Developing water innovations for local communities in Bangladesh

11 April 2018

The districts of the coastal zone of Bangladesh To improve the welfare and livelihood activities of local communities in the Western Coast of Bangladesh by developing innovations and knowledge on water management Deltares and the…

Enhancing dam safety and water management in India

10 April 2018

236 large dams and reservoirs KaWRD, one of the major departments in the Government of Karnataka, is responsible for management of 236 large dams and reservoirs. Royal Eijkelkamp and SkyGeo provide specialist (measurement) technologies. Deltares…

Indonesia and the Netherlands to collaborate even closer on water issues

4 April 2018

Mutual contribution, mutual benefit Since 2011, institutes in the field of water management and meteorology from both countries have been working together under the Joint Cooperation Programme (JCP). Due to the success of the first…

Forecasting and warning system for Sava River almost complete

3 April 2018

Version 1.0 Since 2016, a team of international and local experts has been working hard on the development of a forecasting system for the five states. The local authorities are also closely involved. After three…

Pre-feasibility study new inland waterways Argentina

30 March 2018

Expert River engineering, morphology and fluvial morphodynamics Erik Mosselman  visited Buenos Aires to kick-off this pre-feasibility study. Deltares leads a consortium with partners STC-NESTRA and STC-Group Holding BV to study transport economics and hydrology as…

The new Delta Life about sand and mud

29 March 2018

Sand and mud Sand and mud motors are just two of the many solutions that can be used to allow sediment to work as nature intended: raising coasts and creating new land. What can area…

Making the invisible visible: Plastic trash is collecting in our coastal sea beds

27 March 2018

Marine litter items, especially plastics such as bags, bottles and fishing related debris, were commonly found on the seabed in the coastal seas of North West Europe during 1992 and 2017. Some areas contain up…

Subsurface in the energy transition

23 March 2018

CRYSTAL clear energy storage In the years to come, the number of Aquifer Thermal Energy Storage (ATES) systems in cities will increase sharply. In very built-up areas, these systems can affect each other. There is…

The World Water Atlas: Compelling Narratives and a Platform for Action

23 March 2018

Understand the risks Water represents society’s most challenging and complex risk. Too much, too little, and too dirty water combine in potentially disastrous ways with climate change and socio-economic development. The High Level Panel on…

New Initiative Calls for Urgent Action on Water and Security

22 March 2018

The Water, Peace and Security Initiative (WPSI) was created in 2017 by IHE Delft, World Resources Institute , Deltares and the Hague Centre for Strategic Studies with support from the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs….