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On this page you will find an overview of current projects being carried out by Deltares.

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154 projects found

  1. Land subsidence research project in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam

    The Mekong Delta in Vietnam is a fertile and economically important area in Southeast Asia that is also known as Vietnam’s ‘rice bowl’. The area is subsiding at a rate of 1-4 centimetres a year, and the Vietnamese are increasingly feeling the impact: more flooding and the increasing salinisation of groundwater and surface water. The rapidly…     Subsidence

  2. Global Groundwater Risk Indicators

    In this project, Deltares and Utrecht University will provide global scale indicators of groundwater related risks and sustainable groundwater use, under current and past climate and socio-economic conditions.     Water supply

  3. Seepage system protects freshwater lens in Perk Polder

    In the Perk Polder in the Dutch province of Zeeland, a new tidal and nature area is being built outside the dike on behalf of Rijkswaterstaat: 75 hectares of salt marshes and mud flats are being added to the Western Scheldt. This could affect the groundwater in the adjoining agricultural land. As a result, Deltares has been studying the effect on…     Water supply

  4. Flooding projections for oil palm plantations in the Rajang Delta peatlands, Sarawak, Malaysia

    Deltares experts are investigating how deforestation and drainage of tropical peatlands in Sarawak, Malaysia will cause subsidence in the future. Subsidence leads to increased water management problems and flooding.

  5. Brisbane river catchment flood study

    In 2011, major floods in the Brisbane River catchment led to 3.5 to 4.5 billion Australian dollars in damages and 35 fatalities. The government of Queensland, Australia, recognized the need for an improved flood management plan, and issued a call for a catchment-wide flood study to support it.

  6. Climate change risk assessments and adaptation for roads - the ROADAPT project

    It is generally understood that the climate is changing and that this will have significant effects on the road infrastructure. Since road infrastructure is vital to society, climate change calls for timely adaptation. Road owners and operators will have to deal with the large uncertainties involved in both the projections of future climate and…

  7. Cumulative Impacts and Joint Operation of Small-scale Hydropower Cascades Supported by REDP

    Small Hydropower (SHP) in Vietnam is defined as having less than 30 MW of installed power and is considered to have an important current and future contribution to renewable energy generation. Already more than 370 small hydropower plants are operational or under construction. A further several hundreds of plants are planned, with a total power…

  8. LiDAR data in coastal lowland/peatland landscape mapping and management

    Deltares, with partners in several projects, is pioneering the use of large-scale but cost-effective LiDAR data collection in coastal lowlands, for spatial planning, management of peatlands, and modelling of flood risks.     Floods Subsidence

  9. KnowSeas: Knowledge-based sustainable management for Europe’s seas

    Europe’s four regional seas (Baltic, Black, Mediterranean and NE Atlantic) have suffered severe environmental degradation due to human pressure. Existing measures to manage pressures have proven inadequate and the EC has responded by proposing a new policy (Maritime Strategy Blue Book) and environmental legislation (Marine Strategy Framework…     Health water, soil

  10. FRESHEM: Research into fresh water infiltration in Zeeland

    FRESHEM Zeeland (FREsh Salt groundwater distribution by Helicopter ElectroMagnetic survey in the Province of Zeeland) looks at where fresh and salt water are located in Zeeland, and at what depth. This information can help farmers and market gardeners to meet their increasing need for fresh water.     Water supply

  11. List of EU-funded research and development projects

    Deltares participates in a host of ongoing EU-funded research and development projects. A few examples:

  12. Netherlands Hydrological Instrument

    Autonomous trends, climate change and human activities are expected to have a significant impact on Dutch water management. In the context of the Delta Programme, Delta Scenarios have been drafted on the basis of long-term expectations for climate and socio-economic development. For a densely-populated country like the Netherlands, the scenarios…     Health water, soil