Matti Kummu

Assitant Professor, Water Resources Engineering at Aalto University School of Business

Schools

  • Aalto University School of Business

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Biography

Aalto University School of Business

CURRICULUM VITAE

  • 2013- Assistant professor (tenure track) at Aalto University
  • 2013-2016 Academy of Finland postdoc fellow
  • 2016 Visiting scholar at ETH Zurich (in total 3 months)
  • 2015 Visiting scholar at University of Umeå (in total 1 month)
  • 2009-2013 Postdoctoral researcher at Aalto University
  • 2009-2011 Visiting postdoctoral fellow at VU University Amsterdam (in total 9 months)
  • 2002-2008 Research Scientist and DSc candidate at former Helsinki University of Technology
  • 1997-2002 Student at former Helsinki University of Technology

Peer-reviewed scientific articles

Journal article-refereed, Original research

Exposure and resilience of China’s cities to floods and droughts a double-edged sword

Cai, Jialiang; Kummu, Matti; Niva, Venla; Guillaume, Joseph H.A.; Varis, Olli
2017 in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT (Routledge)
ISSN: 0790-0627

Toward best practice framing of uncertainty in scientific publications A review of Water Resources Research abstracts

Guillaume, Joseph H.A.; Helgeson, Casey; ElSawah, Sondoss; Jakeman, Anthony J.; Kummu, Matti
2017 in WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH (AMER GEOPHYSICAL UNION)
ISSN: 0043-1397

Spatiotemporal hydroclimate variability in Finland Past trends

Lindgren, Ville; Guillaume, Joseph H.A.; Räsänen, Timo A.; Jakkila, Juho; Veijalainen, Noora; Kummu, Matti
2017 in JOURNAL OF HYDROMETEOROLOGY (American Meteorological Society)
ISSN: 1525-755X

The use of food imports to overcome local limits to growth

Porkka, Miina; Guillaume, Joseph H.A.; Siebert, Stefan; Schaphoff, Sibyll; Kummu, Matti
2017 in Earth's Future (Wiley)
ISSN: 2328-4277

Observed river discharge changes due to hydropower operations in the Upper Mekong Basin

Räsänen, Timo A.; Someth, Paradis; Lauri, Hannu; Koponen, Jorma; Sarkkula, Juha; Kummu, Matti
2017 in JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY (Elsevier)
ISSN: 0022-1694

Resilience in the global food system

Seekell, David A.; Carr, Joel; Dell'Angelo, Jampel; D'Odorico, Paolo; Fader, Marianela; Gephart, Jessica A.; Kummu, Matti; Magliocca, Nicholas; Porkka, Miina; Puma, Michael J.; Ratajczak, Zak; Rulli, Maria Cristina; Suweis, Samir; Tavoni, Alessandro
2017 in ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS (IOP PUBLISHING LTD)
ISSN: 1748-9318

Has dyke development in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta shifted flood hazard downstream?

Van Khanh Triet, Nguyen; Viet Dung, Nguyen; Fujii, Hideto; Kummu, Matti; Merz, Bruno; Apel, Heiko
2017 in HYDROLOGY AND EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCES (European Geosciences Union)
ISSN: 1027-5606

Fluvial sediment supply to a mega-delta reduced by shifting tropical-cyclone activity

Darby, Stephen E.; Hackney, Christopher R.; Leyland, Julian; Kummu, Matti; Lauri, Hannu; Parsons, Daniel R.; Best, James L.; Nicholas, Andrew P.; Aalto, Rolf
2016 in NATURE (NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP)
ISSN: 0028-0836

Past and present biophysical redundancy of countries as a buffer to changes in food supply

Fader, Marianela; Rulli, Maria Cristina; Carr, Joel; Dell'Angelo, Jampel; D'Odorico, Paolo; Gephart, Jessica A.; Kummu, Matti; Magliocca, Nicholas; Porkka, Miina; Prell, Christina; Puma, Michael J.; Ratajczak, Zak; Aseekell, David; Suweis, Samir; Tavoni, Alessandro
2016 in ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS (IOP PUBLISHING LTD)
ISSN: 1748-9326

Robust discrimination between uncertain management alternatives by iterative reflection on crossover point scenarios Principles, design and implementations

Guillaume, Joseph H A; Arshad, Muhammad; Jakeman, Anthony J.; Jalava, Mika; Kummu, Matti
2016 in ENVIRONMENTAL MODELLING AND SOFTWARE (ELSEVIER SCI LTD)
ISSN: 1364-8152

Diet change and food loss reduction What is their combined impact on global water use and scarcity?

