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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Estimating river delta change with Google Earth - The use of water for irrigation and hydropower results in a reduction of river discharge peaks. This leads to silting in of estuaries downstream, but... -
Nature restores itself in the Marker Wadden - An exciting new place to experience nature is being created in the Markermeer lake in the central Netherlands. It is a part of an important nature... -
Nature-based solutions for water management - Across the globe, we are increasingly using nature as a model. From architecture to medicine and from energy to infrastructure, nature serves as an... -
Increase in extremes calls for intensive river monitoring - Climate change and changes in land use mean that the past can tell us very little about future extreme discharges of rivers. A clever combined... -
Prediction of floods and droughts is an effective measure for adapting to climate change - Operational water management based on accurate and reliable hydrological predictions can be an effective means of limiting the economic and social...
News 2012-2016
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Adaptive circular cities
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Climate Proof Cities: Practical guidelines for climate proof cities
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Extreme weather driving countries to adapt to climate change
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Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Metropolitan Solutions – the First Projects
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New flood-protection strategies for the north
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Heerlen, Emmen and Lelystad are the greenest cities in the Netherlands
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More coordination needed between water policy and conservation policy
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Constructed ecosystems reduce risk of flooding
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Hidden flood barrier to protect Venice during high tides
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Dutch companies located outside the dikes can be better prepared for flooding
Projects about flooding
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Towards Water Smart Cities Cities around the world face great challenges with water. We have to rethink the way we deal with water in our cities and need to (re)design cities... -
RichWaterWorld - Climate Proof Water Management in green transition zones between urban and rural areas Green transition zones between urban and rural areas have potential for climate adaptation strategies. The project RichWaterWorld explores the... -
NeWater: Safe living, working and recreating in the drainage basins of large rivers Deltas and underlying drainage basins are very susceptible to climate change. With the rise in water levels, the many people who live in these basins... -
Climate atlas for national use Are we able to build here without a risk of flooding? -
Adaptation Support Tool – supporting stakeholders in climateproofing cities 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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Measurement and interpolation uncertainties in rainfall maps from cellular communication networks
Hydrology and Earth System Sciences 19 (2015)8. - ISSN 1027-5606 - p. 3571 - 3584.
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Hydrometeorological multi-model ensemble simulations of the 4 November 2011 flash flood event in Genoa, Italy, in the framework of the DRIHM Project
Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences 15 (2015). - ISSN 1561-8633 - p. 537 - 555.
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Precipitation, soil mosture and runoff variabilty in a small river catchment (Ardèche, France) during HyMeX Special Observation Period 1
Journal of Hydrology 516 (2014). - ISSN 0022-1694 - p. 330 - 342.
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Understanding lowland (flash) floods: analysis of the 2010 flash flood in the Hupsel Brook catchment and comparison with other recent lowland floods
In: proceedings 11th International Precipitation Conference 2013, Ede, The Netherlands, 30 June-3 July 2013. - - p. 81 - 81.
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Bestrijding Grote Waternavel, Waterteunisbloem en Parelvederkruid : resultaten van een kasproef naar de effectiviteit van branden en frequente manuele bestrijding op de groei van H. ranunculoides, L. grandiflora en M. aquaticum bij verschillende nutriëntenniveaus van de bodem
Wageningen : Plant Research International, Business Unit Agrosysteemkunde - p.
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Analyzing and modelling a lowland flash flood
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Analyzing and modelling a lowland flash flood
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Simulating a lowland flash flood in a long-term experimental watershed with 7 standard hydrological models
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(Flash) Floods on 27 Augustus 2010 in lowland catchments in The Netherlands and Germany
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Scaling of raindrop size distributions and classification of radar reflectivity-rain rate relations in intense Mediterranean precipitation
Journal of Hydrology 402 (2011)3-4. - ISSN 0022-1694 - p. 179 - 192.
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