrological Processes, 25, 1009–1020, doi: 10.1002/hyp.7654.

18. Debieche, T.-H.,T.A. Bogaard, C. Emblanch, V. Marc, D.M. Krzeminska, J.-P. Malet (2011) Hydrological and hydrochemical processes observed during a large-scale infiltration experiment at the Super-Sauze mudslide (France). Hydrological Processes, DOI: 10.1002/hyp.7843

19. Krzeminska, D.M., S. Steele-Dunne, T.A. Bogaard, M.M. Rutten, P. Sailhac, Y. Géraud (2011) High resolution temperature observations to monitor soil thermal properties as a proxy for soil moisture condition in clay shale landslide. Hydrological Processes DOI: 10.1002/hyp.7980

20. Hrachowitz, M., R. Bohte, M.L. Mul, T.A. Bogaard, H.H.G. Savenije, S. Uhlenbrook (2011). On the value of combined event runoff and tracer analysis to improve understanding of catchment functioning in a data-scarce semi-arid area. Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 15, 2007–2024, doi:10.5194/hess-15-2007-2011.

21. Westhoff, M.C., M. Gooseff, T.A. Bogaard, H.H.G. Savenije (2011). Quantifying hyporheic exchange at high spatial resolution using natural temperature variations along a first-order stream. WRR Vol. 47, W10508, doi:10.1029/2010WR009767

22. Westhoff, M.C., T.A. Bogaard, H.H.G. Savenije (2011) Quantifying spatial and temporal discharge dynamics of an event in a first order stream, using distributed temperature sensing. Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. doi:10.5194/hess-15-1945-2011.

23. Betrie, G.D., Mohamed, Y.A., Van Griensven, A., Srinivasan, R. (2011). Sediment management modelling in the Blue Nile Basin using SWAT model, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences 15 (3), pp. 807-818.

2.a2 In refereed journals (B – category)

24. Zhou, Y., 2011, Sources of water, travel times and protection areas for wells in semi-confined aquifers, Hydrogeology Journal, Published online, 13 July, 2011, DOI 10.1007/s10040-011-0762-x

25. Zhou, Y. and H. Haitjema, Approximate Solutions for Radial Travel Time and Capture Zone in Unconfined Aquifers, Ground Water, Published online, 10 November, 2011, doi: 10.1111/j.1745-6584.2011.00883.x.

26. Tom Gleeson, William M. Alley, Diana M. Allen, Marios A. Sophocleous, Yangxiao Zhou, Makoto Taniguchi, Jonathan Van der Steen, 2011, Towards sustainable groundwater use: setting long-term goals, backcasting and managing adaptively, Ground Water, Published online, May, 2011, doi: 10.1111/j.1745-6584.2011.00825.x

27. Kuntiyawichai K., Schultz B., Uhlenbrook S., Suryadi F.X., Corzo, G.A., 2011: Comprehensive flood mitigation and management in the Chi River Basin, Thailand, Lowland Technology International, 13(1), 10-18.

28. Kuntiyawichai, K., Schultz, B., Uhlenbrook, S., Suryadi, F.X., Van Griensven, A., 2011: Comparison of flood management options for the Yang River Basin, Thailand. Irrigation and Drainage. Published Online November 22, 2010. DOI: 10.1002/ird.596.

29. Betrie G. D., van Griensven, A. Mohamed, Y. A., Hummel, S., Mynett A. E. (2011). Linking SWAT and SOBEK using Open Modeling Interface (OpenMI) for sediment transport simulation in the Blue Nile river basin, Transactions of the ASABE 54 (5), pp. 1749-1757.

30. Masih I, Maskey S, Uhlenbrook S and Smakhtin V (2011). Assessing the impact of areal precipitation input on streamflow simulations using the SWAT model. J. American Water Resources Association (JWARA), 47(1):179-195. DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.2010.00502.x.

