Climate Proof Fresh Water Supply

The aim of this research programme is to develop robust, flexible and long-term solutions from a local to regional perspective, which can contribute to successful strategies to bridge the growing mismatch between demand and supply of fresh water (quantity and salinity) in the changing Dutch Delta (read more). The central issue, which will be addressed by the Consortium, is:

what are opportunities and adaptation strategies for fresh water supply and water quality in the Netherlands, given the changing physical boundary conditions in evaporation, precipitation, river discharges, sea level rise and salt water intrusion?

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Lancering pilot zoetwaterberging in zoute bodem ‘s-Gravezande Donderdag 21 februari 2013 heeft Michiel van Haersma Buma, bestuursvoorzitter van de Stichting Waterbuffer, de installatie voor ondergronds bergen en terugwinnen van zoetwater bij tomatenteeltbedrijf Prominent in ‘s-Gravenzande officieel in werking gesteld.

Kennis voor Klimaat, KWR Watercycle Research Instituut, Thursday 21 February 2013

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Work Packages

the summary (pdf)
on the scientific aspects (pdf)
on the societal aspects (pdf)
WP1: Climate change in the Netherlands in a global and European perspective- our boundary conditions (pdf)
WP2: Adapting fresh water supply and buffering capacity of the coupled groundwater- surface water system (pdf)
WP3: Preserving and adapting functions to limited fresh water supply (pdf)
WP4: Water technology as a tool box for self-sufficient regional water supply (pdf)
WP5: Decision making under uncertainty – towards an approach for finding robust and flexible fresh water supply strategies (pdf)
WP6: Applying knowledge in case studies (pdf)