The blue route: water in movement - transitions and opportunities in the blue domain

The theme of water is urgent. The sea level is rising; climate change is affecting the oceans; the world’s waters are being polluted by plastic waste; clean drinking water is scarce; periods of extreme drought are occurring more frequently; and habitable land is becoming overcrowded. And it is precisely at the vulnerable interface between water and land that we find fertile land and growing populations.

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Extreme droughts and the Dutch water sector: impacts and adaptation

The summers of 2018-2020 provide a unique sequence of years with droughts and heatwaves, with detrimental effects on agriculture, shippin

Towards clean and sufficient water for anthropogenic use and ecology

Waterbeschikbaarheid en waterkwaliteit zijn nauw verbonden. Beide worden beïnvloed door menselijke activiteiten.

LOGISTICAL PROCESSES TO TRANSPORT ENERGY CARRIERS INLAND

Sustainable alternative energy is required in large amount if we want to effectively decrease our emissions.

LIVING DIKES – Realising Resilient and Climate-Proof Coastal Protection

Coastal managers, scientists, communities, governments and NGOs around the world agree: We are in need of innovative coastal protection m

OR ELSE: Operational Recommendations for Ecosystem-based Large-scale Sand Extraction

Sand and gravel are amongst the most extracted resources worldwide, exceeding fossil fuels and biomass.

RED & BLUE: Real Estate Development & Building in Low Urban Environments

Real estate and infrastructure are central to the creation of wealth, economic activity, and societal stability.

Floating Future

Climate change and sea-level rise are an increasing pressure on the liveability and safety of our densely populated delta.

SOURCE: Sand nOURishment strategies for sustainable Coastal Ecosystems

Accelerated sea-level rise (SLR) seriously threatens coastal areas globally. It will narrow the beach and cause increased erosion.

NO-REGRETS – NOrth Sea Renewable Energy: Gaining the Required Ecological Knowledge for the TranSition

The North Sea social-ecological system is changing at an unprecedented rate and scale due to the construction of offshore wind farms (OWF

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