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Niko Wanders

Utrecht University

Vredenburg 138

Utrecht, 3511 BG

Netherlands

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

6

DOWNLOADS

325

TOTAL CITATIONS

5

Scholarly Papers (6)

1.

Regional Drivers and Characteristics of Multi-Year Droughts

Number of pages: 20 Posted: 02 Oct 2024
Utrecht University, Utrecht University, Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute, Utrecht University and Utrecht University
Downloads 121 (596,393)

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multi-year droughts, SPEI-12, Precipitation, potential evapotranspiration, Predictability

2.

Water Security Implications of Coal-Fired Power Plants Financed Through China’s Belt and Road Initiative

Energy Policy, 2019
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 24 Jul 2019
Harvard University, Princeton University, Princeton University, Princeton University, Princeton University, Utrecht University and Ohio State University (OSU)
Downloads 80 (809,932)
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sustainability, Belt and Road Initiative, water-energy nexus, water resources, water security, coal, CPEC, energy

3.

Assessing Future Rainwater Lens Viability in Coastal Agricultural Regions Under Climate Change

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 28 May 2025
affiliation not provided to SSRN, Deltares, Deltares, Utrecht University and Deltares
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Rainwater lens characteristics, Climate change, Saline seepage, Salt transport, modelling, Freshwater availability

4.

Policy Evaluation at Global Water Scarcity Hotspots

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 15 Oct 2025
Myrthe Leijnse, Marc Bierkens and Niko Wanders
Utrecht University, Utrecht University and Utrecht University
Downloads 43 (1,170,409)

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Water scarcityPolicy effectivenessSolutionsGroundwater depletionBreakpoint analysisLiterature review

5.

How EO Irrigation Products Can Improve Water Budget and Model Performance in The Highly Managed Po River Basin?

Number of pages: 70 Posted: 29 Apr 2026
Polytechnic University of Valencia, Polytechnic University of Valencia, Polytechnic University of Valencia, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Utrecht University, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, National Research Council (CNR), Utrecht University, affiliation not provided to SSRN and affiliation not provided to SSRN
Downloads 19 (1,470,786)

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Hydrological models, Land Surface Models, EO, Discharge, Evapotranspiration, Surface Soil Moisture

6.

High resolution projections of freshwater biodiversity habitat shifts under global climate change

Number of pages: 71 Posted: 04 May 2026
Utrecht University, Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB), Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB), Utrecht University, Utrecht University, Utrecht University and Utrecht University
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hydrology, freshwater biodiversity, climate impacts, high resolution modelling