Delta Alliance activities

Adaptation Futures 2018 (18-21 June 2018)
The Delta Alliance attended the conference in Cape Town, South Africa, with a.o. a stand, side event on Monday morning 'Towards resilient African deltas through enhanced knowledge exchange and research network'. Also several sessions were organised by the Delta Alliance and Partners.
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>> Read more: side event Towards resilient African deltas through enhanced knowledge exchange and research network
>> Read more: session Adaptation practice and experience in deltas in the global south

Seminar Integrated design of Ghana’s Volta delta and coast (15 May 2018)
This seminar is held in the framework of a Dutch – Ghanese students exchange programme. This programme is a cooperation between the Delta Alliance, the Delft Deltas, infrastructures & Mobility Initiative (DIMI) and Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology (KNUST), Central University (CU), CSIR College of Science & Technology (CCST), and University of Ghana (UG) aiming to develop integrated solutions for the complex challenges of the Volta Delta in Ghana.
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NKWK conferentie 'Van papier naar praktijk' (17 april 2018)
NKWK is de Nederlandse Wing van de Delta Alliance. In de sessie 'Blik op de delta's: kansen voor NKWK vanuit internationaal perspectief' gingen we in discussie over de internationale dimensie van NKWK. Nederlandse kennisinstellingen presenteerden kort wat hun activiteiten en ervaringen in het buitenland zijn. Met de zaal gingen we vervolgens in discussie over wat de belangrijkste lessen zijn die we hiervan kunnen leren. Tot welke kansen leidt dat? Pakken we die voldoende op? En hoe kunnen de onderzoekslijnen van NKWK hierbij een rol spelen? De Delta Alliance en haar Nederlandse partners hebben op basis van de resultaten van deze sessie een advies aan het NKWK uitgebracht.
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Wing progress reports 2016/2017
Every year, progress reports from the Wings are submitted about the activities of the Wings in the field of research, workshop, capacity building, etc. A summary report was made with a number of observations and key messages. These will be discussed with the Wings and serve as the basis for the future course.
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Wing meetings 2017
The  Delta Alliance International Secretariat provided seed money as an extra impulse to the Wings to promote their Wing activities.
A number of Wings organised meetings. The reports of the meetings are available.
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Delta Coalition 2017
Several activities took place, a.o.:
In July a conference chaired by Bangladesh took place in Dhaka. Presentations were given by the Wings of Bangladesh and Myanmar.
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Delta Coalition dinner during the Amsterdam International Water Week, which proved to be an excellent networking occasion. Delta Alliance and Delta Coalition presented themselves with representatives of the Global Centre of Excellence on Climate Adaptation.
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Report GWP Learning Deltas Asian Initiative (December 2017)
GWP initiated the Learning Deltas Asian Initiative as a means to enhance capacity development in a format of a holistic basin-wide programme instead of a project based approach. Delta Alliance, as an international knowledge network on deltas, supported this initiative actively, engaging staff from the wings in Myanmar and Bangladesh and the international secretariat. In 2017 a pilot was undertaken with the objective of mutual learning.
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Dutch-Ghanaian student team worked on complex challenges of the Ghana Volta Delta (November 2017)
A group of students and teachers from Delft University of Technology worked with Ghanaian students of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Central University and University of Ghana to develop integrated solutions for the complex challenges of the Volta Delta in Ghana during a full week of workshops and site visits that was hosted and facilitated by the Delta Alliance-Ghana Wing.
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Training Delta Planning and Management (September 2017)
There is an increasing need to train professionals who are able to deal with the interdisciplinary complexities of delta planning and management (DPM). Therefore, the Delta Alliance and its partners have developed a capacity development programme to support professionals in delta planning and management. This programme consists of a raft of modules  and depending on the needs and context a customised course can be offered.
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Delta Alliance newsletter (August 2017)
With news items on: Wings activities, meetings, webinars, Master class, Flood Delta City Index, Global Centre of Excellence on Climate Adaptation, publications and agenda.
