Tijmen Schults (MSc.) posee un máster en Tierra y Medio Ambiente – Hidrología y Recursos Hídricos por la Universidad de Wageningen y una licenciatura en Gestión del Suelo y el Agua por la Universidad de Ciencias Aplicadas Van Hall Larenstein. Impulsado por la admiración del mundo natural y las crecientes presiones antropogénicas y climáticas sobre unos recursos naturales finitos, le motiva trabajar en los retos medioambientales del presente y el futuro.
Tijmen Schults es hidrólogo y experto en remote sensing con más de tres años de experiencia en investigación y consultoría sobre hidrología y gestión de recursos hídricos. Su experiencia incluye evaluaciones de riesgos climáticos, análisis de la productividad del agua, aplicaciones de remote sensing y modelización hidrológica. Centrándose en la aplicación de herramientas digitales como SIG, teledetección y modelos de simulación, desarrolla soluciones innovadoras para la gestión sostenible del agua.
Tijmen ha trabajado en una amplia gama de proyectos en diversos contextos geográficos y socioeconómicos, colaborando con clientes como la FAO, la GIZ, la Agencia Empresarial de los Países Bajos y el Ministerio de Agricultura, Naturaleza y Calidad Alimentaria de los Países Bajos. Tiene experiencia laboral en más de 15 países, entre ellos Botsuana, Egipto, Esuatini, Georgia, Kenia, Laos, Marruecos, Mozambique, Nepal, Pakistán, Sudáfrica, Tayikistán, Turquía, Vietnam y Zimbabue.
Proyectos relacionados
-
Climate Change Risk Analysis for Rogun Dam
The Rogun HPP is a large project (3,780MW) under construction located on the Vakhsh River located about 110 km East-Northeast of Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan. It is a project that will have a large reservoir capable of providing seasonal regulation. It will supply firm energy during the winter months...
-
WE-HARP: WEAP Permits Tool for ARA-Sul
FutureWater is carrying out an assignment to improve the WEAP-Permits Tool : WE-HARP, which supports ARA-Sul in evaluating water use licenses in the Pequenos Libombos area. This project builds on earlier efforts, refining the tool based on feedback from ARA-Sul’s technical professionals. By embedding the tool within ARA-Sul’s operations, FutureWater...
-
Climate Risk and Adaptation Assessment for the Electricity Distribution Infrastructure in Pakistan
The project aims to strengthen the existing power transmission and distribution (T&D) system in Pakistan by rehabilitating infrastructure as the country is currently struggling with deteriorating and climate-vulnerable grid infrastructure. As part of the ‘Power Distribution Strengthening Project’, ADB is assisting the government of Pakistan in rehabilitating and modernizing the...
-
SPHY QGIS Plugin for Hydrological Modeling
SPHY (Spatial Processes in Hydrology) is a conceptual, spatially distributed (raster-based) “leaky-bucket” type water balance model. Developed by FutureWater, with the support of national and international partners, SPHY has emerged as a robust, user-friendly tool for undertaking operational and strategic water resource management decisions. It stands out for its physical...
-
Monapo Catchment Water Allocation Model in Support of ARA-Norte in Mozambique
The aim of this project is to advance water system analysis for ARA-Norte, the regional water administration authority in Mozambique, focusing on the Monapo Catchment. In collaboration with ARA-Norte's hydrologists, we're crafting a Water Allocation Model employing the Water Evaluation And Planning (WEAP) system.
-
Updating the Operational Water Allocation Model for the Pequenos Libombos Reservoir for ARA-Sul
This project supports ARA-Sul (Administração Regional de Águas do Sul) in the licensing of water users in the Pequenos Libombos Reservoir area, FutureWater, in a project commissioned by Blue Deal Mozambique, updated the operational WEAP water allocation model, originally developed in 2014, to reflect the 2023 water demand and hydrological...
-
Evaluación de la resistencia climática y análisis de inversiones en la cuenca del Limpopo
El objetivo principal de este estudio es llevar a cabo una revisión de los escenarios de desarrollo de los recursos hídricos considerados en el Limpopo Scoping Study (2010) y la Limpopo Monograph (2013), para producir escenarios actualizados de desarrollo futuro y evaluarlos en términos de beneficios sociales, económicos y ambientales,...
-
Capacity Building on Water Accounting Under the Water Scarcity Program in Lao PDR
The capacity-building program on water accounting in Lao PDR focuses on enhancing participants' understanding of the status of water resources in the Nam Ngum pilot basin and enabling them to quantify the fluxes using various tools, including remote sensing.
-
RoSPro: Roadside Spring Protection to Improve Water Security in Nepal
Las zonas de altitud media y alta del Himalaya se enfrentan a un grave problema de escasez de agua, lo que las convierte en una de las regiones más vulnerables del mundo. Los manantiales son salvavidas esenciales para millones de comunidades de montaña, ya que constituyen la principal fuente de...
-
Water Evaluation And Planning Training for the Umbeluzi Catchment
ARA-Sul is improving their decision-making procedures. One component is improved water allocation planning. FutureWater has developed for the Umbeluzi two Water Allocation Models (WAMs) in 2014. A refreshing workshop for water managers and decision makers was held in June 2023.
-
WEAP Ground Water Modelling in Mozambique
Groundwater availability is critical to the Umbeluzi Catchment. Currently, there is a need for a simple tool that can asses the availability of resources in the ground. This especially to asses the permits for groundwater extractions. It is expected that a simplified modelling approach can provide a trend analysis sufficient...
