--- by Heidi Mendoza What/When researchers feel is a patchwork zine that highlights the process and the moments when drought and flood researchers were asked to create and to imagine. Together, we asked ourselves: what future(s) might look like; something that we will miss, and new things that might emerge in future(s) when droughts and … Continue reading What/When researchers feel – zine
The drought group writing week 2024
Last week we had our IVM group writing week in the beautiful province of Drenthe in the Netherlands! 17 drought group members joined: Shahana Bilalova, Davide Cotti, Lars de Graaff, Anna Luisa Hemshorn de Sรกnchez, Jose David Henao Casas, Maurice Kalthof, Anne van Loon, Alessia Matano, Maurizio Mazzoleni, Hans de Moel, Rhoda Odongo, Anne-Sophie Sabino … Continue reading The drought group writing week 2024
Researcher Exploring storylines of drought-flood events via data visualisation and art-science (f/m/x)
Do you have experience with data visualization and creative methods? Are you interested in bringing together qualitative and quantitative data on drought-to-flood events around the world? Please apply for this postdoc position at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU).Cascading events like floods after droughts are complex hydrosocial disasters that are expected to increase in the future. In … Continue reading Researcher Exploring storylines of drought-flood events via data visualisation and art-science (f/m/x)
Postdoc position on Groundwater drought and adaptation (f/m/x)
Do you have experience with groundwater data analysis and modelling? Are you interested in studying groundwater drought and designing sustainable adaptation measures? And do you want to develop your project management skills? Please apply for this postdoc position at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU). How do groundwater extremes develop and recover as a result of complex … Continue reading Postdoc position on Groundwater drought and adaptation (f/m/x)
New project funded on groundwater drought & risk
The Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM) and the Earth Sciences Department at VU Amsterdam are happy to announce that we will lead a new project on groundwater and risk funded by the Water4All partnership. The list of funded projects can be found here. GroundedExtremes (โUnderstanding and governing groundwater to reduce risk of hydrological extremesโ) is … Continue reading New project funded on groundwater drought & risk
European Drought Risk Atlas: heightened risk threatens the environment and the economy
--- reposted from JRC --- IVM's Marthe Wens, Hans de Moel and Anne van Loon contributed to the European Drought Risk Atlas that was published last month and presented in the European Parliament. The European Drought Risk Atlas provides for the first time a comprehensive assessment and mapping of drought risks and impacts in the … Continue reading European Drought Risk Atlas: heightened risk threatens the environment and the economy
Waar dreigen er tekorten in drinkwater door klimaatverandering?
--- reposted from KlimaatHelpdesk --- ๐ฐ Waar dreigen er tekorten in drinkwater door klimaatverandering?Die vraag stelde Alette (55) uit Almere aan KlimaatHelpdesk. Anne Van Loon, expert op het gebied van droogterisico's bij de Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam), schreef voor ons een antwoord.๐ In het kort:โTekorten in drinkwater door klimaatverandering kunnen overal voorkomen, maar vooral … Continue reading Waar dreigen er tekorten in drinkwater door klimaatverandering?
Updated textbook Hydrological Drought published!
--- by Anne Van Loon --- Elsevier webshop to order the book: htps://shop.elsevier.com/books/hydrological-drought/tallaksen/978-0-12-819082-1 Description Drought is a worldwide phenomenon that originates from a prolonged de๏ฌcit in precipitation, often in combination with high evaporation, over an extended region. The resultant meteorological water balance de๏ฌcit may cause a hydrological drought to develop and give rise to below … Continue reading Updated textbook Hydrological Drought published!
PHD POSITION on Global drought risk and governance of biodiverse ecosystems
- by Marthe Wens Climate-induced extreme events like droughts are known to contribute to biodiversity loss, which further threatens ecosystems and the livelihoods of indigenous peoples and local communities (IPLCs) in the Global South. Moreover, the biodiversity loss hampers ecosystemsโ mitigation potential with respect to climate change and their adaptation potential with respect to drought … Continue reading PHD POSITION on Global drought risk and governance of biodiverse ecosystems
What we write: Rhoda Odongo
Propagation from meteorological to hydrological drought in the Horn of Africa using both standardized and threshold-based indices Rhoda A. Odongo, Hans De Moel & Anne Van Loon Drought is a pressing concern, particularly in data-poor regions like the Horn of Africa (HOA). We recently published a study on the propagation of the drought signal from … Continue reading What we write: Rhoda Odongo
What we write: Lars de Graaff
The Netherlands experienced multiple drought events in a short period of time. Improving the sponge capacity of the Dutch water system can mitigate the negative consequences of these events. Different projects focus on local measures to improve the regional sponge capacity. However, the impacts of local measures on a regional scale are difficult to predict … Continue reading What we write: Lars de Graaff
What we write: Heidi Mendoza
Science and poetry: Why and for whom โWe need to communicate science to people.โ We have heard this for at least once, and we begin to think, โYes, indeed, we need to communicate science to people.โ But what part of science do we communicate? Specifically to whom? And why do we need to do this? … Continue reading What we write: Heidi Mendoza
Special Issue Drought, Society and Ecosystems
Are you a scientist, researcher, student, practitioner, or stakeholder with an interest in the complex phenomenon of drought and its impacts on societies and ecosystems? If so, we have exciting news for you! The IAHS Panta Rhei decade (2013-2023) working group โDrought in the Anthropoceneโ is advertising special issue titled โDrought, Society and Ecosystemsโ together … Continue reading Special Issue Drought, Society and Ecosystems
Dutch Droughtย 2022 – A perspective by the IVM drought risk research group
The 2022 drought in the Netherlands - is it over yet? The meteorological drought in the Netherlands was within the 5% most extreme years (based on precipitation minus potential evaporation). But there were strong regional differences with most severe dry conditions in the east and some locations in the southwest and northwest. Rainfall deficit during … Continue reading Dutch Droughtย 2022 – A perspective by the IVM drought risk research group
Gender diversity in academia – sharing slides for management
At IVM - VU Amsterdam gender diversity is high on the agenda. We currently have no female professors and no female staff members with children. Over the past years five female tenure-track staff members have left, which is why our percentage of female staff has decreased. These are very worrying numbers and to find solutions … Continue reading Gender diversity in academia – sharing slides for management
Hydrological extremes @ Amsterdam 
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