EartH2Observe, a complete insight in local and global water availability

Participatory information systems for water security

The EU FP7 project EartH2Observe that started in January 2014 will end December this year. The project is coordinated by Deltares and has made a huge step forward in the field of integrating and combining…

Sand Motor

Coastal Developments

Large parts of the Dutch coast are eroding. To safeguard the hinterland, Rijkswaterstaat nourishes the coast frequently. Presently, a total of about 12 million m3 is nourished every year. It is expected that this volume…

Adaptation for flood and drought risks in South Florida

Climate Adaptation

Development of economically efficient and sustainable water management strategies hinges on the assessment of the costs of weather extremes. In particular damages due to floods and droughts and their mitigation, as well as the framework…

Mangrove coasts under threat

Nature-based flood defenses

Mangroves, found worldwide in the tropics and subtropics, are disappearing at a rapid pace. This is mainly caused by anthropogenic pressures, such as land clearing for urban development or for establishment of fish and shrimp…

Improved design methods for floating offshore wind

Offshore energy

Offshore wind is going to be a major contributor to the production of renewable energy. Large scale fixed offshore wind farms are being built all over the world. However, not all countries with ambitions in offshore…

Combating subsidence for a resilient New Orleans

Urban resilience

New Orleans has an effective storm drainage system to pump away water following a heavy rainstorm. However, the pumps also operate when it is dry: besides rainwater, they also (unintentionally) lower the groundwater level, causing…

Roadmap for early warning and disaster risk management in Afghanistan

Flood Risk Strategies

  Afghanistan is highly prone to intense and recurring natural hazards such as flooding, earthquakes, snow avalanches, landslides, and droughts due to its geographical location and years of environmental degradation. These occur in addition to…

Passive sampling for the effective monitoring of pollutants in water

Human health needs knowledge about water and the subsurface

As a result of human activities, chemical substances such as pesticides and traces of medicines enter the surface water through sewage water and groundwater. High concentrations of these substances may be a risk for people and the…

Adaptive circular cities

Resilient Cities

Major urban challenges demand integral solutions In 2015, under the management of Deltares, the leading Dutch research institutes Deltares, TNO, DLO and ECN combined forces in the Adaptive Circular Cities project. The objective was to…

Navigation Safety in Port Loko River in Sierra Leone

The Port Loko area in Sierra Leone is important for barge transport of iron ore. Figure 1 shows a critical inland reach at Porto Loko River for transport of iron ore from Thofayim river terminal…