CV-full
update fall 2007
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Name Date of birth Main Discipline |
Willem Spaans 30 August 2007 Water Resources Engineering and Development |
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| Present position | Senior Expert in Water Resources Engineering, Water Resources Management and GIS | |
| Language command |
Dutch Mother tongue English Excellent German Good French Moderate |
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| Education |
MSc Civil Engineering, Technical University Delft, The Netherlands, 1975 BSc Civil Engineering, Technical College, The Netherlands, 1969 |
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| Employment record | ||
| 1992-date | Senior expert, UNESCO-IHE Water Education Institute, Delft, The Netherlands | |
| 1988-1992 | Project manager, Water Sector Capacity Building Programme, Sana'a, Yemen | |
| 1983-1989 | Senior expert, UNESCO-IHE, The Netherlands | |
| 1982-1983 | Project leader, National Institute for Health and Environmental Protection, The Netherlands | |
| 1978-1982 | Chairman, Employee Council, UNESCO-IHE | |
| 1982 |
Water Consultant UNDP, UNESCO Hydraulic Institute, Porto Allegro, Brazil Groundwater Consultant UNDP, Ministry of Irrigation, Baghdad, Iraq |
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| 1974-1982 | Expert in Water Modelling, UNESCO-IHE, Delft, The Netherlands | |
| 1973-1974 | Research fellow, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands | |
| 1970-1975 | MSc.fellow, Technical University Delft, The Netherlands | |
| 1969-1970 | Military service, NATO - Germany | |
| 1968-1969 |
Technical officer, Royal Steel Works, The Netherlands Technical officer, Hydrographic Department, State Department of Water and Infrastructure, The Netherlands |
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| Professional experience | ||
| 2004-date | Senior expert in assessment of impacts of climate variability and climate change. Specifically the role of GIS and modelling. | |
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1975-date The Netherlands |
Senior expert in Water Resources Engineering and Management, Geographic Information Systems, Hydraulic Engineering, Groundwater and Surface Water Modelling, Groundwater Pollution, Project Management and Systems Analysis | |
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2006 Rwanda |
Training expert in GIS and modelling. ITC Training course, Aerial Survey Department, Kigali | |
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1997-2005 Kenya |
Project director 'Capacity Building in Water management and Information systems for the Anglophone African Region, Nairobi | |
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2004 Nepal |
Training expert in GIS and modelling, ICIMOD, Kathmandu | |
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1991-2003 The Netherlands |
Director, Training Programme in Water Resources Management. On behalf of The Netherlands Waterboard Foundation (STOWA) |
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2003 The Netherlands |
Training expert in Water management Korean Water Cooperation, Seoul, Korea |
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2003 The Netherlands |
Training expert in interbasin water exchange Ministry of Water Resources, Kabul, Afghanistan |
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1986-1998 The Netherlands |
Director, Short Course Programmes on Groundwater Management. In collaboration with the International Groundwater Modelling Centre (IGWMC), Indianapolis and TNO-NITG, Delft |
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2000-2001 Palestine |
Expert in Groundwater modelling and data base management. MSc programme, University of Birzeit |
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1999-2001 Ghana |
Key lecturer in Groundwater Modelling and Data base management. MSc programme, Faculty of Engineering, Kumasi |
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1996-2000 The Netherlands |
Senior lecturer on Hydrogeology, Course on Engineering Geology, International Training Centre (ITC) |
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1996-1998 Egypt |
Key expert in Engineering Hydrology, Hydraulics Research Institute, Cairo | |
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1996-1998 Egypt |
Training manager on Strengthening the Water Sector, Planning Department, Ministry of Public Works and Water Resources, Cairo | |
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1994 Yemen |
Interim-Director, Sana'a University Capacity Building, Faculty of Engineering, Sana'a |
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1993-1995 The Netherlands |
Course Director, International Course for Hydrologists, UNESCO-IHE-Delft | |
