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Marthe Wens is a PhD researcher at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Being part of the Water and Climate research group in the Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM) at VU Amsterdam, her research concerns the integration of adaptation and mitigation behavior in drought risk and impact analysis.
Education
2016: Master of Science in Geography, Major Earth & Climate studies,
Minor: GIS and Spatial Modelling
(KU Leuven and VUB Brussels, Belgium)
Wens, M. (2016). Cost-benefit evaluation of soil and water conservation techniques in Tigray.
MSc thesis including 3 months fieldwork executing Choice Experiment and SWC surveys on field
Research
Marthe is developing a socio-hydrologic agent-based model to simulate how the intertwined human-nature might evolve under given governance (i.e. socioeconomic situation), culture (i.e. farmers’ risk perception) and infrastructure (i.e. access to index-based insurance products), while explicitly including the emergent decision behaviour of stakeholders (i.e. of smallholder farmers). By modelling water security and food production as the outcome of a coupled human-natural system that accounts for human adaptability to external drivers, predictions about the impact of future droughts on agriculture can be improved. Besides, the model will be able to evaluate viable drought risk mitigation solutions that address short-term and long-term water scarcity challenges hence can serve as a support tool for the development of strategic drought risk management.
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Ancillary activities
2016 – Jan 2017: Monitoring and Evaluation Intern International Center for Agricultural Research in Dry Areas (ICARDA), Amman, Jordan.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Academic qualification
Geography; Major Earth & Climate studies, Minor: GIS and Spatial Modelling, Master, Cost-benefit evaluation of soil and water conservation techniques in Tigray. M.Sc. thesis including 3 months fieldwork executing Choice Experiment and SWC surveys on field, KU Leuven
Award Date: 30 Jun 2016
Keywords
- Q Science
- Geography
- Human-Environment interactions
- GIS
- Spatial Analysis
- Climate Change Adaptation
- Soil and Water Conservation
- Sustainable Land management
- Community based field research
- Project monitoring and evaluation
- project management assistance
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A coupled agent-based model to analyse human-drought feedbacks for agropastoralists in dryland regions
Streefkerk, I. N., de Bruijn, J., Haer, T., Van Loon, A. F., Quichimbo, E. A., Wens, M., Hassaballah, K. & Aerts, J. C. J. H., 13 Jan 2023, In: Frontiers in Water. 4, p. 1-18 18 p., 1037971.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Bridging the gap: reply to discussion of "Guiding principles for hydrologists conducting interdisciplinary research and fieldwork with participants"
Rangecroft, S., Rohse, M., Banks, E. W., Day, R., Di Baldassarre, G., Frommen, T., Hayashi, Y., Höllermann, B., Lebek, K., Mondino, E., Rusca, M., Wens, M. & Van Loon, A. F., 2022, In: Hydrological Sciences Journal. 67, 7, p. 1149-1151 3 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Comment / Letter to the editor › Academic
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Education, financial aid, and awareness can reduce smallholder farmers' vulnerability to drought under climate change
Wens, M. L. K., Van Loon, A. F., Veldkamp, T. I. E. & Aerts, J. C. J. H., 2022, In: Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences. 22, 4, p. 1201-1232 32 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Farmers facing droughts: Capturing adaptation dynamics in disaster risk models
Wens, M. L. K., 9 Sept 2022, 228 p.Research output: PhD Thesis › PhD-Thesis - Research and graduation internal
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Go together, to go further! Reply to “Human–water research: discussion of ‘Guiding principles for hydrologists conducting interdisciplinary research and fieldwork with participants’”
Höllermann, B., Rangecroft, S., Rohse, M., Banks, E. W., Day, R., Di Baldassarre, G., Frommen, T., Hayashi, Y., Lebek, K., Mondino, E., Rusca, M., Wens, M. & Van Loon, A. F., 4 Nov 2022, In: Hydrological Sciences Journal. 67, 14, p. 2211-2213Research output: Contribution to Journal › Comment / Letter to the editor › Academic
Courses
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I-CISK: Innovating Climate Services through Integrating Scientific and Local Knowledge
Schaafsma, M., van Loon, A., Muller, L., Mazzoleni, M. & Wens, M.
1/11/21 → 31/10/25
Project: Research
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INNOVATING CLIMATE SERVICES THROUGH INTEGRATING SCIENTIFIC AND LOCAL KNOWLEDGE
Schaafsma, M., van Loon, A., Wens, M. & Muller, L.
1/11/21 → 31/10/25
Project: Research
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Palmawat contract 2
Aerts, J., de Ruiter, M., de Moel, H., Ton, M., Dullaart, J., Wens, M., Busker, T., van Schendel, M., Leijnse, T. & Ingels, M.
1/01/18 → 31/12/23
Project: Research
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EDORA “Development and implementation of a drought impact database, a drought risk assessment methodology and a drought risk atlas”
de Moel, H., Wens, M. & Grudnowska, A.
22/12/21 → 21/06/23
Project: Research
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Study and Adaptation Modelling Ares
de Ruiter, M., Koetse, M., Ebrey, R., Botzen, W., de Ruiter, M. & Wens, M.
10/09/19 → 31/07/21
Project: Research
Activities
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Advocacy work on fossil fuel collaborations in academia
Petra Verdonk (Participant), Julia Schaumburg (Participant), C Kaupa (Participant), Niels Debonne (Participant), Edina Doci (Participant), Koen Lemaire (Participant), I. Maas (Participant), Marthe Wens (Participant), Hans Ossebaard (Participant), J. Leggett (Participant), Peter H. Verburg (Participant), PH Pattberg (Participant), M. Holland (Participant), D Iannuzzi (Participant), Pim Klaassen (Participant) & Remco Kort (Participant)
1 Jan 2023 → 15 Aug 2023Activity: Other