Online training : Water Resources Modeling for Data- Scarce Regions (WRM2025)

Registration for the course:

  1. Check the requirement for the registration in “Target Audience”
  2. Fill in the registration in the link below, and submit it
  3. A confirmation of your participation will be sent to you within a few days after the registration deadline

Deadline : 10/09/2025

Training dates:

  • 23/09/2025
  • 30/09/2025

Time: 15:00 UTC + 2

  • Central African Republic (CAR) and DR Congo : 14:00 UTC + 1
  • Burandi, Rwanda and Sudan: 15:00 UTC + 2
  • Egypt, Eriteria, Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda: 16:00 UTC + 3

Duration: 3 hours for each session

Language: English

Within the framework of the ENRUC project, the Faculty of Spatial Development and Infrastructure Systems at the University of Applied Sciences in Cologne (TH Köln), in collaboration with the University of Khartoum, is pleased to announce an online training program on Water Resources Modeling for Data-Scarce Regions (WRM2025).

Trainers:

  • Awad Mohammed Ali:  PhD Candidate at Wageningen University- Hydrological Modeler and Civil Engineer
  • Chahinaz Ziani: Research associate at the University of Applied Sciences- Cologne, Hydraulics, Environmental and Urban Planning Engineer.

Training description:

In two online sessions, this training offers practical skills for water resources management in data-scarce regions. Such regions often lack detailed and accurate hydrometeorological and geophysical in situ measurements. In this case, robust hydrological quantification highly depends on open-source datasets. However, data availability and study aim guide the selection of the modeling framework.

The first session deals with long-term water availability assessment and change over time. Focusing on the entire Nile basin, participants will conduct a large-scale and spatially variable water budget analysis. Additionally, the contribution of the natural (climate) and anthropogenic (land use) changes to water availability will be investigated. 

The second session focuses on temporal data acquisition and streamflow estimation at the catchment scale.Using rainfall-runoff modeling, participants will predict daily discharge at the catchment outlet. Additionally, the implications of various scenarios involving the impacts of large hydraulic structures on downstream water availability will be examined.

A certification will be handed out after the training.

Activities:

  • Attending online lectures with active participation. 
  • Computer practical sessions. 
  • Studying course material (lecture notes and scientific articles).

Instruction materials and ready-to-use scripts will be provided to the participants.

Requirements:

  • You are a citizen of and currently reside in one of the Nile Basin countries (Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda).
  • You have received your BSc degree in civil engineering, water and environmental engineering, earth sciences, or a related discipline. 
  • You have a good theoretical background in hydrology and water resources management.
  • You have at least a basic understanding of programming languages and hydrological modeling.
  • You have a stable internet connection.

Diversity in nationalities and gender will be actively considered in the selection process