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1993 Oman/The Netherlands |
Director, Water Sector Capacity Building Programme in the framework of the Middle East Peace Process. Jointly with IWACO consultants, Rotterdam | |
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1992-1994 The Netherlands |
Senior lecturer in Groundwater management and exploration, Civil Engineering Department, Technical University Delft |
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1992 Great Britain |
Deputy director on behalf of Techware / Comett, Groundwater Management and Information Systems, Hydraulic Research Wallingford | |
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1989-1992 Yemen |
Project manager, Project Capacity Building for the Yemen Water Environmental Sector, Sana'a |
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1985-1989 Indonesia |
(Senior) Expert Project Management and Systems Analysis Indonesia Training Institute for Water Resources Development, Bandung |
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1988 Thailand/Netherlands |
Director, Training programme on Water Resources Engineering, for the Government of Indonesia. |
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1986 The Netherlands |
Regional Groundwater Modelling,Course on Provincial Water Management, IGWMC, Delft | |
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1986 Kenya |
Expert on Data Base Management and Information Systems,WMO/UNDP, Nairobi | |
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1986 Greece |
Consultant on Drainage and Geotechnics Stratos Hydropower Project, Public Power Cooperation, Directorate of Hydropower Development, Athens |
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1985 Indonesia |
Workshop leader. Post-graduate course on Project Management, for the Directorate General of Water Resources |
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1981-1985 The Netherlands |
Manager, Postgraduate Course for Hydrologists, UNESCO-IHE-Delft | |
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1984 Sri-Lanka |
Expert on Modelling and Project Management, University of Moratuwa | |
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1983 Bangladesh |
Lecturer. Professional Course on Planning for the Water Sector, Government of Bangladesh On behalf of Delft Hydraulics and the Worldbank |
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1990 The Netherlands |
Project manager on Information Systems for Soil Contamination. National Institute for Health and Environmental Protection |
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1982 Iraq |
Consultant on Groundwater Management and Modelling, Erbil Plain Ministry of Irrigation/UNDP, Baghdad |
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1976-1980 The Netherlands |
Mentor for the Construction Branches Postgraduate Course in Hydraulic Engineering, UNESCO-IHE |
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1976-1980 Indonesia. |
Course mentor for the Postgraduate Specialisation Program for the Directorate General of Water Resources |
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1978 Indonesia |
Curriculum development for the Water Resources Division, Civil Department, University of Brawijaya, Malang |
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1978 Brazil |
Consultant on Hydrodynamic Modelling, Hydraulic Research Institute/UNESCO, Porto Allegro | |
| Research activities | ||
| Joint Master research | ||
| 2007 |
Groundwater modelling and quality analysis of the Aynalem basin, Ethiopia Flood modelling and assessment using GIS tools in the Nyando Catchment, lake Victoria, Kenya Flow prediction using Neural Networks of the Yangtze river, China |
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| 2006 |
Optimization of downstream controlled water allocation schemes, Maira canal, Northwest Frontier Province, Pakistan Surface water modelling using GIS tools the Bagamati river, Nepal |
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| 2005 |
Rainfall-runoff modelling of the Geul catchment, The Netherlands Modelling of the groundwater system, Mekong river system, Vietnam |
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| 2004 |
Optimization of water management, Waterboard Stichtse Rijnlanden Modelling of water quality in the Mekong river system, Vietnam Salt water intrusion modelling, Katwijk area, The Netherlands |
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| 2003 |
Modelling of groundwater seepage, Waterboard Rijnland Flood alleviation of the Mekong river system, Vietnam Water quality modelling of the Mekong city areas, Vietnam |
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| 2002 |
