Dr. Eline Boelee
Dr. Eline Boelee is an all-round interdisciplinary scientist in water-health-ecosystems interlinkages, with twenty five years of experience in health and environmental impacts of water resources development; agricultural and domestic water use and management; ecology and environmental control of water-related diseases; multiple use water services; the water-energy-food nexus; water quality; and ecosystem services in agroecological landscapes. She has lived as a professional in Sri Lanka, Ethiopia and Morocco, with additional on-the-ground scientific research experience in Burkina Faso, Kenya, Mozambique, Uganda, Azerbaijan, Pakistan, Senegal, Egypt, Portugal and Côte d’Ivoire. Eline has led many international multi-disciplinary research projects on improved planning and management of water resources development to enhance health and environmental sustainability.
Working experience
| 2017 - present | Deltares | Senior advisor/researcher Water, Environment & Health |
| 2012 - 2016 | Water Health | Principal scientist/owner |
| 2006 - 2011 | International Water Management Institute | senior researcher water and health |
| 2002 - 2005 | International Water Management Institute | researcher water and health |
| 1999 - 2001 | International Water Management Institute | post-doctoral scientist/associate expert water and health |
| 1998 - 1999 | KLV Loopbaancentrum | assistant-researcher |
| 1997 - 1999 | Wageningen University | PhD student |
| 1994 - 1997 | Leiden University | scientific researcher |
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Overcoming water challenges through nature-based solutions
Boelee E, Janse J, Le Gal A, Kok M, Alkemade R, Ligtvoet W (2017) Overcoming water challenges through nature-based solutions. Water Policy 19 (5): 820-836.
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Costs and benefits of using wastewater for aquifer recharge
Qadir M, Boelee E, Amerasinghe P, Danso G (2015) 9 Costs and benefits of using wastewater for aquifer recharge, p 153-167 in Drechsel P, Qadir M, Wichelns D (eds) Wastewater - economic asset in an urbanizing world. Springer Science and Business Media, Dordrecht.
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Mapping the potential human health implications of groundwater pollution in southern Sri Lanka
Rajasooriyar LD, Boelee E, Prado MCCM, Hiscock KM (2013) Mapping the potential human health implications of groundwater pollution in southern Sri Lanka. Water Resources and Rural Development 1-2: 27-42.
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Integrating human health into wetland management for the Inner Niger Delta, Mali
Cools J, Diallo M, Boelee E, Liersch S, Coertjens D, Vandenberghe V, Kone B (2013) Integrating human health into wetland management for the Inner Niger Delta, Mali. Environmental Science & Policy 34: 34-43.
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Managing water and agroecosystems for food security
Boelee E (ed) (2013) Managing water and agroecosystems for food security. Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture Series 10. CAB International, Wallingford, UK; International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Colombo, Sri Lanka; United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), Nairobi; 178p.
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Options for water storage and rainwater harvesting to improve health and resilience against climate change in Africa
Boelee E, Yohannes M, Poda J-N, McCartney M, Cecchi P, Kibret S, Hagos F, Laamrani H (2013) Options for water storage and rainwater harvesting to improve health and resilience against climate change in Africa. Regional Environmental Change 13 (3): 509-519.
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Early biting rhythm in the afro-tropical vector of malaria, Anopheles arabiensis, and challenges for its control in Ethiopia
Yohannes M, Boelee E (2012) Early biting rhythm in the afro-tropical vector of malaria, Anopheles arabiensis, and challenges for its control in Ethiopia. Medical and Veterinary Entomology 26: 103-105.
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Wastewater use in crop production in peri-urban areas of Addis Ababa: impacts on health in farm households
Weldesilassie AB, Boelee E, Drechsel P, Dabbert S (2010) Wastewater use in crop production in peri-urban areas of Addis Ababa: impacts on health in farm households. Environment and Development Economics 16: 25-49.
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The impact of a small-scale irrigation scheme on malaria transmission in Ziway area, Central Ethiopia
Kibret S, Alemu Y, Boelee E, Tekie H, Alemu D, Petros B (2010) The impact of a small-scale irrigation scheme on malaria transmission in Ziway area, Central Ethiopia. Tropical Medicine and International Health 15 (1): 41-50.
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Multiple use of water and water productivity of small dams in the Limpopo Basin, Zimbabwe
Senzanje A, Boelee E, Rusere S (2008) Multiple use of water and water productivity of small dams in the Limpopo Basin, Zimbabwe. Irrigation and Drainage Systems 22: 225-237.
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Cryptosporidium and Giardia infection and drinking water sources among children in Lege Dini, Ethiopia
Ayalew D, Boelee E, Endeshaw T, Petros B (2008) Cryptosporidium and Giardia infection and drinking water sources among children in Lege Dini, Ethiopia. Tropical Medicine and International Health 13 (4): 472–475.
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Multiple use of irrigation water for improved health in dry regions of Africa and south-Asia
Boelee E, Laamrani H, van der Hoek W (2007) Multiple use of irrigation water for improved health in dry regions of Africa and south-Asia. Irrigation and Drainage 56 (1): 43-51.
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Environmental control of schistosomiasis through community participation in a Moroccan oasis
Boelee E & Laamrani H (2004) Environmental control of schistosomiasis through community participation in a Moroccan oasis. Tropical Medicine and International Health 9 (9): 997-1004.