Coastal hazard and risk assessment in The Marshall Islands

16 December 2016

Projectleader Alessio Giardino about the project: “The hazards and consequent damages that those islands are facing are already extremely high. According to our estimates, annual expected damages in Ebeye may increase up to a factor…

Climate-proof groundwater management: ESCACES project in Colombia to continue

15 December 2016

The Colombian province of Valle del Cauca – named after the river flowing through it – experiences dry and wet periods. The region, trapped between two high mountain ranges of the Andes, is economically very…

The Nitrate App: testing what you can’t see

13 December 2016

Nitrate concentrations are particularly high in rural areas due to the use of manure, but high concentrations also occur in urban areas. You can’t see, smell or taste nitrate. Elevated nitrate concentrations in drinking water…

Poor and vulnerable people insufficiently protected against floods

9 December 2016

Reducing flood risks On average 19,000 people die each year as a result of flooding, most of them in developing countries. The direct damage amounts to an average of 15 billion dollars per year. Reducing…

CoVadem: inland shipping sector converts real-time data into added value for the environment

8 December 2016

The total investment of 1.2 million euros for Co2Vadem+ is now in place. With an investment of more than 600,000 euros, the sector itself is playing an important role but it can earn that investment…

Guayaquil soon to address problems using model in Delft3D Flexible Mesh

2 December 2016

Sedimentation in the Guayas River could be one of the factors. It leads to higher water levels and hinders the drainage of water and the passage of ships. As a result, an island has formed…

Workshop on water and conflict during conference on Planetary Security

30 November 2016

The Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL) and Deltares are teaming up to organise one of the in total twelve workshops during the conference that is organized by the Dutch Institute Clingendael. This workshop will look specifically…

Dotter project: watercourse management gets better, more sustainable and more efficient

30 November 2016

Flows in streams and other watercourses such as locks and canals have to be kept unblocked so that rainwater is drained effectively and incoming water flows go to the right place, preventing flooding and safeguarding…

Further research needed to combine sand nourishment and nature development

29 November 2016

From 2009 to 2015, Deltares led a research programme looking at the impact of sand nourishment on benthos, animals, fish and shorebirds, and the effect of drifting sand on dune flora and fauna in various…

Innovative research specific hydrodynamic conditions Lake Kivu – Rwanda

28 November 2016

A partnership consisting of Deltares (Delft, The Netherlands), DeepBV (Amsterdam, The Netherlands), EPFL (Lausanne, Switzerland) and EAWAG (Kastanienbaum, Switzerland) has been awarded a contract for the study of deep currents, water levels and waves in…