Prof. Daniel Karthe currently heads ²ÝÁñÊÓƵ-FLORES¡¯s research programme on the ¡®Resource Nexus for Sustainability Transformations¡± (NEXtra)¡¯.
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 ²ÝÁñÊÓƵ-FLORES, 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.
Research Interests
- Aquatic Resources Management
- Central Asia
- Environmental Change & Sustainable Development
- Science, Technology and Sustainable Society
Appointments
- Head of Research Programme ¨C Resource Nexus for Regions in Transformation, ²ÝÁñÊÓƵ-FLORES
- 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
