Floods and droughts: an EPIC response to these hazards in the era of climate change

17 June 2021

Hazards don’t need to become disasters Floods and droughts are some of the most tangible – and devastating – consequences of the climate crisis. They increasingly affect communities across the planet. The toll in human…

Strategic Agenda ’22-25

10 June 2021

Focusing on the future comes with the territory of water management and  subsurface. Climate change irrevocably leads to long-term changes. Accelerate the fight against climate change and accelerate the adaptation of our living environment. Focusing…

Drought and wildfires in national Climate Impact Atlas

1 June 2021

The fire susceptibility maps were recently included in the Climate Impact Atlas. That means municipalities can produce better assessments of where there is a high risk of wildfires and how to prevent them. This is…

From source to sea transport and fate of plastic waste Indonesia

31 May 2021

The Government of Indonesia has made ambitious commitments to improve waste management and tackle marine litter. In recent years, some global studies that estimated inputs of plastic waste into the oceans ranked Indonesia as one…

More flexible drinking water production will soon become a necessity

20 May 2021

Changing conditions such as droughts, in combination with increasing demand for drinking water, have prompted drinking water company Vitens to think outside the box to find creative approaches to drinking water production. For today and…

Update to web viewer for aquathermal potential

19 May 2021

The aquathermal viewer has been expanded to provide more insight into the feasibility and robustness of aquathermal energy as a heat source and to link up better with the elimination of natural gas as an…

Green Deal and a Blue Economy

18 May 2021

Elements of that economy also reduce pressure on the hinterland, and absorb or counteract the impact of climate change. For example by capturing greenhouse gases. The blue economy also represents a global value with turnover…

Research looking at the limits of water use: will our groundwater ever run out?

18 May 2021

€2.5 million will be available for the research over the next five years. We need more and more good-quality groundwater worldwide for our water and food supplies. ‘Groundwater stocks are being depleted faster, with land…

REACHOUT project proposal selected by EU

17 May 2021

The subject is Developing end-user products and services for all stakeholders and citizens supporting climate adaptation and mitigation. This €5 million project will run for 3.5 years and probably start on 1 October. In addition…

Deltares and Consultec selected to prepare national strategy for the Flood and Cyclone Early-Warning System in Mozambique

7 May 2021

A new strategy INGD coordinates emergency preparedness and response measures and rapid post-disaster reconstruction at the national level. Expanding on the experiences from previous studies by Deltares and Consultec on the dissemination of early warning…