New WPS tools estimate where water-related conflict risks may increase in future

5 December 2019

 Cooperation for Water The Water, Peace and Security partnership is comprised of six organizations who specialize in environment, development and international security: IHE Delft, World Resources Institute, Deltares, The Hague Center for Strategic Studies, International…

Final test in Delta Flume for Wadden Sea Dikes study programme

29 November 2019

Several visitors from the Dutch Flood Risk Management Programme (HWBP), the POV-W, the water authorities and some private bodies watched the final series of tests in the Delta Flume. Background The Wadden Sea Dikes study…

Sulphur bacteria on the bed of Lake Marken

28 November 2019

To get to grips with how the sediment in Lake Marken interacts with nature development on and around the Marker Wadden, it is important to learn more about how living organisms affect sediment behaviour. Ecologist…

Argentina and the Netherlands team up on sustainable water and land use

25 November 2019

With the launch of the Alta de la Picasa project in the province of Cordoba, the Netherlands is helping to restore the water balance for sustainable agriculture. On 5 November, the Dutch Ambassador and two…

COASTAR knowledge programme researches implementability in four practical cases

22 November 2019

Solutions in the subsurface The new COASTAR knowledge programme focuses on large-scale freshwater supply through the smart use of the subsurface. By storing water in the subsurface, one can even out the discrepancies between supply…

Study launched into salt intrusion and innovative solutions

22 November 2019

More robust freshwater supplies Fresh water is crucial for drinking-water supplies, nature, agriculture and industry. But its availability is under pressure. In recent dry summers in the Netherlands, salt seawater penetrated further and further upstream…

Prorail and Deltares collaborate on a reliable rail network

20 November 2019

This increasing physical strain on the railways and embankments is putting pressure on quality. More and heavier trains also have an effect on the spread of vibrations in the vicinity. Those vibrations can sometimes be…

Improving the use of online media in flood early warning: collaboration Deltares and Floodtags

20 November 2019

Improving the use of online media in the early warning and crisis response process can make a difference. Platforms like Twitter and Facebook contain a wealth of information about conditions on the ground during flood…

Demonstration of a new pile installation method for offshore wind monopiles

11 November 2019

Over 100 visitors witnessed a successful test installation and attended the symposium in the afternoon with technical presentations about GDP and other related subjects within the Offshore Engineering research group of TU Delft. The field…

Faster reuse of dredged sediment and mine tailings using worms

5 November 2019

Accelerated dewatering The fact that the small worms accelerate the dewatering of sediment with their bustle and appetite was already known and tested in for example water treatment plants. But now the Dutch, Canadians and…