Drought & flood forecasting - early warning - early/anticipatory action. PhD researcher @VU_IVM Dept. Water and Climate Risk in @D2E_Project and @RESILIONL
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Joined May 2021
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Five days to submit #EGU25 abstract Reducing impacts of natural hazards through forecast-based action @VU_IVM @EURAC @CIMAFoundation @polimi @FacultyITC @RedCross510
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@VU_IVM Water & Climate Risk department day! We explored the interesting Waterloopbos & the beautiful city of Hasselt. We played the carillon, found the local streetart, and had drinks & dinner at a windmill. We had a lot of fun together! #HappyColleagues 😍
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A whole year of record breaking ocean temperatures.
This warmth has significant effects on ocean ecosystems. A large fraction of the world’s human population rely on protein from the ocean to live. Disruption to life in the ocean does affect us all.
bbc.co.uk/news/science-envir…
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One week left to apply to this (postdoc) researcher position on storyline visualisation in @ERC_Research project @PerfectSTORM_VU based at @VU_IVM 👇
Vacancy alert! 📢
We are looking for a researcher on data visualisation & sci-art. Do you have the skills to combine qualitative & quantitative data on drought-to-flood events? Please apply. Deadline: 10 Jan 24, expected start date: 1 Mar 24. More info: hydrologicalextremes.org/202…
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When you cannot come to the office, the office will come to you!
Thanks to my lovely colleagues we had a good working day in sunny Utrecht. ☀️😍
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Only 2-days since #EGU23 ended, and I'm already nostalgic for the amazing PICOs, inspiring talks, and engaging posters... but most of all for the incredible new/old researchers/friends. Always great to be "contaminated" by our passion for studying #drought #floods #multihazards
#EGU23 is a wrap! The @VU_IVM Drought group had fun. We thoroughly enjoyed presenting our research, getting inspired and connecting to old and new science friends. Now #trainfromEGU and back next you for more #drought #sociohydrology #adaptation #compound #risk science!
ALT Group photo of part of the IVM Drought group at EGU
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Had a fantastic traditional Wednesday dinner with colleagues from @VU_IVM at #EGU2023. It's great to meet and learn from fellow scientists, but sharing a meal together truly completes the conference experience. #Networking @EuroGeosciences
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What are the drivers of #rainfall variability over #EasternAfrica and what #impact does this have on the land and communities?
Our new paper in @NatRevEarthEnv answers this question! Read more here: nature.com/articles/s43017-0…
Great to work with @paulipalmer and many others on this!
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More and more scientists feel the urgency to participate in climate activism due to the worsening climate crisis. IVM scientists @MartheWens and @DebonneNiels express their concerns while participating in non-violent direct action @ Schiphol's private jet terminal.@SR_Netherlands
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Met het kennis- en innovatieprogramma NL2120 wil Nederland koploper worden in het ontwikkelen van natuurlijke oplossingen voor klimaatverandering en verlies van biodiversiteit. Het kabinet heeft 70 miljoen onvoorwaardelijk en 40 miljoen voorwaardelijk toegekend. 4/4
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Not good news for a region already suffering from the impacts of multiple failed rainy seasons over the past years. There are limits to adaptation and coping, especially in a situation of high vulnerability and limited resources.
Below-normal rainfall is expected for March-May in drought-hit Horn of Africa, says @icpac_igad. The risk of an unprecedented sixth poor rainy season will have devastating humanitarian impact in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia.
Details
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@TimBusker (also @D2E_Project) says we can learn from Africa where Early-Action Protocols support forecast-based drought preparedness. In NL, we could reduce abstraction in advance, increase IJsselmeer levels, plant different crops. But are drought forecasts good enough? [8/10]
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“Even if the March-to-May 2023 rainy season performs well, which forecasts suggest is unlikely, it will take years for impacted communities in the #HornofAfrica to recover from the damage that has already been done over the past two years of drought."
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20 IVM scientists lend their support to this open letter calling for an urgent end to fossil fuel subsidies in the Netherlands. These subsidies are a major obstacle in our efforts to guarantee a safe and just future: fd.nl/opinie/1459177/nederla…
@VUamsterdam @FD_Nieuws
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"Het is zwaar teleurstellend dat er geen concrete maatregelen bij zijn gekomen om de opwarming tot 1,5 graad te kunnen beperken", zegt minister van Klimaat Rob Jetten in #Nieuwsuur.
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🚨Cluster hire @VU_IVM ! 🚨
We got SIX new tenure track positions on #climate #flood #drought #multirisk #landuse #biodiversity #analysis #modelling. Want to join our nice group of colleagues? Please consider applying! More info below⬇️
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And this week a smaller delegation of Water & Climate Risk group @VU_IVM is at #IAHS22 in Montpellier. @IleenStreefkerk @rhodaodongo @TimBusker presenting @D2E_Project. @T_Tiggeloven presenting his coastal flood work. And @MauriMazzoleni & me showing some bits of @PerfectSTORM_VU
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The Panta Rhei 'Drought in the Anthropocene' group together again in Montpellier! #IAHS22
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Are you interested in modelling natural hazards and risks, especially coastal flooding, droughts and hailstorms? Don't hesitate to apply for one of these three (!) PhD positions at the IVM!
We have three PhD positions available @VU_IVM! All related to modelling of extremes and their impacts.
- Wind and Hail modelling for real estate: workingat.vu.nl/ad/phd-redbl…
- Flood and Drought risk modelling:
workingat.vu.nl/ad/phd-geb-m…
- Migration and SLR: workingat.vu.nl/ad/phd-coast…
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The @VU_IVM drought research group visited Wageningen today! So nice to be discussing our #drought research, finding common interests & methods, and brainstorming future collaboration ideas. Thanks @davidwalker_H2O for organising! And Wageningen in spring is still beautiful. ☀️🌳
