People during this Covid-19 year were forced to spend more time at home due to the lockdown and extreme weather conditions. Before the crisis, people already spent approximately 90 percent of their time indoors and relied on nearby public outdoor spaces for social and physical activities to maintain …

The Northern Netherlands is like many delta’s prone to a wide range of climate change effects. Given the region its long history with floods and adaptation, there are numerous initiatives to be found that tried to battle these effects. As part of the Climate Adaptation Week Groningen, an inventory was …

Klimaatadaptatie is booming. De transitie naar een klimaatbestendige en waterrobuust Nederland komt daarom in een versnelling. Nagenoeg elke gemeente in Nederland heeft al meerdere voorbeelden van klimaatadaptieve oplossingen gerealiseerd. Die oplossingen betekenen vaak ook een verandering van de openbare …

The European Union Water Framework Directive (WFD) encourages water managers to implement active stakeholder involvement to achieve sustainable water management. However, the WFD does not describe in detail how member states should operationalize participation. The need for local experience and local …

On April 2001, the EcoCity Augustenborg was inaugurated and during the following 20 years it has been the inspiration for social sustainability and storm water management for people all over the world.On April 21st, 2021, as a part of the 20-year Anniversary festivities, we are hosting a digital blue-green …

ClimateCafe GroenBlauw informele wekelijkse digitale bijeenkomst over wadis en meer9 april Emily Buist (VP Delta/TU Delft) en Piet Zijlstra (Polyciviel) vertellen over proeftuinen in Delft en Groningen. Wat voor innovaties omtrent klimaatadaptatie liggen daar? Welke testen worden hier uitgevoerd? Waar …

Malmö is well known within the field of urban hydrology, as the city was a pioneer in integrated water management (Stahre 2008). In 1998 the Augustenborg neighbourhood was refurbished due to its reoccurring problems with flooding and damage caused by water (Niemczynowicz 1999). The project “Ekostaden” …

At first, climate adaptation and art may seem very different from each other. But it is precisely a work of art that can add surprising nuances to the conversation about climate change and climate adaptation. We need to broaden our perspective and not just think in terms of practical solutions.