/en en Fri, 24 Oct 2025 00:17:43 +0200 Thu, 04 Sep 25 16:00:00 +0200 /en/news/tomorrows-water-security-sufficient-clean-water-for-all On 4 September 2025 Michelle van Vliet will give her inaugural lecture. Why is water quality often neglected and how do climate extremes exacerbate the problem? 151151 Thu, 04 Sep 2025 16:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/fighting-drought-together-with-farmers-landowners-and-scientists Can a scientist, a farmer and a nature organisation ensure that nature can better withstand periods of extreme drought or massive flooding? If it were up to Dr. Edwin Pos, yes. 128878 Wed, 22 Mar 2023 15:00:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/news/national-geographic-society-and-utrecht-university-launch-world-water-map An interactive view of the sectors of water use; how much water people consume for agricultural, industrial, and household use; and what鈥檚 left for nature. 128881 Mon, 20 Mar 2023 14:00:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/news/green-light-for-delta-climate-center-in-vlissingen Utrecht 木瓜福利影视 is one of the six founders of the centre which will start operations in Vlissingen in mid-2023. 127762 Thu, 16 Feb 2023 15:00:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/news/making-the-invisible-water-crisis-visible Study shows that, while achieving the UN ambitious SDG for wastewater treatment would cause substantial improvements in global water quality, severe water quality issues would contain to persist in some world regions. 123981 Thu, 06 Oct 2022 11:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/utrecht-researchers-working-on-climate-proofing-urban-areas-of-the-netherlands Investors, planners and managers of real estate and infrastructure work together with scientists from various disciplines, including law. 114975 Wed, 23 Mar 2022 16:16:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/news/desertification-and-drought-day-utrecht-researchers-work-on-complex-drought-issues June 17 it is Desertification and Drought Day. We give you a selection of innovative techniques and new research on drought. 107508 Thu, 17 Jun 2021 10:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/global-water-scarcity-increases-due-to-poor-water-quality Water use for agriculture, households and industry exacerbate water scarcity worldwide, research led by UU shows. 103380 Tue, 26 Jan 2021 11:00:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/news/river-deltas-gain-land-worldwide-for-now A team of scientists from The Netherlands and the USA found that delta areas worldwide have gained land in the past 30 years, despite river damming. 90155 Wed, 22 Jan 2020 09:51:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/news/mekong-delta-freshwater-in-peril-by-sand-mining-and-dam-construction Researchers conclude that increased salt intrusion and tides in the Mekong Delta relate to sediment starvation from upstream dams and sand mining in the delta. 88405 Tue, 10 Dec 2019 12:10:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/news/research-demonstrates-it-is-possible-to-predict-the-consequences-of-drought Seasonal forecasts for droughts are needed to take measures in advance to limit the consequences of drought for nature, agriculture and shipping traffic. 86951 Thu, 21 Nov 2019 14:33:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/news/niko-wanders-wins-knaw-early-career-award Wanders receives the award for his pioneering research into hydrological extremes and his prominent role in science communication. 86133 Tue, 05 Nov 2019 14:33:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/bite-of-science/young-climate-researchers-in-podcast-series Scientists from Utrecht 木瓜福利影视 talk about their research (and funny science facts) in the 'Makkelijk Praten' podcast. 79591 Fri, 25 Oct 2019 10:24:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/groundwater-pumping-poses-worldwide-threat-to-riverine-ecosystems In 2050 half of the global groundwater areas will suffer from too low river streams, concludes a team including Utrecht 木瓜福利影视 researchers in Nature. 81433 Thu, 03 Oct 2019 07:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/a-quarter-of-worlds-population-facing-extremely-high-water-stress Calculations by hydrologists from Utrecht 木瓜福利影视 formed the basis for the 2019 Water Risk Atlas. 81473 Fri, 09 Aug 2019 15:11:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/combatting-global-water-shortages-domestic-wastewater-in-underground-irrigation Utrecht 木瓜福利影视 PhD researcher Dominique Narain-Ford is exploring the natural purification of domestic wastewater during underground irrigation. 80959 Wed, 24 Jul 2019 10:03:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/watch-where-you-plant-your-trees Planting trees in arid areas can sometimes worsen the environmental circumstances, environmental researchers from Utrecht 木瓜福利影视 confirm. 79689 Mon, 17 Jun 2019 15:21:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/utrecht-university-studies-5-residential-areas-that-will-be-adapted-to-climate-change-with-new-funds Different types of residential areas will get extra money to adapt to hotter summers and heavier showers. Utrecht 木瓜福利影视 is monitoring these projects. 78397 Tue, 21 May 2019 13:34:00 +0200 Nieuws Gekleurde laarzen in ondergelopen gebied /en/news/walter-immerzeel-appointed-as-professor-of-mountain-hydrology Walter Immerzeel is appointed to Professor of Mountain Hydrology and hereby strengthens research, education and international collaboration in mountain regions. 78011 Thu, 16 May 2019 09:59:00 +0200 Nieuws Walter Immerzeel /en/news/global-warming-of-two-degrees-will-make-extreme-droughts-more-common Global warming of 2掳C will cause more extreme hydrological situations on earth, Utrecht 木瓜福利影视 and KNMI researchers conclude. 73583 Wed, 20 Feb 2019 09:14:00 +0100 Nieuws Lage waterstand Waal