Sea level rise on the Dutch coast has increased

30 March 2023

In the two previous reports, sea level rise was represented well by a constant trend since measurements began in 1890. The latest observations change this picture. The sea level on the Dutch coast can now…

International Panel on Deltas, Coastal Areas and Islands officially launched at UN 2023 Water Conference

24 March 2023

The IPDC is a unique partnership bringing together governments, financial institutions, scientific experts, and practitioners from around the world to increase engagement and accelerate climate adaptation action at the local level. It will mobilize political…

Flood risk ten times higher in many places over the world within 30 years

23 March 2023

Sea-level rise is causing extremely high water levels to become more frequent. This is a problem because floods often result from extremely high water during a storm. So, the probability of disasters are increasing as…

IPCC: measures are available for necessary and urgent climate action

21 March 2023

Multiple measures are available to mitigate, and adapt to, climate change. Those measures generally have a range of benefits, according to the IPCC report. The current pace and scale of adaptation and mitigation are insufficient…

New flagship report for the High-level Experts and Leaders Panel on Water and Disasters (HELP)

16 March 2023

The flagship report provides an overview of what we have achieved in the last decade in dealing with water-related disasters and what we have learned from past events. This includes the lessons from global responses…

Deltares at the UN 2023 Water Conference and New York Water Week: Connecting policy and science

14 March 2023

The UN 2023 Water Conference will galvanise leaders from around the world to make new commitments and pledges, and to take action. This will result in a Water Action Agenda, which will help mobilise action…

New edition of Deltalife: How water affects the future

14 March 2023

Water determines people’s health and life expectancy, as shown by the infographic in this Deltalife. Climate change is placing increasing pressure on this basic necessity of life. It is important for us to develop better…

Floods in Southeast Asia better captured with satellite data over the past 8 years

2 March 2023

Near-real time data Through climate change and changing landscapes, the population within the region experiences more floods as well as droughts, which have a large negative impact on their lives and livelihoods. As more and…

Δ-Enigma funded by the Dutch Research Council

20 February 2023

In the Danubius-NL consortium Utrecht University, Technical University of Delft, University Twente, Wageningen University & Research, NIOZ, Deltares and TNO are working together. Δ-Enigma: The Dutch Delta to the Intensive Care monitor Deltas and coastal…

Dutch organisations combine knowledge about controlling salinisation in deltas

9 February 2023

Three knowledge institutes, one of them Deltares, and three universities of applied sciences are therefore joining forces and joining forces in Knowledge Cluster for Agriculture in Salinising Deltas with the aim of learning to use…