Sustainable Water Management News
On this page, you will find all news and activities of the Sustainable Water Management programme.
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15 January 2021
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... -
15 January 2021
Caribbean Research receives boost of more than 7 million euros
- The Dutch Minister of Education, Culture and Science, Ingrid van Engelshoven, has announced that more than 7 million euros has been awarded to two... -
27 July 2020
Improving coastal restoration by temporarily imitating nature
- Coastal ecosystems are in rapid decline around the world. Restoring them is very expensive and is often unsuccessful. But an international team of... -
13 May 2020
Purification of wastewater may lead to an imbalance between nitrogen and phosphorus
- The amount of nitrogen and phosphorus in surface water has been reduced through purification of wastewater. Nonetheless, toxic algae blooms still... -
23 January 2020
River deltas gain land worldwide - for now
- A team of scientists from the universities of Utrecht and Wageningen and the USA found that delta areas worldwide have gained land in the past 30... -
09 July 2019
Millions of farmers depend on meltwater from Himalaya glaciers
- Around 129 million farmers depend on meltwater from the Himalayan glaciers for their crop production and livelihoods. This is shown by an... -
14 May 2019
Trade can be key to balancing the conservation of natural freshwater sources and food security
- A Wageningen University & Research study published in the journal Nature Sustainability, evaluated whether “water for the environment”... -
05 April 2019
Water Quality Knowledge Impulse launched
- The quality of water in large parts of the country has clearly improved over the last few years, but the improvement is stagnating. That is why the... -
26 February 2019
Research Vicis for seeds and deltas
- Two scientists from Wageningen have each won a Vici grant of 1.5 million euros. Leónie Bentsink is studying the influence of mRNAs on the... -
22 February 2019
Factsheets: Water-Food-Energy-Ecosystem Nexus in Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
- