BWI newsroom

What’s currently going on at basin digitization enabler BWI? On this frequently updated newsroom page, you’ll find an overview of all our continental freshwater highlights, hydrological product announcements, participation to future and past events.

For instance, you can be assured we’ll highlight new product features, for example on how virtual stations for hydrology extend to now hydrological criteria or expand to new geographies, and make release announcements whenever possible. We also like to talk about hydrology or new space trade shows or industry gatherings we attend, conferences and networking meetups we organize such as the Apéro de l’Hydro series. We may also publish columns to disclose our opinion on issues that matter in continental hydrology, basin digitization and climate change-related events such as droughts and floods.

Last but not least, we also like to feature our business and institutional partners, and all those who make BWI possible. So, whether you’re a client, a supplier, a channel partner (integrators, resellers), a contractor, a shareholder, an industry federation, a regional cluster, or a regulator, feel free to ask your Blue Water Intelligence contact point to share your announcements here so you become visible to our community. Also, if  you would like BWI’s take on a specific topic, please let us know and we’ll most probably go in your direction if it’s about continental hydrology!

Announcement PERFORMANCE

12 August 2026

What’s new in BWI v2.17

BWI release v2.17 brings a new Data Origins Viewer to the portal, an important API update, and a series of improvements to clarity, navigation, and usability. Here’s everything that’s new.

#hydrology #release #v2.17 #water
INTERVIEWS

10 August 2026

Introducing Hugo Tricou – Junior Business Analyst

Meet Hugo Tricou, Junior Business Analyst at BWI. Based in Paris with a background in international relations and hydro-diplomacy, Hugo supports BWI’s response to tenders and helps secure the projects that bring hydrological forecasting to institutions worldwide. Discover his journey and what drew him to BWI.

#bluer #bwi #hydrology
INTERVIEWS

3 August 2026

Introducing Gavriel Langer – DevOps Engineer Intern

Meet Gavriel Langer, DevOps Engineer Intern at BWI. Based in Paris and specializing in cybersecurity, Gavriel builds and secures the cloud infrastructure behind BWI’s hydrological forecasting platform. Discover his journey and what drew him to BWI.

#bluer #bwi #hydrology
INTERVIEWS

23 July 2026

Introducing Mohamed Fadel Thiam – Finance & Accounting Intern

Meet Mohamed Fadel Thiam, Finance & Accounting Intern at BWI. Based in Paris and currently studying accounting, control and audit, Fadel supports the company’s day-to-day financial activities — from financial reporting and bank reconciliation to treasury operations. Discover his journey and what drew him to BWI.

#bluer #bwi #hydrology
INTERVIEWS

17 July 2026

Introducing Issam El Kadiri – R&D Engineer

We’re pleased to welcome Issam El Kadiri, Research & Development Engineer at BWI. With a strong background in data science and applied mathematics, Issam contributes to improving BWI’s hydrological forecasting models and developing new approaches – a key element for delivering reliable river flow forecasts to our clients.

#bluer #bwi #hydrology
Abstracts

6 July 2026

Karst landscapes around the world: water, risk, and the challenge of reading the underground

Karst landscapes, from Normandy and the Grands Causses to Guilin, Yucatán, Florida, Madagascar, and the Nullarbor, are major freshwater reservoirs that are hard to predict, vulnerable to turbidity, and essential to drinking-water management

#hydrology #water
Abstracts

6 July 2026

Dry valleys, sudden floods: a ranking of the worst-hit countries

Dry valleys can kill: parched soils turn rain into sudden, destructive flash floods. Pakistan, the Sahel/Horn countries, and several Gulf and Middle Eastern states top the list of places where dry-valley floods have repeatedly caused the most human harm.

#climatechange #hydrology #water
Abstracts

5 July 2026

Yemen’s hydrology: when dry valleys become deadly rivers

Yemen has no permanent rivers, yet its dry valleys, wadis, turn into deadly flash floods during intense rainy seasons, destroying homes, killing dozens, and displacing tens of thousands. This post explains how Yemen’s unique hydrology works, why floods are so destructive in a war‑stricken, climate‑vulnerable country, and what it means for water security and flood risk management.

#climatechange #hydrology #water
Abstracts

4 July 2026

Denmark’s hydrological challenge: managing too much water, too little water, and the quality between

Denmark’s hydrological challenge is a delicate balancing act: protecting groundwater-dependent drinking water, managing drought and flooding, and adapting to rising coastal and groundwater risks.

#climatechange #hydrology #water