WaterWorld: Example applications
The following are applications of WaterWorld by us or by partners. Some take the form of links to reports summarising a significant body of work, others are simple applications of the tool produced within an hour of work.
See example application blog posts by users of this tool here
Water quality impacts of mining in Bolivia (application with World Bank Quality Assurance and Compliance Unit)
Evaporation mapping for Hawaii (application with University of Hawaii)
Water based ecosystem services for the Shivapuri National Park, Nepal and the impacts of deforestation and forest conservation(application with Birdlife International and University of Cambridge)
Quantifying the water based ecosystem services of the Eastern Arc Mountains (application with University of Cambridge Valuing the Arc project)
Integration with CIAS CLIMGEN climate scenarios for understanding hydrological impacts of climate change (application with Tyndall Centre)
Application to impacts of land use change in the of the Colonche mountains cloud forests of Ecuador: the contribution of fog and impacts of deforestation (for University of Cambridge)
Water balance of Yemen (for UK CEH)
Impacts of land use change for Ecuadorean dry forest and potential for the development of a water fund (for TNC)
PES schemes for Lago Apanas Nicaragua: trade-offs between water and carbon (for IADB)
Water balance for the Pantanal and implications of upstream land use change (for WWF)
Flood modelling in Haiti: identifying high risk populations (for mapaction.org)
Use by World Bank GEF in: Adaptation of Nicaragua's Water Supplies to Climate Change see here
Use by UNDP in: Review of the Guiana Shield Priority Setting Outcomes: see Narrative Report see here
Use by Birdlife International in their ecosystem service priority setting for Nepal under DEFRA Darwin Initiative project: see here
Use by Conservation International for US EPA Sustainable biofuels project: water resource impacts of biofuels see here
Use by UNEP-WCMC in their EBA Guidance: see here
Use by Conservation International in post disaster relocation of the town of Gramalote to minimise impacts on ecosystem services: see here
Baseline hydrology and impacts of climate change in the glaciated Santa Basin, Peru, for CGIAR
Potential impacts of mining on downstream water quality in the Coello basin, Colombia for CGIAR
Scenarios for deforestation in the Peruvian Amazon and their hydrological impacts
Impacts of adoption of eco-efficient agriculture on improving water quality, Coello basin see here. For CGIAR.
Impacts of the development of new protected areas and their afforestation on downstream water resources, Coello basin see here. For CGIAR.
Impacts of the expansion of mining in existing concessions, Coello basin see here. For CGIAR.
Impacts of increasing rural sanitation capacity on downstream water quality, Coello basin see here. For CGIAR.
Impacts of projected climate change on water resources to urban areas, India, see here
Impacts of land use change on water resources in Madagascar, for ESPA
Coello, Colombia: understanding the impacts of mining, for CGIAR
Sudan, impacts of climate change on water resources and agricultural potential
Conservation agriculture scenarios for western Zambia and their impacts on water quality
Implications of recent large-scale land use change in the Paraguayan Chaco on local and downstream water
Climate change impacts using multi-model GCM ensemble in a glaciated landscape of Peru: the impact on rainfall uncertainity
Evaluating land management options (riparian buffer strips, bench terracing, fanya juu, check dams) for avoiding sedimentation at dams, Tanzania (with RSPB)
The impacts of reducing industrial and urban contaminant emissions on downstream water quality, Colombia
The impacts of reducing domestic water use on downstream water resources and quality, Colombia
Investigating the food-water-energy nexus in Colombia
Investigating the impacts of livestock waste management on downstream water quality and diarrhoeal health: Tanzania
The impacts of PES schemes for investment in water treatment: Colombia and Nepal
The impacts of dams on water resources, sedimentation and water regulation globally
The potential impact of of wetland drainage and flow diversion through the Sudd canal in South Sudan
Water impacts of expanding mining and oil and gas activity in concessions throughout Latin America (for CGIAR and CDKN)
Pipeline leakage and its impacts on water quality in Ecuador (with PetroEcuador)
Impacts of population growth and migration on ecosystem service provision and water resources (for UK Foresight programme)
Multistressors (climate, land use change, mining, oil and gas and poopulation growth) and their interaction in Peru's hydrological future
Monitoring impacts of deforestation on hydrology of Magdalena basin for EartH2Observe project