A regional study to assess the effects of sea level rise and resilience in the Caribbean

18 March 2020

Natural hazards The Caribbean region suffers major economic losses from natural hazards. This can partly be explained by the geo-physical characteristics and location of the region, affected by major natural hazards including flooding due to…

Half the world’s beaches to disappear by 2100

2 March 2020

A group of scientists from IHE Delft and Deltares, and led by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre, have today published the first global projections of how sandy beaches around the world are expected to…

Aquathermal Viewer shows potentials for heat from waste and surface water

1 March 2020

Deltares has refined the results of the ‘National aquathermal potential’ study from 2018 and extended it to include small waters. These results have now been included in the Aquathermal Viewer, an interactive map that shows…

Innovative research on underwater dunes large rivers

24 February 2020

Field measurements The subject of the Nature Geoscience article is the quantification of dunes in large rivers worldwide. Van Dijk: ‘Our knowledge of the formation of dunes, sand ripples and comparable structures on riverbeds mainly…

New EU UNITED project testing multi-use of marine infrastructures

21 February 2020

Multi-use of offshore platforms in five pilots Multi-use of marine space and facilities is proposed as the more efficient and sustainable approach for business innovation and investment strategies. A range of economic and ecological productive…

€2 Million Aiming to Provide Information Services for the Fishery and Aquaculture Sectors

20 February 2020

Using available knowledge to create useful coastal information The European Union, under the Horizon 2020 programme, has granted €2 million to provide information services that offer high resolution water quality and met-ocean indicators in coastal…

Sudden changes in Europe’s society and economy by climate change: study of tipping points

4 February 2020

Impact on socio-economic system Climate change has been extensively studied in recent years and we now know that sometimes the climate can change suddenly. This is called a ‘tipping-point’. Until now, there has been no…

Improved picture of soil moisture during dry summers in the Netherlands

31 January 2020

A researcher from the University of Twente, Michiel Pezij, developed methods in collaboration with Deltares to provide water managers with information about soil moisture. Satellite images and algorithms play a vital role. Pezij received his…

Unique test of flood barrier made from glass

24 January 2020

The Herik / Strukton consortium is carrying out a two-year project for Waterschap Limburg to strengthen the dyke at Neer in the municipality of Leudal. Within this project, the application of a glass flood defense…

Risk analysis shows costs of damage to foundations

17 January 2020

This approach, in combination with the available data on land subsidence, the subsurface structure, water tables, data about buildings and expert opinions, serves as the basis for a new quick scan for local authorities to…