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- A quarter of world's population facing extremely high water stressCalculations by hydrologists from Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ formed the basis for the 2019 Water Risk Atlas./en/news/a-quarter-of-worlds-population-facing-extremely-high-water-stress
- ‘Soil subsidence is a hidden assassin’Physical geographer Philip Minderhoud has studied soil subsidence in the Mekong delta. He will defend his dissertation on 15 February./en/news/soil-subsidence-is-a-hidden-assassin
- Imagining the Dutch deltaDuring an interactive session at the Pathways to Sustainability conference some 40 people joined the process of imagining the Dutch delta in 2220./en/background/imagining-the-dutch-delta
- Large mammals for a better climateRestoring populations of large mammals can help in mitigating climate change, conclude ecologists from several universities including Utrecht./en/news/large-mammals-for-a-better-climate
- Detlef van Vuuren wins Huibregtsen Prize for climate forecasting modelClimate scientist Detlef van Vuuren of Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ wins the prestigious Huibregtsen Prize for his work developing the IMAGE climate forecasting model./en/news/detlef-van-vuuren-wins-huibregtsen-prize-for-climate-forecasting-model-0
- Towards a ‘safe-fail’ flood management policy - no magic bullets, but three lessons for the futurePeter Driessen and Dries Hegger from Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ have written an editorial describing a system that is designed to fail safely from time to time./en/news/towards-a-safe-fail-flood-management-policy-no-magic-bullets-but-three-lessons-for-the-future
- Higher dykes will not protect us from the waterUtrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ researchers Maarten Kleinhans, Appy Sluijs, Marleen van Rijswick and others argue that we must rigorously adapt to sea level rise./en/opinion/higher-dykes-will-not-protect-us-from-the-water
- Utrecht researchers awarded prestigious grants to study impact of climate changeThree of six Dutch projects selected for ERA-NET co-fund AXIS awarded to researchers from Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ's Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development./en/news/utrecht-researchers-awarded-prestigious-grants-to-study-impact-of-climate-change
- Utrecht researchers help make Vietnam climate-proof'Climate Proof Vietnam' will provide the country with support in training professionals in the field of water management/en/news/utrecht-researchers-help-make-vietnam-climate-proof
- Coral reefs: protectors of coastal areasResearchers from Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ and State ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ Florida are studying the effect of coral reefs on the coast and made impressive film footage./en/background/coral-reefs-protectors-of-coastal-areas
- Exploring the future of coal power in water scarce AsiaIIASA and Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ researchers show that Asia’s long-term electricity generation plans could be significantly impacted by the water availability./en/news/exploring-the-future-of-coal-power-in-water-scarce-asia
- Using sea level scenarios to anticipate the futureProf Maarten Hajer of Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ discussed 'The Netherlands after the sea level rise' in the tv programme 'Buitenhof'./en/in-the-media/using-sea-level-scenarios-to-anticipate-the-future
- Three-dimensional Map Improves Communication with Indigenous CommunitiesUtrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ researcher Sara RamÃrez Gómez worked with the indigenous communities to create a basic tool for communicating with the outside world./en/news/three-dimensional-map-improves-communication-with-indigenous-communities
- Walter Immerzeel appointed as Professor of Mountain HydrologyWalter Immerzeel is appointed to Professor of Mountain Hydrology and hereby strengthens research, education and international collaboration in mountain regions./en/news/walter-immerzeel-appointed-as-professor-of-mountain-hydrology
- Biomass certification will make biofuels a viable part of the energy transitionUtrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ Professor Martin Junginger discusses the importance of biomass certification and dispels its negative press./en/opinion/biomass-certification-will-make-biofuels-a-viable-part-of-the-energy-transition
- Global warming of two degrees will make extreme droughts more commonGlobal warming of 2°C will cause more extreme hydrological situations on earth, Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ and KNMI researchers conclude./en/news/global-warming-of-two-degrees-will-make-extreme-droughts-more-common
- Artificial cooling is heating up the debateThe lacklustre political response to the climate crisis is fuelling the call for resolute technological interventions, observes Jeroen Oomen./en/news/artificial-cooling-is-heating-up-the-debate
- Watch where you plant your treesPlanting trees in arid areas can sometimes worsen the environmental circumstances, environmental researchers from Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ confirm./en/news/watch-where-you-plant-your-trees
- Elevation of sinking Mekong Delta wrongly estimated for decadesWrong assumptions linked to political decisions make related problems like salinisation and flooding even more urgent for inhabitants of the delta/en/news/elevation-of-sinking-mekong-delta-wrongly-estimated-for-decades
- Coastal protection based on nature: climate resilient?Before we can deploy natural systems as a defence against the rising sea level, we first need to know how climate-resilient they are, Tjeerd Bouma argues./en/news/coastal-protection-based-on-nature-climate-resilient