Michel Frem
IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, TU Delft
Co-authors: Tibor Stigter, Abdul Nafi Khan, Bobsammy Mwende, Dahiana Cardozo, Abdalmajeed Ibrahim, Elie Gerges, Gretchen Gettel, Paulo Paron, Boris van Breukelen, Graham Jewitt
2 December 2025▪ East African montane forests are commonly known as water towers (Hohenthal et al., 2015).
▪ Increasing competition over freshwater resources. ▪ Unpredictability of temperature and rainfall patterns in The Horn of Africa (UNICEF, 2022).
▪ Gap in understanding the interplays between climate variabilities, alterations in land use, and their impacts on groundwater hydrology
Characterize the hydrogeological setting and develop a conceptual understanding of highland-lowland hydrological dynamics, including surface water-groundwater interactions.