What can COVID-19 teach us about preparing for climate risks in Europe?

14 April 2021

Taking stock of COVID’s impact COVID-19 and measures to slow its spread have had far-reaching impacts. With businesses shutting down or shifting to remote work, national lockdown measures and international travel bans, stakeholders from almost…

Global Water Watch: a platform to be developed by Deltares, WWF and WRI funded by Google

13 April 2021

Water equality across society and sectors One ambition is to establish an equal balance for water in our society and between sectors; another is to manage climate-change-induced floods and droughts. To help achieve this balance,…

Dyke of ripened clay tested in Delta Flume

9 April 2021

The tests are part of an extensive study to verify the safety of a dyke reinforced with  clay ripened from locally available salty dredge sediment.. Water authority Hunze en Aa’s intends to beneficially use this…

Growers learn more about their own water management: predicting water availability with Grow with the Flow

9 April 2021

Collaboration needed The Grow with the Flow platform allows stakeholders to work together on more future-resilient agriculture. The knowledge available at the regional level is shared with the farmers in an accessible way so that the…

A white paper on pathways towards democratization of hydro-environment observations and data

8 April 2021

Community vision on future pathways In a new IAHR white paper a broad spectrum of experts, amongst which Gennadii Donchyts and Antonio Moreno-Rodenas from Deltares, provides a community vision on future pathways aimed at leveraging…

€ 8 million for consortium Enabling water technology

25 March 2021

The Netherlands Enabling Watertechnology (NEW) consortium stimulates startups and other entrepreneurship initiatives in water technology. Issues like water treatment, reuse of water and raw materials, production and storage of energy from water and smart management…

WaterLOUPE 2.0. supports your sustainable water supply strategy

22 March 2021

As a manufacturer of consumer goods, Kimberly-Clark needs supplies of industrial water. At a number of their mills, water supplies in the relevant river basin are increasingly under pressure. Other multinationals find themselves in the…

New techniques expose vulnerabilities in the road network

19 March 2021

From the global to the urban scale The study stands out because the analysis at the European level provides an action perspective at the local level. “European and local studies used to be two different…

Silt dynamics in the Wadden Sea. Where mud matters.

19 March 2021

Nature and economy For centuries, the introduction and deposition of silt has contributed significantly to the development of tidal basins and estuaries in the Wadden Sea. Silt fosters the growth of mudflats and salt marshes…

Rhine Estuary Sediment Testing Ground: Using clean dredged material better

12 March 2021

Sediment builds the delta area Sediment, or sand and silt, is vital for delta regions. The Rhine-Meuse estuary is home to a complex interplay between the sea, river and sediment. Every year, large quantities of…