Projects
Current projects
- 2010 - 2012:
A Virtual Observatory for Environmental Services
and Poverty Alleviation (GBP 250 000). Principal Investigator.
- 2010 - 2012: A UK Pilot Virtual Observatory. Natural Environment Research Council (GBP 2 000 000). Co-I and work package leader on environmental modelling.
- 2009 - 2010: Risk analysis of climate change impacts on biodiversity and the water cycle in the tropical Andes. CONDESAN. Principal Investigator
Finished projects
- 2008 - 2009: Using remote sensing data to improve hydrological modelling of the water cycle in tropical mountain wetlands. ESA. Principal Investigator
- 2008 - 2009: Sustainable Hydro-Energy in
Patagonia. Worldbank. Consultant.
- 2008: Near real time flood hazard monitoring and
mapping in Ecuador. ESA. Coordinator
- 2007: Participatory mapping of environmental services
in the tropical Andes. Proyecto Paramo Andino. Consultant
- 2006 - 2007:
Lancaster University. Modelling wetland hydrology and the impact of human interference on its hydrological processes.
European Commission, Marie Curie EIF
Fellowship. Principal Investigator (EUR 141000)
Older projects
- 2005: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven and Universidad de Cuenca:
Valorisation of PhD research results and structuring the research area in páramo hydrology.
Flemish Interuniversitary Councel (VLIR). Coordinator.
(EUR 5000).
- 2004 - 2005:
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven and Universidad de Cuenca:
The impact of land use changes on the hydrology of the south Ecuadorian Páramo.
K.U.Leuven. Coordinator.
- 2004: Universidad de Cuenca, Ecuador:
Evaluación y sistematización de mejores prácticas en el manejo de agua en los páramos de los Andes.
Proyecto Páramo Andino, Quito, Ecuador. Team member.
- 2004: Universidad de Cuenca, Ecuador: Efectos de la cobertura vegetal en la regulación hidrológica de microcuencas de páramo. Universidad de Cuenca, Ecuador. Team member
- 2000 - 2004: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven and Universidad de Cuenca: The impact of land use changes on the hydrology of the south Ecuadorian Páramo. Fund for Scientific Research Flanders. Coordinator.
- 2003 - 2004: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven and Universidad de Cuenca: Participatory discussion and experimentation platform for bridging the gap between academic research and stakeholders. Flemish Interuniversitary Councel (VLIR). Team member.
- 2003 - 2008 Katholieke Universiteit Leuven and Mekelle University: Geo-hydrology : Water resources assessment and management. Collaborative research project within the VLIR IUC cooperation with Mekelle University, Ethiopia. Team member.