In Eastern Africa, increasing climate variability and changing socioeconomic conditions are exacerbating the frequency and intensity of drought disasters. Droughts pose a severe threat to food security in this region, which is characterized by a large dependency on smallholder rain-fed agriculture and …

The methodology should be a uniform approach that also is flexible enough to accommodate all combinations that make up the different solutions in 6 OPs. For KPIs A and B this required the use of sub-KPIs to differentiate the effects of each (individual and combination of) implemented solutions and prevent …

This report is intended to collect, present, and evaluate the various solutions applied in individual operational pilots for their (upscaling and transnational transfer) potential, in terms of opportunities and barriers, over the short and long(er)-term. This is done by identifying the main characteristics …

De effecten van de opwarming van het klimaat worden steeds beter zichtbaar. Het onderwerp krijgt daardoor meer aandacht en ook de burger wil er graag de vinger op leggen. Immers, de nieuwsberichten in de media lijken soms tegenstrijdig of komen niet overeen met hoe men de warmte zelf ervaart. Om te zien …

Afgelopen zomer was het heet. Als Meteorologica-lezer kent u de feiten waarschijnlijk wel. Nog nooit was in Nederland zo’n hoge temperatuur waargenomen. De zomergemiddelde temperatuur in De Bilt was 1.4 °C hoger dan normaal en tijdens de hittegolf van 22 tot 27 juli werden maximumtemperaturen gemeten …

Small urban water bodies, like ponds or canals, are often assumed to cool their surroundings during hot periods, when water bodies remain cooler than air during daytime. However, during the night they may be warmer. Sufficient fetch is required for thermal effects to reach a height of 1–2 m, relevant …

The understanding of charging behavior has been recognized as a crucial element in optimizing roll out of charging infrastructure. While current literature provides charging choices and categorizations of charging behavior, these seem oversimplified and limitedly based on charging data. In this research …

Amsterdam faces the challenge of accommodating 50,000 to 90,000 new homes in the next five to ten years. That is equivalent to 10% of the city’s current total housing stock. The new homes have to be built within the existing urban fabric. This will entail high densities and the construction of new ‘un-Dutch’ …