Dossier
Flooding
The amount of extreme rainfall and its severity is increasing in the Netherlands and Western Europe. What is the reason for this and what can we do to limit nuisance? In this dossier you can find news, backgrounds and results of research on flooding.
Climate change is not only rising global temperatures, it also alters rainfall patterns. In the Netherlands we find that there are more and more floods by heavy rain. In urban areas, streets are more often flooded and it provides the necessary nuisance.
Changing rainfall patterns
Wageningen University & Research studies the causes of heavy rainfall and is looking for solutions to this phenomenon. For example, more green spaces in the city ensures that water can be drained faster into the ground. Storage of water is also important, because not only the number of heavy rains is increasing, also there are longer periods of drought.
News about flooding
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Climate Impact Monitor gathers data on the consequences of climate change
- Northwest Europe is experiencing an increase in extreme weather events, such as flooding, drought and wildfires. Extreme weather is strongly... -
Floods multiply plastic waste in rivers
- Heavy flooding can cause entire villages and cities to be covered by water. A new study by Wageningen University & Research in collaboration with... -
Draining and storing water due to climate change
- The Netherlands is designed for the rapid draining of superfluous rainwater. The dryer summers that result from climate change, however, also call for...
News 2012-2020
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Multi-annual research on climate adaptive planning for elevated sandy soils
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Arable farming prepares for extreme drought and flooding
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Near-daily discharge estimation in high latitudes from Sentinel-1 and 2: A case study for the Icelandic Þjórsá river
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Millions of farmers depend on meltwater from Himalaya glaciers
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Estimating river delta change with Google Earth
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Increase in extremes calls for intensive river monitoring
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Prediction of floods and droughts is an effective measure for adapting to climate change
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Adaptive circular cities
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Fascinated by algorithms and downpours
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Climate-proof planning for flood-prone areas
Projects about flooding
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Multifunctional use of flood defences
PhD research by Richard Marijnissen -
Climate-Proof Cities: Practical guidelines for climate-proof cities
Cities are vulnerable to the effects of climate change. The most efficient way to make cities more climate-proof is through tailored relatively small... -
Consulting stakeholders in Myanmar
A World Bank-funded project helped to understand ‘state of the basin’ of the Ayeyarwady river in Myanmar. We analysed the present use of... -
Towards a climate-active region
Towards a climate-active region: a foresight study on constraints and opportunities for climate-active policy in Arnhem, Lochem and Zutphen. -
Blue Green Dream
The Adaptation Support Tool supports nature-based climateproofing of urban environments, with a co-design approach and quantified output. The tool was...
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Publications about flooding
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Drought Governance in Transition : a Case Study of the Meuse River Basin in the Netherlands
Water Resources Management 36 (2022)8. - ISSN 0920-4741 - p. 2623 - 2638. -
Enset farming system–a resilient, climate-robust production system in South and South-Western Ethiopia
Cogent Food & Agriculture 8 (2022)1. - ISSN 2331-1932 -
Data underlying the publication: "Freshwater fish biodiversity restoration in floodplain rivers requires connectivity and habitat heterogeneity at multiple spatial scales"
: Wageningen University & Research -
A global synthesis of the effectiveness of sedimentation-enhancing strategies for river deltas and estuaries
Global and Planetary Change 214 (2022). - ISSN 0921-8181 -
Thirty years of water management research for rice in sub-Saharan Africa : Achievement and perspectives
Field Crops Research 283 (2022). - ISSN 0378-4290 -
Mapping water table depths in wetlands and polder areas by probability sampling
Geoderma 422 (2022). - ISSN 0016-7061 -
Modelling the effects of normal faulting on alluvial river meandering
Earth Surface Processes and Landforms 47 (2022)5. - ISSN 0197-9337 - p. 1252 - 1270. -
Development of subsurface drainage systems: Discharge – retention – recharge
Agricultural Water Management 269 (2022). - ISSN 0378-3774 -
Peak Water Level Response to Channel Deepening Depends on Interaction Between Tides and the River Flow
Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans 127 (2022)4. - ISSN 2169-9275 -
Global 3-Hourly 0.1 Bias-Corrected Meteorological Data Including Near-Real-Time Updates and Forecast Ensembles
Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 103 (2022)3. - ISSN 0003-0007 - p. E710 - E732.
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