Jalava, Mika; Guillaume, Joseph H. A.; Kummu, Matti; Porkka, Miina; Siebert, Stefan; Varis, Olli
2016 in Earth's Future (Wiley)
ISSN: 2328-4277

An evaluation of the Standardized Precipitation Index for assessing inter-annual rice yield variability in the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna region

Kattelus, Mirja; Salmivaara, Aura; Mellin, Ilkka; Varis, Olli; Kummu, Matti
2016 in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLIMATOLOGY (WILEY-BLACKWELL)
ISSN: 0899-8418

Over the hills and further away from coast Global geospatial patterns of human and environment over the 20th-21st centuries

Kummu, Matti; De Moel, Hans; Salvucci, Gianluigi; Viviroli, Daniel; Ward, Philip J.; Varis, Olli
2016 in ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS (IOP PUBLISHING LTD)
ISSN: 1748-9318

The world's road to water scarcity Shortage and stress in the 20th century and pathways towards sustainability

Kummu, M.; Guillaume, J. H A; De Moel, H.; Eisner, S.; Flörke, M.; Porkka, M.; Siebert, S.; Veldkamp, T. I E; Ward, P. J.
2016 in SCIENTIFIC REPORTS (NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP)
ISSN: 2045-2322

Reserves and trade jointly determine exposure to food supply shocks

Marchand, Philippe; Carr, Joel A.; Dell'Angelo, Jampel; Fader, Marianela; Gephart, Jessica A.; Kummu, Matti; Magliocca, Nicholas R.; Porkka, Miina; Puma, Michael J.; Ratajczak, Zak; Rulli, Maria Cristina; Seekell, David A.; Suweis, Samir; Tavoni, Alessandro; D'Odorico, Paolo
2016 in ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS (IOP PUBLISHING LTD)
ISSN: 1748-9326

Water stress in global transboundary river basins significance of upstream water use on downstream stress

Munia, H.; Guillaume, J. H. A.; Mirumachi, N.; Porkka, M.; Wada, Y.; Kummu, M.
2016 in ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS (IOP PUBLISHING LTD)
ISSN: 1748-9326

Mekong River flow and hydrological extremes under climate change

Phi Hoang, Long; Lauri, Hannu; Kummu, Matti; Koponen, Jorma; Vliet, Michelle T H Van; Supit, Iwan; Leemans, Rik; Kabat, Pavel; Ludwig, Fulco
2016 in HYDROLOGY AND EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCES (European Geosciences Union)
ISSN: 1027-5606

Causes and trends of water scarcity in food production

Porkka, Miina; Gerten, Dieter; Schaphoff, Sibyll; Siebert, Stefan; Kummu, Matti
2016 in ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS (IOP PUBLISHING LTD)
ISSN: 1748-9326

On the spatial and temporal variability of ENSO precipitation and drought teleconnection in mainland Southeast Asia

Räsänen, Timo A.; Lindgren, Ville; Guillaume, Joseph H A; Buckley, Brendan M.; Kummu, Matti
2016 in CLIMATE OF THE PAST (European Geosciences Union)
ISSN: 1814-9324

Socio-Economic Changes in Cambodia’s Unique Tonle Sap Lake Area A Spatial Approach

Salmivaara, Aura; Kummu, Matti; Varis, Olli; Keskinen, Marko
2016 in APPLIED SPATIAL ANALYSIS AND POLICY (Springer Netherlands)
ISSN: 1874-463X

Flood frequencies and durations and their response to El Niño Southern Oscillation Global analysis

Ward, P. J.; Kummu, M.; Lall, U.
2016 in JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY (Elsevier)
ISSN: 0022-1694

The vulnerability of thermoelectric power generation to water scarcity in China Current status and future scenarios for power planning and climate change

Zheng, Xinzhu; Wang, Can; Cai, Wenjia; Kummu, Matti; Varis, Olli
2016 in APPLIED ENERGY (ELSEVIER SCI LTD)
ISSN: 0306-2619

Transferable Principles for Managing the Nexus: Lessons from Historical Global Water Modelling of Central Asia

Guillaume, Joseph H A; Kummu, Matti; Eisner, Stephanie; Varis, Olli
2015 in WATER (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI))

Prediction under Uncertainty as a Boundary Problem: A General Formulation Using Iterative Closed Question Modelling

Guillaume, Joseph H.A.; Kummu, Matti; Räsänen, Timo A.; Jakeman, Anthony J
2015 in ENVIRONMENTAL MODELLING AND SOFTWARE (ELSEVIER SCI LTD)
ISSN: 1364-8152

Forest Loss in Protected Areas and Intact Forest Landscapes: A Global Analysis

Heino, Matias; Kummu, Matti; Makkonen, Marika; Mulligan, Mark; Verburg, Peter; Jalava, Mika; Räsänen, Timo
2015 in PLOS ONE (PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE)

Water savings potentials of irrigation systems: global simulation of processes and linkages

Jägermeyr, Jonas; Gerten, Dieter; Heinke, Jens; Schaphoff, Sibyll; Kummu, Matti; Lucht, Wolfgang
2015 in HYDROLOGY AND EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCES (European Geosciences Union)
ISSN: 1027-5606

China’s southbound transboundary river basins: a case of asymmetry

Kattelus, Mirja; Kummu, Matti; Keskinen, Marko; Salmivaara, Aura; Varis, Olli
2015 in WATER INTERNATIONAL (Routledge)
ISSN: 0250-8060

Water-Energy-Food Nexus in a Transboundary River Basin: The Case of Tonle Sap Lake, Mekong River Basin

Keskinen, Marko; Someth, Paradis; Salmivaara, Aura; Kummu, Matti
2015 in WATER (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI))

Future sediment dynamics in the Mekong Delta: impacts of hydropower development, climate change and sea level rise

Manh, Nguen Van; Dung, Nguyen Viet; Hung, Nguyen Nghia; Kummu, Matti; Merz, Bruno; Apel, Heiko
2015 in GLOBAL AND PLANETARY CHANGE (Elsevier)
ISSN: 0921-8181

