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

24 May 2019
"It was very special to stand on the Greenland ice sheet for the first time"
Photo report by PhD candidate Maurice van Tiggelen about his fieldwork in Greenland.
Gekleurde laarzen in ondergelopen gebied
21 May 2019
Utrecht University studies 5 residential areas that will be adapted to climate change with new funds
Different types of residential areas will get extra money to adapt to hotter summers and heavier showers. Utrecht University is monitoring these projects.
Walter Immerzeel
16 May 2019
Walter Immerzeel appointed as Professor of Mountain Hydrology
Walter Immerzeel is appointed to Professor of Mountain Hydrology and hereby strengthens research, education and international collaboration in mountain regions.
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Events

28 August 2019 09:00 - 30 August 2019 18:00
EELF Conference 2019: Environmental Law for Transitions to Sustainability
On 28–30 August 2019 the Utrecht Centre for Water, Oceans and Sustainability Law will host the 7th annual European Environmental Law Forum conference.
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