Dr. Robert Lütkemeier

Robert Luetkemeier has been a research scientist at ISOE since 2013 and head of the research unit Water and Land Use since April 2023. He is co-lead of the junior research group regulate since 2020. In his research, he focuses on integrated water resources management, modelling societal water demand and approaches in vulnerability and risk research. He studied Geography at the University of Bonn and received his doctorate in October 2018. In his dissertation, he assessed drought risk of households in Namibia and Angola via an integrated assessment of the environmental drought hazard and the socio-economic vulnerability conditions.

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Upcoming Event

28.05.
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Adaptation and Resilience to Climate Change: Understanding Impacts and Vulnerabilities (ARCCHIVES)

Rijeka, Croatia

Keynote Robert Lütkemeier “Telecoupled Waters: New spatial relationships via long-distance water transfers, tourist movements and international trade"

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Focus of research

Integrated water resources management
Societal water demand modelling
Vulnerability and risk research

Publications

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Frick-Trzebitzky, Fanny, Robert Lütkemeier, Iordanka Guenova Dountcheva-Robles, David Sanz, Dženeta Hodžić, David Kuhn, Amit Kumar Srivastwa, Christina Walter, Linda Söller, Jakob Kramer (2025): Groundwater urgencies: what can geography offer?. Geographica Helvetica 80 (2), 135–144. DOI: 10.5194/gh-80-135-2025

Current Publications

Groundwater urgencies: what can geography offer?

Geographica Helvetica

Groundwater urgencies: what can geography offer?

Fanny Frick-Trzebitzky et al.

2025
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Projects

regulate – Sustainable Groundwater Management in Europe

Water Land Use Climate Adaptation

regulate – Sustainable Groundwater Management in Europe

The junior research group regulate investigates challenges in the management of groundwater in Europe against the background of acute drought, conflictuality and the complexity of institutional frameworks.
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GRAVIS: Groundwater stress in Germany – Regional analyses and visualization

Water Land Use

GRAVIS: Groundwater stress in Germany – Regional analyses and visualization

ISOE identifies regions in Germany that are affected by groundwater stress.
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Application platform for an automated forecasting of the daily water demand in Hamburg

Water

Application platform for an automated forecasting of the daily water demand in Hamburg

To optimize water management, the project is developing a forecasting platform for Hamburg's daily water demand.
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Master Plan “Future-proof Drinking Water Supply in Saarland 2040”

Water

Master Plan “Future-proof Drinking Water Supply in Saarland 2040”

The project develops a basis for decision-making for water supply companies, authorities and municipalities to ensure a long-term and sustainable water supply.
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The current and future state of our water resources

Water

The current and future state of our water resources

The project analyzes the state of scientific knowledge on global, European and German water resources in order to better predict their future changes.
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ORYCS – Wildlife-based management strategies in Namibia

Land Use Biodiversity

ORYCS – Wildlife-based management strategies in Namibia

ORYCS investigates the suitability of wildlife management strategies as a climate-friendly land use option. Together with stakeholders, it develops conflict-regulating approaches.
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Water demand forecast 2050 (base year 2019) for the WBV Harburg

Water

Water demand forecast 2050 (base year 2019) for the WBV Harburg

In its water demand forecast, ISOE combines data from influencing factors such as demographics and climate.
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Daily drinking water demand – forecast model for Hamburg

Water

Daily drinking water demand – forecast model for Hamburg

On behalf of HAMBURG WASSER, the project team is developing a forecasting model to estimate the daily drinking water demand in the company's supply area.
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Proxies and Scenarios for the Development of Water Demand

Water

Proxies and Scenarios for the Development of Water Demand

The project analyzes water withdrawals and return flows in German river basins in order to better assess the impact of human activities on the water balance.
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Smart Water Future India: Intelligent Water Management for India’s Cities

Water

Smart Water Future India: Intelligent Water Management for India’s Cities

A concept for sustainable water management in an intelligently networked city is to be developed using the example of the southern Indian city of Coimbatore.
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SASSCAL – Water-related vulnerabilities and risk in Southern Africa

Water Land Use

SASSCAL – Water-related vulnerabilities and risk in Southern Africa

The project team is analysing to what extent water-related vulnerabilities and risks for the population and ecosystems are developing within the context of global change and how these might conceivably be reduced.
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