The opportunities of the award winning idea of the Balance Island is now further explored by a Dutch consortium of Deltares, Grontmij, IMARES Wageningen UR and De Waterarchitect. The consortium focuses on the deltas in Bangladesh and Vietnam. The Balance Island was one of the three winners of the Delta Alliance Young Professionals Award in 2012.

The Balance Island is a concept to reduce coastal salt water intrusion by constructing offshore sand islands that creates a tidal area with brackish water.

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