Flooding has become more common in many developing nations as a result of increasing urbanization and climate change. As a result, community people are constantly confronted with the harmful impacts of floods. Flooding is a recurring issue in Nigeria, causing huge economic losses as a result of damage …

A dike has been punctured to allow limited tidal waterflows into an agricultural landscape near the village of De Heen in the west of Brabant Province. A transition towards a brackish agriculture will be supported by a saline visitor center that is embedded in the water flows surrounded by new crops, …

River-floodplain systems, located in the lower gradients of the river, are highly dynamic and biodiverse systems. Despite the ecological and economic importance of river systems, thesesystems are threatened. There is a need for appropriate management to restore and sustain biodiversity across the river …

Climate change and changing land use challenge the livability and flood safety of Dutch cities. One option cities have to become more climate-proof is to increase infiltration of stormwater into soil through permeable pavement and thus reduce discharge of stormwater into sewer systems. To analyze the …

Climate change and changing land use challenge the livability and flood safety of Dutch cities. One option cities have to become more climate-proof is to increase infiltration of stormwater into soil through permeable pavement and thus reduce discharge of stormwater into sewer systems. To analyze the …

Infosheet. When high water is expected, levee managers need to make sure that there are no weak spots on the levee that can compromise its structural integrity. Animal burrows on a section can constitute weak spots that have to be urgently repaired in anticipation of high water. Within the context of …

Infosheet. Within the context of animal burrows surveys that took place in the test season 2021-2022 in the living lab Hedwige-Prosperpolder, an experimental setup with smoke bombs was developed to verify whether detected burrows by small rodents are interconnected in the subsurface. By injecting colored …