Activities of the UNESCO Chair in Human-Water-Systems
2025
| Date | Activity Type | Title | Responsibility |
| 13.05.25 | Field trip | Visit with students of the UNESCO II centre Int. Water centre on Water resources and Global Change, Coblence | Prof. Dr. Mariele Evers |
| 12.05.25 | Interview Radio | Interview for local Radio Eins about “If the River Rhine runs dry” | Prof. Dr. Mariele Evers |
| 02.05.25 | Conference Presentation |
EGU 2025 Vienna: Collaborative explorative scenario-development as an initiator of transformative thinking: challenges and opportunities |
Prof. Dr. Britta Höllermann, Prof. Dr. Mariele Evers |
| 02.05.25 | Conference Presentation | EGU 2025 Vienna: A Continuous Approach to Macrolitter Monitoring in Large River Systems: Identifying Sources, Drivers, and Quantities | Katja Hoereth, Prof. Dr. Mariele Evers |
| 30.04.2025 | Launch | EGU 2025 Vienna: Launching of the initiative Community Review Paper on approaches to assess Human-Water Feedbacks as part of the International Commission on Human-Water Feedbacks in IAHS | Prof. Dr. Mariele Evers |
| 27.04.25 | Conference Presentation | EGU 2025 Vienna: Addressing Water Risk in southern Africa: A Participatory Multi-Criteria Approach Approach for Flood and Drought Resilience | Dr. Pinar Pamukcu Albers |
| 10.04.25 | Presentation | Presentation at Meeting of Bonn Water Network on the research project MisKaRe | Mark Tuschen, Prof. Dr. Mariele Evers |
| 19-21/03/2025 | Conference Presentation | TdH 2025 Augsburg: Quantifizierung von Ökosystemleistungen von Auen zur Verbesserung der Klimaresilienz | Prof. Dr. Mariele Evers |
2024
| Date | Activity Type | Title | Responsible |
| 07.11.24 | Invited key note talk & Panel |
Keynote at Rome Climate Talks at German Embassy to the Holy See No Life without Water Prof. Dr. M. Evers talked about the connections between climate and water and how water acts as a transmitter for climate change and intensifies hydrological extremes such as droughts and floods. Expertin zu Klimawandel: Wasser und Wassersicherheit sind zentral - Vatican News |
Prof. Dr. Mariele Evers |
| 06.11.24 | Invited key note talk & Panel |
Keynote at UISG Headquarters and Caritas international (Rome) -Empowering communities in response to extractivism and climate change „Challenges posed by climate change: a water perspective on sustainable agriculture” |
Prof. Dr. Mariele Evers |
| 14.10.24 | Field trip |
Fieldtrip to International Commission for the Protection of River Rhine, Coblence |
Prof. Dr. Mariele Evers |
| 09.10.24 | Invited key note talk & Panel |
Keynote talk „Co-production of data and knowledge for decision making with socio-technical approaches“ at conference Water Security and Climate Change |
Prof. Dr. Mariele Evers |
| 07.-09.10.24 | Conference |
Conference of German UNESCO Chair |
Prof. Dr. Mariele Evers, Dr. Pinar Pamukcu Albers, Hnin Sin |
| 30.09.-04.10.24 | Meeting & Workshop |
Co-HYDIM-SA Kick-off Meeting & Workshop, Namibia |
Dr. Pinar Pamukcu Albers |
| 25.-27.09.24 | Conference |
WASA Programme Kick-off Conference, South Africa |
Prof. Dr. Mariele Evers, Dr. Pinar Pamukcu Albers |
| 22.07.24 | Project |
New research project launched: MisKaRe - an interdisciplinary consortium works on the analysis of the retention potential of Miscanthus fields to reduce flood risk and be used as renewable raw material. |
Dr. Prof. Mariele Evers, Mark Tuschen |
| 23.-29.06.24 | Presentation |
Presentation on Managing Forest Hydrological Services: Integration into Forest Management Plans and Applied Implications in the Aegean Region, organised by IUFRO (Stockholm, Sweden) |
Dr. Pınar Pamukçu Albers |
| 27.04.24 | Conference and key note presentation; Pannel discussion |
Cité universitäire de la Paris – Université de la paix Approches nécessaires pour administrer la consommation de l’eau I Université de la Paix 2024 |
Prof. Dr. Mariele Evers |
| 08.04.24 | Interview, television report |
WDR Lokalzeit |
Prof. Dr. Mariele Evers |
| 21.03.24 | Establishing of a working group |
