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- Dredging, not climate change, will determine the future of the Dutch deltaBy 2085, 12 million tonnes sediment will be lost from Dutch deltas annually - enough to fill the Kuip stadium every other month./en/news/dredging-not-climate-change-will-determine-the-future-of-the-dutch-delta
- Journal Sustainability on mixed success of EU's Water Framework DirectiveNew issue of the journal Sustainability, co-edited by Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ's professor of water law Marleen van Rijswick, focuses on the EU's Water Framework Directive/en/news/journal-sustainability-on-mixed-success-of-eus-water-framework-directive
- Ramsar Convention on wetlands celebrates 50th anniversary, but wetlands are still in declineFebruary 2nd is World Wetlands Day. Dr. Rakhyun Kim questions whether, at 50, the Ramsar Convention will have sufficient impact on wetlands in the long term./en/news/ramsar-convention-on-wetlands-celebrates-50th-anniversary-but-wetlands-are-still-in-decline
- Half of global wastewater treated, rates in developing countries still laggingRather than the previously estimated 20%, half of the world's wastewater is being treated. What are barriers and opportunities to increase wastewater treatment?/en/news/half-of-global-wastewater-treated-rates-in-developing-countries-still-lagging
- Turbulent times for environmental law in transition to a more sustainable societyThis summer, when the roads in the Netherlands are covered with farmer's protest flags, Frank Groothuijse was appointed professor of European and national environmental law./en/achtergrond/turbulent-times-for-environmental-law-in-transition-to-a-more-sustainable-society
- Good news for deltas: increase in sediment since 2000New Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ research shows an increase in the amount of sediment in deltas since 2000: good news for coastal protection./en/news/good-news-for-deltas-increase-in-sediment-since-2000
- Riverine floods worldwide stress the importance of proper spatial planning and water managementHerman Havekes, professor of the Public organization of water management (affiliated to Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ), reports on his participation in the workshop on riverine floods/en/news/riverine-floods-worldwide-stress-the-importance-of-proper-spatial-planning-and-water-management
- Hugo de Boer joins Delta Climate CenterThe Delta Climate Center, established in 2023, investigates how we can create sustainable, climate-resilient and prosperous deltas./en/news/hugo-de-boer-joins-delta-climate-center
- Herman Kasper Gilissen appointed professor of Climate Change, Regulation and DeltasPer 1 maart 2024 is Herman Kasper Gilissen benoemd tot hoogleraar Climate Change, Regulation and Deltas aan de Universiteit Utrecht en het Delta Climate Center in Vlissingen./en/news/herman-kasper-gilissen-appointed-professor-of-climate-change-regulation-and-deltas
- Climate-proof residential areas in the Utrecht region: first results of UU studyInterdisciplinair onderzoeksproject van studenten van de Universiteit Utrecht toont aan wat er nodig is in woonwijken voor aanpassingen aan extreem weer./en/news/climate-proof-residential-areas-in-the-utrecht-region-first-results-of-uu-study
- Call for proposals: Sectorplan Rechtsgeleerdheid – extra research time, round 2Empirical Legal research into Institutions for Conflict Resolution (ERI) (a research cluster at the Law department of UU) has a call for proposals./en/news/call-for-proposals-sectorplan-rechtsgeleerdheid-extra-research-time-round-2
- Online workshop on the protection of deep-seabed ecosystemsOn 13-15 December 2021, the online workshop ‘Protecting deep seabed ecosystems under the future Agreement on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of BBNJ and by the ISA – Perspectives of Government, Civil Society, Stakeholders, and Law and Science’ was convened./en/news/online-workshop-on-the-protection-of-deep-seabed-ecosystems
- Catherine Blanchard on the regulation of deep-seabed miningCatherine Blanchard of Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ's Netherlands Institute for the Law of the Sea (NILOS) contributed to the article Mining the riches of the deep sea: an interdisciplinary challenge/en/in-de-media/catherine-blanchard-on-the-regulation-of-deep-seabed-mining
- Book Publication: Extraterritoriality and Climate Change JurisdictionNatalie Dobson, Assistant Professor at the Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ School of Law, wrote a book on ‘Extraterritoriality and Climate Change Jurisdiction’./en/publicatie/book-publication-extraterritoriality-and-climate-change-jurisdiction
- Enabling transition in flood risk managementThe workshop was organised by the Water, Climate and Future Deltas Hub during the Pathways to Sustainability Conference Week on Tuesday 12 October./en/news/enabling-transition-in-flood-risk-management
- Agreements on surface water and groundwater between EU member states too vagueProf. Marleen van Rijswick spoke out in a interview on Drinkwaterplatform.nl about the inadequacy of European rules regarding the monitoring of water quality in member states./en/news/agreements-on-surface-water-and-groundwater-between-eu-member-states-too-vague
- Publication on limiting marine plastic litter by regulating global waste tradeUtrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ researcher Solène Guggisberg contributed a case study to a new Ocean Nexus publication on an Equitable Approach to Marine Plastic Pollution/en/news/publication-on-limiting-marine-plastic-litter-by-regulating-global-waste-trade
- A framework for ocean sustainability: UNCLOS, or what else?The workshop about ocean sustainability and the role of UN Convention on the Law of the Sea was organised by Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ on 17 and 18 November 2022/en/news/a-framework-for-ocean-sustainability-unclos-or-what-else
- Webinar: Dispute settlement under the BBNJ AgreementRecording of the May 2, 2023 webinar: a panel of experts discusses dispute settlement - both contentious and advisory jurisdiction - under the new BBNJ Agreement./en/achtergrond/webinar-dispute-settlement-under-the-bbnj-agreement
- Anoeska Buijze appointed as professor of Administrative LawAs of 1 November 2022, Anoeska Buijze has been appointed full professor of National and European Administrative Law at Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ./en/news/anoeska-buijze-appointed-as-professor-of-administrative-law