2.a3 In refereed journals (C – category)

31. Zhou and Li, 2011, A review of regional groundwater flow modelling, Geoscience Frontiers, DOI: 10.1016/j.gsf.2011.03.003

32. Pieter J.M. de Laat and Johannes C. Nonner, Artificial recharge with surface water; a pilot project in Wadi Madoneh, Jordan, Environmental Earth Sciences, DOI.10.1007/s 12665 011 1372-6

33. Zhou, Y., L. Wang, J. Liu, W. Li, and J. Zheng, Options of sustainable groundwater development in Beijing Plain, China. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Published online, 12 September, 2011, doi:10.1016/j.pce.2011.09.001.

34. YANG, Z., ZHOU, Y. X., WENNINGER, J., UHLENBROOK, S., 2011. The causes of flow regime shifts in the semi-arid Hailiutu River, Northwest China. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences Discussions, 8, 5999-6030.

35. Wrede, S., Seibert, J., Uhlenbrook, S., 2011: Distributed conceptual modelling in a Swedish lowland catchment: a multi-criteria model assessment. Hydrology Research, in press.

36. Love D., Uhlenbrook S., van der Zaag P., 2011: Regionalising a meso-catchment scale conceptual model for river basin management in the semi-arid environment. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2011.07.005.

2.a4 Guest editorships special issues refereed scientific journals

37. Gebremichael, M., Steenhuis, T., Melesse, A., Uhlenbrook, S., 2011: Climate, weather and hydrology of East African Highlands. Special Issue in the Journal Hydrology and Earth System Sciences with 20 peer-reviewed papers.

2b In other journals

38. Uhlenbrook S., 2011: Das Ausbildungs- und Forschungsinstitut UNESCO-IHE, Delft, Niederlande. Hydrologie und Wasserbewirtschaftung, Hydrologische Notizen, UN Wasserforum, 55, H. 2, 126-127.

2.c1 Book chapters in refereed books (A – category)

39. Yangxiao Zhou, Liya Wang, Jiurong Liu, Chao Ye, 2011, Impacts of drought on groundwater depletion in the Beijing Plain, China, eds (H. Treidel,et. al) ICH27 Climate Change Effects on Groundwater Resources: A Global Synthesis of Findings and Recommendations, IAH publication, Taylor & Francis Books.

40. Hoffman, C., A.M. Melesse, and M.E. McClain. 2011. Geospatial Mapping and Analysis of Water Availability, Demand, and Use within the Mara River Basin. In Melesse, A.M. (Ed.) Nile River Basin: Hydrology, Climate, and Water Use. Springer, New York.

41. Mango, L. M., A. M. Melesse, M. E. McClain, D. Gann, and S. G. Setegn. 2011. Hydro-meteorology and water budget of the Mara River Basin under land use change scenarios. In Melesse, A.M. (Ed.) Nile River Basin: Hydrology, Climate, and Water Use. Springer, New York.

2.c2 Book chapters in refereed books (B – category)

42. Ndomba, P.M. and van Griensven, A. (2011). Suitability of SWAT model in sediment yields modeling in the Eastern Africa. Chapter 13: Advances in Data, Methods, Models and Their Applications in Geosciences, edited by Dongmei Chen. ISBN 978-953-307-737-6, INTECH open access publisher sourced at www.intechweb.org.

2.c3. Book chapters in refereed books (C – category)

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2.d1 Monographs

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2.d2 Editorships scientific books

43. Uhlenbrook S. (Ed.), 2011: Treatise in Water Sciences, volume no. 2 Hydrology. Volume 2 of the four volumes reference work (>2000 pages) consists of 20 chapters written by multiple authors and is published jointly by Elsevier and IWA Publishing (chief editor: Peter Wilderer, TU Munich). ISBN: 978-0-444-53193-3, 546 pages hard cover, but it is also published online as interactive reference works.

2.e Proceedings (full papers only)

44. Zhou and Gao, 2011, Groundwater Quality Monitoring Network for Jinan Karst Spring Catchment, China, 2011 International Symposium on water Resources and Environmental Protection, Xi'an, China

45. Zhi Yang, Yangxiao Zhou, Jochen Wenninger, and Stefan Uhlenbrook, 2011, Analysis of stream flow characteristics of the Hailiutu River in the central Yellow River, 2011 International Symposium on water Resources and Environmental Protection, Xi'an, China

46. WENNINGER, J., KOENIGER, P., SCHNEIDER, P., 2011: Isotopic Characterization of Snow Variability in Two Mountainous Catchments, Black Forest Mountains, Germany. ISWREP 2011 - Proceedings of 2011 International Symposium on Water Resource and Environmental Protection 2, art. no. 5893182, pp. 1004-1007.

