News Impact of climate change on engineered slopes for infrastructure Esch, dr.ir. J. van, and Sman, ir. H.T. (2012). Impact of climate change on engineered slopes for infrastructure; computer model, Deltares report. Knowledge for Climate, theme 5 Newsletter Theme 8 Decision Support Tools Thema 8 Newsletter Decision Support Tools (2012). Issue 3, May 2012 with o.a. upcoming activities, updates projectnews. Kennis voor Klimaat, thema 8 Quantifying water and salt fluxes in a lowland polder catchment P. G. B. de Louw (Deltares), Y. van der Velde and S. E. A. T. M. van der Zee (Wageningen UR) (2011). Quantifying water and salt fluxes in a lowland polder catchment dominated by boil seepage: a probabilistic end-member mixing approach, Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 15, 2101–2117, 2011, doi:10.5194/hess-15-2101-2011. Knowledge for Climate, Theme 2 Climate Proof Fresh Water Supply Governance of Adaptation in Amsterdam (22 - 23 March) How well is adaptation mainstreamed on governance structures around the world? How can we implement it? Which countries are forerunners as far as adaptation is concerned? These and more governance questions will be answered during the symposium Governance of Adaptation, organized by the governance consortium of Knowledge for Climate. Knowledge for Climate More...

Archive News Delta Alliance Newsletter, special edition In this special edition of our newsletter, we would like to draw your attention to our Young Professionals Award. Delta Alliance is inviting young professionals around the world to submit innovative solutions to increase the resilience of the world’s deltas. Join the competition and spread this call! The best contributions will be presented and discussed during a Delta Alliance side event at the RIO+20 conference in Brazil. Delta Alliance Secretary, Tuesday 13 March 2012 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 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...