Deltares and ING: Less water scarcity in a circular economy

9 March 2017

Last year, ING asked Deltares to study six areas, including the Netherlands. The central issue was whether the introduction of a circular approach – recycling and capturing water, for example – would reduce water shortages…

Microplastic contamination widespread throughout Dutch marine and freshwater systems

22 February 2017

The diverse dataset shows that plastic pollution is found at significant concentrations in major Dutch rivers, treated wastewater effluents, Amsterdam canals, several coastal marine species, as well as in estuarine and marine sediments off the…

Annual report 2016: a selection of our extraordinary projects

15 February 2017

We have made a selection of Dutch and international highlights based on five dossiers: land subsidence, climate adaptation, nature-based engineering, freshwater scarcity and flood risk. Please also have a look at the section about our…

Interim Evaluation Spatial Adaptation Delta Decision completed

7 February 2017

To see if we are on track to achieve the objectives set for 2020 (climate-resilient and water-robust planning as a part of government policies and actions) and 2050 (maximising climate-resilient and water-robust planning, and no…

Pre-release flood forecasting and warning system for Sava River Basin

6 February 2017

Better information leads to better decisions In response to floods and droughts, the consortium– alongside the World Bank – develops a joint, operational flood forecasting and early warning system for the riparian countries in the…

Jellyfish: flexible filter feeders to keep an eye on

3 February 2017

Jellyfish studies in North Sea and Wadden Sea Expert in Ecosystems Victor Langenberg: ‘Until now, we have known little about jellyfish in the North Sea and the Wadden Sea. We were concerned about invasive species…

Effects of floods on critical infrastructure in South Florida analysed

30 January 2017

New software tool CIrcle was used With climate changing, sea levels rising and the constant threat for tropical cyclones, densely populated South Florida is becoming increasingly vulnerable to storm surge flooding. Together with important stakeholders…

New worldwide assessment of macro and microplastics

27 January 2017

Following the publication of the first assessment report on microplastic pollution in 2015 by the Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Environmental Protection (GESAMP) an update and further assessment has been published….

Dano Roelvink receives International Coastal Engineering Award

25 January 2017

The award was given for ”his tremendous contributions in leadership and development of the theory and modeling of coastal morphodynamics, and for his role as an international educator in the field of coastal dynamics.” In…

Passive Sampling in Senegal

23 January 2017

In addition, the project will make it possible to draw the attention of local organisations to the low-threshold technology of passive sampling and to develop it further. Major issues such as waste management, environmental degradation…