A more attractive water system for Blijdorp Zoo

17 March 2015

Demonstration pond Extensive studies have been conducted in the past six months to determine possible ways of improving the present water system. Deltares (represented by water expert Tjitte Nauta) was called in because of our…

Forecasting system for the clean-up of Guanabara Bay goes operational

12 March 2015

The operational forecasting system was handed over to the government authority in Rio de Janeiro during a presentation by Joao de Lima Rega, a project manager with Deltares. The system will make it possible to…

Dikes on Peat: improved design method available for a better assessment of dike strength

12 March 2015

The method was developed specially for the dikes of the Marken Lake but some elements from the study are ultimately applicable to a range of dikes on peat. After a positive assessment from the Flood…

Global flood risks mapped out

5 March 2015

Aqueduct Global Flood Risk Analyzer The analysis is made by a new tool that is launched today: ‘the Aqueduct Global Flood Risk Analyzer’. This Analyzer, which is available online, tracks potential GDP loss, affected population,…

Delta Life number 3 available

3 March 2015

A new edition of our international magazine Delta Life is available. In this third edition the central theme is subsidence and what problems this entails. And even more importantly, the possible counter-measures. Furthermore Arie Moerwanto,…

Indonesia and the Netherlands launch large coastal safety initiative in Java

3 March 2015

The initiative is financed by the Dutch Sustainable Water Fund and is today launched during apress conference in Jakarta by the Secretary General of the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (MMAF), the Secretary of…

International Aquatic Sciences Meeting, Granada

25 February 2015

Together with the University of Cadiz, Deltares will organise a session on Thursday 26 February, titled ‘The role of natural ecosystems in coastal protection: Mechanisms, quantification and application’. Several international experts will discuss to reveal…

First step adaptive delta plan Bangladesh

16 February 2015

The workshop was run by experts from Deltares, Alterra and Geodan. Representatives of the BWDB (Bangladesh Water Development Board), WARPO (Water Resources Planning Organisation), the IWM (Institute for Water Modelling) and CEGIS (Centre for Geographical…

Erosion pits in the Old Meuse and Dordtse Kil rivers

13 February 2015

‘It would have happened anyway, albeit slightly later. The bed of this river consists of clay and sand. Where the clay gets worn away, the sand is exposed. The sand layer erodes faster and, as…

Clothing industry must use fewer harmful fibres

29 January 2015

Microplastics come mainly from synthetic clothing Synthetic clothing in particular uses fibres containing microplastics. They come loose easily during washing, entering waste water and carrying on to rivers and the sea. Approximately 200,000 harmful fibres…