-
Developing the CAREC Water Pillar: Climate Change Assessment for Georgia
The Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program has initiated the development of a Water Pillar, an investment mechanism aimed at enhancing water infrastructure and capacity development to generate regional benefits. Expanding from the initial scoping study conducted for the five Central Asian countries in 2021, this project now shifts...
-
GLOW: Global Water Availability Forecasting Service to Support Water Security
The GLOW project aims to pilot an operational service that provides timely and easy access to current and forecasted water availability and demand across the entire Maputo River and the Black Umbeluzi River Basins.
-
SOS-Water: Water Resources System Safe Operating Space in a Changing Climate and Society
El objetivo del proyecto SOS-Water es establecer los límites dentro de los cuales la capacidad del paisaje para proporcionar servicios ecosistémicos no esté en peligro y la capacidad de la sociedad para adaptarse a los cambios ambientales no esté sobrecargada. Cruzar esos umbrales o puntos de inflexión en el complejo...
-
CREATE: Cross-Border Climate Vulnerabilities and Remote Impacts of Food Systems of the EU, Turkey and Africa
Knowledge and research on cross-border climate vulnerabilities and impacts of a geographic area is still a new topic in scientific literature. Nowadays, climate risk and impact assessments of food-systems focus typically on the production within a geographic area only. Consequently, knowledge and research on the cross-border climate vulnerabilities of food-systems...
-
HiFarm: Data Driven Agricultural Intensification Pilot Program for Maize, Coffee and Tea Farmers in Kenya
The eco.business Fund, in partnership with FutureWater and Export Trading Group (ETG), one of the largest integrated agricultural supply chain managers and processors in sub-Saharan Africa, has launched a pilot project in Kenya for data-driven agricultural intensification. This project aims to improve farmer productivity and profitability whilst enhancing the environmental...
-
APSAN-Vale: Piloting Innovations to Increase Water Productivity and Food Security in Mozambique
The project has as its overall aim to increase climate resilient agricultural productivity and food security, with a specific objective to increase the water productivity and profitability of smallholder farmers in Mozambique, prioritizing small (family sector) farmers to increase food and nutritional security. This project will demonstrate what the best...
Publicaciones relacionadas
-
2025 - FutureWater Report 265
Khanal, S., N. Faezeh, J. Fiddes, P. Kraaijenbrink, W. Immerzeel, P. Droogers, P. van Ravesteyn, T. Schults, J.E. Hunink. 2025. Guidelines for Glacio-hydrological Modelling in High Mountain Asia. FutureWater Report 265.X
Guidelines for Glacio-hydrological Modelling in High Mountain Asia
Khanal, S., N. Faezeh, J. Fiddes, P. Kraaijenbrink, W. Immerzeel, P. Droogers, P. van Ravesteyn, T. Schults, J.E. Hunink
-
2025 - FutureWater Report 262
Fernández-Rodríguez, A., T. Schults. 2025. QGIS SPHY Plugin v3.1 Technical Manual. FutureWater Report 262.XQGIS SPHY Plugin v3.1
Fernández-Rodríguez, A., T. Schults
-
2024 - FutureWater Report 251
Droogers, P., J.E. Hunink, T. Schults, J. Sieber. WEAP Erosion Plugin manual. FutureWater Report 251.XWEAP Erosion Plugin manual
Droogers, P., J.E. Hunink, T. Schults, J. Sieber
-
2023 - FutureWater Report 245
Schults, T., C. Nolet. 2023. Climate Risk Assessment of Key Crops for the Agri-food Trade Between Europe, Africa, and Turkey. FutureWater Report 245.XClimate Risk Assessment of Key Crops for the Agri-food Trade Between Europe, Africa, and Turkey
Schults, T., C. Nolet
-
2022 - FutureWater Report 239
Verschuren, L.M., T. Schults, M. de Klerk. 2022. APSAN-Vale Water Productivity Analysis (in Portuguese): Irrigation Season 2022. FutureWater Report 239XAPSAN-Vale Water Productivity Analysis: Irrigation Season 2022 (in Portuguese)
Verschuren, L.M., T. Schults, M. de Klerk
-
2022 - FutureWater Report 239
Verschuren, L.M., T. Schults, M. de Klerk. 2022. APSAN-Vale Water Productivity Analysis: Irrigation Season 2022. FutureWater Report 239XAPSAN-Vale Water Productivity Analysis: Irrigation Season 2022
Verschuren, L.M., T. Schults, M. de Klerk
-
2022 - Technical Report
Schults, T., M. de Klerk, 2022. HiFarm Agricultural Productivity Analysis.X
HiFarm: Agricultural Productivity Analysis
Schults, T., M. de Klerk
-
2022 - FutureWater Report 238
Verschuren, L.M., T. Schults, M. de Klerk, J.D. van Opstal, 2022. APSAN-Vale Water Productivity Analysis: Rainfed Season 2021-2022. FutureWater Report 238.XAPSAN-Vale Water Productivity Analysis: Rainfed Season 2021-2022 (in Portuguese)
Verschuren, L.M., T. Schults, M. de Klerk, J.D. van Opstal
-
2022 - FutureWater Report 238
Verschuren, L.M., T. Schults, M. de Klerk, J.D. van Opstal, 2022. APSAN-Vale Water Productivity Analysis: Rainfed Season 2021-2022. FutureWater Report 238.XAPSAN-Vale Water Productivity Analysis: Rainfed Season 2021-2022
Verschuren, L.M., T. Schults, M. de Klerk, J.D. van Opstal