Model-based assessment of water, food and energy trade-offs in a cascade of multi-purpose reservoirs A case study from the Sesan tributary of the Mekong River

Räsänen, Timo A.; Joffre, Olivier M.; Someth, Paradis; Cong, Tran Thanh; Keskinen, Marko; Kummu, Matti
2015 in JOURNAL OF WATER RESOURCES PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT: ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE))
ISSN: 0733-9496

Exploring the Modifiable Areal Unit Problem in Spatial Water Assessments: A Case of Water Shortage in Monsoon Asia

Salmivaara, Aura; Porkka, Miina; Kummu, Matti; Keskinen, Marko; Guillaume, Joseph H.A.; Varis, Olli
2015 in WATER (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI))

A global data set of the extent of irrigated land from 1900 to 2005

Siebert, Stefan; Kummu, Matti; Porkka, Miina; Döll, Petra; Ramankutty, Navin; Scanlon, Bridget R.
2015 in HYDROLOGY AND EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCES (European Geosciences Union)
ISSN: 1027-5606

Changing mechanism of global water scarcity events: impacts of socioeconomic changes and inter-annual hydro-climatic variability

Veldkamp, Ted IE; Wada, Yoshihide; de Moel, Hans; Kummu, Matti; Eisner, Stephanie; Aerts, Jeroen CJH; Ward, Philip J.
2015 in GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE: HUMAN AND POLICY DIMENSIONS (Elsevier Limited)
ISSN: 0959-3780

Impacts of hydropower and climate change on drivers of ecological productivity of Southeast Asia’s most important wetland

Arias, Mauricio E; Cochrane, Tom A; Kummu, Matti; Lauri, Hannu; Koponen, Jorma; Holtgrieve, Gordon W; Piman, Thanapon
2014 in ECOLOGICAL MODELLING (Elsevier)
ISSN: 0304-3800

Dams on Mekong tributaries as significant contributors of hydrological alterations to the Tonle Sap Floodplain in Cambodia

Arias, Mauricio E; Piman, Thanapon; Lauri, Hannu; Cochrane, Tom A; Kummu, Matti
2014 in HYDROLOGY AND EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCES (European Geosciences Union)
ISSN: 1027-5606

Diet change - a solution to reduce water use ?

Jalava, Mika; Kummu, Matti; Porkka, Miina; Siebert, Stefan; Varis, Olli
2014 in ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS (IOP PUBLISHING LTD)

Water balance analysis for the Tonle Sap Lakefloodplain system

Kummu, Matti; Tes, Sopharith; Yin, Savuth; Adamson, Peter; Józsa, Janos; Koponen, Jorma; Richey, Jeffrey; Sarkkula, Juha
2014 in HYDROLOGICAL PROCESSES (WILEY-BLACKWELL)
ISSN: 0885-6087

Climate-driven interannual variability of water scarcity in food production potential A global analysis

Kummu, M.; Gerten, D.; Heinke, J.; Konzmann, M.; Varis, O.
2014 in HYDROLOGY AND EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCES (European Geosciences Union)
ISSN: 1027-5606

Improving the accuracy of a grid-based distributed hydrological model using slope and river length corrections in a large river basin: case Mekong

Lauri, Hannu; Kummu, Matti
2014 in HYDROLOGY RESEARCH (IWA Publishing)
ISSN: 1998-9563

Using Reanalysis and Remotely Sensed Temperature and Precipitation Data for Hydrological Modeling in Monsoon Climate: Mekong River Case Study

Lauri, Hannu; Räsänen, Timo A.; Kummu, Matti
2014 in JOURNAL OF HYDROMETEOROLOGY (American Meteorological Society)
ISSN: 1525-755X

Reappraisal of sediment dynamics in the Lower Mekong River, Cambodia

Lu, Xi Xi; Kummu, Matti; Oeurng, Chantha
2014 in EARTH SURFACE PROCESSES AND LANDFORMS (John Wiley and Sons Ltd)
ISSN: 0197-9337

Observed changes in the water flow at Chiang Saen in the lower Mekong: impacts of Chinese dams?

Lu, Xi Xi; Li, Siyue; Kummu, Matti; Padawangic, Rita; Wang, J.J.
2014 in QUATERNARY INTERNATIONAL (Elsevier Limited)
ISSN: 1040-6182

The Unfolding Water Drama in the Anthropocene: towards a resilience based perspective on water for global sustainability

Rockström, J; Falkenmark, M; Allan, T; Folke, C; Gordon, L; Jägerskog, A; Kummu, M; Lannerstad, M; Meybeck, M; Molden, D; Postel, S; Savenije, H; Svedin, U; Turton, A; Varis, O.
2014 in JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGIC ENGINEERING (American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE))
ISSN: 1084-0699

China's stressed waters: Societal and environmental vulnerability in China's internal and transboundary river systems

Varis, O.; Kummu, M.; Lehr, C.; Shen, D.
2014 in APPLIED GEOGRAPHY (Elsevier BV)
ISSN: 0143-6228

Strong influence of El Niño Southern Oscillation on flood risk around the world

Ward, Philip J.; Jongman, Brenden; Kummu, Matti; Dettinger, Micheal D.; Sperna Weiland, Frederiek C.; Winsemius, Hessel C.
2014 in PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (NATL ACAD SCIENCES)
ISSN: 0027-8424

