Projects
Evaluation of the quality of surface waters of the Brussels-capital region in 2019 in application of the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/CE) Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Water Test Network - A North West Europe collaboration to create a network of water and wastewater test and demonstration facilities for SMEs to develop new water related innovative technologies. Ghent University
The Water Test Network (WTN) project will establish a transnational network of testing facilities which can be used by SMEs in North-West Europe (NWE) to test, demonstrate and develop new products for the water sector. In this way, new innovations will be developed and it will accelerate the time to market.
How does a drinking water intervention impact water quality and health? A field experiment to determine the role of contextual factors in household drinking water practices. Ghent University
Globally, more than half of the deaths due to diarrhoea are caused by a lack of water, sanitation and hygiene provision (WASH), particularly In Sub-Saharan Africa. Improving access to WASH is therefore an important goal of development cooperation. Many authors studied the health effects of these WASH interventions on waterborne diseases and diarrhoea incidence, indicating significant positive health outcomes. However, much less attention has ...
Water Matters: An Exegetical Study of the Johannine Presentation of Water Concerns and its Dynamics in Relation to the Notion of ‘Living Water’ (ὕδωρ ζῶν) in John 4:1-15. KU Leuven
Water motif is dominant in the Johannine presentation of the dialogue between Jesus and the Samaritan woman at Jacob’s well in John 4:1-42. In the first section of this dialogue in Jn 4:1-15, which focuses on the notion of ‘living water’ (ὕδωρ ζῶν), the evangelist also presents some of the concrete concerns related to the accessibility of water. A closer examination of this text-unit will enable us to trace certain socio-cultural, ...
Brussels: reconnecting forgotten urban water fluxes (potable water, rivers, groundwater, surface water, gutter-water, infiltration etc.): Isotopic, cartographic and historical approach within a sustainable development perspective Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Water Management - Water Management through Smart Leak Detection in Non-Residential Buildings Ghent University
The objective of this IOF StarTT project is to prepare for the creation of a spin-off. The mission of the project team is to make a significant contribution to water and energy savings due to leak detection in water systems in buildings.
The ambition is for the spin-off to be: “A European expertise driven company that markets water leakage detection technology and provides case specific knowledge through consultancy on leak detection ...
Water NEXUS Value to society and economy through sustainable water nexus management in partner countries of the Belgian Development Cooperation KU Leuven
The overarching goal of this project is to support Belgian's DGD's positioning as a central actor for water related issues in private sector development and development cooperation actions in the Global South. The project aims to set strong basis and pave the way toward the implementation of a robust and meaningful water strategy at DGD. As a result, deliverables are mainly synthesis and exploratory work. The nature of the deliverables can be ...
Living with water in the Mekong delta. Investigating the transformation of indigenous knowledges in the search for future water urbanism KU Leuven
My research will investigate these issues of Vietnam’s Mekong Delta, through the practices and discourses of urbanism / ecology, planning / development and nature / culture. It will consist of systematic research of the transformative interactions, the sectioning and overlaying, of human habitation of land, water and vegetation – three spatially interconnected ecological features. The Bassac River’s islands and estuaries are chosen for their ...
Mathematical programming for the support of river water management: water allocation and reservoir location KU Leuven
Surface and ground water availability is variable in space and time and the spatio-temporal pattern of this variability often does not match with the distributed use pattern of sectors and individual consumers. This mismatch can become controversial when overall water availability decreases, e.g., due to climate change, and competition for water increases. It is in this context that the so called WEF-nexus between Water for human consumption ...