47. YANG, Z., ZHOU, Y., WENNINGER, J., UHLENBROOK, S. 2011: Analysis of stream flow characteristics of the Hailiutu River in the central Yellow River, China. ISWREP 2011 - Proceedings of 2011 International Symposium on Water Resource and Environmental Protection1, art. no. 5893124, pp. 783-786.

48. Ranasinghe, R., Bosboom, J., Uhlenbrook, S., Roelvink, D., Ngo, H., Stive, M.J.F., 2011: A scale aggregated model to estimate climate change driven coastline change along inlet interrupted coasts. Proceedings of Coastal Sediments 2011, Miami, FL, USA, pp. 286-298.

49. Bogaard, T.A. (2011). Hydrological processes in landslides: lessons from experiments. Proceedings 2nd Italian Workshop on Landslides. 28-30 September 2011, Naples, Italy.

50. Bogaard, T.A., Laxmi Devi Maharjan, O. Maquaire, C. Lissak, J.-P. Malet (2011). Identification of hydro-meteorological triggers for Villerville coastal landslide. Proceedings of the Second World Landslide Forum, 3-7 October 2011, Rome, Italy

51. Barontini S., Peli M., Bakker M., Bogaard T.A., Ranzi R. (2011). Perched waters in 1D and sloping 2D gradually layered soils. First numerical results, in Ubertini F., Viola E., de Miranda S., Castellazzi G. (eds.), Proceedings of XX Congresso AIMETA, Bologna, 12---15 Settembre 2011, ISBN 978-88-906340-1-7 (on--line at website http://www.lamc.ing.unibo.it/aimeta2011), 10 pp., 2011.

52. Bogaard, T.A. (2011). Hydrological processes in landslides: lessons from experiments. Proceedings 2nd Italian Workshop on Landslides. 28-30 September 2011, Naples, Italy.

53. Cervi, F., T.-H. Debieche, D.M. Krzeminska, V. Marc, T.A. Bogaard, J.-P. Malet (2011). Variable contributions of mixing end members during small-scale sprinkling experiments in partially weathered black marls. Proceedings 2nd Italian Workshop on Landslides. 28-30 September 2011, Naples, Italy.

54. Barontini S., Peli M., Bogaard T.A., Ranzi R. (2011). Dimensionless numerical approach to perched waters in 2D gradually layered soils. Proceedings of the Second World Landslide Forum, 3-7 October 2011, Rome, Italy

55. Bogaard, T.A., Laxmi Devi Maharjan, O. Maquaire, C. Lissak, J.-P. Malet (2011). Identification of hydro-meteorological triggers for Villerville coastal landslide. Proceedings of the Second World Landslide Forum, 3-7 October 2011, Rome, Italy

56. Krzeminska D.M., T.A. Bogaard, T.-H Debieche, V. Marc, J.-P. Malet (2011). Sprinkling tests to understand hydrological behaviour of mudslide. Proceedings of the Second World Landslide Forum, 3-7 October 2011, Rome, Italy

57. Hoang, L., van Griensven, A., Mynett, A. Simulation of tile drainage in an agricultural catchment in Denmark, SWAT-SEA conference, Ho Chi Minh City, January, 2011

58. Galván, L., Olías, M. and van Griensven, A., Malfunctioning of stream-gauge stations in the Chanza and Arochete rivers (Huelva, Spain) detected from hydrological modeling with SWAT. 6th International SWAT conference, Toledo, Spain, June 2011.

59. Fidelis Kilonzo, J. Obando, P. Lens, and W. Bauwens, van Griensven, A. Choosing a Potential evapotranspitration method in the absence of essential input data, 6th International SWAT conference, Toledo, Spain, June 2011.

60. Xuan, Y, Yalew, S. , Zhu Xu, A. van Griensven. Automated Analysis of upstream-downstream relationships using Bayesian Belief Networks from spatially distributed SWAT models, OpenWater symposium and workshops, April 18-19, Delft 2011.