Rainfall runoff processes in the upper catchment of Mekong, Vietnam Groundwater modelling of the Salt-fresh dune area, The Netherlands Surface water management of the Langbroekerwetering area, Salt water upconing and intrusion in alluvial aquifers |
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| 2001 |
Design of a Godenov numerical scheme, DUFLOWIN package Water resources management for the Nyando catchment, Kenya Groundwater assessment of the Nyando catchment, Kenya Saltwater intrusion in the Mombassa plain, Kenya Water resources management for the Nzai catchment, Kenya Integrated water management for the Langbroekerwetering |
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| 2000 |
Water quality assessment of the urban drainage system of Purmerend Groundwater modelling of the urban area of Apeldoorn Saltwater intrusion of the Gaza area, Palestine Rainfall-runoff modelling, Nyando catchment using Eumetsat CCD data (jointly with Reading University, UK) Flood protection and quality control, Nyando catchment, Kenya |
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| 1999 |
Groundwater modelling of the Gaza area Surface water pollution combat, Fayum basin, Egypt Pollution control of Lake Naivasha, Kenya Rainfall-runoff modelling in semi-arid regions Water resources management of the Manafwa catchment, Uganda |
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| 1998 |
Salt water intrusion management for the Palestinian territories (jointly with Ben-Gurion University, Israel) Water management for the Nablus area, West Bank, Palestine Rainfall-runoff modelling of sandy catchments, Brabant, The Netherlands Sustainable development of South Sulawesi, Indonesia Test report on the Windows based package DUFLOWIN Sensitivity of Groundwater abstractions in the Gaza area |
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| 1997 |
Salt water modelling and intrusion in the Gaza area, Palestine Determination of the impact area of Deventer pumping station Rainfall-runoff modelling for small catchments in The Netherlands |
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| 1996 |
A user-oriented interface for data transfer in GIS and modelling Determination of the Gasselte pumping station, Drenthe, The Netherlands Hydrochemical evaluation of the Qaidam basin, China |
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| 1995 |
A framework for water management, Gaza strip, Palestine Overtopping of dams and its impact on water resources, Yemen |
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| 1994 |
Groundwater contamination by industrial wastes, Dhaka city, Bangladesh Groundwater scenarios in Vechterweerd and Rechteren pumping stations Capture zones and waste water disposal, Bennekom, The Netherlands |
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| 1993 | Drainage modelling of acid clay lowlands, South Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| R esearch activities | ||
| 2004-present |
Application of Geographic Information Systems in Water Resources Management Internet based mapping and GIS applications Modelling applications on impacts of Climate change and Climate variability |
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| 2000-present |
Website development E-communication and learning Interactive learning by doing Rainfall-runoff modelling, water quality modelling |
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| 1998-present |
Implementation of the MT3Dense groundwater density module and its applications in The Netherlands, Gaza, Kenya and Ghana. Partners: KIWA-Artesia, Water supply Amsterdam, TNO-NITG, University of Utrecht |
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| 1997-present |
Integrated water resources of the Nyando catchment, Kenya Aim is to define a research framework for a major contributing catchment to the lake Victoria. This project will serve as a pilot project for catchments around lakeVictoria and fits in the Environmental Control Programme of lakeVictoria. Partners: WMO, Meteo Department Kenya, University of Nairobi, UNESCO-IHE-Delft |
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| 1997-present |
Testing, updating and marketing of the DUFLOWIN package, including the flow, water quality, rainfall-runoff and groundwater interaction module Partners: STOWA, Witteveen en Bos, Arcadis, Sepra, EDS and UNESCO-IHE-Delft |
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| 1997-1998 | Implementation of GIs in water resources management. Jointly with Department of Earth Sciences, Utrecht University. Aim was to define a 'public domain' GIs platform for water and land development making use of existing hydrodynamic models and high-level GIS systems. | |
| 1994-present | Salt and fresh (ground)water management in the arid zone | |
