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8-12 June 2026: Participation in cross-sectoral ISIMIP and CROSS-CASCADE workshop 2026, Potsdam (Germany)
Several team member of the Water Quality and Sustainable Water Systems group will participate in this workshop of ISIMIP and the EU COST Action CROSS-CASCADE in Potsdam Link: Upcoming cross-sectoral ISIMIP and CROSS-CASCADE workshop 2026
Read more1-5 June 2026: Participation in Council meeting Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme, UNESCO in Paris
As scientific chair of the Netherlands UNESCO WMO Water Committee, Michelle van Vliet will participate in the 27th IHP Council meeting in Paris. 27th Session of the Council of the Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme (1-5 June 2026): Overview · Indico.UN
Read moreNature climate change publication “Climate change drives low dissolved oxygen and increased hypoxia rates in rivers worldwide” based on PhD project Duncan Graham (Vidi project)
Authors Duncan J. Graham, Marc F. P. Bierkens, Edward R. Jones, Edwin H. Sutanudjaja & Michelle T. H. van Vliet Abstract Increased water temperatures under climate change will probably cause decreases in dissolved oxygen and an associated increase in the number of days with hypoxia. This could have major consequences for freshwater ecosystems, but the extent of this threat remains…
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New publication on crop growth modelling during dry and warm spells led by Sneha Chevuru (GoNexus project)
The need for future crop yield projections has become more urgent, including knowledge about the accuracy of crop growth modeling in terms of crop yield and water consumption. To this end, this study evaluates two crop growth models—AquaCrop-OS and PCR-GLOBWB 2-WOFOST.
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New paper published on energy consumption for water technologies based on PhD project of Michele Magni (B-WEX ERC project)”
This study develops a spatially explicit model framework for quantifying the energy consumption of water treatment technologies globally, focusing on desalination, wastewater treatment and conventional drinking water treatment.
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