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 developed integrated knowledge for future delta life.
The Future Deltas programme is now being continued in the Water, Climate & Future Deltas hub.
Focus
News
5 November 2019
An interdisciplinary group of scholars from Utrecht University contributed to a special issue of Water International on Flood Resilience of Private Properties.
1 November 2019
Documentary portraits of low-lying areas where the rising water is a huge problem.
31 October 2019
Jasper Leuven shows that different-sized estuaries respond differently to sea-level rise.
Events
20 November 2019 16:15 - 18:00
Tjeerd Joris Bouma is voornemens op zijn ambt te aanvaarden met het houden van een oratie getiteld: To drown or not to drown! Maakt natuur (het) verschil?
14 January 2020 13:00 - 17:00
5th Edition of the annual Christiaan Brunings Lecture, bringing together the scientists, practitioners and managers of rivers and estuaries.
