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2012 - 2014: OASIS, Open access catastrophe modelling facility. EIT Climate - KIC (EUR 200K). Co-investigator.
2012 - 2015: Hydrometeorological feedbacks and changes in water storage and fluxes in Northern India UK NERC & Indian Ministry of Earth Sciences. (GBP 1.1M). Principal Investigator (together with Pradeep Mujumdar, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore).
2010 - 2012: A Virtual Observatory for Environmental Services and Poverty Alleviation NERC/ESRC/DFID (GBP 250K). Principal Investigator.
2010 - 2012: A UK Pilot Environmental Virtual Observatory. Natural Environment Research Council (GBP 2M). Co-Investigator and work package leader on environmental modelling.

2010 - 2011: Understanding and Managing Watershed Services in Andean and Amazonian Catchments (GBP 50K). Co-Investigator
2009 - 2010: Risk analysis of climate change impacts on biodiversity and the water cycle in the tropical Andes. CONDESAN. Principal Investigator (USD 25K)
2008 - 2009: Using remote sensing data to improve hydrological modelling of the water cycle in tropical mountain wetlands. ESA. Principal Investigator (GBP 2K)
2008 - 2009: Sustainable Hydro-Energy in Patagonia. Worldbank / Universidad de Concepcion (USD 6K). Principal Investigator.
2007: Participatory mapping of environmental services in the tropical Andes. Proyecto Paramo Andino. Consultant
2006 - 2007: Lancaster University. Modelling wetland hydrology and the impact of human interference on its hydrological processes. European Commission, Marie Curie EIF Fellowship. Principal Investigator (EUR 141K)
2005: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven and Universidad de Cuenca: Valorisation of PhD research results and structuring the research area in páramo hydrology. Flemish Interuniversitary Councel (VLIR). Principal Investigator. (EUR 5K).

2004 - 2005: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven and Universidad de Cuenca: The impact of land use changes on the hydrology of the south Ecuadorian Páramo. K.U.Leuven. Coordinator.
2004: Universidad de Cuenca, Ecuador: Evaluación y sistematización de mejores prácticas en el manejo de agua en los páramos de los Andes. Proyecto Páramo Andino, Quito, Ecuador. Team member.
2004: Universidad de Cuenca, Ecuador: Efectos de la cobertura vegetal en la regulación hidrológica de microcuencas de páramo. Universidad de Cuenca, Ecuador. Team member
2000 - 2004: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven and Universidad de Cuenca: The impact of land use changes on the hydrology of the south Ecuadorian Páramo. Fund for Scientific Research Flanders. Coordinator.
2003 - 2004: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven and Universidad de Cuenca: Participatory discussion and experimentation platform for bridging the gap between academic research and stakeholders. Flemish Interuniversitary Councel (VLIR). Team member.
2003 - 2008 Katholieke Universiteit Leuven and Mekelle University: Geo-hydrology : Water resources assessment and management. Collaborative research project within the VLIR IUC cooperation with Mekelle University, Ethiopia. Team member.