Annual flood sensitivities to El Niño Southern Oscillation at the global scale

Ward, Philip; Eisner, Stephanie; Flörke, Martina; Dettinger, Micheal; Kummu, Matti
2014 in HYDROLOGY AND EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCES (European Geosciences Union)
ISSN: 1027-5606

Decoding the drivers of bank erosion on the Mekong River: The roles of the Asian monsoon, tropical storms and snow melt

Darby, Stephen E; Leyland, Julian; Kummu, Matti; Räsänen, Timo A; Lauri, Hannu
2013 in WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH (AMER GEOPHYSICAL UNION)
ISSN: 0043-1397

Towards a revised planetary boundary for consumptive freshwater use: role of environmental flow requirements

Gerten, Dieter; Hoff, Holger; Rockström, Johan; Jägermeyr, Jonas; Kummu, Matti; Pastor, Amandine V.
2013 in CURRENT OPINION IN ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY (Elsevier)
ISSN: 1877-3435

Patterns of Ecosystem Metabolism in the Tonle Sap Lake, Cambodia with Links to Capture Fisheries

Holtgrieve, Gordon W; Arias, Mauricio E; Irvine, Kim N; Lamberts, Dirk; Ward, Eric J; Kummu, Matti; Koponen, Jorma; Sarkkula, Juha; Richey, Jeffrey E.
2013 in PLOS ONE (PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE)

Global hydrobelts and hydroregions: improved reporting scale for water-related issues?

Meybeck, Michel; Kummu, Matti; Dürr, Hans H
2013 in HYDROLOGY AND EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCES (European Geosciences Union)
ISSN: 1027-5606

From food insufficiency towards trade dependency: a historical analysis of global food availability

Porkka, Miina; Kummu, Matti; Siebert, Stefan; Varis, Olli
2013 in PLOS ONE (PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE)

Spatiotemporal influences of El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) on precipitation and flood pulse in the Mekong River Basin

Räsänen, Timo A.; Kummu, Matti
2013 in JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY (Elsevier)
ISSN: 0022-1694

Palaeoclimatological perspective on river basin hydrometeorology: case of the Mekong Basin,

Räsänen, Timo A.; Lehr, Chris; Mellin, Ilkka; Ward, Philip J.; Kummu, Matti
2013 in HYDROLOGY AND EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCES (European Geosciences Union)
ISSN: 1027-5606

Using Global Datasets to Create Environmental Profiles for Data-Poor Regions A case from the Irrawaddy and Salween River Basins

Salmivaara, Aura; Kummu, Matti; Keskinen, Marko; Varis, Olli
2013 in ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT (Springer New York)
ISSN: 0364-152X

Quantifying changes in flooding and habitats in the Tonle Sap Lake (Cambodia) caused by water infrastructure development and climate change in the Mekong Basin

Arias, Mauricio E.; Cochrane, Thomas A.; Piman, Thanapon; Kummu, Matti; Caruso, Brian S.; Killeen, Timothy J.
2012 in JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT (Academic Press Inc.)
ISSN: 0301-4797

Water Resource Models in the Mekong Basin: A Review

Johnston, Robyn; Kummu, Matti
2012 in WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (Springer Netherlands)
ISSN: 0920-4741

Lost food, wasted resources: global food supply chain losses and their impacts on freshwater, cropland, and fertiliser use

Kummu, Matti; de Moel, Hans; Porkka, Miina; Siebert, Stefan; Varis, Olli; Ward, Philip J
2012 in SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT (Elsevier Science B.V.)
ISSN: 0048-9697

Future changes in Mekong River hydrology: impact of climate change and reservoir operation on discharge

Lauri, Hannu; de Moel, Hans; Ward, Philip J.; Räsänen, Timo A.; Keskinen, Marko; Kummu, Matti
2012 in HYDROLOGY AND EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCES (European Geosciences Union)
ISSN: 1027-5606

Nutrient balance assessment in the Mekong Basin: Nitrogen and phosphorus dynamics in a catchment scale

Liljeström, Iina; Kummu, Matti; Varis, Olli
2012 in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT (Routledge)
ISSN: 0790-0627

The Role of Virtual Water Flows in Physical Water Scarcity: The Case of Central Asia

Porkka, Miina; Kummu, Matti; Siebert, Stefan; Flörke, Martina
2012 in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT (Routledge)
ISSN: 0790-0627

Downstream Hydrological Impacts of Hydropower Development in the Upper Mekong Basin

Räsänen, Timo Antero; Koponen, Jorma; Lauri, Hannu; Kummu, Matti
2012 in WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (Springer Netherlands)
ISSN: 0920-4741

Ten Major River Basins in Monsoon Asia-Pacific: An assessment of vulnerability.

