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Continue reading →: How Hybrid Forecasts Can Empower Smallholder Farmers in the Global South
In many parts of the Global South, smallholder farmers rely not on weather forecasts based on numerical modeling called scientific forecast, but on something far more rooted in their gene—Indigenous knowledge. From observing the behavior of animals to tracking changes in meteorological and astronomy patterns, these local forecasts have been…
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Continue reading →: DRM and NBS course 2025Disaster Risk Management and Nature Based Solution course (WSG52306) had the last lecture today on Thursday 19 June 2025. This course is a bachelor minor course with participants coming from different study programs, study levels, and from abroad as exchange students. In general, the course is divided into 2 main…
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Continue reading →: A new NWA project will be launched soonI am very thrilled to announce that our new NWA project, with the title “Adaptive Delta Management for climate resilient agriculture and food security in South-West and South-Central Coastal Bangladesh” is granted with a total budget of 948,000 EUR. This project is a collaboration project between Dutch and Bangladeshi partners…
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Continue reading →: Newly doctor sheds light on Southeast Asia’s water and food securityWith applause and a few emotional smiles, Dr. Mugni Hariadi successfully defended his PhD thesis titled “A high resolution modelling perspective on food security and streamflow over Southeast Asia” at Wageningen University and Research, marking the culmination of several years of dedicated research. His work, situated at the intersection of…
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Continue reading →: Imminent Drought in the Netherlands: Groundwater Levels Plummet Due to Dry SpringContributor: Dr. Inge de Graaf. For Dutch article in Nature Today click here. After a winter that was slightly drier than usual, the extremely dry spring is putting the Dutch water system under pressure. Groundwater levels have dropped significantly below the normal level for this time of year in many…
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Continue reading →: Session and presentation at EGU 2025During the European Geoscience Union (EGU) General Assembly 2025, held in Vienna from 27 April to 2 May 2025, I will be co-convening a session together with colleagues titled: “Challenges in climate prediction: multiple time-scales and the Earth system dimensions” (Session CL4.8). The main goals of the session are (i)…
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Continue reading →: Our student presented his study at NWO-NAC conferenceOur master’s student presented his thesis at the NWO-NAC conference on the topic of streamflow changes due to the development of Indonesia’s new capital (IKN). In his study, he evaluates the changes in streamflow regimes before the IKN development, at present (2024), and under future conditions when IKN is fully…
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Continue reading →: LODESTAR meeting brought together different partners to IndiaThe LODESTAR project kicked off with a successful meeting in India from 14 to 15 February 2025. Organized by the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore, the meeting brought together project members from both India and the Netherlands (IISc-B, IIT-G, IIT-T, CSTEP, NIDM, Meta-meta, and WU), together with representatives from…
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Continue reading →: The DROP App paper is publishedFinally, after almost two years, our article about the DROP App has been published in Heliyon! The DROP App is one of my masterpieces in my scientific career. It is a research-based, tailor-made hydro-climate information service co-produced with and for farmers in Ghana. This app offers many features that are…
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Continue reading →: Antares annual workshop and Clear Climate visit to Novi SadIn January, I traveled to Novi Sad, Serbia, to attend the 8th Antares Annual Workshop alongside my WUR colleagues. The workshop was held at the BioSense Research Institute. After dealing with delayed flights, I finally arrived in Novi Sad on Tuesday at midnight. The workshop began the following day at…
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I’m Samuel
I am an expert in natural hazard forecasting and climate information services, with a specialization in compound extremes, their impacts, and climate adaptation. I have been involved in numerous projects across Indonesia and Europe. Additionally, I am passionate about teaching and supervising students.
Currently I am working at Earth Systems and Global Change (ESC) group, Wageningen University and Research (WUR) as an Assistant Professor (UD1) in Compound Hydrological Extremes and Climate Services.
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I am a scientist with a passion for shaping future leaders and making the world a better place by reducing the impacts of natural hazards. In my free time, I enjoy playing badminton and tennis, as well as road biking.
I studied Civil Engineering at Parahyangan Catholic University in Bandung, Indonesia, with a major in Hydrology and Hydraulics. I completed my master’s degree in Hydrology and Water Resources at UNESCO-IHE Delft, the Netherlands and obtained my PhD from the Atmospheric Physics and Chemistry group at Utrecht University, the Netherlands.
Dr. Samuel Jonson Sutanto 