Tjitte Nauta
Mr. Nauta has a broad experience in the fields of Integrated Water Management, WRM action planning, flood risk management, capacity building and mathematical modelling and monitoring studies. His consultancy experience as expert advisor and project manager at Deltares includes studies on mentioned aspects for freshwater and coastal water systems in numerous countries.
In 1991, Mr Nauta was employed for six months at the ‘Water Resources Department of ENSR Consulting and Engineering’ in Boston, USA.
In 1994/1995 Mr. Nauta was the resident project coordinator for the ‘Hangzhou Bay Environmental Study’ (carrying out environmental impact assessments with the Delft3D model), Hangzhou – P.R. of China (World Bank).
From 2000 – 2003 Mr. Nauta was the resident team leader on the Netherlands funded project ‘Sustainable Development of the Laguna de Bay Environment’ (Philippines).
From 2003 to 2006 Mr. Nauta was the resident WRM expert / team leader of the International Technical Assistance on the Netherlands funded ‘Central Cebu Water Resources Management through Integrated Development´ program (Philippines).
From 2007-2011 Mr. Nauta was the project manager of the ‘Marina Reservoir Predictive Water Quality Modelling project’ (Singapore), an ambitious project converting an estuarine system into a future reservoir. Delft3D water quality and ecological models were set-up and converted to fully operational management systems.
As Regional Manager for Asia, Mr. Nauta is responsible for the research and commercial project development in the region.
In addition to numerous Technical Reports, depicting the results of the various projects involved, Mr Nauta has authored and/or co-authored many papers on mentioned subjects at international conferences, in technical journals and reference books.
Working experience
| 2008-present | Deltares | Expert advisor integrated water management, Regional Manager Asia |
| 1992-2008 | Delft Hydraulics | (Senior) Advisor, Project Manager |
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Scoping mission Manila Bay
Philippines, 2015 - present
Positions held: Team leader
Activities performed: Preparation of the outlines for an inclusive master planning study
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Scoping mission to Kiribati and Vanuatu
Kiribati, Vanuatu, 2015 - present
Main project features: DRR scoping mission to assess the impacts of cyclone PAM
Positions held: coastal specialist
Activities performed: problem analysis and mitigations
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Philippines: pre-feasibility study Laguna Lakeshore dike and expressway
Philippines, 2014 - 2015
Main project features: risk assessment study
Positions held: project leader
Activities performed: overall review and water quality assessment
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Philippines: Establishing Integrated Water Resources Management – Planning tools and guidance; and capacity building (World Bank)
Philippines, 2014 - present
Main project features: IWRM for river basin planning
Positions held: Team leader
Activities performed: Review of river basin management plans, guidance document, train the trainers program
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Development of a Flood Early Warning System and Adaptive Flood Risk Management Plan
Thailand, 2014 - present
Main project features: The main goals of the joint Deltares – HAII project ‘Development of a Flood Early Warning System and an adaptive flood risk management plan for Sukothai / Yom River Basin are to develop the FEWS system for flood forecasting and flood early warning in Sukothai Province / Yom River Basin, develop an Adaptive Flood Risk Management plan for Sukothai Province, and develop staff capability in the FEWS system development, as well as flood management skills.
Positions held: Team leader
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Ayeyarwady Delta Assessment
Myanmar, 2014 - present
Main project features: Vulnerability and Resilience Assessment
Positions held: Expert
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RIBASIM development for major river basins
Myanmar, 2014 - present
Positions held: Team leader
Activities performed: Water Resources Strategy Development and Capacity Building
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Towards a national action plan on Adaptive Flood Risk Management
Thailand, 2013
Main project features: The project included the development of an adaptive flood risk management strategy for Thailand, serious gaming and the set up of a Flood Early Warning System.
Positions held: Team leader NESDB project
Activities performed: Development of Adaptive flood risk management strategy
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Thai Master Plan on Water Resources Management
Thailand, 2012
Main project features: Water Resources Management Study for all Thai basins
Positions held: International Water Resources Management Specialist
Activities performed: Desk Study
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UNICEF disaster risk reduction mission
Philippines, 2009
Main project features: Need assessment
Positions held: Flood management specialist
Activities performed: UNICEF disaster risk reduction mission for Metro Manila and surroundings to identify the short medium and long term measures for flood control in Metro Manila and surroundings.
