Future Deltas

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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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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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

21 June 2017

Expedition Colombia - read the blog

Barend van Maanen and Dunia Urrego are carrying out fieldwork in Colombia. Read their blog!

19 June 2017

VMR 35th Anniversary Conference on Legal Challenges in the Transition to Sustainability

On June 14th the Dutch Association for Environmental Law celebrated its 35th birthday with the conference ‘Transition to Sustainability – a Legal Challenge’.

12 June 2017

Future Deltas Course: Let’s ensure future delta life together

Join the Future Deltas Course: look beyond your boundary, and place your expertise in a broader context of natural and social processes affecting delta life.

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