Filter by:
News archive
How bad are microplastics for our health?
More research is needed into the health risks associated with microplastics, Dutch toxicologists argue in the renowned scientific journal Science. It is still entirely unclear whether these new environmental pollutants represent a serious health risk, and so the answers to that question are urgently needed.
Three quarters of European countries are planning for sea level rise
Sea level rise is expected to have severe consequences for people and assets in European coastal areas. Planning for sea level rise is critical in order to ensure timely and adequate responses. Deltares, Wageningen University and Utrecht University conducted a survey of experts from the 32 European countries with a coastline about how their country is planning for sea level rise. The conclusion is that most coastal countries in Europe are planning for SLR but that a quarter are still not doing so.
Announcement of MoU between Deltares and UKCEH
We are very pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Deltares and UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology. Senior representatives from each organisation, including Professor Alan Jenkins (UKCEH Director of Science) and Gerard Blom (Deltares Director Inland Water Systems) held a virtual meeting on Thursday 28th January 2021, during which the MoU was signed.-
Water for peace: how to make climate action conflict sensitive
The importance and urgency of climate action is clear. But it needs to be done in an integrated, informed and inclusive manner for it to be effective, sustainable and conflict sensitive. -
Online meeting about internal erosion in dikes and dams: international scientists and consultants share knowledge
Dikes and dams are exposed to large differences in water levels. That can lead to the movement of the soil in or under a water defence structure, with internal erosion as a result. Internal erosion is an important failure mechanism in both dams and dikes. In order to understand better how it works and identify possible solutions, Deltares teamed up with Delft University of Technology and Ghent University to organise an online meeting on 4 February. -
Contribution Deltares to Climate Adaptation Summit
The Climate Adaption Summit (CAS) 2021, organized by the Netherlands, will take place on 25 and 26 January. This event is completely online due to Covid-19. Many heads of government, such as French President Macron, British Prime Minister Johnson and Prime Minister Mark Rutte, take part in this first international meeting on the theme of adaptation. -
Global map shows 19 percent of global population may face a high probability of subsidence
A new global map shows that land subsidence as a result of the depletion of our groundwater resources is a global anthropogenic hazard that produces relevant environmental, social and economic impacts. According to the researchers which published the map in Science 19 percent of the global population and 12 percent of the global gross domestic product may face a high probability of subsidence. 
Scoping monitoring of coronavirus in wastewater in Peru
The current worldwide COVID-19 pandemic is a major concern for human health. The spread of this virus needs to be controlled to prevent further infections and deaths. Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 is excreted by infected people with their faeces.
What do microplastics do in our body?
On Monday 11 January 2021, the knowledge agenda Microplastics and Health was presented to the State Secretary for Infrastructure and Water Management in The Netherlands, Stientje van Veldhoven. This knowledge agenda describes the most important knowledge gaps and calls for more research. ZonMw, together with other research funding bodies, has made an important first step in the right direction for further solution-focussed research.-
Bas van Maren visiting professor Shanghai
Bas van Maren expert in fine sediment dynamics has been appointed visiting professor at the State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research, part of East China Normal University in Shanghai.