61. Kayastha, N. van Griensven, A. Solomatine D. Dealing with uncertainties in remotely linked models. OpenWater symposium and workshops, April 18-19, Delft 2011.

62. Kayastha, N., Shenlan, Betrie, G. Zakayo, S,. van Griensven, A., Solomatine, D. Dynamic linking of the watershed model SWAT to the multi objective optimization tool NSGAX, the 8th IWA Symposium on System Analysis and Integrated Assessment WATERMATEX, June 20-22, 2011, San Sebastián, Spain.

63. Avella, C., van Griensven, A. and Di Baldassarre, G. Cascading model uncertainty analysis through a sewer, rainfall-runoff model and a one-dimensional hydraulic modelling chain: the case study of the Senne river basin, the 8th IWA Symposium on System Analysis and Integrated Assessment WATERMATEX, June 20-22, 2011, San Sebastián, Spain.

64. Batdelger O., Dastgheib A., Alvarez G., Arias M., van Griensven A., Mynett A. Quantification of the nutiren regulation functions in a tropical riverine weland system: the case study of the Abras de Mantequilla wetland, Ecuador, joint meeting of society of wetland scientists, wetpol and wetland biogeochemistry symposium 3–8 July 2011, Prague, Czech Republic

65. Alvarez G., van Griensven A., Arias M. Mynett, A. The use of bioindicators to assess the ecosystem health of the Guayas de Mantequilla wetland, Ecuador. Joint meeting of society of wetland scientists, wetpol and wetland biogeochemistry symposium 3–8 July 2011, Prague, Czech Republic

66. Villa-Cox G., Arias-Hidalgo M., Mynett A., van Griensven A. Integrating models in wetland-river catchment systems. Joint meeting of society of wetland scientists, wetpol and wetland biogeochemistry symposium 3–8 July 2011, Prague, Czech Republic

67. Trambauer, P, Maskey, S., Winsemius, H., Werner, M., Uhlenbrook, S., 2011: A review of continental scale hydrological models and their suitability for drought forecasting in (sub-Saharan) Africa. Proceedings 12th International WATERNET/WARFSA/GWP-SA Symposium, Maputo, Mozambique, 26-28 October 2011; CD-Rom; 22 pages.

68. Barno, S. K. S., Mul, M.L., Natumanya, E., Van der Zaag, P., Uhlenbrook, S., McClain, M., 2011: Water Allocation in the Mara River Basin: Balancing Water for Agriculture and Environment. Proceedings 12th International WATERNET/WARFSA/GWP-SA Symposium, Maputo, Mozambique, 26-28 October 2011; CD-Rom; 12 pages.

69. Riddell, E.S., A.M.L. Saraiva, P. Van der Zaag, G.P.W. Jewitt, S. Uhlenbrook, B. Jackson, T.K. Chetty, 2011: Risk-based operational water management through improved hydrological understanding to augment IWRM institutional capacity in the Incomati Basin. Proceedings 12th International WATERNET/WARFSA/GWP-SA Symposium, Maputo, Mozambique, 26-28 October 2011; CD-Rom; 10 pages.

2.f Scientific reports ordered by an external contractor

70. Venneker, R. and Wenninger, J., 2011, Preliminary Elements for the Definition of an Action Plan to Support Collecting, Archiving and Managing Hydrological Data, Rwanda Integrated Water Security Program (RIWSP), Kigali.

71. Venneker, R. and Wenninger, J. 2011, Rapid Assessment at National and Sub-Basin Level for Preliminary Watershed Selection, Rwanda Integrated Water Security Program (RIWSP), Kigali.

3. Professional publications and products (incl. IP)

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4. Publications for the general public (optional)

Staff members contribute to several new paper articles via interviews.

5. Other results of scientific esteem and acknowledgement

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6. Unpublished conference papers

>40 abstracts were presented as posters or oral presentations during international conferences in 2011.

5 Education

5.1 Modules of the Master programmes and specialisations coordinated by the Core

Programme Name of module Date offered Name of coordinator

WSE All modules (# 1-15) All year. Dr. S. Maskey

(September 2010 - ...)

