Een aanpasbaar afvoercomplex in de Nieuwe Waterweg

The Dutch Delta Approach has been set up with the aim of ensuring water safety in the Netherlands and improve it where necessary. The open connection of the Nieuwe Waterweg has become the subject of debate. So far, the Dutch Delta Approach do not take closure of the Nieuwe Waterweg into account. A group of six engineers do anticipate on the...

Flood risk reduction in the Rhine-Meuse estuary

Large parts of the Netherlands are exposed to the threats of flooding due to the influence of high water coming from the North Sea region, due to high discharge of rivers like the Meuse and Rhine or due to a combination of North Sea water levels and river discharges. In order to cope these threats, strategies are developed in the Delta Program...