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…

Free testing time in experimental facilities Deltares for SMEs and start-ups

7 May 2021

Due to rising sea-level and an ever-growing population, the pressure on delta’s worldwide is increasing. New knowledge and innovations are needed to provide a safe and sustainable way of living in delta areas. Many of…

Building Urban Resilience to Network Disruptions

5 May 2021

Quantifying risks from disrupted transport networks is a challenging task in an urban environment. Reasons for this are the interdependence of different utilities (telecom, ICT, electricity, gas, transport, sewage and health) and the fact that…

How field work can support big data: award winning paper

4 May 2021

Checking analysis using big data “Boas, Dahm, and Wrathall’s article demonstrates how analysis using “big data” can and should be checked against on-the-ground fieldwork, stated editor-in-chief of the Geographical Review, Dr. David Kaplan. Often the…