| 1993-1997 |
Database information systems in water resources management Design of a finite element inter-active computer code for modelling of groundwater flow and transport. In collaboration with IGWMC |
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| 1988-1991 | Design of the hydrodynamic package DUFLOW, in collaboration with STOWA, Technical University Delft and Rijkswaterstaat Tidal division, The Hague, The Netherlands | |
| 1986 | Design of a multi-layer groundwater flow package, HASKONING consult, Nijmegen | |
| 1984-1985 | Design of an interactive computer code for project management | |
| 1982-1983 | Design of a data base information system for soil and groundwater contamination, RIVM, The Netherlands | |
| 1982 | Design of a groundwater management model and related database Iraq for the Erbil plane, Iraq | |
| 1981-1982 | Design of operation research models for multi reservoir systems | |
| 1981 | Design of a multi-criteria computer code for decision making in water resources planning | |
| 1976-1980 | Design of computer codes for foundation engineering | |
| 1974-1980 | Design of hydrodynamic models for surface water flow and quality. | |
| Papers | ||
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Spaans, Willem Shaul Sorek Yunis Mogheir |
Salt intrusion modelling of the Gaza area (pending) | |
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Spaans, W. H.J. Aalderink Lee Hyong |
Water quality modelling of the urban area of Purmerend (pending) | |
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Spaans, W W.A. Segeren |
The Netherlands Contribution to International education and training for the Water Sector Proceedings, Netherlands Committees for the IAH, ICID, IAHS, EWPCA and IAWQ, Delft, The Netherlands, 1995 |
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Spaans, W W.A. Segeren |
International Education and Transfer of knowledge in Hydrogeological Research and Groundwater Management for Experts in Developing Countries. Proceedings, International Association of Hydrogeologists Delft, The Netherlands, 1994 |
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| Spaans, W |
Manpower development for the Yemen water sector RIRDP workshop on Strategic Water Management Rada, Yemen, 1991 |
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| Spaans W. et.al. |
DUFLOW, a hydro-dynamic computer package. Public Works State Department, Tidal Division 1989, 1991 (revised) |
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| Spaans, W |
Water Resources Development, Systems and Decision Making Ministry of Public Works, Jakarta, Indonesia, 1988 |
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| Spaans, W |
Systems Approach to Water Resources Management 5th World Congress on Water Resources, Brussels, Belgium, 1985 |
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| Spaans, W |
Decision Modelling in Water Quality Management Specialist Meeting IAWPC, 12th Congress, Delft, 1984 |
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| Technical reports | ||
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Spaans, W F. Schaars |
MT3Dense, a density dependent groundwater flow and transport model Based on ideas as developed by T. Olsthoorn UNESCO-IHE-Delft, 1999 |
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| Spaans, W |
GRW, a finite element groundwater package UNESCO-IHE-Delft and Sana'a University, 1991 |
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| Spaans, W., et al. |
DUFLOW, a hydrodynamic computer package. User manual. UNESCO-IHE-Delft, TU-Delft, RWS-Tidal Division, 1989, 1991 (revised) |
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| Spaans, W. |
NETPREC, a Project Management package UNESCO-IHE-Delft, 1988 |
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| Spaans, W |
GRW2M, A Multi-aquifer two-dimensional model groundwater model. Program and users guide. UNESCO-IHE-Delft, 1987 |
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| Spaans, W. |
NETPDM, A Network Planning Model for Civil Engineering Projects UNESCO-IHE-Delft, 1986 |
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| Spaans, W., et al |
A Data Base Management Package for the Combat of Soil Contamination National. Institute for Environmental Protection, 1983 (in Dutch) |
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| Spaans, W |
Application of Finite Element Methods in Hydrodynamic modelling MSc thesis, Delft University of Technology, Civil Engineering Department, 1975 |
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| Project reports | ||
| Vietnam | Capacity and network building for College Water and Educational training, jointly with Saxion universities, 2005-2007 for NUFFIC, The Netherlands | |
