| Delta Alliance Newsletter (December 2013) In this issue you find news, publications and information on different topics, events, such as the progress review, the announcement of our new director, and new projects. Delta Alliance Secretary, Thursday 19 December 2013 |
| Two new Delta Alliance publications Delta Alliance has issued in 2013 two more key publications. Delta Alliance Secretary, Monday 16 December 2013 |
| Vulnerability and Resilience Assessment Ayeyarwady Delta, Myanmar Following the 2008 flooding disaster there is a clear need for an assessment of vulnerability and resilience of the Ayeyarwady delta. Since it is unknown how much data would be available and whether the right experts could be found to contribute to the project a two phase approach was proposed. Delta Alliance Secretary, Friday 13 December 2013 |
| Action Platform for Source to Sea Management – Delta Alliance one of the founding fathers During 2013, the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) has engaged a range of actors working with freshwater, coastal and marine issues to explore the potential of establishing a more long-term collaboration platform and seek solutions to the challenges surrounding the governance and management of natural resources in the source to sea continuum. Delta Alliance is one of the founding fathers of the Action Platform for Source to Sea Management and is in good company of several international and UN organisations dealing with the issue. Delta Alliance Secretary, Tuesday 10 December 2013 |
| With Delta Alliance Bangladesh Wing as a partnership to share knowledge, we can do more Delta Alliance Bangladesh Wing organized on 30th of November 2013 a well-attended workshop on ‘Knowledge Sharing for Delta Management in a Changing Climate'. About 70 people attended the workshop, while another 170 people followed the live streamed meeting through internet. Delta Alliance Secretary, Monday 2 December 2013 |
| Progress Review of the Delta Alliance After four years of support, the Knowledge for Climate program had organized in 2013 an external Progress Review of the Delta Alliance. Apart from assessing the progress till date the objective of the review was also to provide a ‘preview of the Delta Alliance beyond Knowledge for Climate program support’. Delta Alliance Secretary, Monday 2 December 2013 |
| Course: Managing risk and hazards in the face of natural disaster (March 31-April 11, 2014) Natural hazards are a well-known phenomenon to humankind. However, there are strong indicators to suggest that the frequency and intensity of climate-related natural hazards will continue to increase under the effect of global warming. Climate change impacts pose a real and considerable threat to communities living in hot-spots of vulnerability to extreme meteorological and hydrological events Wageningen UR Centre for Development Innovation, Thursday 28 November 2013 |
| Workshop on Knowledge Sharing for Delta Management in a Changing Climate - Live Stream Institute of Water Modelling and Partners of Delta Alliance Bangladesh Wing are organising this workshop on 30 November, 2013 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Download the programme and view the Live Stream programme. Delta Alliance Secretary, Monday 25 November 2013 |
| New Director of the Delta Alliance We are pleased to inform you that Mrs Renske Peters has accepted her nomination by the International Governing Board as new Director of the Delta Alliance. Delta Alliance Secretary, Friday 22 November 2013 |
| Call for Workshops Deltas in Practice now open! Invitation to organise a Deltas in Practice Workshop: The conference will offer participants around thirty workshops tailored to practitioners and policy makers. In the call we invite you to submit a proposal for a Deltas in Practice Workshop (submission deadline 15 January 2014).
The call for scientific abstracts Deltas in Depth will be open from mid November.
Deltas in Times of Climate Change II, September 2014, Wednesday 23 October 2013 |
