Projects
Towards sustainable management of inland waters in Tanzania: Assessing the ecological integrity of river ecosystems in the Upper Pangani River Basin (Tanzania) KU Leuven
River ecosystems encompass river channels and its floodplains and form a diverse mosaic of habitats upon which countless species of animals and plants depend for survival. They provide a plethora of services for humans including a source of clean water for domestic and industrial uses, a source of food, a means of waste disposal, transportation, power production, and sites for the pursuit of leisure activities. Yet, they belong to the most ...
SEDIMENT TRANSPORT MODELLING AT RIVER BASIN SCALE, INTEGRATING SOIL EROS ION AND RIVER MORPHODYNAMICS KU Leuven
Sediment is the largest water “pollutant” by volume in the world, yet the limitations in current modelling processes still makes it impossible to quantity the amount of sediment eroded from land and transported in rivers. Sediment’s detachment, transport and deposition mostly take place within a thin near-bed layer. Therefore it is imperative for modelling processes to establish accurate representation of flow velocity and the rough bottom ...
Variability of Rainfall and River Flow in the Nile Basin KU Leuven
Rainfall variability engenders changes in the frequency and severity of water-related disasters. In the Nile basin, rainfall-based disasters e.g. landslides, flooding and dry conditions are common. This research aimed at providing a platform for insights on variability of historical rainfall and flow in the River Nile basin. Spatio-temporal variability of both rainfall volumes and extreme events across the study area was analyzed in a ...
Development of rehabilitation technologies and approaches for multipressured degraded waters and the integration of their impact on river basin management (AQUAREHAB). KU Leuven
Evolutionary epidemiology of schistosomiasis in the Senegal River Basin. Linking parasite genetics with human infection and disease KU Leuven
Schistosomiasis is a major poverty-related disease, infecting more than 200 million people in developing countries. More than 90% of them live in Sub-Saharan Africa. It is caused by infection with Schistosoma flatworms that reside in the vascular system of the definitive host. Freshwater snails are the intermediate hosts of schistosomes and essential for the completion of their life cycle. Praziquantel is currently the only ...
Carbon cycling from a catchment perspective: an integrated approach to terrestrial-aquatic linkages in the Tana River basin (Kenya). KU Leuven
Digital mapping of soil hydraulic properties for crop growth modelling in the Zambezi River Basin KU Leuven
In a context where water availability is declining and competition for water is increasing, it is imperative to produce more crop per drop. To this end, rainfed and irrigated crop production systems must be designed which are adapted to the local soil, climate and socio-economic conditions. Integrated and well parameterized crop growth models are key to designing such crop production systems. Whereas today in most crop growth and hydrological ...