Integrated knowledge for future delta life

Deltas are attractive areas to live in and therefore densely populated. However they are threatened by human impact and climate change. Dealing with these threats requires a solid understanding of how natural and societal systems interact. Future Deltas develops integrated knowledge for future delta life.

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Polder in the Netherlands
Understanding Drivers

Understand the complex interactions among physical, biological and chemical processes and human interventions that affect subsidence and loss of ecosystem services.

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New Orleans Flood
Predicting Impacts

Assess and predict impacts of subsidence and associated loss of ecosystem services in deltas. 

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People plant young tree in deep mud in mangrove reforestation project
Optimizing Solutions

Analyze, evaluate and improve management strategies to deal with impacts of subsidence and loss of ecosystem services.

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News

Hub: Pathways to Sustainability
16 November 2018
Registration open for Pathways to Sustainability conference
The Pathways to Sustainability conference will take place on 24 January 2019 at TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht.
Drip Irrigation
13 November 2018
Building dams and reservoirs leads to more water use and shortage
Drought experts, including scientists from Utrecht University, conclude that water reservoirs lead to more water use, resulting in more water shortages.
Stapel omgehakte boomstammen naast bosweg
5 November 2018
Utrecht University participates in Nordic Environmental Social Science Conference
Professor Marleen van Rijswick will lead a workshop on Flood Risk Governance at Luleå University in Sweden. Call for papers open untill 31st January 2019.
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Events

Hub: Pathways to Sustainability
24 January 2019 09:00 - 18:00
Pathways to Sustainability conference
At the Pathways to Sustainability conference all sustainability related researchers and partners come together at TivoliVredenburg.
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