Project research

In projects I can work with colleagues and partner organisations on pressing knowledge questions. The work is rewarding and impactful as clients and stakeholders can use project-findings in their professional work. What follows is a selection of recent projects.

Water for Food, Water for Life. Are we getting somewhere or nowhere? Reassessing the Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture (with Anton Urfels IRRI, Simon Langan IWMI, Charlotte de Fraiture IHE Delft, Maria Christoforidou, Gerardo van Halsema, Petra Hellegers, Gerlo Borghuis).

Jordan Policy Dialogues – Viable and prosperous options for agriculture and water in 2050 (with Petra Hellegers, Gerardo van Halsema, Gerlo Borghuis, Maria Christoforidou, Barteld Vervelde. Client: Embassy of the Netherlands Jordan).

Germany – Integrated management of forest and water resources in a changing climate: Risks, Interventions, Best Practices (with Daniela Kleinschmit, Andy Selter, Sabeth Häublein, Tanya Baycheva, Tanja Granzow University of Freiburg. Funder: Waldklimafonds)

Water Productivity Improvements in Practice – Policy dialogues and WaPOR analyses on biomass and evapotranspiration (with Abebe Chukalla, Marloes Mul IHE Delft, Karin Bremer, Simon Chevalking MetaMeta, Petra Hellegers, Gerardo van Halsema, Gerlo Borghuis, Maria Christoforidou)

Mekong Delta – Piloting a novel polyculture system for shrimp farming (with Nhut Nguyen RIA2, Rob van de Ven Landing Aquaculture, Gerardo van Halsema. Funder: NWO Urbanising Deltas of the World).

Mekong Delta – Transitions and design principles for the agro-hydrological zones: Infographic. (with Anne Loes Nillessen and Yajun Gao Defacto and Gerardo van Halsema. Client: Embassy of the Netherlands, Vietnam).