1.   Uncertainty cannot be avoided completely in modelling a real world process, but it is important to try and predict it. Machine learning techniques are effective tools  
      for this.

2.   Uncertainty analysis in hydrological modelling is becoming more important because of global warming.

3.   With increasing computational power and availability of data, uncertainty analysis is becoming easier to perform. However, the communication of its results to
      decision  makers and the public still remains a major challenge.

4.   The “Room for the River” programme in the Netherlands focuses on non encroachment of the flood plain and learning to live with water. This programme is a very
      effective and sustainable way of reducing flood risk and should be introduced in other countries.

5.   If a referee of a journal paper suggests the inclusion of references to a particular author, then there is a high chance that this author is the referee.
   
6.   Imagination brings ideas and the ideas lead to inventions.

7.   The brain drain, from the developing to the more developed countries, increases the gap between them.

8.   The voices of global warming sceptics can be heard more and more. The stronger the voice is, the more comfortable it will be for the more developed countries.

9.   Life is a long journey. You can make it more interesting and more exciting by using your imagination and dreaming.

10. Internet and search engines like Google are invaluable for PhD research – they enable access to a huge knowledge base in a short period of time. This may however,
      “anchor” our thinking to existing knowledge and dissuade us from exploring new knowledge.

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