RISC-KIT: Resilience-Increasing Strategies for Coasts – toolkit

Hydro- and morphodynamics during extreme events

Recent and historic high-impact events have demonstrated the flood risks faced by exposed coastal areas. These risks will increase due to climate change and economic development. This requires a re-evaluation of coastal disaster risk reduction…

Globaal Stormvloed Informatie Systeem (GLOSSIS)

Voorspellen en waarschuwen

Overstromingen als gevolg van stormvloed is één van de voornaamste risico’s waar kuststeden wereldwijd mee te kampen hebben. Naar verwachting neemt dit risico de komende decennia toe, vanwege bevolkingsgroei, zeespiegelstijging en bodemdaling. Het Globaal Stormvloed…

Global Storm Surge Information System (GLOSSIS)

Operational flood management

Coastal inundation by storm surges is one of the main risks for coastal cities worldwide. These risks are expected to further increase in the next few decades due to population growth, sea level rise and…

SafeLife-X

Roads and railways in delta areas

The SafeLife-X (Safe life extension) project looks at how to work with aging infrastructure (such as roads and railways) and industry (such as the chemical industry and energy generation). Owners and government authorities must decide…

A2 Maastricht, a tunnel of gravel and limestone

Underground construction in urban areas

A tunnel is being built in Maastricht for the A2 motorway. It will be excavated in a subsurface made up of gravel and limestone. Deltares draws on risk-based appraisals of designs and specialist knowledge to…

North South metro line, supporting the risk-based approach

Underground construction in urban areas

Deltares has been involved with the North-South metro line in Amsterdam for many years as a strategic consultant providing second opinions about plans and designs. Since the major setbacks during the construction of the Vijzelgracht…

BEIRA

Deltares was assigned together with Dutch Consultant Witteveen en Bos to develop the 2035 Master Plan (click here for a short movie) for the harbour of Beira in Mozambique. The Master Plan involves working together…

Climate-resilient Hong Kong

Delft3D 4 Suite (structured)

Deltares helped Hong Kong in 2008 to establish a master plan for the northern section of the New Territories. Hong Kong wanted to make this low-lying area suitable for the further expansion of the urban…

Critical Infrastructure Preparedness and Resilience Research Network (CIPRNet)

Flood Risk Strategies

The CIPRNet consortium will make a decisive effort towards providing support from the Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) research communities to emergency responders, governmental agencies and policy makers, enhancing their preparedness against service disruptions of Europe’s…

FloodProbe: Technologies for the cost-effective flood protection of the built environment

Dikes, levees and dams

Storms and floods as natural hazards are recognized as a major source of direct and indirect flood damages in Europe and world-wide. They pose the largest threat to people and the built environment. Expectations are…