Dor Fridman
Research Scholar
Water Security Research Group
Biodiversity and Natural Resources Program
Biography
Dor Fridman is a research scholar in the Water Security Research Group of the IIASA Biodiversity and Natural Resources Program. His research focuses on modeling the human-hydrological interface. He works to include human water technologies in the Community Water Model (CWatM), including wastewater treatment and reclamation, desalination, and water distribution networks and inter-basin water transfers.As part of his work in the group, Fridman promotes the Water Futures and Solutions for Israel (WaFS-Israel) Project, using the CWatM to simulate current and future water cycles for two important Israeli river basins. The simulations explore the effects of spatial development on discharge and on the potential for runoff harvesting. His research interests cover the vast field of human-environment interactions. Specifically, he is interested in the water-energy-food nexus, the potential of reclaiming wastewater, the benefits from green infrastructure, and urban hydrology (e.g., the potential of 'Sponge Cities' to reduce water scarcity, risks for water, and risks from water).
Prior to joining IIASA, Fridman dealt extensively with interregional sustainability, the sustainability of food systems, and environmental accounting. His teaching experience includes over five years in different courses and positions. Between 2017 and 2021 he taught Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to MA students in an urban planning program at the Geography Department of the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel.
Fridman holds PhD and MA degrees from the Department of Geography and Environmental Development at the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel, and a BA degree in Geography and Economics from the same institution. He is also a Milken Institute Fellows' Program alumni (2012/3).
Last update: 20 SEP 2022
Publications
Palatnik, R. , Fridman, D. , Sirota, J., Raviv, O., Parrado, R., Shechter, M., Kahil, T. , & Bosello, F. (2026). Beyond the Tap: The Value of Alternative Water Sources for Climate Adaptation. DOI:10.5194/egusphere-egu26-22039. In: EGU General Assembly 2026, 03 May - 08 May 2026, Vienna.
Kahil, T. , Baccour, S., Joseph, J., Sahu, R.K. , Burek, P. , Ng, J., Asad, S., Fridman, D. , Albiac Murillo, J.M.S., Ward, F.A., & Wada, Y. (2025). Development of the global hydro-economic model (ECHO-Global version 1.0) for assessing the performance of water management options. Geoscientific Model Development 18 (20) 7987-8015. 10.5194/gmd-18-7987-2025.
Li, J., Li, Z., Wang, Q., Chen, Y., Zhang, X., Kahil, T. , & Fridman, D. (2025). Shifting frontiers of nitrogen pollution: A multi-scale assessment of long-term anthropogenic nitrogen inputs across the Yellow River basin. Ecological Indicators 178 e114066. 10.1016/j.ecolind.2025.114066.
Hinton, R., Fridman, D. , Smilovic, M. , Willaarts, B.A. , Chunga, B., Banda, L., Macleod, K., Troldborg, M., & Kalin, R. (2025). Stakeholder-informed approach improves national modelling of water resources for a Sub-Saharan African basin. Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies 60 e102574. 10.1016/j.ejrh.2025.102574.
Li, J., Fu, J., Kahil, T. , Fridman, D. , Cai, K., Xu, S., Zhao, G., Zhang, M., Duan, X., Qin, Y., & Liu, Y. (2025). Temporal lag in nitrogen use efficiency and its implications for sustainable cropland management. Resources, Conservation and Recycling 222 e108451. 10.1016/j.resconrec.2025.108451.