Varis, Olli; Kummu, Matti; Salmivaara, Aura
2012 in APPLIED GEOGRAPHY (Elsevier BV)
ISSN: 0143-6228

Ten major rivers in monsoon Asia-Pacific An assessment of vulnerability

Varis, Olli; Kummu, Matti; Salmivaara, Aura
2012 in APPLIED GEOGRAPHY (Elsevier BV)
ISSN: 0143-6228

How close do we live to water? A global analysis of population distance to freshwater bodies

Kummu, Matti; de Moel, Hans; Ward, Philip J.; Varis, Olli
2011 in PLOS ONE (PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE)

The World by latitudes: a global analysis of human population, development level and environment across the north-south axis over the past half century

Kummu, Matti; Varis, Olli
2011 in APPLIED GEOGRAPHY (Elsevier BV)
ISSN: 0143-6228

Sediment Load Estimates and Variations in the Lower Mekong River

Wang, J.J.; Lu, X.X.; Kummu, Matti
2011 in RIVER RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS (John Wiley & Sons Inc.)
ISSN: 1535-1459

A physically based model to predict hydraulic erosion of fine-grained riverbanks: The role of form roughness in limiting erosion

Darby, Stephen; Trieu, Hai; Carling, Paul; Sarkkula, Juha; Koponen, Jorma; Kummu, Matti; Conlan, Iwona; Leyland, Julian
2010 in JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH: EARTH SURFACE (John Wiley & Sons Inc.)

Climate change and water resources in the Lower Mekong River Basin: putting adaptation into the context

Keskinen, Marko; Chinvanno, Suppakorn; Kummu, Matti; Nuorteva, Paula; Snidvongs, Anond; Varis, Olli; Västilä, Kaisa
2010 in JOURNAL OF WATER AND CIMATE CHANGE (IWA Publishing)
ISSN: 2040-2244

Is physical water scarcity a new phenomenon?Global assessment of water shortage over the last two millennia

Kummu, Matti; Ward, Philip; de Moel, Hans; Varis, Olli
2010 in ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS (IOP PUBLISHING LTD)

Basin-wide sediment trapping efficiency of emerging reservoirs along the Mekong

Kummu, Matti; Lu, Xi Xi; Wang, Jian-Jun; Varis, Olli
2010 in GEOMORPHOLOGY (Elsevier)
ISSN: 0169-555X

Modelling climate change impacts on the flood pulse in the Lower Mekong floodplains

Västilä, Kaisa; Kummu, Matti; Sangmanee, C.; Chinvanno, Suppakorn
2010 in JOURNAL OF WATER AND CIMATE CHANGE (IWA Publishing)
ISSN: 2040-2244

Water management in Angkor: human impacts on hydrology and sediment transportation

Kummu, Matti
2009 in JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT (Academic Press Inc.)

The water management network of Angkor, Cambodia

Fletcher, Roland; Penny, Dan; Evans, Damian; Pottier, Christophe; Barbetti, Mike; Kummu, Matti; Lustig, Terry
2008 in ANTIQUITY (Antiquity Ltd)
ISSN: 0003-598X

Riverband changes along the Mekong River: Remote sensing detection in the Vientiane-Nong Khai area

Kummu, Matti; Lu, XiXi; Rasphone, Akshousan; Sarkkula, Juha; Koponen, Juha
2008 in QUATERNARY INTERNATIONAL (Elsevier Limited)
ISSN: 1040-6182

Sediment - Curse of Blessing for Tonle Sap Lake?

Kummu, Matti; Penny, Dan; Sarkkula, Juha; Koponen, Jorma
2008 in AMBIO (SPRINGER)
ISSN: 0044-7447

The impact of Mekong river flow alteration of the Tonle Sap floods pulse

Kummu, Matti; Sarkkula, Juha
2008 in AMBIO (SPRINGER)
ISSN: 0044-7447

Mekong at the crossroads

Varis, Olli; Kummu, Matti; Keskinen, Marko
2008 in AMBIO (SPRINGER)
ISSN: 0044-7447

Sediment-related impacts due to upstream resevoir trapping, the Lower Mekong River

Kummu, Matti; Varis, Olli
2007 in GEOMORPHOLOGY (Elsevier)
ISSN: 0169-555X

Hydrological history of the West Baray, Angkor, revealed through palynological analysis of sediments from the West Mebon

Penny, Dan; Pottier, Christophe; Kummu, Matti; Fletcher, Roland; Zoppi, Ugo; Barbetti, Mike; Tous, Somaneath
2007 in BULLETIN DE LECOLE FRANCAISE DEXTREME-ORIENT (Elsevier)
ISSN: 0336-1519

Ecosystem management of Tonle Sap Lake: intedgrated modeling approach

Kummu, Matti; Sarkkula, Juha; Koponen, Jorma; Nikula, Jussi
2006 in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT (Routledge)
ISSN: 0790-0627

Editorial

Varis, Olli; Kummu, Matti; Keskinen, Marko
2006 in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT (Routledge)
ISSN: 0790-0627

Integrated Water Resources Management on the Tonle Sap Lake, Cambodia

Varis, Olli; Kummu, Matti; Keskinen, Marko; Sarkkula, Juha; Koponen, Jorma; Heinonen, Ulla; Makkonen, Katri
2006 in Water Science and Technology: Water Supply (IWA Publishing)

Vesiteesit - katse tulevaan

Keskinen, Marko; Kummu, Matti
2005 in VESITALOUS (IWA Publishing)

Modelling Tonle Sap Lake Environmental Change

Koponen, J.; Kummu, M.; Sarkkula, J.
2005 in Verhandlungen des internationalen Vereins für Limnologie (IWA Publishing)

