Delta Alliance News and Events Archive

	International workshop and expedition held on Yellow River delta coastal wetland protection and restoration The international workshop and expedition on Yellow River delta coastal wetland protection and restoration was held on July 3 until 20, which brought international experts from China, the Netherlands and Italy to share knowledge on coastal wetland protection and restoration under intensified climate change and human impacts. Read a detailed summary of this event. Delta Alliance Secretary / Yellow River Wing coordinator, Thursday 12 September 2019
	Report on Coastlines and Climate Change presented at G7 Scientists from French institutes conducted a review on the impact of climate change on coastal areas and on policies to adapt. It is included in "Territoires Océan: Acteurs de solutions”, a document presented to President Emmanuel Macron at the G7 in Biarritz last August. Ocean regions like New Aquitaine could mitigate flooding and erosion by restoring and preserving coastal ecosystems, the review underlines. BRGM French Geological Survey, Wednesday 11 September 2019
	Land Use Planning as pillar for delta planning in Kenya The Land Use Plan for the Tana River Delta guides the involvement of all stakeholders in this Kenyan Delta. On the 8th of July, the planning for Yala Delta reached a climax when the Governor of Siaya County in Western Kenya signed the Yala Delta Land Use Plan and Strategic Environmental Impact Assessment. Delta Alliance, Thursday 18 July 2019
	Dissertation abstract from Y. Budiyono on Flood risk modeling in Jakarta: development and usefulness in a time of climate change Yus Budiyono graduated in November 2018 at the VU Amsterdam University. In his Thesis, a flood risk model for rapidly assessing flood risk in Jakarta has been set up using information on hazard, exposure and vulnerability, namely 'Damagescanner-Jakarta'. In the model, hazard is represented by inundation maps showing the flood extent and depth for floods with different probabilities and of different severity. VU Amsterdam University, Friday 12 July 2019
	Webinar: Coastal evolution and management: a new tool to understand the past and future (4 July 2019) IHE Delft Professor Roelvink will take you on a tour along typical coasts to show you the serious problems we are already facing and will be exacerbated by sea level rise and changes in wind and wave climate. He will pick your brains on tools and ideas to keep our precious coastlines. IHE Delft, Wednesday 3 July 2019
	Inaugural address Prince Claus Chair: Looking into the crystal ball (Professor Veena Srinivasan) Inaugural address as Professor to the Prince Claus Chair in Development and Equity 2018/2020 on 7 May 2019 by Professor Veena Srinivasan, Utrecht University. Title: Looking into the crystal ball: Anticipating and influencing change in Asian deltas. Utrecht University, Tuesday 18 June 2019
	Signing ceremony Joint Cooperation Programme Bangladesh - the Netherlands The signing ceremony of the Joint Cooperation Programme between Bangladesh and the Netherlands took place on 18 June 2019. This four-year programme, funded by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is set up amongst the Institute of Water Modelling (IWM), the Center for Environmental and Geographic Information Services (CEGIS), Wageningen University and Research (WUR) and Deltares. It is aimed at developing and initiating long term knowledge sharing and capacity building amongst these institutes in the fields of integrated water resources management and adaptive planning. WUR, Deltares, Tuesday 18 June 2019
	Bangladesh Delta Bulletin, no. 1 This newsletter contains short messages, news and announcements, with the objective to share knowledge and experience related to adaptive delta management and the implementation of the Bangladesh Delta Plan. It is prepared by the Delta Alliance, as a pilot for information sharing, on quarterly basis. Your contributions are very welcome! Delta Alliance, Monday 20 May 2019
	Publication: DMDU into Practice: Adaptive Delta Management in The Netherlands Reference: Bloemen P.J.T.M., Hammer F., van der Vlist M.J., Grinwis P., van Alphen J. (2019) DMDU into Practice: Adaptive Delta Management in The Netherlands. In: Marchau V., Walker W., Bloemen P., Popper S. (eds) Decision Making under Deep Uncertainty. Springer, Cham. Monday 15 April 2019
	TU Delft cooperates with Vietnam in training water professionals Over the next three years, TU Delft will support Vietnam in training water management professionals. The ‘Climate Proof Vietnam’ programme was officially launched on 10 April in Hanoi. To this end, Minister Cora van Nieuwenhuizen (I&W), together with her Vietnamese colleague Deputy Minister Vo Tuan Nhan, launched a Delft underwater drone for water quality testing in a lake in Hanoi. TU Delft, Monday 15 April 2019