Groenblauwe oplossingen...we zien ze meer en meer verschijnen. Gelukkig maar, want ze zijn hard nodig met het veranderende klimaat in het achterhoofd. Binnen het project "Groenblauwe oplossingen, kansen en risico's" kijken we naar het hydraulisch en milieutechnisch functioneren van deze oplossingen op …

The sustainable provision of enough nutritious food for a growing world population is pushing the food system towards finding new approaches to agriculture (Ockenden, et al., 2017). While the demand of animal products is rising (Armanda, Guinée, & Tukker, 2019), the negative effect on the climate, soil, …

Many delta cities worldwide are dealing with the same kind of problems: rising of the sea level, land subsidence, scarcity of land and illegal housing. Multiple land use is one of these solutions that will help to reduce flooding and scarcity of land. An example of multiple land use is a floating community. …

There is a clear demand for a collaborative knowledge-sharing by online climate adaptation platforms that contribute to (inter)national knowledge exchange and raising awareness about climate change. Climate adaptation platforms (CAPs) can contain decision-support tools to facilitate the process of decision-making, …

Floris Boogaard en ik waren uitgenodigd door de Universiteit van Bratijwaya om Climatescan als online tool toe te lichten. We hebben een presentatie gegeven en we zijn met behulp van oefeningen aan de slag gegaan met deze tool.

Since the Industrial Revolution, human activity has reinforced climate change to alarming rates and has introduced new stressors such as plastic pollution to the environment. Currently, 4.8 - 12.7 million tons of plastic litters enter the oceans every year. Globally alternatives to replace synthetic-based …

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 …

Met gastspreker Erik Laurenzen van gemeente Arnhem. De gemeente doet veel proeven aan klimaatadaptatieve voorzieningen zoals wadis, raingardens, IT riolering en doorlatende verharding.

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 …