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…

Maasvlakte 2 – Coastal defence

Coastal and River Structures

The Port of Rotterdam needed to extend the current reclaimed area, the Maasvlakte, in the seaward direction to allow the port to expand. The new area is known as ‘Maasvlakte 2’ and it provides 1,000…

Sal Rei Harbour Breakwater Testing

Coastal and River Structures

Armour Stability One of the most important components of a breakwater is the armour layer. This layer protects the breakwater from the waves and ensures that the structure itself can withstand the design storm. Often,…

SOLUTIONS for emerging pollutants

From land parcel to sea

The range of chemicals in our aquatic ecosystems is increasing How to deal with the ever-increasing range of chemicals found in our aquatic ecosystems? We do not know enough about them to decide if and…

ANT – Nature Objectives for IJsselmeer area under pressure

From land parcel to sea

Nature Objectives for IJsselmeer area under pressure The ‘Autonomous Downward Trends in the IJsselmeer area’ study (ANT) focused on the feasibility of the prevailing Natura 2000 objectives for ten species of water fowl in the…

TEEB case Flood risk management: what is the value of natural solutions?

Ecosystem services

Scientific programmes like TEEB (the Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity) have developed large amounts of knowledge about the value of ecosystems and the ecosystem services they deliver to people. This knowledge can help us to…

The Dutch National Ecosystem Assessment; Digital Atlas Natural Capital

Ecosystem services

Information for the sustainable use of natural capital Like all the other countries in the European Union, the Netherlands is examining the extent to which the natural system can deliver the ‘ecosystem services’, such as…

Neptune OMS for Singapore Coastal Quality

Next Generation Information Tools

Singapore is one of the most densely populated countries in the world, and it has a sizeable  coastal environment despite its small land area (710 km2). Singapore’s coastal waters are heavily utilised for recreational activities,…

The Water Framework Directive Explorer

Next Generation Information Tools

The Water Framework Directive (WFD) is one of the most important policy directives in Europe for the improvement of water quality and ecology. Water management authorities such as ministries and regional water authorities must propose…

Green infrastructure reduces rain problems in Beira

Ecosystem services

Tackling rain problems with green facilities In this project, we want to tackle one of the most urgent water challenges in Beira: the annual flooding of residential areas due to extremely intense rainfall. There is…