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Disaster risk reduction mission for Metro Manila
Philippines, 2009 - present
Main project features: flood risk assessment study
Positions held: specialist
Activities performed: Post-Ondoy study on mitigative measures
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Polder development Pulau Tekong study
Singapore, 2008 - 2009
Main project features: Land Reclamation, Water Resources Development, Building with Nature, Environmental assessment, Geotechnics
Positions held: Team Leader
Activities performed: In this conceptual design study polder systems as alternative to traditional land reclamation options were developed to accommodate different land uses such as drinking water reservoirs, nature development, military areas and urban development. Study components included geotechnical and geohydrological aspects, land use planning, safety, climate change scenarios, institutional development, environmental impact assessment, socio-economic and modeling activities
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Marina Reservoir
Singapore, 2006 - 2010
Main project features: flood management, drinking water reservoir, recreational activities
Positions held: Team Leader
Activities performed: ‘Consultancy services for Marina Reservoir Predictive Water Quality Modelling and Study – Phase 2. In addition to the overall project management also responsible for the development of the overall water quality management plan: Water quality monitoring program; Hydraulic and hydrological modeling; 3D Hydrodynamic and water quality modeling; Drafting of Water Quality Management Plan; Development of an Operational Management System for Water Quality
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Water Resources Management in Central Cebu
Philippines, 2003 - 2006
Main project features: Water Resources Action Plan, Modelling, Stakeholders Analysis, Institutional Development
Positions held: Teamleader and WRM specialist and the International TA
Activities performed: Since September 2003 resident expert / WRM specialist and Team Leader of the International Technical Assistance on a three year Netherlands funded program on Water Resources Management in Central Cebu. Task are related to addressing the water demand / supply problem in Central Cebu, development of a harmonized and consolidated MIS, operational water resources management framework for the analysis and evaluation of water resources and watershed management measures, implementation of small scale projects, strengthening the management capacity of local agencies through training and improvement of organizational, institutional and legal arrangement. Main activities involved the development of a Water Resources Management Action Plan being a technical and financial plan for WRM project implementation for the short, medium and long term, set-up of an Institutional Management and Development model for Central Cebu. Current activities (additional to project management and PR related activities) include:
• Coordination of necessary (geo)hydrological, watershed management, water quality and GIS activities;
• Development of water demand model and study on water demand scenarios;
• Prioritization and cost-benefit analysis of water supply measures (up to pre-feasibility level);
• Study on distribution network of local water district;
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Sustainable Development of the Laguna de Bay Environment
Philippines, 2000 - 2003
Position: Resident Team Leader
Activities performed: Resident Team Leader on a three-and-a-half years Netherlands funded project on ‘Sustainable Development of the Laguna de Bay Environment’. The project focused on Institution Development and Capacity Building in Integrated Water Resources Management on the one hand and on the generation of practical solutions of current water quality related problems and conflicts in water uses and functions of Laguna de Bay on the other hand. The overall objective of the project was to ensure future sustainable development of Laguna de Bay resources. As such the project was directed at (1) capacity building / setting up an IWRM unit within LLDA and (2) finding practical and realistic solutions for current problems and issues regarding the lake.
Main Project features: Capacity Building, Decision-Support, Integrated Water Resources Management, Action Planning, Stakeholders Analysis, Institutional Development.
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Strategic and operational modeling for Marina Reservoir, Singapore
Tjitte Nauta, Kok Meng Tan and Hans Eikaas (2011). Strategic and operational modeling for Marina Reservoir, Singapore, In Urban Hydroinformatics Series - Data, Models and Decision Support for Integrated Urban Water Management by Roland K Price and Zoran Vojinovic. IWA Publishing.
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Integrated coastal zone planning - evolutionary best practices: the Louisiana (USA) and SW Delta (The Netherlands) cases
Garret Graves, Camille Manning-Broome, Tjitte A. Nauta and Oswald Lagendijk (2010). Integrated coastal zone planning - evolutionary best practices: the Louisiana (USA) and SW Delta (The Netherlands) cases , American Planning Association´s 2010 National Planning Conference | New Orleans.
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Set-up of a Decision Support System to Support Sustainable Development of the Laguna de Bay
Nauta, Tjitte, A., Bongco, Alicia E. and Santos-Borja Adelina C.(2003). Set-up of a Decision Support System to Support Sustainable Development of the Laguna de Bay. EMECS 2001- Japan. , Marine Pollution Bulletin 47 211 - 218.
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Laguna de Bay: a potential source of drinking water supply
Nauta, Tjitte A, Alicia E. Bongco and J. Nathaniel S. Masangkay (2002). Laguna de Bay: a potential source of drinking water supply. 11th International water Conference in Iloilo (September 2002).,
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Three-dimensional water quality modelling study for Deep Bay
Nauta, Tjitte A. and J. van Beek (2000). Three-dimensional water quality modelling study for Deep Bay. Presented at HydroInformatics - IOWA 2000
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Framework for Coastal Discharge Assessment
T.A. Nauta and M.O. Hueskens (1998). Framework for Coastal Discharge Assessment. Presented at MEDCOAST / EMECS, Malta
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Biogeomorphology of large-scale coastal land reclamations
Stive, M.F.J, and Nauta, T.A. (1997). Biogeomorphology of large-scale coastal land reclamations. COSU '97, Singapore
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Modelling transport and fate of micropollutants in coastal waters
Nauta, T.A., V. Pagee, J.A. and De Vries, M.B. (1991). Modelling transport and fate of micropollutants in coastal waters. , In Proceedings of the 2nd Int. Conf. on Estuarine and Coastal modelling, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Nov. 1991, Tampa (Florida).