| Delta Alliance Young Professionals Award In preparation for the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in June 2012, Delta Alliance invites young Delta Professionals around the world to present their solutions to the challenges which river deltas are facing. Join the competition and present your sustainable and integrated Delta solution at Rio! Delta Alliance Secretary, Thursday 24 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 |
| Official start Jakarta Climate Adaptation Tools (JCAT) The project will be carried out under the flag of the international Delta Alliance and Delta Alliance Indonesia Wing. Delta Alliance Secretary, Monday 11 July 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 International Secretariat, Wednesday 11 May 2011 |
| Former Dutch minister Tineke Huizinga new chairperson of Delta Alliance Tineke Huizinga-Heringa, former Dutch minister of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment (VROM), has been named chairperson of the International Governing Board of Delta Alliance. Delta Alliance International Secretariat, Tuesday 1 March 2011 |
| Comparative assessment report published The Delta Alliance project report ‘Comparative assessment of the vulnerability and resilience of 10 deltas’ is published. The report presents a generic framework to study the physical, ecological and socio-economic impacts and adaptive responses regarding the most affected sectors in deltas worldwide. Delta Alliance Secretary, Tuesday 22 February 2011 |