Auftakt AK wasserbezogene Ökosystemleistungen (wÖSL) (TdH) Berlin |
Dr. Pinar Pamucku Albers, Prof. Dr. Mariele Evers |
| 19.03.24 | Scientific council | Konstituierende Sitzung des Wissenschaftlichen Beirats für Natürlichen Klimaschutz (BMUV) Berlin | Prof. Dr. Mariele Evers |
| 22.02.24 | Scientific Council | Meeting of the Scientific Advisory Board of the German National Committee for the UN Water Programme WB Meeting in Potsdam | Prof. Dr. Mariele Evers |
| 29.01.2024 | Excursion | Excursion to the water treatment plant in Bonn Bad Godesberg together with students of the seminar "Introduction into Conservation and Water Management" | Dr. Pınar Pamukçu Albers |
2023
| Date | Activity Type | Title | Responsible |
| 24.11.2023 | Lecture |
SASSCAL Course on integrated water resources management Climate Change Risks and Vulnerability (Online) |
Prof. Dr. Mariele Evers, Dr. Pınar Pamukçu Albers |
| 24.10.2023 | Panel Discussion |
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH. The fight for water - Sustainability Movie Night |
Prof. Dr. Mariele Evers |
| 22.09.2023 | Key note |
Hydro-climate variability and morphological spatio-temporal dynamics. Key note lecture, Japanese Society for Ecology and Engineering (ECES) Public Symposium on Sediment Corridors Connecting Forests, Rivers, Villages, and the Sea towards Integrated River Basin and Sediment Management, Kyoto/Japan |
Prof. Dr. Mariele Evers |
| 20.09.2023 | Key note |
Water as a connector. Global and national challenges and action frameworks. Key note lecture, dem Deutscher Kongress für Geographie, Frankfurt |
Prof. Dr. Mariele Evers |
| 04.09.2023 | Interview |
Heavy rainfalls. DLF Nova https://www.deutschlandfunknova.de/beitrag/grundwasser-deutschland-verliert-den-umfang-des-bodensees-an-wasser |
Prof. Dr. Mariele Evers |
| 29.06.2023 | Interview |
WDR 5 Neugier genügt - Die Wissenschaft vom Wasser https://www1.wdr.de/radio/wdr5/sendungen/neugier-genuegt/redezeit-mariele-evers-100.html |
Prof. Dr. Mariele Evers |
| 24.05.2023 | Presentation |
City of Bonn – Klimawandel in Bonn, Risiken und Handlungsoptionen |
Prof. Dr. Mariele Evers |
| 23.05.2023 | Panel discussion |
BWN GWOPA Conference - Adapting Governance and Infrastructure for Water Resilience |
Prof. Dr. Mariele Evers, Bonn Water Network |
| 22.05.2023 | Panel discussion |
Report Launch: Managing Forest Ecosystems and Carbon Sinks to Combat the Climate Crisis in Türkiye (Istanbul, Türkiye) |
Dr. Pınar Pamukçu Albers |
| 17.05.2023 | Exhibition tour |
Transdisciplinary guided tour through the exhibition with a hydrologist and anthropologist in Temporary Gallery: Vibrant Encounters – Art meets Environment Humanities meets Hydrology (Cologne, Germany) |
Dr. Pınar Pamukçu Albers |
| Summer Term 2023 | Excursion |
2 excursions to Sieg river with students, seminar on ecosystem services |
Prof. Dr. Mariele Evers, Dr. Pınar Pamukçu Albers, Students |
| 9.-10.05.2023 | Presentation |
KAHR conference 2. KAHR Wissenschaftskonferenz 2023/ 2nd KAHR Science Conference 2023 Pro-active flood risk management using a trans-disciplinary multi-method-approach
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Mariele Evers, Adrian Almoradie, Joshua Ntajal, Britta Höllermann, Georg Johann, Helene Meyer, Annika Schüttrumpf, Sylvia Kruse, Ida Wallin, Fafali Ziga-Abortta, Daniel Bachmann, Roman Schotten, Mawuli Lumor, Charlotte Norman, Kwaku Adjei, James Aggrey, Samuel Guug |
| 09.05.2023 | Interview |
Radio Interview/Podcast mit Der Spiegel - Trocknet Deutschland genauso aus wie Frankreich? https://www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft/natur/duerre-trocknet-deutschland-genauso-aus-wie-frankreich-podcast-a-012d4c5d-1371-4776-a84b-9bc507b1c53c |
Prof. Dr. Mariele Evers |
| 28.04.2023 | Presentation |
European Geoscience Assembly (EGU) Pro-active flood risk management using a trans-disciplinary multi-method-approach |
