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Tests on new type of floating reed marsh

20 November 2014

As a result, these floating reed marshes help to defend shores and therefore improve flood protection, ultimately generating savings for water management authorities. The wave attenuation of the new mattress was tested last week in…

European knowledge agenda for soil-sediment-water, subsurface and land use

17 November 2014

The Horizon2020 project to establish this specific knowledge agenda is known as INSPIRATION (Integrated Spatial Planning, land use and soil management Research ACTION). Work package leader Jos Brils and “National Focal Point” Linda Maring: ‘That…

Deltares involved in innovative dike upgrade around lakes

11 November 2014

Furthermore, natural solutions are more sustainable and they enhance the natural values and recreational options in the area. Flood protection studied in various situations A trial section of 500 metres was built near the Houtrib…

Colombia gets help from Dutch organizations in flood prevention

3 November 2014

Severe floods hit the Cauca region in 2010, causing extensive damage. To prevent future flooding the team will migrate and update a model of the river Cauca and work out ways of optimising the operation…

Study to improve the weather forecasting and early warning in Vietnam

30 October 2014

Design of an integrated national hydro-meteorological system Vietnam is prone to a variety of natural hazards, such as floods, typhoons, droughts and landslides. Accurate weather forecasts and early warnings are therefore an essential part of…

Dutch software improves water quality in Turkey

29 October 2014

Deltares will provide a range of software tools for the restoration of water quality and monitor their use by the water management authority. The tools provide a picture of the problems and work out which…

Flood risk around the world strongly influenced by El Niño

21 October 2014

El Niño and La Niña ENSO is a natural climate cycle of fluctuating ocean temperatures and changing storm patterns over the tropical Pacific. The two extreme phases of ENSO are El Niño and La Niña,…

International specialists in new chemical pollutants meet at Deltares

20 October 2014

European water quality facing many problems SOLUTIONS was launched by the EU because new sources of pollution such as pharmaceuticals and health care products may cause numerous problems for European water quality. Too little is…

Pollutants traced faster in groundwater

16 October 2014

Precise picture of water quality Current analysis techniques fail to detect extremely low concentrations of substances. Concentrating compounds by using passive samplers makes this possible and establishes a better picture of water quality. The passive…

Tests for Tsunami Barrier

15 October 2014

Barrier unfolds automatically Dyneema® is the strongest fibre in the world and, at the same time, it is very light and flexible and so it is used in many different ways. A few years ago,…