Hoe maken we onze omgeving klimaatadaptatief én gezond voor mens en natuur?Onderzoekers, experts en studenten zochten naar antwoorden op deze vraag tijdens de Climate Adaptation for Planetary Health Day in het Utrecht Science Park op 8 juni 2026. Daartoe organiseerde Deltares samen met andere onderwijs- …

Impact on Water Quality monitoring with aquatic drones

Climate change requires cities to adapt to heat, drought, and high-intensity rainfall to become resilient. In the Netherlands, more than 74% of population lives in urban areas. Many Dutch cities have intensified their efforts to become climate resilient and water-robust by 2050. One of the strategies …

Consortium workshop 3: Bestaande ontwerpenGepubliceerd op 20 september 2024 om 16:01Op dinsdag 17 september 2024 kreeg het consortium in het TKI project Straatwater Filtratie voor Infiltratie (SFVI) de kans om met elkaar meer te leren over bestaande straatwater (in)filtratie ontwerpen. In de prachtige …

Infiltrating pavements are potentially effective climate adaptation measures to counteract arising challenges related to flooding and drought in urban areas. However, they are susceptible to clogging causing premature degradation. As part of the Dutch Delta Plan, Dutch municipalities were encouraged …

Large floating projects have the potential to overcome the challenge of land scarcity in urban areas and offer opportunities for energy and food production, or even for creating sustainable living environments. However, they influence the physical, chemical, biological and ecological characteristics …

The ClimateCafe approach is a quick-scan method to monitor riverine and urban areas and discuss the impact of climate change. ClimateCafes consist of transdisciplinary fieldwork during which students, young professionals, stakeholders and scientist come together to collect data and design (potential) …

In september organiseert Wateropleidingen de cursus ‘klimaatadaptatie in de stad‘. In vier lesdagen leer je meer over de verschillende klimaatadaptieve maatregelen, zo ook over de rainproof maatregelen. In deze cursus ga je aan de slag met ontwerp, aanleg, beheer en monitoring van maatregelen om de stad …

Gastcollege "practical monitoring of quantity and quality issues" op universiteit ITS te Surabaya, waarmee de Hanzehogeschool Groningen en de Hogeschool Rotterdam gezamenlijk projecten uitvoeren in Indonesië, waarbij kennis wordt uitgewisseld omtrent klimaatadaptatie in steden.