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Bather Safety App for Sand Motor upgraded

22 July 2014

Dangerous currents The large-scale sand nourishment operation on the coast of South Holland has transformed the currents off the coast near Ter Heijde. In 2012, Rijkswaterstaat asked Deltares to develop a pilot version of the…

Scale tests for Veessen-Wapenveld high-water channel

18 July 2014

Precise picture of the flow rate of the water Project manager Judith van Os from Deltares: “The scale model study can be used to simulate in detail structures in the channel such as the dike…

Dutch experts help the Philippines to be more flood-resilient

16 July 2014

The Dutch team As well as an expert from Deltares (Tjitte Nauta, a specialist in integrated water management), the team includes experts from Royal HaskoningDHV, the Red Cross, Wetlands International and Cordaid. In recent days,…

Measuring sagging sewers from space

14 July 2014

Traditional measurement methods imprecise and expensive Many large cities are built in river estuaries on soft soil. That is the case for Amsterdam, Rotterdam and many cities in other countries. Sagging sewers can be the…

New assessment framework for investment in dike upgrades

8 July 2014

The meeting was organised to mark the completion of the doctoral research conducted by Timo Schweckendiek (Deltares/Delft University of Technology), who studied ways of reducing uncertainties associated with piping. This is a process in which…

A quick model to assess current and future global river flood risk

4 July 2014

Increase or reduction of flood risk GLOFRIS can assess changes in flood risk at the global scale under a wide range of climate and socioeconomic scenarios. In this way, scientists, governments and industry can determine…

Forebanks undervalued

2 July 2014

Adaptive dike can save millions of euros on dike upgrades Bregje van Wesenbeeck, an ecologist and a specialist in natural water defences with Deltares, will be discussing this valuable feature of forebanks in greater detail…

Possible archaeological finds mapped out in flood plains

1 July 2014

Information is now available online about the location of archaeological sites in flood plains, describing not just known sites but also where they can be expected. The ‘archaeological expectations map for flood plains in the…

Dutch water sector goes to work in Poland

25 June 2014

Partners for International Business in Poland Alongside Deltares, the other members of the consortium are Rothuizen, Arcadis, EuroLandscape and RDH. The first agreement to be signed was ‘Partners for International Business (PIB)’, together with the…

Guidelines adopted for artificial wetlands in urban environments

20 June 2014

The creation of artificial wetlands in concrete drainage channels in tropical cities can improve water quality. The conditions for these artificial wetlands have been tested and adopted in recent months by Deltares in Singapore. A…