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Delta monitor report (July 2017)
To help decision makers in delta areas to select appropriate adaptation and mitigation strategies it is necessary to have a clear picture of the main sources of risk and how this risk evolves under changing conditions. Acknowledging these problems a new index was developend that helps cities to better understand the dominant drivers of risk, formulate ambitions, and compare and share their results with other delta regions. 
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NKWK as Dutch Wing (July 2017)
The National Water and Climate Knowledge and Innovation Programme (abbreviated to NKWK in Dutch), serves as the Dutch Wing of the Delta Alliance. This NKWK is a national programme within which government authorities, knowledge institutes and companies, work in conjunction on pilot projects, topical issues and long-term developments. It comprises of fourteen research tracks, in which government authorities, knowledge institutes and companies collaborate on pilot projects, topical issues and long-term developments.
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Thought Leadership ADM - Adaptive Delta Management, Marjolijn Haasnoot, Deltares (June 2017)
The thought leadership aims at exchanging experiences on current practices and scientific methods and tools with both practitioners and scientists. Scientist can test and adopt their approaches to practice and practitioners can learn about tools and methods and other practices. Adaptive delta management is an emerging and promising concept that is being used to support decision making on delta management under uncertain climate and socio-economic changes.
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Thought Leadership ‘Rural Urban linkages combining safety and quality of living in delta cities’, Wim Timmermans, WUR, (April/June 2017)
The thought leadership touched a range of urban rural relations that are highly relevant for delta city resilience and flood risk reduction. In the Parana delta combined urban sprawl and agricultural intensification affected the system of the Parana delta during several decades. It could happen because in that period delta polices, which were at that time more sectoral and management based, were not fully aware of the consequences of such spatial developments. Nowadays a hard competition between spatial housing, agricultural and delta is at stake. Soft sectors, such as nature, recreation and heritage suffer from this competition, while nature based solutions, often connected with place making, promise to bring new perspectives for integration.
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Wageningen Delta Seminar: Water, Climate, Food and Ecosystems in Deltas (22 May 2017)
The Delta Alliance and Wageningen Environmental Research organised a seminar to discuss delta related knowledge development - illustrated by some key research outcomes and identified knowledge gaps. The seminar was well attended by over 80 participants. Bram de Vos, director of Director Wageningen Environmental Research, opened the seminar. Mr. Sheikh Mohammed Belal, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, gave a keynote address. An overview of the current activities of the Delta Alliance was given by Renske Peters, director of the Delta Alliance. In five pitches the research carried out by Wageningen Environmental Research was given.
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Webinar Urbanization and flood risks: understanding the fabric and governance of Delta cities (9 May 2017)
Delta regions across the world are rich in natural resources and economic opportunities. As a result, they have historically been home to dense, growing urban communities. The process of urbanisation is often rapid and results in formal and informal urban fabric. Planned and unplanned urbanisation processes both affect delta infrastructures. A variety of institutions and stakeholders generate these simultaneous processes. What is the relationship between formal-informal and planned-unplanned urbanisation processes in the world’s deltas? How do they affect the urban water system and the allocation of flood risks? How does the physical battle for space relate to various stakeholders and their financial, executive and judicial capacities?
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Kenya and Ghana wing mission report to Ouémé Delta, Cotonou, Benin (3-6 April 2017)
A group of students and teachers from Delft University of Technology, faculties of Architecture and the Built Environment, Civil Engineering and Geosciences and Technology, Policy and Management worked with Ghanaian students of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Central University and University of Ghana to develop integrated solutions for the complex challenges of the Volta Delta in Ghana during a full week of workshops and site visits which was hosted and facilitated by the Delta Alliance Ghana Wing.
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HABITAT III conference New Urban Agenda: Transition towards Sustainable Delta Cities (19 October 2016)
In Quito, the Delta Alliance co-organised this network event jointly with the Government of the Netherlands as outgoing chair of the Delta Coalition, and with the City of Beira. The event attracted some 120 attendants from national and local governments, NGO’s, research organizations and the private sector. 
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