There is an urgency for developing methods that are capable of monitoring water systems that are fast changing due to climate change and increase of anthropogenic pressure. Updated and real-time detailed data is necessary to support water and soil management strategies. This study evaluates the implementations …

Many adaptation projects struggle with financial feasibility in the current financial system and consequently face a decreased implementation probability. One means of addressing this challenge is the accurate valuation of secondary benefits, for example (social) marketing potential, employment and knowledge …

Urban planning will benefit from tools that can assess the vulnerability to thermal stress in urban dense cities. Detailed quick-scan heat stress maps, as made in this study for Johannesburg, have proven valuable in the decision-making process on this topic. It raised awareness on the urgent need to …

Presentatie tijdens Iwater interreg Baltic te Riga

Urban planners and several stakeholders in public and private sector are in need of (quickscan) tools that can assess the vulnerability to floods and thermal stress. Urban flooding and thermal stress have become key issues for many cities around the world. With the continuing effects of climate change, …

Gemeenten moeten nagaan hoe bestand ze zijn tegen klimaatverandering, waaronder steeds vaker optredende hoosbuien. Voor die stresstest maakt het nogal wat uit welke aanpak wordt gekozen, de light of de full versie, aldus tijdschrift De Ingenieur. De light versie levert geen informatie waarmee de gemeente …