Government of The Republic the Marshall Islands and Deltares sign a strategic partnership: promoting present and future climate resilience

29 July 2021

A successful story of cooperation The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) consists of 29 low-lying coral atolls comprising of 1,156 individual islands in the northern Pacific Ocean. With a land elevation averaging only 2…

Fifty per cent of the Mekong Delta at risk of salinization due to sand mining and dam building

15 July 2021

The study shows for the first time the combined effect of climate change and human impact on salt intrusion at the scale of a mega delta such as the Mekong Delta. “As encroaching salt intrusion…

Saint-Louis, caught between two threats

12 July 2021

“In the past, a passage was made from the river to the sea in order to drain the excess river water more quickly,” says Pieter Koen. “However, that crossing has started to grow uncontrollably, become…

Better projections of the impact of climate change on coasts in the coming century

9 July 2021

Effects of climate change Climate change is widely expected to lead to many noticeable changes in natural systems, both on land and in the ocean, and as early as mid-century(For example, an increase in rainfall…

Results from ten years of Sand Motor at Kijkduin promising

2 July 2021

Minister Cora van Nieuwenhuizen of Infrastructure and Water Management: “I’m proud of the Sand Motor. It has boosted national knowledge development and it is an icon of innovation with an international reputation. The Sand Motor…

Flood risk underestimated, particularly in the tropics

29 June 2021

“To assess flood risks, we need to know the exact land elevation,” explains Al Hooijer, a researcher at Deltares and the National University of Singapore, and first author of the paper ‘Global LiDAR land elevation…

More people exposed to low-probability coastal flooding than previously expected

29 June 2021

Using their novel dataset, the researchers found that 192 million people are exposed to a 1-in-1000 year flood, of which 60% can be attributed to tropical cyclones – also called hurricanes or typhoons – alone….

COASTAR project publishes potential of the subsurface in The Netherlands to prepare for drought

28 June 2021

Fortunately, the early months of 2021 were wet and groundwater levels are rising again. In the future, wet and dry years will continue to alternate so it is essential that we use the available fresh…

New maps of foundation risk at neighbourhood level in the Climate Impact Atlas

28 June 2021

The risk of damage depends on the exposure, the probability that a property in a local area has been built on susceptible foundations, and vulnerability, the probability that a property on susceptible foundations will actually…

Deltares helps Seychelles with National Climate Plan

24 June 2021

The World Bank commissioned Deltares to help the Seychelles during the drafting of their national determined contribution to the Paris Climate Agreement. In addition to the chapter on climate adaptation, we helped with a chapter…