BackgroundTo complete their lifecycle, diadromous fish often need to pass anthropogenic barriers in regulated rivers and estuaries (e.g., pumping stations, weirs, hydropower facilities). The safe and timely passage of the endangered catadromous European eel (Anguilla anguilla), through pumping stations …

Metropolitan Cebu, the third largest agglomeration in the Philippines with a population of approximately 3 million, faces significant challenges in managing domestic wastewater and solid waste. This mismanagement has led to the pollution of its water bodies, including the Mahiga Creek and the Butuanon …

De Litter Traps van CLEAR Rivers werken in de basis als passieve vangsystemen. Vangschermen worden gebruikt om drijfvuil met behulp van de natuurlijke stroming in de vanger te laten stromen. Deze vangschermen kunnen bij bijvoorbeeld scheepsvaart niet over de hele vaargeul worden gebruikt. Daarom …

Aquabots is a development platform for autonomous navigation which was initiated in 2010 by the Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences and system integrator Imtech. In 2014, the first student team successfully crossed the river Nieuwe Maas with their Remotely Operated Vessel (Aquabot) EindMaas. By …

climatecafe floating future ZeelandFloating FutureTogether with a group of partners, we have initiated the Floating Future project to better understand the pros and cons of developing floating cities and infrastructure at a larger scale.Already many cities situated in coastal areas are vulnerable to …

ClimateCafé event in Cebu City, Philippines, took place in April 2024. The River Scan Challenge 2024, now in its sixth year, is a collaborative effort led by the University of San Carlos, Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences, Hanze University of Applied Sciences, and Cebu Leads Foundation Inc. In …

This presentation is part of the Phd, i try to study the power of river futures. I do this by building relationships with two rivers, de Maas/The Meuse/La Mosa/de Grensmaas in the Netherlands and the Magdalena/Karakali/Karihuana, Arli, Guaca-hayo/Yuma. I do this by establishing explicitly the fact that …

In the field of climate change adaptation, the future matters. River futures influence the way adaptation projects are implemented in rivers. In this paper, we challenge the ways in which dominant paradigms and expert claims monopolise the truth concerning policies and designs of river futures, thereby …

This webinar will explore how past-present-future connections of river imaginaries have influenced and are influencing river management in the context of climate change adaptation. Lotte de Jong will reflect in particular on the Border-Meuse river (The Netherlands) trajectory, where a large-scale infrastructure …

Plastic pollution of rivers, seas, and oceans is currently one of the most pressing environmental issues. The litter traps constructed by CLEAR RIVERS provide a way to clean the rivers of litter by utilising winds and currents. CLEAR RIVERS wants to know how to improve the effectiveness of current litter …