News Report: Joint Programme Initiative Climate From 2008 to 2011, Knowledge for Climate contributed to the development of the Joint Programming Initiative “Connecting Climate Knowledge for Europe” (JPI Climate). The report summarizes the most important documents and the Dutch involvement in the programme, including the development of a Vision Paper. It also discusses the future plans and collaborations. Knowledge for Climate, project JPI Climate, Thursday 2 February 2012 How reliable are projections of future flood damage? Bubeck, P., De Moel, H., Bouwer, L.M., and Aerts, J.C.J.H. (2011). How reliable are projections of future flood damage? Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 11, 3293–3306. Knowledge for Climate, project HSGR02, Thursday 26 January 2012 Delta Alliance Young Professionals Award In preparation for the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in June 2012, Delta Alliance invites young Delta Professionals around the world to present their solutions to the challenges which river deltas are facing. Join the competition and present your sustainable and integrated Delta solution at Rio! Delta Alliance Secretary, Tuesday 3 January 2012 Outcomes Jakarta Climate Adaptation Tools Session Delta Summit 2011 The World Delta Summit, initiated by Prof. Jan Sopaheluwakan of the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), took place in Jakarta from November 21-23. Within the framework of this summit, the JCAT consortium and Royal Haskoning organised a workshop within the series 'Towards Adaptive Flood Risk Management of a Delta City'. The main aim of the workshop was to ensure that the work being carried out in the JCAT project is well embedded in on the ground problems and activities in Jakarta. It was attended by approximately 40 representatives from international government and research institutes, NGOs, and consultants. The workshop was highly interactive, and much lively discussion and exchange of ideas took place. Delta Alliance Secretary, Tuesday 13 December 2011 More...

Archive News Start of Joint Programming Initiative Climate After a positive recommendation by the European Commission on 21 October, during the 2nd meeting of the Governing Board from 7-8 November in Bologna, a start was made with the development of an Implementation Plan for the Joint Programming Initiative Connecting Climate Knowledge for Europe. Knowledge for Climate, Thursday 8 December 2011 Brief summary of Delta Alliance Netherlands Wing launch during IWW-Aquaterra During the Aquaterra conference of the International Water Week in Amsterdam (1-3 November 2011), the Delta Alliance Netherlands Wing was launched as the Dutch knowledge platform of the Delta Alliance, having its motto: “For the resilience of deltas worldwide”. Delta Alliance Secretary, Monday 5 December 2011 Launching Workshop of Delta Alliance Bangladesh Wing Institute of Water Modelling and Partners of Delta Alliance Bangladesh Wing (DABW) organized the Launching Workshop of the Delta Alliance Bangladesh Wing on 25 October 2011 at BRAC Centre INN, Mohakhali, Dhaka. Delta Alliance, Tuesday 1 November 2011 Policy Brief and presentations of CIRCLE-2 SHARE Workshop “From National Adaptation Strategies to concrete Adaptation Actions” On October 20th, 65 experts (15% decision makers, 12% communicators, 36% researchers, 28% coordinators and 9% others) in the field of Climate Change Adaptation shared knowledge and experience gained “From National Adaptation strategies to concrete Adaptation Actions”. CIRCLE-2, Sunday 23 October 2011 More...