Projects
Understanding how water moves, behaves and influences communities and industries across the globe.
Water is becoming scarcer in many places and increasingly volatile in others. Building sustainable communities, industries and infrastructure is becoming more challenging. Our wide range of projects highlights our innovation, our creativity, and our focus on finding solutions that rise to that challenge and positively impact our clients and the communities they serve.
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Monitoring Yemen’s groundwater depletion using satellite data
Yemen is facing a severe water crisis, with groundwater being exploited faster than it can naturally replenish. The ongoing conflict and the sheer scale of the issue make tracking groundwater trends incredibly challenging. We have used Earth Observation data to measure and monitor groundwater
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RAIN: Innovative approaches to flood resilience
With climate change predicted to bring wetter, stormier weather to the UK, more communities will be at risk of flooding. Identifying properties at risk in these communities and helping residents adapt to the impacts of climate change presents a huge challenge for society, particularly in areas where
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Sapphire: using AI to improve river and bathing water quality
As one of the finalists for the Manchester Prize, our goal is to develop an AI tool to help alleviate water pollution stemming from storm overflows, agriculture, and urban areas.
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A new water information system for St Kitts and Nevis
HR Wallingford has developed a national Water Information System for the Caribbean islands of St Kitts and Nevis to support effective and efficient management of water resources.
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Using satellite data to evaluate the impact of severe weather in India
We have developed new methods that use satellite earth observation data to evaluate the impact of severe weather across India.
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Bulgaria flood hazard and risk mapping
As part of its drive to implement the second cycle of the EU Floods Directive, Bulgaria partnered with the World Bank and other international institutions to update the country’s flood hazard and risk maps for 126 priority areas identified as experiencing high flood risk. HR Wallingford used state
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Drought forecasting helps St Kitts adapt to reduced rainfall
Rainfall is the sole source of drinking water in St Kitts and Nevis, so changes in weather caused by climate change are having a big effect on the water supply. The Caribbean nation is experiencing reduced water for households and agriculture because of significant rainfall variability, including
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