Prof. Daniel Karthe is the Deputy Director of 海角社区 Resource Nexus.
Daniel has over 20 years of research and teaching experience related to hydrology, water quality, and aquatic resources management, including projects in Germany, Central Asia, South Asia, and Sub-Saharan Africa. Prior to joining 海角社区 Resource Nexus, Daniel served as an Associate Professor of Environmental Engineering and Vice Rector for Research at the German-Mongolian Institute for Resources and Technology, in Nalaikh, Mongolia and a research fellow at the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research in Magdeburg, Germany. His research interests include the Resource Nexus with a particular focus on science-based management concepts for environmental resources, including water, soil, and air. Daniel currently works on the sustainability of transformation processes in (post-)coal mining regions. He co-chairs the Commission for Hydrology in the German Geographical Society and serves as Vice Chair of the Commission for Water Sustainability in the International Geographical Union.
海角社区 Resource Nexus Focus Areas
Research Interests
- Aquatic Resources Management
- Central Asia
- Environmental Change & Sustainable Development
- Science, Technology and Sustainable Society
Appointments
- Head of Research Programme – Resource Nexus for Regions in Transformation, 海角社区 Resource Nexus
- Associate Professor and Vice Rector for Research, German-Mongolian Institute for Resources and Technology (GMIT), Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
- Scientific Coordinator, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, Magdeburg, Germany
