News Open menu 22 January 2024 Students crafting flood resilience during hackathon During the 182nd Dies Natalis of TU Delft, we delved into the theme of "Redesigning Deltas" to underline that we need rethink our approach to keep deltas around the world safe and liveable in the future. As part of the preceding Delta week, we organised a hackathon. On 9 January, students joined forces and took up the challenge: Crafting flood resilience in the Rotterdam region. Read more 17 January 2024 TU Delft | Water for Impact at the UN Water Conference in New York During the plenary opening of the UN2023 Water Conference on March 22nd in New York City, all representatives were asking for more awareness, discussions, and most importantly,ย #WaterAction. Researchers from the TU Delft | Water for Impact programmes were present in New York to do just that: share knowledge, activitate participants and bring together international water experts to accelerate the search for global solutions.ย Read more 09 January 2024 Old times revived for climate adaptation Extreme rainfall events are becoming more extreme and periods of drought are becoming more frequent. To keep the Dutch delta liveable, adaptations will be needed, such as extra water buffers. The Netherlands has a long history of struggle against water, but also makes eager use of it. What can we learn from our heritage? Erik Mostert, lecturer and researcher Water Management at TU Delft, developed several strategies for the province of South Holland to be more resilient to climate change. Inspiration for this came from Dutch heritage: tow barge canals. Read more 21 September 2023 Last doctoral candidate Huub Savenije Read more 03 August 2023 Peter Teunissen awarded Fellow and Honorary Member of IUGG Professor Teunissen of Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands, was elected Fellow and Honorary Member of the IUGG โfor his exceptional contributions and international leadership in the geodetic sciences, satellite positioning and navigation Read more More news Share this page: Facebook Linkedin Twitter Email WhatsApp Share this page