In4Nile - Advancing Water Quality Information in the Nile River Basin    

Speaker: Christian Schmidt ( christian.schmidt@ufz.de )

With its novel, harmonized, basin‑scale approach, In4NILE addresses the critical lack of water quality information in the Nile River Basin. We combine harmonized basin-scale data integration, tailored monitoring approaches, text-mined information on local impacts, and advanced modelling to inform decision-making and guide investments. (PhD 1) synthesizes spatial data on key pollution drivers, (PhD 2) develops chemical monitoring strategies under low-capacity conditions, (PhD 3) applies natural language processing to map reported risks and impacts, and (PhD 4) integrates these data into spatially explicit multi-pollutant models to identify hotspots and future scenarios. Together, the projects contribute to an integrated Nile Basin Knowledge Hub.