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…

Restoration of the Vecht

Ecosystem services

The Transboundary Vecht Vision Document describes in broad terms what needs to restore the River Vecht to its former condition as a pleasant, safe river with clean water, healthy flora and fauna, and a flourishing…

NanoRem: Nanotechnology for contaminated land Remediation

Eco Innovation: System knowledge and technology

The NanoRem project focuses on facilitating practical, safe, economic and exploitable nanotechnology for in-situ remediation, in parallel with the development of a comprehensive understanding of: the environmental risk-benefit balance for the use of nanoparticles (NPs),…

DRISK: Reducing the risks of bio-based processes

Eco Innovation: System knowledge and technology

The bio-based industry is an emerging industry that contributes to sustainability and to saving energy and raw materials. However, during the process, intermediate products and waste flows are created, and it is not known what…

Integrated planning and design in the Southwestern Rhine Delta

Concepts, methods and instruments for spatial planning

The Southwestern Delta of the Rhine, Meuse and Scheldt are the “laboratory” for the development of this method. The urgency of establishing balanced planning in this Delta has increased with the launch of the national…

Smart dike reinforcement using smooth block revetments

Dikes, levees and dams

Dozens of kilometres of dike are strengthened every year in the Netherlands. In collaboration with Rijkswaterstaat, the water management authorities and commercial parties, Deltares is looking at whether smooth block revetments are a smart solution….

Cost Benefit Adaptation to Climate Change (CBA) Planning Kit

Climate Adaptation

This planning kit is a novel cost benefit tool that has been developed during the studies done for the Deltaprogramme for The Netherlands and has been successfully applied there This tool enables the user  to…