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Global Water Systems and Adaptive Water Management
Developed within the framework of the European and Asian Academic Networks in the Field of Environmental science
(LEANES) for the online module Climate Change
dr Ansje Löhr
Environmental Sciences, School of Science
Open Universiteit, The Netherlands
Development of a chapter Global Water Systems and Adaptive Water Management and case study on the Millingerwaard – 1 ECTS
• The LEANES project led by Trinity College Dublin, in cooperation with partnership with the University of Eastern Finland and the Netherlands Research school for Socio-Economic and Natural Sciences of the Environment (SENSE)
• dr Ad van Dommelen - director SENSE
• dr Ansje Löhr: Environmental Sciences School of Science, Open University of The Netherlands
• Ir Catharien Terwisscha van Scheltinga: Alterra, Wageningen University and Research Centre
• prof dr Carolien Kroeze, Environmental Systems Analysis Group, Wageningen University & School of Science, Open University of The Netherlands
Why the Open Universiteit, the Netherlands?
Mission
Open Universiteit develops, provides and promotes innovative higher distance education of top quality, in collaboration with networks and alliances.
As the prime university for lifelong learning, it addresses the wide-ranging learning needs of people during their course of life, plus the need to achieve a considerable upgrade of the knowledge level of the society at large.
• high-quality distance education at academic level
• expert in educational development and innovation
• collaboration in networks and alliances
• the university for lifelong learning
And the School of Science?
Bachelor and Master programme in Environmental Sciences
- natural sciences at the core
- programmes aim to train broadly oriented environmental scientists.
• competence of academic professionals to think, communicate, learn and collaborate across boundaries we call ‘transboundary competence’
• higher education for sustainable development should provide learning environments in which these transboundary competences can be developed
Global Water Systems and Adaptive Water Management – 1 ECTS
The LEANES on-line module on Climate Change
- developed primarily for Asian higher institutions and students and has therefore an international focus.
- Examples from several places around the world
A focus on the Netherlands and in particular the Millingerwaard: a part of the Rhine river basin.
The chapter: provides student with theoretical background and exercises and feedback are given
case study provides students with a practical example of adaptive water management in the Millingerwaard, an area in the Rhine river basin.
Chapter Global Water Systems and Adaptive Water Management
1. Global water use:
Global change
Ecosystem services
“Examples like Aral Sea
with video’s/ websites/
papers”
2 Global water cycle
• 2.1 Major water types “exercises with feedback”
• 2.2 The hydrological cycle
3. Climate change and the water cycle
• 3.1 Observed climate changes
“Video: David Attenborough on human
induced climate change”
“Students reflect on own home situation”
IPCC, 2007
3.2 Impact on Global Freshwater system; trends for the future
3.3 Climate scenarios
4. River basins
River basin hydrology
The Dutch Delta
“study IPCC models for Africa and Europe: temperature and precipitation in 1980 to 1999 & 2080 to 2099”
Dutch KNMI’06 climate scenarios
“read “Science News” article: How Does Climate Change Affect The Water Cycle?
“find in the Water resources e-Atlas: Ganges, Rhine and Mississippi”
“Read the following news item and make a list of expected changes for the Rhine.How does this relate to the KNMI’06 scenarios?Rhine river discharge could fall by 30% in this century12 Jun 2009 Unit: Wageningen UR”
Adaptive Water Management
5. Integrated and adaptive water management
6. Policies on water management
“UN Decade ‘Water for life” “United Nations Millennium Development Goals”
“European Water Framework Directive”
“National Policies: The Dutch Program Room for the River”
7. Stakeholder analysis
Link to other study programmes;“EU NeWater Curriculum Adaptive Water Management”http://www.newatereducation.nl/
Importance/influence matrix
Multiple stakeholder platforms
Semi structured interviews
A. High importance, low influence
B: High importance, high influence
C: Low importance, low influence
D: Low importance, high influence
Case study Millingerwaard
The Rhine river - The Millingerwaard – the Netherlands
Lowering of floodplains as a measure to increase water storage “Room for the River”.
In the chapter the students already studied:
- Climate change in the Rhine basin
- Room for the River policy
- KNMI scenario’s
- Adaptive water management in the Millingerwaard
Station River Size of the river basin (km²)*
Average yearly discharge *(m³/s)*
Highest discharge since 1900
Lobith Rhine 160 000 2300 11 000 (1995) 12 000 (1926)
Multimedia in the case study Millingerwaard made by Open Universiteit Stakeholders involved in the Millingerwaard
Nature development
Dr. Johan Bekhuis – nature development and room for the river project in the Millingerwaard
(0 – 3:37)
http://videostream.tcd.ie/avms/zoology/climatechange/johanbekhuis.wmv
Policy
Drs. Marianne Schuurmans – Major of Millingen aan de Rijn
http://videostream.tcd.ie/avms/zoology/climatechange/marianneschuurmans.wmv
Agriculture
Zeger Stappershoef – Farmer and chairman of the land reform
http://videostream.tcd.ie/avms/zoology/climatechange/zeger.wmv
(0 – 2:16)
More information
Open Universiteit - School of Science: www.ou.nl/nw
Multimedia - Skills labs project: www.emergo.cc
SENSE: www.sense.nl
Wageningen University: www.esa.wur.nl
Thank you!
谢谢 !
