Water, drought and flooding
August 11, 2020 ・ Molly SharlachPrinceton’s vital research across the spectrum of environmental issues is today and will continue to be pivotal to solving some of humanity’s toughest problems. Our impact is built on a long, deep, broad legacy of personal commitment, intellectual leadership, perseverance…
Will It Rain? Monitoring Program Puts Crucial Info in Hands of Remotest Farmers
January 31, 2017 ・ Wendy Plump for the Office of Engineering CommunicationsTeam of Princeton engineers have deployed an advanced drought and flood risk monitoring program for environmentally vulnerable regions in Africa and in Latin America. The program assimilates data that are plentiful but hard to analyze for those on the ground.
Water, Water – Not Everywhere: Mapping Water Trends for African Maize
July 21, 2014 ・ Molly SharlachNew Technology to Monitor the African Water Cycle
October 25, 2013 ・ Holly WellesEric Wood, the Susan Dod Brown Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Director of Princeton University’s Program in Environmental Engineering and Water Resources, and his research team have developed a drought monitoring and forecast system for sub-Saharan Africa. The forecast…
The Saga of Water Security in Kenya
July 25, 2013 ・ Igor HeifetzThis short film, “The River of Muddy Water,” looks at the many challenges to water security in Kenya by examining the confluence of Maasai farmers who rely on the Ewaso Ng’iro river for virtually all their water needs, the scientists…