Modelling Sediment and Ecosystem in Tonle Sap Lake for Impact Assessment

Kummu, M.; Koponen, J.; Sarkkula, J.
2005 in Materials and Geoenvironment (IWA Publishing)

Tonle Sap Pulsing System and Fisheries Productivity

Sarkkula, J.; Baran, E.; Chheng, P.; Keskinen, M.; Koponen, J.; Kummu, M.
2005 in Verhandlungen des internationalen Vereins für Limnologie (IWA Publishing)

Review article, Literature review, Systematic review

Physical water scarcity metrics for monitoring progress towards SDG target 6.4 An evaluation of indicator 6.4.2 “Level of water stress”

Vanham, D.; Hoekstra, Arjen Y.; Wada, Y.; Bouraoui, F.; de Roo, A.; Mekonnen, M. M.; van de Bund, W. J.; Batelaan, O.; Pavelic, P.; Bastiaanssen, W. G.M.; Kummu, M.; Rockström, J; Liu, J.; Bisselink, B.; Ronco, P.; Pistocchi, A.; Bidoglio, G.
2018 in SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT (Elsevier Science B.V.)
ISSN: 0048-9697

Impact of Large-scale Climatic Oscillations on Snowfall-related Climate Parameters in the World’s Major Downhill Ski Areas: A Review

Lehr, Christian; Ward, Philip J.; Kummu, Matti
2012 in MOUNTAIN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (International Mountain Society)
ISSN: 0276-4741

Book section, Chapters in research books

The role of virtual water flows in physical water scarcity The case of central Asia

Porkka, Miina; Kummu, Matti; Siebert, Stefan; Florke, Martina
2016
ISBN: 9780415826921

The major central asian river basins An assessment of vulnerability

Varis, Olli; Kummu, Matti
2016
ISBN: 9780415826921

Mekong at the Crossroads: Alterenative Paths of Water Development and Impact Assessment Politics and Development in a Transboundary Watershed

Keskinen, Marko; Kummu, Matti; Käkönen, Mira; Varis, Olli
2012
ISBN: 978-94-007-0475-6

Greenhouse gas emissions from reservoirs

Varis, Olli; Kummu, Matti; Härkönen, Saku; Huttunen, Jari
2012
ISBN: 978-3-642-23570-2

Hydrological and water resources modelling in the Mekong River Basin: current status, major gaps and opportunities

Kummu, Matti; Johnston, Robyn
2010

Impacts of land surface changes on regional hydrology - Mainland Southeast Asia

Kummu, Matti; Varis, Olli; Sarkkula, Juha
2009
ISBN: 978-983-37-8262-8

Hydropower in the Mekong Region: What Are the Likely Impacts upon Fisheries?

Sarkkula, Juha; Keskinen, Marko; Koponen, Jorma; Kummu, Matti; Richey, Jeff E.; Varis, Olli
2009
ISBN: 978-1-84407-707-6

Did the traditional cultures live in harmony with nature?Lessons from Angkor

Kummu, Matti; Lustig, Terry; Fletcher, Roland; Pottier, Chistophe; Penny, Dan
2008
ISBN: 978-951-22-9102-1
ISSN: 1797-254X

A modeling framework and preliminary results in assessing Phnom Penh's sewage discharges

Kummu, M.; Sokvongsa, T.; Sarkkula, J.; Koponen, J.; Kagna, O.; Moniphea, L.; Mengieng, U.; Sampson, M.; Irvine, K.N.; Vermette, S.J.; Tang, T.; Keskinen, M.
2007
ISBN: 0-9736716-3-7

Mathematical modelling in integrated management of water resources - magical tool, mathematical toy or something in between?

Sarkkula, Juha; Keskinen, Marko; Koponen, Jorma; Kummu, Matti; Nikula, Jussi; Varis, Olli; Virtanen, Markku
2007
ISBN: 978-974-9511-25-1

Conference proceedings

Using Scenarios for Information Integration and Science-Policy Facilitation: Case from the Tonle Sap Lake, Cambodia

Keskinen, Marko; Kummu, Matti; Paradis, Someth; Salmivaara, Aura; Sokhem, Pech
2015
ISBN: 978-952-249-303-3
ISSN: 1797-1322

A conceptual model to guide exploration of global food-water security

Guillaume, Joseph H.A.; Kummu, Matti; Porkka, Miina; Varis, Olli
2014
ISBN: 978-88-9035-744-2

A landscape approach to assess impacts of hydrological changes to vegetation communities of the Tonle Sap Floodplain

Arias, M.E.; Cochrane, T.A.; Caruso, B.; Killeen, T.; Kummu, Matti
2011

Mekong at the Crossroads - water development and its impacts, paper presented in the symposium

Keskinen, Marko; Koponen, Jorma; Kummu, Matti; Käkönen, Mira; Sarkkula, Juha; Varis, Olli
2008

Suspended sediment dynamics at the Mekong floodplains: data analysis

Kummu, Matti; Sarkkula, Juha; Irvine, Kim; Savuth, Yin; Varis, Olli; Lu, Xi Xi
2008

Hydrology and ecology of the Tonle Sap Lake and its floodplains: impacts of the Mekong upstream development

Kummu, Matti; Varis, Olli
2008

Ten major river basins in Monsoon Asia-Pacific: The quadrangle of social, economic, environmental and governance challenges.

