Improving transport resilience in the Dominican Republic

9 August 2019

Even though indicators for the quality of the road network are positive, transport planning authorities are prioritising the deployment of effective strategies to address the infrastructure challenges associated with threats such as floods, torrential rains,…

Launch of major joint industry project for more reliable offshore cables

15 July 2019

The global transition to a sustainable energy mix requires the development of offshore wind farms. Connecting the electricity supply from offshore wind farms to the electricity grid on land demands reliable transmission from offshore to…

Unique site for monitoring land subsidence in the Netherlands

15 July 2019

The site is the first step on the road to a national monitoring network that will produce systematic and frequent measurements of land subsidence. The comprehensive monitoring of land subsidence helps to determine the effectiveness…

HERMANA: improving water resources management in the Valle del Cauca Colombia

11 July 2019

Improves communication on decisions made The local governmental organisation, Regional Autonomous Corporation of Valle del Cauca (CVC), is responsible for water management in the area. They emit daily and monthly bulletins regarding water demand and…

Asia rallies behind Building with Nature to scale up climate change adaptation efforts

10 July 2019

With more than 100 million people flood-exposed across cities including Jakarta, Bangkok and Manila in deltas and estuaries of the region1, decision makers are faced with the complex challenge to maintain natural environmental defenses and…

Australia – Yarra Valley Water applies adaptive planning to remain resilient

25 June 2019

The Yarra Valley Water (YVW) Climate Resilience Plan will enable them to build their resilience to climate change and implement actions that expand their capacity, reduce their vulnerabilities and support long term planning for an uncertain future. This…

Cost-benefit analyses for flood risk management: more focus on vulnerable groups

21 June 2019

In his study, Jarl recommends an improved, alternative, application of the cost-benefit analyses that are used to underpin and prioritise investments in flood management measures. The cost-benefit analyses should focus more on the differences between…

Deltares Software Days in full swing (in Dutch)

20 June 2019

The programme consists of all-day user meetings and symposia, such as the Delft-FEWS NL User Day, the iMOD User Day, the Delft3D FM Symposium, the Mini Symposium Basic Registration Subsoil (BRO) and the Geo Customer…

Joint Cooperation Programme Bangladesh – The Netherlands

18 June 2019

Knowledge development in support of resilient development is a key feature of this Delta Plan. A formal signing ceremony of the Joint Cooperation Programme between Bangladesh and The Netherlands was held today. Four-year programme This…

Five million for pioneering research into land subsidence in the Netherlands

13 June 2019

More than 500 million people live in river deltas around the world. These areas, where the subsurface is often soft, are being used ever more intensively and are becoming ever more densely populated. Groundwater extraction,…