5.2 Regular modules in which Core staff members have lectured in 2011

Programme Name module Name of lecturer Topic

WSE All HWR modules (# 1-15) All staff members See Handbook at MOODLE

WSE European SWAT Summer Course (HI), #13

S. Maskey Hydrological processes in SWAT

WSE Environmental Systems modeling, #13

A.van Griensven Environmental Systems modeling

ES-WM-MWI The Water Resources System, # 2

J. Nonner Groundwater resources

ES-WMI The Water Resources System, # 2

J. Wenninger Surface water hydrology

ES Int'l fieltrip and Fieldwork, #9

R. Venneker Hydrological practices

WSE/ES Water Quality Assessment J.W. Foppen Groundwater Quality

WSE/ES Environmental Monitoring and Modelling

J.W. Foppen Groundwater Quality Monitoring

ES Climate Change in Integrated Water Management, #11

R. Venneker, J. Wenninger

Tools for water resources planning under scenarios of change

5.3 MSc theses finalised during 2011 Prof. S. Uhlenbrook was the supervising professor for all listed MSc students.

Programme Name student Title thesis Supervisor/Mentor

WSE-HWR S.Q. Al-Sammarraie Assessment of climate change impacts on the water resources of Bagmati river basin in Nepal

S. Maskey

WSE-HWR F. Anvarifar A methodology for risk-based optimization of urban drainage systems

Z. Vojinovic

WSE-HWR A. Darmawan Computation of surface radiative energy transfer using simple models : testbed study for Peninsular Malaysia

R.Venneker

WSE-HWR S.O. Eastman Recharge estimation and groundwater modelling of the Coastal Plain of Guyana

J. Nonner

WSE-HWR M.C. Eromo Analysis of lake-groundwater interaction, Awassa Lake, Ethiopia

Y. Zhou

WSE-HWR H. Ghebrehawariat Quantifying subsurface storage from a large sprinkling experiment in the Maisbich catchment, Luxemburg

T. Bogaard

WSE-HWR P.S.D.H. Herath Mudiyanselage

Evaluation of alternative conceptual models for groundwater modelling

Y. Zhou

WSE-HWR L.D. Maharjan A hydrological analysis of the Villerville landslide T. Bogaard

WSE-HWR

E. Mosimanyana Stochastic estimation of inlet amounts : case study Keulevaart polder

J. Nonner

WSE-HWR A. Muhammad Drought characterization in the northern part of Afghanistan – an application of ERA-40 and remote sensing data

S. Maskey

WSE-HWR M.J. Thuo Hydrological modelling of the Nyando catchment in Kenya and the impacts of climate change and land use change on water balance

J. Wenninger

A. van Griensven

WSE-HWR D.D. Tran Assessment of water resources and water balance of the Bleone river catchment, France

J. Wenninger

WSE-HWR S.D. Weldemeskel Network analysis and time series based flow forecasting for Phang River, Peninsular Malaysia

R. Venneker

WSE-HWR J.V. Zafra Cordova Charcterization of rainfall-runoff relationships using environmental isotopes - a study of hydrological processes and water resources in the Choke mountain area, Ethiopia

J. Wenninger

WSE-HWR E.L. Zewdie Analysis and modelling of a fresh/brackish groundwater system in the Camargue, France

J. Nonner

5.4 Other educational activities (specify type: short courses, tailor made courses, refresher seminars,

online courses, and invited lectures)

Type Name of course / topic Lecturer

5 days Group Training in Guyana for the Cap Car

project

Groundwater exploration

J. Nonner

5 days short course in University of West Indies, Trinidad (for CapCar project).

River modelling S. Maskey

5 days Group Training in Guyana for the Cap Car

Project ay University of Guyana

Applied Groundwater Modelling

Y. Zhou

14 days tailor-made course at China University of Geosciences, Beijing

Ecohydrology: measuring and modelling, March 2011, China University of Geosciences, Beijing.