Varis, Olli; Kummu, Matti; Salmivaara, Aura
2008

Human impacts on hydrology in the Mekong Basin present, future and reflections from the past

Kummu, M.; Varis, O.
2007

Impact of Climate Change on hydrology and flooding in Songkhram River, Thailand

Veijalainen, N.; Kummu, Matti; Lauri, H.
2007

Tonle Sap Lake, Cambodia: Nature's affluence meets human poverty

Keskinen, M.; Kummu, M.; Varis, O.
2006

Dredging the Tonle Sap Lake for navigation - a model study

Koponen, J.; Kummu, M.; Sarkkula, J.; Jozsa, J.; Kramer, T.
2006

The origins of Tonle Sap Lake floods a water balance study

Kummu, Matti; Yin, Savuth; Virtanen, Markku; Koponen, Jorma; Sarkkula, Juha
2006

Mekong River Basin Development and Tonle Sap Lake Productivity: Current Knowledge and Future Challenges

Lamberts, Dirk; Keskinen, Marko; Koponen, Jorma; Kummu, Matti; Richey, Jeffrey; Sarkkula, Juha; Say, Samal; Sokhem, Pech; Varis, Olli
2006

Sediment balance in Tonle Sap Lake: Importance of sediment for lake's productivity

Sarkkula, J.; Kummu, M.; Koponen, J.; Savuth, Y.
2006

A Baysian Approach to IWRM Policy Analysis: The Mekong Case

Varis, Olli; Kummu, Matti; Keskinen, Marko
2006

Integrated Water Resources Management on the Tonle Sap Lake, Cambodia: Experiences from the WUP-FIN Project

Varis, Olli; Kummu, Matti; Keskinen, Marko; Sarkkula, Juha; Koponen, Jorma; Makkonen, Katri; Heinonen, Ulla
2006

Integrated Water Resources Management on the Tonle Sap Lake, Cambodia

Varis, Olli; Kummu, Matti; Keskinen, Marko; Sarkkula, Juha; Koponen, Jorma; Heinonen, Ulla; Makkonen, Katri
2006

Analysing water-livelihoods interconnections in the Mekong Floodplains of Cambodia

Keskinen, Marko; Kummu, Matti; Noy, Pok; Sambo, Yim; Rath, Huon
2005

Tools for Integrated Basin Flow Management at Lower Mekong Basin Floodplains

Kummu, Matti; Koponen, Jorma; Sarkkula, Juha
2005

Integrated Modelling for impact assessment in Mekong Delta and Cambodian floodplains

Kummu, Matti; Koponen, Jorma; Sarkkula, Juha; Keskinen, Marko; Varis, Olli
2005

Flood pulsing and productivity factors in Tonle Sap system

Kummu, Matti; Sarkkula, Juha; Koponen, Jorma
2005

Assessing Impacts of the Mekong development in the Tonle Sap Lake

Kummu, Matti; Koponen, Jorma; Sarkkula, Juha
2005

Modelling Sediment and Ecosystem in Tonle Sap Lake for Impact Assessment

Kummu, Matti; Koponen, Jorma; Sarkkula, Juha
2005

Modelling Sediment Transportation in Tonle Sap Lake for Impact Assessment

Kummu, Matt; Koponen, Jorma; Sarkkula, Juha
2005

Integration of socio-economic and hydrological information in the Tonle Sap Lake, Cambodia

Sarkkula, Juha; Varis, Olli; Keskinen, Marko; Koponen, Jorma; Kummu, Matti; Nikula, Jussi
2005

Integrated Modelling of Lower Mekong Basin Floodplains - Tool for Impact Assessment

Sarkkula, Juha; Koponen, Jorma; Keskinen, Marko; Kummu, Matti; Varis, Olli
2005

Upstream impacts on Lower Mekong Floodplains: Tonle Sap case study

Kummu, M.; Koponen, J.; Sarkkula, J.
2004

Sedimentation and Mekong upstream development: impacts to the Lower Mekong Basin

Kummu, Matti; Sarkkula, Juha; Varis, Olli
2004

Modelling Cultural and Natural Hydrology Using Radar Imaging at Angkor

Evans, D.; Kummu, M.
2003

The Dynamics of Water Management of Angkor, Cambodia, 9th to 16th Century

Fletcher, R.; Evans, D.; Kummu, M.
2003

Modelling flood, sedimentation processes, and water quality for environmental impact assessment and management support in the Tonle Sap Lake, Cambodia

Kummu, M.; Koponen, J.
2003

The Historical Water Management of Angkor, Cambodia

Kummu, Matti
2003

Ecosystem processes of the Tonle Sap Lake

Sarkkula, J.; Kiirikki, M.; Koponen, J.; Kummu, M.
2003

Reservoir Operation by Fuzzy Reasoning

Jolma, A.; Turunen, E.; Kummu, M.; Dubrovin, T.
2001

Non-refereed scientific articles

Unrefereed journal articles

Onko suomalaisen mahdollista vaikuttaa vesivarojen ja ruoan riittävyyteen?

