Geoff Parkin (External liason)

Dr Geoff Parkin is an independent hydrological consultant and Director of Geoff Parkin Hydro Ltd and Visiting Fellow at Newcastle University. He has more than 30 years of experience in modelling and field studies of integrated groundwater/surface water systems, having developed and tested numerical methods and model software related to most parts of the water cycle. His global experience includes Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM), modelling and capacity building in the Palestinian Territories, Ethiopia and the other Nile Basin riparian countries, forest and climate studies in South America, and various studies in Europe. He now works on research, advisory and teaching roles with water industry partners in the UK, and is currently specialist lead for the Forecasting and Warning Workstream of the FCIP Project Groundwater Northumbria study, based in Gateshead in NE England.