Y. Zhou

J. Wenninger

14 days tailor-made course at Xi'an Geological Survey Management of Water Resources and Protection of Ecosystems for decision-makers and water managers, July 2011, Xi'an Centre of Geological Survey in Xi'an

Y. Zhou

J. Wenninger

3 week short course offered at UNESCO-IHE River Restoration and Rehabilitation.

M. E. McClain

5 day short course offered as part of the USAID-funded project Integrated Natural Resources Management in Watersheds of Georgia

Water Safety Planning M. E. McClain

5 day short course offered as part of capacity building for UNESCO Cat II Centre HidroEx

Water Quality Assessment M. E. McClain

Two weeks short-course at UNESCO-IHE Environment and Global Change: uncertainty and risk

A.van Griensven

One week short-course at UNESCO-IHE Hydroinformatics for river basin management: SWAT

A.van Griensven

Two weeks short-course at UNESCO-IHE GIS & Modeling A.van Griensven

Tailor made training program including an exposure program for 10 Water Managers from Darfur, Sudan

Urban Water Issues J.W. Foppen

M. Ronteltap

One-day workshop at Department of Irrigation and Drainage (DID), Malaysia.

Data analysis of hydrological time-series to detect trends due to climatic and environmental change

R. Venneker

5-days Group Training at the University of Guyana for the Cap Car project

Hydrological data collection and analysis

R. Venneker

6 Advisory / Capacity Building 6.1.1 Advisory projects (indicating partners, budget and funding source)

Integrated Water Resources Management in the Aral Sea Basin (IWRM-ASB) project in collaboration with

Scientific Information Centre of the Interstate Commission for Water Coordination of the Aral Sea Basin (SIC-ICWC), Tashkent (de Schutter, Maskey, Prasad). Dr. Maskey is contributing as key advisor in developing an integrated Aral Sea Basin management model under the project.

Support to the establishment of the HidroEX International Centre for Education, Capacity Building, and Applied Research in Water (Funds: 693,000 Euro) (McClain)

Support to the Rwanda Integrated Water Security Program (RIWSP) Component on Strengthening National Hydrologic Data and Information Systems for IWRM (component funding 400,000 Euro) (Venneker, Wenninger).

Contributions to the NPT project in Rwanda to set up the WREM MSc programme at the National University of Rwanda (Uhlenbrook, Maskey, Wenninger)

6.2 Capacity building projects (indicating partners, budget and funding source)

CapCar - Project on capacity building in water programs in higher education in the Caribbean region with the main partners the University of the West Indies. The project is involving multi-disciplinary staff of UNESCO-IHE (Funds: 500,000 Euro, EEC and DUPC) (Nonner, Brandimarte, Sharma, Ploeger, Noorman, Darvis, Kruis).

Three activities were executed for the Ecohydrology Erdos China project in 2011. A two-week course entitled "Ecohydrogeology—Measuring and Modelling" was held from March 14 to 25, 2011 at China University of Geosciences, Beijing. A total of 39 participants attended the course. A two-week course on "Management of Water Resources and Protection of Ecosystems for decision-makers and water managers" was held in July 11 to 22, 2011. The first week of the course was held at Xi'an Centre of Geological Survey in Xi'an, and the second week of the course was held in Erdos with field visits and discussions. In total 28 participants attended the course. They actively attended the lectures in Xian, most of them participated in the field visit in the research catchment, and interactive discussions. A project seminar called "Ecohydrology in Arid and Semi-arid Regions" was held at China University of Geosciences on 24-28 October 2011. Fifty-four participants attended the seminar. Project results were reported in 16 presentations. A partnership agreement for long-term cooperation was signed and an joint Sino-Dutch Research Centre for Ecohydrology was launched. A final project report has been completed which describes all activities and results of the project.

In September 2011, a networking project entitled 'Establishing a collaborative knowledge sub-network to improve groundwater resources management in the Middle East and North Africa (Groundwater-Net MENA)' (total value: $ 2,399,791 funded by the US-AID) was acquired. Project management is carried out by Luijendijk with networking inputs from Keuls, groundwater inputs from Foppen, and McClain liaising ICIWaRM US Universities, USAID, and UNESCO-IHE. Due to the withdrawal of US funding from UNESCO beginning of October 2011, the project was officially suspended.

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