| Report: The coastal system of the Volta delta, Ghana: Strategies and opportunities for development This report is written for the Delft Deltas Infrastructure and Mobility Initiative (DIMI) Volta delta special case. In extension on the workshop in the Volta delta, early October 2017, a literature review is produced to bundle the existing knowledge of the coastal system of the Volta delta and to process this knowledge in practical handles for design. TU Delft / DIMI, Tuesday 30 January 2018 |
| Thesis: Turning the Tide? The role of Participation and Learning in Strengthening Tidal River Management in the Bangladesh Delta Wageningen University and Research, Tuesday 30 January 2018 |
| Future Deltas Highlights, newsletter January 2018 With an update on: highlights last 4 years, announcements meetings, symposias, master class. And articles a.o. on: Land subsidence threatens to submerge the Mekong Delta, Peat soil in the countryside is subsiding faster than in the city. Future Deltas / Utrecht University, Monday 29 January 2018 |
| Reporting progress of wings 2016/2017 Key message and outlook are presented in the report, with the objective to inform and learn from each other, and to provide a basis for discussion with the wings and the Delta Alliance Advisory Board about future activities. Delta Alliance Secretariat, Tuesday 19 December 2017 |
| Dutch-Ghanaian student team jointly worked on complex challenges of the Ghana Volta Delta 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 KNUST, Central University and University of Ghana to develop integrated solutions for the complex challenges of the Volta Delta in Ghana. Monday 20 November 2017 |
| Media coverage: Launch of the Global Centre of Excellence on Climate Adaptation The Global Centre of Excellence on Climate Adaptation was launched with speakers including Mr. Erik Solheim, Mrs. Noaka Ishii, Mr. Ovais Sarmad and Mrs. Cora van Nieuwenhuizen.
The Delta Alliance is partner and member of the Preparatory Group. IISD, Wednesday 15 November 2017 |
| Herstel veerkracht van de delta eist visie van Rutte Verstedelijking en veiligheid in de delta vergen een nieuw grootschalig ruimtelijk beleid. Noodkreet én voorzet van Han Meyer en veertig andere experts. NRC, Thursday 2 November 2017 |
| New director and chair Delta Alliance As per 1 Noveber 2017: Prof. dr. Pavel Kabat, director general of IIASA (International Institute for Applied Systems Analyses), Austria is Chair International Governing Board and Dr. Kim van Nieuwaal, Director Delta Alliance.
Delta Alliance Secretariat, Tuesday 31 October 2017 |
| TU Delft DeltaLinks October 2017 | Water in the USA © DeltaLinks | October 2017 newsletter with a.o. articles on
Water in the USA (Houston, Texas), Urban hydrology, Flood defences USA/the Netherlands, WaterViewer. TU Delft, Deltalinks, Wednesday 25 October 2017 |
| Groningen and Rotterdam will accommodate Global Climate Adaptation Centre The Global Centre of Excellence on Climate Adaptation will be accommodated in Rotterdam and Groningen. These two cities have reeled in the Global Centre of Excellence on Climate Adaptation (GCECA) by jointly submitting the most convincing bid. GCECA, Thursday 21 September 2017 |
