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UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education. Dr. Ann van Griensven Department of Hydroinformatics and Knowledge Management UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education International Research & Education Institute, Delft, Netherlands a.vangriensven@unesco-ihe.org
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UNESCO-IHEInstitute for Water Education Dr. Ann van Griensven Department of Hydroinformatics and Knowledge Management UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education International Research & Education Institute, Delft, Netherlands a.vangriensven@unesco-ihe.org Model development for decision making in water resources: environment, flooding, urban • Large activities in the Nile region • Nile Basin Capacity Building Network • FRIEND/Nile project • ACCION project (Climate Change) • ECOLIVE and MARAFlows project • EU-funding WETwin project http://www.unesco-ihe.org
ACCION project Adaptation to Climate Change Impacts on the Nile River Basin (2009-2011) Climate change effects considering • Wetlands • Floods & droughts • Hydropower provision • Agriculture • Erosion and sediment transport 6 post-docs • Dr. Preksedis Ndomba • University Dar es Salaam • Dr. Semu Moges • Addis Ababa University • Dr. Max Kigobe • Makerere University • Dr. Mohamed Elshamy • Nile Forecasting Center • Dr. Eman El Sayed • To be hired by HRI, Egypt • Dr. Joseph Mutemi • University of Nairobi
Eco-hydrological Studies FP7 project: Integration of wetland management into river basin management Leading WP6: Data management and gap analysis • MARAflowsproject (2010-2013) • Environmental Flows for People and Ecosystems in the Mara River Basin • ECOLIVE project (2009-2013) • Ecology of the Livelihoods (Nyando wetland) • http://www.unesco-ihe.org/THE-ECOLOGY-OF-LIVELIHOODS-ECOLIVE/ • With strong involvement of local partners (NGOs Universities) and stakeholders