Projects - Deltares

Closing the Implementation Gap of Water Security Strategies: Financing Framework for Water Security

To close the current gap between strategic adaptive planning for water security and the investment planning phases, we have developed the Financing Framework for Water Security. The FFWS is a collaborative deal origination and project…

LAC: Disaster Risk Management and climate change: preparing for uncertainty

Comparative assessment of tools for modelling drought risks (Global/ Colombia) A data and model inventory of all relevant hydrological and remote sensing indicators, models, datasets, and tools that can be used to detect, monitor, and…

LAC: Resilient infrastructure and urban water systems

Improving flood resilience in the delta city of Guayaquil (Ecuador) An integrated climate adaptation strategy was developed to reduce flood risks in the Febres Cordero neighborhood in Guayaquil. Contact person: Otto de Keizer Building resiliency…

LAC: Managing rivers and waterways

Modelling the Magdalena river and strengthening modelling capacities within CorMagdalena (partner: CorMagdalena, Colombia) The assignment entailed the construction of a one-dimensional model including two-dimensional inundation modeling capability for the downstream part of the Rio Magdalena,…

LAC: Operational water management and forecasting: ensuring robust and reliable information for decision-makers and stakeholders

Flood forecasting and dam optimization Salto Grande dam (Uruguay/Argentina) In this project the inflow forecasting system FEWS-Salto Grande was set up in collaboration between Deltares and the hydrology area of CTM Salto Grande. The system…

LAC: Integrated Water Resources Management: towards a water secure future

Tool for Integrated Water Management – HERMANA (Colombia) This pilot developed a real-time web-based water information tool to support integrated water management. It displays weather and water data, generates user-defined overviews, forecasts, and warnings tailored to…

Pre-feasibility study of ecosystem-based adaptation measures for Xiangtan

Resilient Cities

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) assigned Deltares and Ewaters a pre-feasibility study on suitable ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) measures for Xiangtan, People’s Republic of China, in the context of its Xiangtan Low-Carbon Transformation Sector Development Program….

Robust quay walls for Amsterdam

The maintenance work is overdue on many quay walls in Amsterdam. One quay has even collapsed; some others are subsiding, with all the inevitable consequences for people and traffic. Deltares is helping the city of…

Policy support regarding PFAS in subsurface and sediments

Following on from a number of incidents such as the industrial PFOA and GenX discharges and a PFOS incident at Schiphol, there has been a significant increase in 2018 in interest from the dredging and…

New pile installation method for offshore wind monopiles

Offshore energy

Monopiles are one of the most common foundation designs in offshore wind construction due to their ease of installation in shallow to medium depths of water. The dominant method used to drive monopiles into the seabed is the…