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Dr. Pieter van Oel is an Associate Professor in the Water Resources Management group at Wageningen University & Research, focusing on sociohydrology and addressing water crises in South America and Africa. His expertise spans civil/hydraulic engineering, environmental management, hydrology, irrigation systems, and drought diagnosis. He teaches courses like Design in Land and Water Management and supervises PhD students such as Louise Cavalcante and Daniel Wiegant. His research emphasizes societal dimensions of water challenges, including drought impacts, agent-based modeling, and serious gaming for community engagement. Projects include analyzing drought policies in Brazil, improving water governance in Kenya, and evaluating groundwater vulnerability in Ethiopia. He collaborates on initiatives like the Diagnosing Drought project and Socio-hydrological Simulation tool development. Key contributions include critiques of drought monitoring systems' alignment with local realities and frameworks for sustainable agroforestry management. His work bridges science and policy, advocating for interdisciplinary solutions to water scarcity and climate resilience.

• Water Resources Management
• Sociohydrology
• Drought Management
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Maurits W. Ertsen is a Lecturer in Research Methods for Professional Engineering at Avans+ Postbachelor Education's Master of Pipeline Technology program. He maintains an affiliation with Delft University of Technology's Water Systems Engineering department within the College of Civil Engineering & Geosciences. His work focuses on integrating technical models with societal processes in water management. External Lecturer, Avans+ (2021–present) Thematic collaborator, Delft Design for Values Institute Research Highlights: Water governance frameworks Historical colonial irrigation systems Q methodology applications in developing regions Agent-based modeling for agricultural dynamics Hydrological modeling in Indonesia Recent Article Trends: Show increasing focus on stakeholder engagement in water quality management (2024–2025), with methodological emphasis on Q-methodology and agent-based modeling. Current work explores decentralized wastewater systems in the Global South and predictive modeling for equitable water distribution. Honors: Delft Education Fellowship (2023) Collaborations: Active in Indonesia (Brantas River Basin), with interdisciplinary work bridging engineering, social sciences, and policy studies. Served as editor for Water History journal and organized multiple academic events since 2018.

• Water Management
• Irrigation Systems
• Hydrological Modeling
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Prof. Dr. Yoshihide Wada is a Chair Professor of Global Water and Food Security at Utrecht University’s Faculty of Geosciences and Director of Biodiversity and Natural Resources Program at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA). His work focuses on Earth Surface Hydrology , integrating human impacts with global water systems. Key affiliations: Utrecht University (Netherlands), IIASA (Austria) Academic leadership: Modeling global water resources, assessing sustainability Dr. Wada’s research spans water scarcity projections , groundwater depletion , and climate-water-energy-food nexus , with significant contributions to Nature , Nature Geoscience , and PNAS . His Physical Geography group develops models like PCR-GLOBWB to quantify water use and availability. Recent publications highlight Global water quality trends (2023 Environmental Research Letters) Asian water tower vulnerability (2022 Nature Reviews Earth & Environment) Groundwater sustainability (2021 Geoscientific Model Development) Scientific accolades include 2018 EGU Arne Richter Award 2017 Dutch Hydrological Society Prize 2017 MEXT NICE STEP Award 2012 AGU Horton Grant Highly Cited Researcher (Web of Science/Scopus) As Editor of Water Resources Research and One Earth , he advances hydrological science through 300+ peer-reviewed works and 200+ conference invitations . His projects with World Bank, IPCC, and UNEP shape water policy in East Africa, Zambezi Basin, and Developing Asia.

• Global Hydrology
• Water Resources Modeling
• Climate Change Impact on Water Systems
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Ruben Weesie is a PhD researcher at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam), affiliated with the Faculty of Science and the Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM). His research focuses on qualitative narratives of drought-to-flood events, particularly under the PerfectSTORM project, examining how narratives shape responses to such climatic extremes. Ruben holds an MSc in Sustainable Development (Utrecht University, 2018) and a BSc in Human Geography (Utrecht University, 2015). Before his PhD, he worked as a junior lecturer at the University of Amsterdam’s Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies (IIS) and as an international development consultant advising on agro-pastoral projects in West Africa for clients like DFID and IWAD Ghana. His work emphasizes climate adaptation dynamics in Sub-Saharan Africa, including water reservoirs, irrigation schemes, and conflict-cooperation dynamics arising from adaptation projects. Research Interests: Climate change adaptation and resilience Water resource management in arid regions Socio-environmental narratives and policy Agro-pastoral conflicts and commons governance Key Articles: Recent work includes analyzing drought-to-flood interactions globally and case studies on adaptation interventions in Kenya and Ghana. His research bridges hydrological, ecological, and social systems to address climate risk challenges. Labs/Teams: Active within the IVM and collaborating on the PerfectSTORM project. No ancillary activities reported.

• Climate Change Adaptation
• Water Resource Management
• Environmental Policy Analysis
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Huu Loc Ho is an Assistant Professor at Nanyang Technological University, specializing in Earth Systems and Global Change. His research focuses on climate change impacts, hydrological ecosystem services, and sustainable water management in tropical deltas, particularly the Mekong Delta. He has led multidisciplinary studies on salinity intrusion, groundwater depletion, and nature-based solutions. Key Research Areas: Ecosystem Services, Salinity, Climate Change, Transboundary Water Resources PhD Students Supervised: P. Joshi (India), S. Wanyonyi (Kenya), M. Khalafallah (Netherlands) His recent work involves satellite-based groundwater monitoring, watershed health frameworks, and adaptive pathways for coastal communities. He collaborates internationally on projects addressing food security threats and environmental pressures in Southeast Asia. Notable Methodologies: INVEST model, GRACE satellite data integration, participatory GIS Project Focus: Rainwater harvesting optimization, multi-criteria decision analysis, aquifer resilience

• Ecosystem Services
• Environmental Impact Assessment
• Salinity
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Rick Hogeboom is an Assistant Professor in Multidisciplinary Water Management at Delft University of Technology. He holds external positions as Executive Director of the Water Footprint Network and Program Manager at Wetskills Foundation. His research focuses on water scarcity, water footprint analysis, sustainable agriculture, and groundwater management. He has contributed to over 50 publications and datasets, emphasizing global water resource challenges and policy solutions. Key research interests include the water-energy-food nexus, circular economy applications in water management, and transboundary water governance. Hogeboom actively participates in global initiatives like the UN Sustainable Development Goals, particularly SDGs related to water and food security. He has organized conferences, such as the 1st Delft Conference on Sociohydrology, and contributed to policy discussions on financial institutions' roles in sustainable water management. Notable achievements include developing datasets for crop water use and advancing tools for water footprint assessments. His work bridges academic research with practical applications, influencing both policy and industry practices. Media engagements highlight his expertise in water crises and sustainability.

• Water Footprint Analysis
• Water Scarcity
• Water Resources Management
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