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Annual report for 2013 published

30 April 2014

Check out the Annual Report.

Subsidence in megacities on the coast greater than absolute sea level rise

28 April 2014

An under-appreciated problem: subsidence costs billions annually The total damage due to subsidence worldwide is estimated at billions of dollars a year. In the future, this will only increase, through the growth in both population…

Alliance with Kuwait

24 April 2014

Support for sustainable coastal management Deltares will support EPA in areas that include knowledge relating to the sustainable management of urban areas, coastal zones and wetlands, and with the analysis and dissemination of knowledge and…

Sustainable solutions to coastal erosion in Sao Tome and Principe

24 April 2014

Morphological, ecological and socio-economic impact of the sand nourishments Deltares collected data at the locations, Malanza and Praia Burra, and entered them in models implemented in support to the nourishment and dredging works. The ecological…

Debate ‘Sustainability of delta cities’

22 April 2014

The effects of land subsidence Experts are called in only when the effects of land subsidence become apparent. By that time, the damage to buildings, infrastructure or foundations is already clear. Or flooding may have…

Water management training for Colombia

17 April 2014

The participants included Claudia Pineda, the water director of the Ministry of the Environment and Sustainable Development, and Omar Vargas, the hydrology director from the national meteorological and hydrological institute, IDEAM. There were also staff…

Netherlands and Mexico work together on flood risk management

16 April 2014

Tabasco and Acapulco Minister Ploumen was in the state of Tabasco to support collaboration on economic development, which is based on flood risk management, and in which other sectors such as oil & gas, sustainable…

Simulation cyclone Ita in Queensland using Delft3D-FLOW

11 April 2014

Check out the simulations: Simulation Cyclone Ita (Queensland), 10 April 2014 Simulation Cyclone Ita forecast jtwc, using Delft3D-FLOW Waves are not included in these simulations. The animations show the results of the simulations without tides,…

New entrance bridge and new address for Delft location

3 April 2014

Old entrance to stay open until November The old Rotterdamseweg entrance will be kept open until November. From November onwards, this entrance will be exclusively for suppliers (using heavy transport). New address: Boussinesqweg 1 Now…

Sand Motor developing as expected

3 April 2014

Many facets of the Sand Motor are being monitored Deltares was closely involved with all the calculations and thinking leading up to the Sand Motor and we are also one of the organisations monitoring developments….