| Africa |
Establishing an African Knowledge Network on Water Resources December 2002, UNDP, Nairobi/Washington |
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| SE-Afica |
Flood action plan for South-eastern Africa, Mozambique Proposal for Regional Training, July 2000-09-11 |
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| Anglophone Africa |
Capacity building for the Anglophone African region, progress and final reports, 1997-2005 For NUFFIC, The Netherlands |
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| Yemen |
Human resources development and institutional strengthening National Water Resources Authority, Yemeni Government, Sana'a, Yemen For the UNDP organisation, Washington, 1998 |
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| Yemen |
Sana'a University Support, phase III Project proposal and document, principal author, 1997 |
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| Anglophone Africa |
Support for Capacity Building in Applied Hydrology and Water Management for the Anglophone African Region, WMO Regional Meteorological Institute for Training and Research, Nairobi, Kenya Project proposal and document, principal author, 1996 |
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| Yemen |
Capacity building for the Yemeni water sector, Project progress reports, 1989-1992 |
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| Yemen |
Sana'a University Support, phase II Project proposal and project document, principal author, 1991 |
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| Yemen |
Sana'a University Support, phase I Project proposal and project document, principal author, 1989 |
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Capacity building for the Yemeni water sector Project document, presented to DGIS, 1988 |
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| Greece |
Report on Drainage of Tailrace Canal, Stratos Hydropower Project Public Power Co-operation, Ministry of Energy, Athens, Greece, 1986 |
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| Iraq |
Report on Groundwater Planning and Development of the Erbil plane Ministry of Irrigation, Baghdad, Iraq. UNDP, 1982 |
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| Brazil |
Report on the Development of a Preissman Hydrodynamic model Applications for the Rio Grande del Sul and Rio Sinus Hydraulic Research Centre, Porto Allegro, Brazil UNDP, 1978 |
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| Lecture notes | ||
| Water resources management and planning (update 2007) Workshop on strategic planning (update 2007) | ||
| Project planning and optimization techniques (update 2007) Workshop on Agricultural network planning (update 2007) | ||
| GIS in water resources and hydrology (2007) Internet based GIS maps | ||
| Hydrodynamic surface water modelling (2005 update) | ||
| Groundwater modelling (2004 update) | ||
| Miscellaneous web materials (2003) | ||
| Groundwater flow (update 2002) | ||
| Information systems for groundwater management, UNESCO-UNESCO-IHE-Delft, 1998 | ||
| Operations research and planning techniques for water management, UNESCO-UNESCO-IHE-Delft, 1998 | ||
| Water demand and water management, HRI, Cairo and UNESCO-IHE-Delft, 1997 | ||
| Engineering hydrology and hydrometry, HRI, Cairo and UNESCO-IHE-Delft, 1997 | ||
| Hydrogeology for geologist and engineers, ITC-Enschede, 1997 | ||
| The use of the PCRaster GIS package as a platform for water and land development & management, UNESCO-IHE-Delft, 1996 | ||
| Groundwater quantitative and quality management, UNESCO-IHE-Delft, IWACO consultants, 1995 | ||
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Groundwater, principles and modelling , UNESCO-IHE-Delft and IGWMC, 1994 Part 1 Groundwater systems, Hydrogeological investigations Part 2 Groundwater flow modelling Part 3 Contaminant transport modelling |
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| Water resources modelling, Sana'a University, Yemen, 1991 | ||
| Data base information systems in a PC environment, Sana'a University, Yemen, 1990 | ||
| Hydrodynamic modelling using DUFLOW, UNESCO-IHE-Delft, 1989 | ||
| Project management: Network planning using NETPREC, UNESCO-IHE-Delft, BIPOWERED, 1988 | ||
| Planning of project activities, workshop notes, UNESCO-IHE-Delft, 1986 | ||
| Network planning techniques, BIPOWERED, 1985-1986 | ||
| Groundwater modelling, University of Moratuwa/UNESCO-IHE-Delft/IGWMC, 1984 | ||
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Notes on Geo-technical engineering,, University of Moratuwa, 1984 Notes on Project economics, University of Moratuwa, 1984 |
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| Systems Analysis and Operations Research, UNESCO-IHE-Delft, 1979 | ||