/en en Fri, 24 Oct 2025 00:17:50 +0200 Thu, 07 Nov 24 13:56:00 +0100 /en/news/how-storm-surge-barriers-can-keep-the-netherlands-safe-and-liveable In the short term, decisions will have to be taken on maintenance, while in the longer term, adaptation or replacement should be considered. 144655 Thu, 07 Nov 2024 13:56:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/news/researchers-from-utrecht-university-improve-a-web-tool-mapping-global-water-challenges Researchers from Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ have improved the World Resources Institute’s online Aqueduct 4.0 Water Risk Framework. 132948 Wed, 16 Aug 2023 11:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/first-direct-proof-of-mega-flood-in-mediterranean-sea-region Geologists from Utrecht, London and Granada have found the first direct proof of the largest known mega-flood that ever occurred on earth. 128640 Fri, 24 Mar 2023 08:00:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/news/flood-risk-10-times-higher-in-many-places-worldwide-within-30-years An international team of researchers from Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ, Deltares, and NIOZ, among others, devised a new method to calculate when we can expect a certain increase in flood probability in a specific area. 128280 Thu, 23 Mar 2023 14:21:00 +0100 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/16-million-to-keep-the-dutch-delta-liveable-even-as-it-changes To better predict how deltas develop in the future we need a thorough understanding of their biogeomorphology. Delta-ENIGMA will receive 16 million euros from NWO-LSRI. 127787 Mon, 20 Feb 2023 09:00:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/news/green-light-for-delta-climate-center-in-vlissingen Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ 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/dutch-lowlands-response-to-sea-level-rise-two-and-five-metres Sketch of a future by Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ, commissioned by the Delta Commissioner 124813 Sat, 05 Nov 2022 22:00:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/news/proactive-risk-management-needed-to-limit-impacts-of-extreme-floods-and-droughts A new study shows that tailoring risk management measures to the worst flood or drought to date is not enough. 122069 Thu, 04 Aug 2022 08:52:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/todays-rain-wont-fall-tomorrow-but-when-will-it There's a well-known Dutch saying 'The rain that falls today, will not fall tomorrow'. But can you also say 'What falls today, will not fall next week'? 108789 Mon, 09 Aug 2021 10:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/bar-code-visualises-effects-of-sea-level-rise-and-adaptation-strategies-on-coastal-ecology Researchers have developped a new method that can visualise the influence of sea level rise in combination with adaptation strategies on the ecology of coastal areas. 107220 Wed, 09 Jun 2021 10:36:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/is-your-house-waterproof With a new tool, developed by UU and Witteveen+Bos, residents can test how well their homes are able to withstand water. 106671 Wed, 19 May 2021 12:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/limit-global-warming-to-15degc-and-halve-the-land-ice-contribution-to-sea-level-this-century Publication in Nature, exploring the land ice contribution to sea level in the 21st century arising from the world’s glaciers and the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets. 106188 Wed, 05 May 2021 17:00:00 +0200 Nieuws Groenlandse ijskap /en/news/current-climate-model-simulations-overestimate-future-sea-level-rise Using a new, higher-resolution climate model simulation, scientists from Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ found a much slower ocean temperature increase compared to current simulations. 105514 Fri, 09 Apr 2021 20:00:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/video-researchers-share-how-they-research-water-for-world-water-day Water means different things to different people: what does water mean to you? 104968 Mon, 22 Mar 2021 09:00:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/news/new-tool-shows-investment-in-flood-protection-helps-millions-of-people-at-risk Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ's global hydrological model contributed to the newly developed Aqueduct Floods tool. 94953 Thu, 23 Apr 2020 14:52:00 +0200 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/in-the-media/the-ipcc-experiences-of-roderik-van-de-wal Roderik van de Wal, Professor of Sea level change and coastal impacts, was one of the main authors of the IPCC report on sea level rise. 83973 Tue, 01 Oct 2019 12:46:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/cities-should-actively-address-citizens-to-reduce-urban-flooding Romy Brockhoff wrote a bachelor thesis on the governance arrangements for rain induced floods in Utrecht. 82717 Mon, 09 Sep 2019 14:02:00 +0200 Nieuws Zandzakken tegen overstroming van een straat in Praag