Abstracts

Industries that consume the most surface water and why it matters.

Explore Rwanda’s hydrology, its challenges, and opportunities in water management for energy, agriculture, and sustainability.

BWI’s Virtual Station approach integrates remote sensing, hydrological modeling, and machine learning to provide real-time, scalable hydrological forecasts for global water management.

Kazakhstan, the largest landlocked country in the world, faces complex hydrological challenges that significantly impact its economy, ecosystem, and population. Water resources, whilst present, are unevenly distributed across the territory and are under increasing pressure from agriculture, industry, and climate change.

Plastic pollution in rivers is a growing global crisis, with rivers like the Ganges, Yangtze, and Buriganga transporting millions of tons of waste annually into oceans. Factors such as rapid urbanization, poor waste management, and single-use plastics drive this issue, endangering ecosystems and human health.

River discharge and water level are closely linked, with water level determining the river’s cross-sectional area and flow velocity, both of which influence discharge. This relationship, captured by stage-discharge curves, is crucial for flood forecasting, water management, and river engineering.

River discharge forecasting is a cutting-edge tool for flood prevention, providing early warnings to protect lives and minimize economic losses. Advances in hydrological models have proven crucial in flood-prone regions like France, India, Bangladesh, and Senegal.

Banks can leverage surface water data to assess risks and opportunities in sectors like agriculture, energy, real estate, and manufacturing. By integrating this data into credit analysis, they can mitigate water-related risks, promote sustainability, and support more resilient financial practices.

River discharge is crucial for run-of-river hydropower, directly affecting electricity production, flood control, and maintenance. Both high-head and low-head systems rely on managing water flow to ensure consistent energy generation and operational efficiency.