Samuel Sutanto

Samuel Sutanto is a Research Associate in Earth Systems and Global Change at Wageningen University & Research, with extensive expertise in hydrology, climate change impacts, and drought forecasting. His work spans across Europe, Southeast Asia, and the Global South, with particular focus on agricultural decision support systems and integrating traditional knowledge with scientific approaches.

His research interests encompass hydrological modeling, drought forecasting systems, machine learning applications in environmental science, and climate change impacts on water resources and agriculture. He has developed innovative tools like the DROP app, which delivers scientific rainfall and soil moisture forecasts for agricultural decision-making, particularly targeting smallholder farmers in regions like Ghana.

Dr. Sutanto's publication portfolio reveals a strong focus on compound climate extremes, particularly drought-heatwave interactions and their cascading impacts on agriculture. His recent work analyzes how these compound events affect crop yields in regions like Mexico and Southeast Asia, while also developing next-generation forecasting systems that integrate Indigenous knowledge with machine learning approaches.

His scientific contributions have been recognized through active collaborations across multiple continents, with significant work in European drought monitoring systems and climate resilience projects in Indonesia and West Africa.

As a supervisor, Dr. Sutanto serves as Co-promotor for multiple PhD candidates working on climate resilience, water user associations in Indonesia, and sustainable irrigation practices in Liberia, demonstrating his commitment to developing the next generation of climate scientists and practitioners.