Projects
Use of deep drainage water as a source of drinking water for pigs Inagro vzw
Elaboration of a reactive assessment framework for priority water use during water scarcity KU Leuven
The focus of this study is on directly practicable water-limiting measures in times of water scarcity. It is not the intention to also include proactive measures in this study (eg crop selection, switching from water cooling to air cooling). On the other hand, measures can be considered for the generic assessment framework that require certain prior investments (eg installation of pumps for pumping back water at locks). In the area-specific ...
Water balance and water use efficiency of bioenergy culture of woody plants: a multiscalaire approach. University of Antwerp
Mycorrhizal inoculation for a more profitable and resilient cassava sector - The use of stable isotope proxies to assess cassava water use efficiency KU Leuven
Cassava is a crop with a lot of potentials and a lot of challenges. One of such challenges includes drought as a result of the changing climate. In countries like Nigeria- still struggling to meet up with increasing industrial demands, the crop is 100% rain-fed. This makes cassava fully exposed to current and future disturbance in rainfall pattern. Cassava is highly mycorrhizal. Owing to the symbiotic association that exists between cassava ...
Impacts of land use and cover change on water fluxes and soil functioning in Southern Brazil KU Leuven
The first objective of the PhD is to investigate structures of water fluxes at the landscape scale. Whether the structure or spatial distribution of water fluxes and water residence times in the system can be linkedto the spatial structure of biogeochemical processes or soil formation processes in the system will be a key question. At the landscape scale, non-invasive geophysical techniques can be used to characterize the structure of the ...
Enhancing farmer's benefits from integrated soil fertility management through improved water use efficiency and better marketing strategies in het Highlands of Central Kenya. KU Leuven
Research and Development agreement on project: "Development of metal oxides for use as photocathodes for photoelectrochemical water splitting" between Hasselt University and TNO Hasselt University
Innovative Use of Earth Observation and Land Surface Modeling for Tracking the Effects of Irrigation on the Terrestrial Water Cycle KU Leuven
In recent years, human water needs have been steadily increasing and they are currently dominated by agricultural activities for food production worldwide. Furthermore, the increase in population and climatic change are expected to raise the current demand of water highlighting the necessity for more efficient irrigation systems. In this context, the combined effect of human pressure (i.e. irrigation) and the increase of extreme natural ...
Understanding the influence of land use and catchment characteristics on riverine carbon and nutrient dynamics for improved water resource management in Kenya KU Leuven
River systems are among the world's most threatened ecosystems, facing multiple and often interlinked pressures across different scales. Recent ranking of human stressors to riverine systems indicate that wastewater effluents, agriculture, and urban land use have the strongest effects. In Kenya, with a population of ~53 million people, 15 percent (~8 million people) rely on unimproved water sources, such as ponds, shallow wells and rivers ...