Climate change, rising sea levels and vulnerable dunes are combining to put pressure on coastlines. We want to live safely behind the coastlines, so we must have good coastal and marine management. We achieve that goal by using the dynamics of nature to structure coastal areas. With sustainable coastal engineering, we deploy nature development to improve safety. We stop the advance of the sea by depositing extra sand in the foreshore and letting nature do its work.

Climate change results in more extreme weather conditions. Deltares maps out the impact of this on nature, water defences, coastal engineering projects, energy supplies and transport. Technology is not the only factor involved in work on coastal areas; issues like enviremental development and public support also play a role. We bring together the various angles in an integrated approach.

integrated coastal zone management

Integrated Coastal Zone Management

Coastal practitioners and coastal managers are regularly faced with difficult day-to-day decisions ranging from coastal erosion, pollution to tourism development and urban expansion.> Read more

operationele waarchuwing- en beheersystemen

Operational warning and management systems

Rivers, coastlines, polder systems, water defences and groundwater are monitored continuously.> Read more

climate change

Climate change

Climate change is a potential threat for people living in Delta areas all over the world. > Read more

veiligheid en risico's

Flood risk analysis and flood risk management

Throughout the world, floods threaten large numbers of people. Economic development and climate change are aggravating the situation. > Read more

ruimtelijke ontwikkeling en ecologie

Spatial planning and ecology

Economic activity, rising populations and the impact of climate change are generating increasing pressure on habitable space in deltas, river basins and coastal areas. > Read more

waterkeringen

Levees, Dikes and Water defences

The Dutch have been building water defences for a thousand years now. No other country has such an enormous wealth of experience on this subject.> Read more

hydraulic engineering

Hydraulic engineering

Constructions in water are exposed to many more forces than those on land. Technically speaking this is not a problem.> Read more

offshore

Offshore

Waves, currents and strong wind – construction works at sea present many challenges. The design, installation, operation and removal of these structures demand a tailored approach.> Read more

intake and outfall

Intake and outfall systems

Surface water is commonly utilized in industrial plants, particularly as cooling water or to produce potable water. > Read more