Mariele Evers, Adrian Almoradie, Joshua Ntajal, Britta Höllermann, Georg Johann, Helene Meyer, Annika Schüttrumpf, Sylvia Kruse, Ida Wallin, Fafali Ziga-Abortta, Daniel Bachmann, Roman Schotten, Mawuli Lumor, Charlotte Norman, Kwaku Adjei, James Aggrey, Samuel Guug |
| 24.-25.04.2023 | Meeting |
Several meetings and talks on cooperation between Uni Bonn / UNESCO Chair and Cape Coast University / Ghana |
Mariele Evers, Joshua Ntajal |
| 19.-20.04.2023 | Workshop |
PARADeS Training Workshop Flood disaster risk management (FDRM) in Ghana: dissemination of preliminary results and training of experts |
Mariele Evers, Adrian Almoradie, Joshua Ntajal, Britta Höllermann And the PARADeS Team |
| 27.03.2023 | Interview |
Radio Interview im Deutschlandfunk zur globalen Wasserversorgung https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/grosse-hoffnungen-die-zukunft-der-globalen-wasserversorgung-dlf-99c3469b-100.html |
Prof. Dr. Mariele Evers |
| 23.03.2023 | Interview |
Radio Interview im Norddeutschen Rundfunk - Wasser ist ein Menschenrecht (UN Water Conference) https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/info/Wasserexpertin-Evers-Wasser-ist-ein-Menschenrecht,audio1344512.html |
Prof. Dr. Mariele Evers |
| 22.-24.03.2023 | Conference |
Participation in the UN 2023 Water Conference in New York as a member of the German delegation |
Prof. Dr. Mariele Evers |
| 22.-23.03.2023 | Presentation |
Tag der Hydrologie (TdH) 2023 - conference at Ruhr-Universität Bochum & Hochschule Bochum Science for a Water Secure World in a Changing Environment |
Prof. Dr. Mariele Evers |
| 22.-23.03.2023 | Presentation |
Tag der Hydrologie (TdH) 2023 - conference at Ruhr-Universität Bochum & Hochschule Bochum Collaborative flood risk management in a transboundary river basin: A new holistic approach on governance for the Mono river of Togo and Benin |
Dr. Adrian Almoradie, Dr. Rholan Houngue, Prof. Dr. Mariele Evers |
| 15.02.2023 | Presentation |
SURE Conference Cooperation leading to successful implementations. The PARADeS approach |
Prof. Dr. Mariele Evers |
| 10.02.2023 | Advisory Council Meeting | 81st Wissenschaftsbeirats Sitzung (GIUB, Bonn, Germany) | Prof. Dr. Mariele Evers, Katja Höreth, Dr. Pınar Pamukçu Albers, Mark Tuschen, Wiebke Kasner |
2022
| Date | Activity Type | Title | Responsible |
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24.11.2022 |
Excursion |
Visiting UNCCD to learn about policy instruments at the Global scale |
Prof. Dr. Mariele Evers, Working group, Students |
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23.11.2022 |
Presentation |
“Transdisziplinäre Wasserforschung für ein nachhaltiges Wassermanagement“ in "Gemeinsam für den Wandel - Ringvorlesung UNESCO-Lehrstühle". Ring lecture of German UNESCO Chairs. Online. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwXxVkSqTjw |
Prof. Dr. Mariele Evers |
|
22.11.2022 |
Presentation |
Presentation for Ruhr Water Association about new approaches for flood risk management |
Prof. Dr. Mariele Evers |
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17.11.2022 |
Excursion |
Excursion to an Open Pit Mining area, receiving insides by an expert of the Erft Water Association |
Prof. Dr. Mariele Evers, Working group, Students |
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03.11. - 04.11.2022 |
Conference |
Attendance of UNESCO Chair Conference in Paris |
Prof. Dr. Mariele Evers |
| 23.09.2022 |
Interview |
Radio Interview im Deutschlandfunk zu Lösungsansätzen für die Wasserkrise https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/loesungsansaetze-fuer-die-wasserkrise-100.html |
Prof. Dr. Mariele Evers |
| 20.09.2022 |
Presentation |
Humboldtn - School „Humboldt focuses: Climate change – risks and adaptations“ Adaptation to hydro-meteorological changes and variabilities |
Prof. Dr. Mariele Evers |
| 30.07. - 01.08.2022 |
Conference |
World Water Week, Stockholm |
Prof. Dr. Mariele Evers |
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14.07.2022 |
Interview |
TV Interview for the German ZDF broadcasting station. One year after the Ahr flood. https://www.zdf.de/dokumentation/zdfzeit/nach-der-flut-eva-brenner-trifft-menschen-an-der-ahr-100.html |
