Groundwater salinity in densely-populated deltas

23 November 2020

Though traditionally depending mainly on surface water to meet freshwater demands, their ever-growing population and intensifying agriculture increasingly rely on groundwater extractions. These extractions will lead to more salt entering the groundwater system, reducing the…

Nutrient-rich water is a heaven for mosquitoes that spread disease

16 November 2020

“There are not enough natural predators in nutrient-rich water. And the mosquitoes also grow faster when the water warms up,” says Boerlijst. His study is part of a larger programme looking at the spread of…

Nitrate App receives European innovation award

2 November 2020

The Deltares Nitrate App is just such a solution. This innovation recently won the European digital water award. It was presented to Joachim Rozemeijer during, as is almost usual in these days, a remote ceremony….

Long-term climate adaptation for the Republic of Marshall Islands: developing pathways to extreme sea level rise scenarios

30 October 2020

Marshall Islands The Republic of Marshall Islands is one of the world’s smallest, most isolated, and vulnerable nations. It’s population is estimated at about 60,000, with over 70% living in the urban areas of Majuro (Majuro…

Transmitter masts predict rain

15 October 2020

Ruben Imhoff of the Wageningen Hydrology and Quantitative Water Management Group collaborated with colleagues from KNMI and Deltares to discover how they might deduce the intensity of rainfall between two masts based on the commercial…

Multi-hazard risk assessment for the health sector in Mozambique

14 October 2020

Critical challenges This new study, that follows from the Safer Schools study, carried-out in 2017-2018 by the same partners for the Ministry of Education, will address the following critical challenges: the lack of scientific data…

Trial dike made from dried sediment on the Dollard

9 October 2020

Using locally available material Researcher Wouter van der Star explains: “The idea behind the trial is to demonstrate scientifically that a safe dike can be made using material available locally.” Erik Jolink of the Hunze…

Better understanding of the salinisation of Dutch groundwater

9 October 2020

Deltares has worked with Arcadis on a new model for calculating the salinity of groundwater in the Netherlands on behalf of Rijkswaterstaat, provincial authorities, water authorities and drinking water companies. The model has now been…

First results from study of sand erosion under the Frisian Wadden Sea coast are positive

8 October 2020

Deltares teamed up with Wetterskip Fryslân and Fugro to study the strength of the tidal sand on the Frisian Wadden Sea coast and to see whether ‘piping’ was a possible threat. Piping is the formation…

Professorship Coastal Structures for Marcel van Gent at TU Delft

2 October 2020

Marcel van Gent, who also heads the Coastal Structures & Waves department at Deltares, has said his aim is to develop the necessary knowledge to tackle current issues related to hydraulic constructions. Using lab-based scientific…