| Delta Alliance Newsletter, special edition In this special edition of our newsletter, we would like to draw your attention to our Young Professionals Award. Delta Alliance is inviting young professionals around the world to submit innovative solutions to increase the resilience of the world’s deltas. Join the competition and spread this call! The best contributions will be presented and discussed during a Delta Alliance side event at the RIO+20 conference in Brazil. Delta Alliance Secretary, Tuesday 13 March 2012 |
| Outcomes Jakarta Climate Adaptation Tools Session Delta Summit 2011 The World Delta Summit, initiated by Prof. Jan Sopaheluwakan of the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), took place in Jakarta from November 21-23. Within the framework of this summit, the JCAT consortium and Royal Haskoning organised a workshop within the series 'Towards Adaptive Flood Risk Management of a Delta City'. The main aim of the workshop was to ensure that the work being carried out in the JCAT project is well embedded in on the ground problems and activities in Jakarta. It was attended by approximately 40 representatives from international government and research institutes, NGOs, and consultants. The workshop was highly interactive, and much lively discussion and exchange of ideas took place. Delta Alliance Secretary, Tuesday 13 December 2011 |
| Brief summary of Delta Alliance Netherlands Wing launch during IWW-Aquaterra During the Aquaterra conference of the International Water Week in Amsterdam (1-3 November 2011), the Delta Alliance Netherlands Wing was launched as the Dutch knowledge platform of the Delta Alliance, having its motto: “For the resilience of deltas worldwide”. Delta Alliance Secretary, Monday 5 December 2011 |
| Launching Workshop of Delta Alliance Bangladesh Wing Institute of Water Modelling and Partners of Delta Alliance Bangladesh Wing (DABW) organized the Launching Workshop of the Delta Alliance Bangladesh Wing on 25 October 2011 at BRAC Centre INN, Mohakhali, Dhaka. Tuesday 1 November 2011 |
| Launch event Delta Alliance Dutch Wing (November 3, 2011) Launch event Dutch Wing 'Delta Alliance International', tijdens de International Water Week Amsterdam. Delta Alliance Secretary, Monday 24 October 2011 |
| Foundation Delta Alliance International established In June 2011, the international network organisation of Delta Alliance has become a legal entity by establishing the Foundation ‘Delta Alliance International’. Delta Alliance International is managed by an International Governing Board consisting of Mrs. Tineke Huizinga, Prof. András Szöllösi and Dr. Lifeng Li. The Delta Alliance wings are represented in the Advisory Committee which main task is to advice the Governing Board on strategic and operational issues. Mr. Kees Slingerland is director of Delta Alliance International. Delta Alliance Secretary, Thursday 30 June 2011 |
| Communities and institutions for flood resilience in Bangladeshi and Dutch deltas A joint research project involving Bengal and Dutch PhD students and researchers to study flood resilience in Bangladeshi and Dutch deltas have been granted under the NWO WOTRO IP program. The full title of the project is ‘Communities and institutions for flood resilience: enhancing knowledge and capacity to manage flood risk in the Bangladeshi and Dutch Deltas’ Delta Alliance Secretary, Wednesday 29 June 2011 |
| South-North Dialogue on Water-related climate change adaptation 15 science and policy experts from various southern countries and 4 Dutch young professionals worked together on water-related climate change adaptation issues during a one-week workshop from 18- 23 June 2011. Delta Alliance hosted a session about climate tools and methods on the 18th of June. Delta Alliance Secretary, Monday 27 June 2011 |
| DeltaNet: European deltas network The Program Manager of Delta Alliance, Mr. Wim van Driel, attended the DeltaNet International Conference ‘Impacts of Global Change on Deltas, Estuaries and Coastal Lagoons - Research, observation and management’, in the Ebro Delta, Catalonia, Spain, from June 6-10, 2011. Delta Alliance Secretary, Friday 24 June 2011 |
| Launching Delta Alliance, final report of phase 2 KvK HSINT01B Final Project Report. Delta Alliance, Wednesday 11 May 2011 |
