Seminar: Innovative Strategies in basins and deltas and their implementation mechanisms (25 October 2016)The Seminar "Innovative Strategies in basins and deltas and their implementation mechanisms" was held on October 25th in Buenos Aires. It was co-organized by Delta Alliance Argentinean Wing, Fundación Humedales - Wetlands International and Fundación Torcuato Di Tella, with the support of the Embassy of the Netherlands in Buenos Aires. The seminar consisted of a series of presentations by international experts on innovative cases of intervention in urban deltas and basins and their implementation mechanisms. The invited international experts were Prof. Dr. Ir. Han Meyer (Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands), Dr. Machiel van Dorst (Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands) and Prof.PhD Lisa Diedrich (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden). Prof. Dr. Ir. Han Meyer presented "Parana Delta - an exceptional case". Through a presentation of examples from the current practice in the Netherlands, Dr. Meyer reflected on the three main issues concerning the Agenda for water systems of the 21st century: Restore the natural resilience capacity, combine flood risk strategy with other agendas and make the system adaptable. After revisiting current strategies applied in the Netherlands he opened a discussion on the Parana Delta. Dr. Machiel van Dorst presented "To find the combination of ecological and social resilience: how do we connect our global and long-term goals for resilient deltas to the residents-perspective -here and now-". Following a holistic approach, the presentation started with a review of the basis of ecological, environmental and social resilience, and ended with the presentation of cases of "holistic resilient delta design" around the world. For more information: http://www.deltasud.org/en/research-development.html Argentina Wing
Thursday 01 December 2016
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