Events

 

The group meets monthly and during each meeting, one of the teams presents their current work and progress. The purpose of the meetings is to raise awareness on each basin issue, modeling frameworks, and solutions used to overcome these issues. 

Upcoming Events

Drinking water system consolidation potential, governance and equity implications in California - January 31, 2024

Gregory Pierce

Past Events

California's Water Priorities: Groundwater - May 3, 2022

Hydroeconomic Analysis of Droughts- March 3, 2022

Daniel Crespo, Jose Albiac, Taher Kahil, Franziska Gaupp, and Encarna Esteban: Hydroeconomic analysis of droughts in the Ebro basin using copulas for streamflow simulation

 

Treatment of Uncertainty- February 1, 2022

Review of Hydro-economic Models- January 6, 2022

Colorado River Basin- October 21, 2021

Zach Frankel (Executive Director, Utah Rivers Council) and Nick Halberg (Research & Policy Analyst, Utah Rivers Council): Upper Colorado River Basin Allocation Estimates for Various Climate Scenarios

Mehdi Nemati (Assistant Professor, University of California, Riverside)and Mahdi Asgari (Postdoctoral scholar, University of California, Riverside): Sharing Colorado River Water: Past Apportionments, Current Demands and Feasibility of Possible Allocations

Ariel Dinar (Professor, University of California, Riverside): Preparing for a Drier Future: Welfare Consequences on the Salton Sea Region of Re-allocating Colorado River Flow Deficit

Mekong River and Dams- September 9, 2021

Alan Basist (President, Eyes on Earth) and Brian Eyler (Senior Fellow and Director, Stimson): Monitoring how dams are altering the natural flow on the Mekong RiverMonitoring how dams are altering the natural flow on the Mekong River

Zambezi River Basin- June 30, 2021

Taher Kahil (Research Group Leader and Research Scholar, IIASA): Water-Food-Energy Nexus in the Zambezi Basin

Reetik Sahu (Postdoctoral Researcher, IIASA): Computational tools to aid groundwater management

Limpopo River Basin- May 24, 2021

Djiby Thiam (Associate professor at the University of Cape Town): Main features of the Limpopo river basin (LRB) and extended water-related research activities

Nelson Ndahangwapo (PhD-student at the University of Cape Town): Optimal rainfall index-based insurance with respect to crop production in the Luvuvhu catchment area of the LRB of South Africa

Ifedotun Aina (PhD-student at the University of Cape Town): Analysis of water conservation measures and their associated policy implications in urban South Africa

Nelson Ndahangwapo (PhD-student at the University of Cape Town): Averting land subsidence impacts via optimal groundwater management in the LRB

Ifedotun Aina (PhD-student at the University of Cape Town): Determinants of household water type choices and effect of piped water regulation on groundwater investments

Djiby Thiam (Associate professor University of Cape Town): Future developments and ways forward

Ebro River Basin- April 27, 2021

Encarna Esteban (Associate professor University of Zaragoza): Main features of the Ebro basin

José Albiac (Guest Research Scholar IIASA): Hydroeconomic modeling: a useful tool for water management in river basins

Daniel Crespo (Ph.D. student at the University of Zaragoza and the Agrifood Research and Technology Center): Hydroeconomic models in the Ebro basin: ecosystems and policy simulations to face water droughts

Safa Baccour (Ph.D. student at the University of Zaragoza and the Agrifood Research and Technology Center): Hydroeconomic modeling in the Ebro basin: quality and quantity issues

Encarna Esteban (Associate professor University of Zaragoza): Future developments and main conclusions: new challenges in the Ebro basin