Free testing time in experimental facilities Deltares for SMEs and start-ups

7 May 2021

Due to rising sea-level and an ever-growing population, the pressure on delta’s worldwide is increasing. New knowledge and innovations are needed to provide a safe and sustainable way of living in delta areas. Many of…

Building Urban Resilience to Network Disruptions

5 May 2021

Quantifying risks from disrupted transport networks is a challenging task in an urban environment. Reasons for this are the interdependence of different utilities (telecom, ICT, electricity, gas, transport, sewage and health) and the fact that…

How field work can support big data: award winning paper

4 May 2021

Checking analysis using big data “Boas, Dahm, and Wrathall’s article demonstrates how analysis using “big data” can and should be checked against on-the-ground fieldwork, stated editor-in-chief of the Geographical Review, Dr. David Kaplan. Often the…

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…