Biography
Dr Arnout van Soesbergen is a physical geographer with broad research interests in hydrology, land-use change modelling, ecology, biodiversity conservation and ecosystem services. He completed his PhD on the impacts of climate change on water resources of global dams at the Department of Geography in 2013. He has a MSc in Eco-hydrology and Environment and Resource Management, both from the VU University Amsterdam.
During his PhD, he worked on modelling water resources and developing policy support systems in the Andes as part of the Challenge Programme on Water and Food (CPFW).
Prior to his PhD, Arnout worked at the Institute for Environmental Studies in Amsterdam where he worked on projects around Payments for Ecosystem Services and hydro-economic modelling.
Since completing his PhD, he has been employed by UNEP-World Conservation Monitoring Centre, the biodiversity assessment arm of the United Nations Environment Programme, based in Cambridge, UK.
Research
- Climate and land-use change impacts on water resources
- Land-use change and scenarios
- Earth observation, geographic Information System (GIS) and modelling
- Biodiversity conservation and ecosystem services
Arnout currently works on the Ecosystem Services for Poverty Alleviation (ESPA)-funded 'p4ges' project, which aims to influence the development and implementation of international ecosystem service payment schemes in the interests of poverty alleviation with a particular focus on Madagascar.
His work mainly focuses on the development and implementation of the web-based policy support systems, WaterWorld and Co$tingNature
Further details
Research
King's Climate Research Hub
Studying climate change through the relationship between science, policy and culture, particularly in the developing world.
King's Water Centre
Researching water, environment and development. Our centre spans the humanities, social, and physical sciences to explore the challenges of water governance from global to local scales.
News
Progressive water policy needs to be intrinsically linked to human rights and sustainability
King’s Water Centre has launched four policy papers that explore how we can ensure we have a just and sustainable water future.
Clean water and carbon storage will be vital for biodiversity
A new paper, published in Nature, Ecology and Evolution, has found that protection of land important to both carbon sequestration and clean water supply is...
More than 160,000 miles of rivers at risk of losing "free-flowing" status
More than 160,000 miles (~257,000 km) of rivers are in danger of losing their “free-flowing status” as a result of proposed new hydropower dam construction,...
Only one-third of the World's longest rivers remain free-flowing
New research finds only 37% the world’s longest rivers remain free-flowing thanks to the increase in artificial dams and reservoirs.
Events
Clean Air Day: walking tour of Strand Aldwych pollution monitoring stations
Join Professor Mark Mulligan and Dr Arnout van Soesbergen on a guided tour of the Strand Aldwych project and the network of weather and pollution monitoring...
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Research
King's Climate Research Hub
Studying climate change through the relationship between science, policy and culture, particularly in the developing world.
King's Water Centre
Researching water, environment and development. Our centre spans the humanities, social, and physical sciences to explore the challenges of water governance from global to local scales.
News
Progressive water policy needs to be intrinsically linked to human rights and sustainability
King’s Water Centre has launched four policy papers that explore how we can ensure we have a just and sustainable water future.
Clean water and carbon storage will be vital for biodiversity
A new paper, published in Nature, Ecology and Evolution, has found that protection of land important to both carbon sequestration and clean water supply is...
More than 160,000 miles of rivers at risk of losing "free-flowing" status
More than 160,000 miles (~257,000 km) of rivers are in danger of losing their “free-flowing status” as a result of proposed new hydropower dam construction,...
Only one-third of the World's longest rivers remain free-flowing
New research finds only 37% the world’s longest rivers remain free-flowing thanks to the increase in artificial dams and reservoirs.
Events
Clean Air Day: walking tour of Strand Aldwych pollution monitoring stations
Join Professor Mark Mulligan and Dr Arnout van Soesbergen on a guided tour of the Strand Aldwych project and the network of weather and pollution monitoring...
Please note: this event has passed.