Kummu, Matti; Varis, Olli
2013 in VESITALOUS (IASWS)
ISSN: 0505-3838

Mekong at the crossroads: next steps for impact assessment of large dams

Keskinen, Marko; Kummu, Matti; Käkönen, Mira; Varis, Olli
2012 in AMBIO (SPRINGER)
ISSN: 0044-7447

Global hydrobelts: improved reporting scale for water-related issues?

Meybeck, Michel; Kummu, Matti; Dürr, Hans H.
2012 in HYDROLOGY AND EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCES DISCUSSIONS (SPRINGER)
ISSN: 1812-2108

Paleoclimatological perspective on the hydrometerology of the Mekong Basin

Räsänen, Timo Antero; Lehr, Chris; Mellin, Ilkka; Ward, Philip; Kummu, Matti
2012 in HYDROLOGY AND EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCES DISCUSSIONS (SPRINGER)
ISSN: 1812-2108

Kuinka kaukana rannasta?

Kummu, Matti; Varis, Olli
2010 in VESITALOUS (SPRINGER)
ISSN: 0505-3838

Book section

Trade-offs between hydropower and irrigation development and their cumulative hydrological impacts

Räsänen, Timo A.; Joffre, Olivier; Someth, Paradis; Kummu, Matti
2013
ISSN: 0000-0000

Investigation into the impact of upstream development

Kummu, Matti
2010

Unrefereed conference proceedings

The Role of Integrated Water Resources Modelling in Mekong Policy and Planning

Johnston, R.; Kummu, Matti
2011

Sediment dynamics: The missing link for integrated catchment planning in highly managed transboundary watersheds

Ketelsen, T.; Ward, P.; Kummu, M.; Cong, Tran Thanh; Truong, Hong; Someth, P.
2011

Scientific books (monographs)

Book (editor)

Modern Myths of the Mekong - A Critical Review of Water and Development Concepts, Principles and Policies.Water & Development Publications

Kummu, Matti; Keskinen, Marko; Varis, Olli
2008
ISBN: 978-951-22-9102-1

International Journal of Water Resources Development, special issue ‘Integrated Water Resources Management on the Tonle Sap Lake, Cambodia’, 2006, Volume 22, Issue 3

Keskinen, Marko; Kummu, Matti; Varis, Olli
2006

Publications intended for professional communities

Article in professional journal

Vesivoiman vaikutusten arviointia Mekong-joella - oppeja suomalaiselle vesiosaamiselle

Räsänen, Timo; Keskinen, Marko; Kummu, Matti
2017 in VESITALOUS (Unknown Publisher)
ISSN: 0505-3838

www, waerclock.org - tietoja vedestä sekuntti sekunnilta

Porkka, Miina; Kummu, Matti
2009 in VESITALOUS (Unknown Publisher)

Aasian kymmenen suurta jokea muutosten kehityspaineiden kourissa

Varis, Olli; Kummu, Matti; Salmivaara, Aura
2009 in VESITALOUS (Unknown Publisher)

Vesijalanjälki - mittari todelliselle vedentarpeellemme

Kuismin, Laura; Heikinheimo, Elina; Keskinen, Marko; Kummu, Matti
2008 in VESITALOUS (Unknown Publisher)

Vesivarojen hallinta muinaisessa Angkorissa

Kummu, Matti
2008 in VESITALOUS (Unknown Publisher)

Water respects no borders

Varis, O.; Kummu, M.; Keskinen, M.; Heinonen, U.
2007 in Polysteekki (Unknown Publisher)
ISSN: 1455-9595

Published development or research report

From food insufficiency towards trade dependency: A historical analysis of global food system

Porkka, Miina; Kummu, Matti; Siebert, Stefan; Varis, Olli
2013

E-Flows in the Nam Songkhram River Basin

Blake, D.J.H.; Sunthornratana, U.; Promphakping, B.; Buaphuan, S.; Sarkkula, J.; Kummu, M.; Ta-oun, M.; Waleetorncheepsawat, P.; Boonyothayan, S.; Tharme, R.; Osbeck, M.; Janprasart, S.
2011

Impact Assessment in the Mekong Review of Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) & Cumulative Impact Assessment (CIA)

Keskinen, Marko; Kummu, Matti
2010

Water and Climate Change in the Lower Mekong Basin: Diagnosis & recommendations for adaptation

Keskinen, Marko; Chinvanno, Suppakorn; Kummu, Matti; Nuorteva, Paula; Snidvongs, Anond; Varis, Olli; Västilä, Kaisa
2009

Modelling Interconnected Mekong River and Nam Songkhram watershed system, Thailand.

Kummu, Matti; Koponen, Jorma; Veijalainen, Noora; Sarkkula, Juha; Keskinen, Marko
2006

Tonle Sap Lake, Cambodia: Nature’s affluence meets human poverty.Case Study for 2006 Human Development Report

Varis, O.; Kummu, M.; Keskinen, M.; Sarkkula, J.; Koponen, J.; Heinonen, U.; Makkonen, K.
2006

Water scarcity assessments in the past, present, and future

Liu, Junguo; Yang, Hong; Gosling, Simon N.; Kummu, Matti; Floerke, Martina; Pfister, Stephan; Hanasaki, Naota; Wada, Yoshihide; Zhang, Xinxin; Zheng, Chunmiao; Alcamo, Joseph; Oki, Taikan
2017 in Earth's Future (Wiley)
ISSN: 2328-4277

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