Prof. Dr. Mariele Evers |
| 13.07.2022 |
Presentation |
„Water-Workshop“ at German UNESCO Commission, Bonn |
Prof. Dr. Mariele Evers |
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12.07.2022 |
Presentation |
Special event in memory of the July 2021 flood events in the Ahr valley. Research is presented. |
Prof. Dr. Mariele Evers |
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12.07.2022 |
Cooperation and Presentation |
„Resiliente Wassersysteme im Klimawandel – das Beispiel Bonn“ Presentation of results by students for cooperating partners in the City of Bonn |
Prof. Dr. Mariele Evers, Dr. Pınar Pamukçu Albers, Geography Students |
|
11.07. - 15.07.2022 |
Conference and Presentation |
Identification of different pathways based on flood-related challenges at different watershed scales in Germany. The IALE 2022 European Ecology Congress. Online. |
Dr. Pınar Pamukçu Albers |
| 27.06. - 01.07.2022 |
Workshop |
Visit and workshop Ghanaian delegation on Flood Risk Management – PARADeS Project, Bonn |
Prof. Dr. Mariele Evers, Dr. Adrian Almoradie, Dr. Joshua Ntajal |
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20.05.2022 |
Interview |
Interview DUZ Magazin für Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft. Dürre und Flut - Die Geographie-Professorin Mariele Evers erforscht die Wechselbeziehungen von Mensch und Wasser https://www.duz.de/de/ausgabe/!/id/581 |
Prof. Dr. Mariele Evers |
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02.05. - 14.05.2022 |
Workshop |
Workshop series on “Flood disaster risk management in Ghana‘s flood hot spots: co-development of adaptation scenarios and policies” – PARADeS Project, in Accra, Kumasi, Bolgatanga (Ghana) |
Prof. Dr. Mariele Evers, Dr. Adrian Almoradie, Dr. Joshua Ntajal |
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21.04.2022 |
Workshop |
Project closing workshop –CLIMAFRI Project in the Lower Mono river basin of Togo and Benin |
Dr. Adrian Almoradie, Dr. Rholan Houngue, Prof. Dr. Mariele Evers |
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17.03.2022 |
Interview |
Radio Interview Deutschlandfunk. Germany loses the amount of water in Lake Constance |
Prof. Dr. Mariele Evers |
|
10.-11.03.2022 |
Workshop |
Final workshop on adaptation measures –CLIMAFRI Project in the Lower Mono river basin of Togo and Benin |
Dr. Adrian Almoradie, Dr. Rholan Houngue, Prof. Dr. Mariele Evers |
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10.01.2022 |
Interview |
Radio Interview Deutschlandfunk. Solution approaches for future water crises https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/loesungsansaetze-fuer-die-wasserkrise-100.html |
Prof. Dr. Mariele Evers |
2021
| Date | Activity Type | Title | Responsible |
|
01.10.2021 |
Meeting |
Annual Meeting of the UNESCO Chairs in Germany "Vernetzen der UNESCO-Netzwerke" |
DUK |
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18.05.2021 |
Webinar |
Virtual event: UNESCO Chair in Human-Water Systems, University of Bonn. Profile and activities. Online. |
Prof. Dr. Mariele Evers (Chairholder), Working Group Ecohydrology and Water Resource Management, Department of Geography, University of Bonn |
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04.05.2021 |
Presentation |
UNESCO Chair together with the BWN: Prof. Dr. Hani Sewilam from RWTH Aachen presented insides on "Filling and Operation of the GERD: The Way Out" |
Prof. Dr. Mariele Evers, Bonn Water Network |
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22.03.2021 |
Interview |
Interview Forschung & Lehre - Die Ressource Wasser nachhaltig nutzen https://www.forschung-und-lehre.de/zeitfragen/die-ressource-wasser-nachhaltig-nutzen-3583/ |
Prof. Dr. Mariele Evers |
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23.02.2021 |
Press release |
Press release about the newly established UNESCO Chair Human-Water Systems, posted on the University website |
Prof. Dr. Mariele Evers, Dr. Linda Taft |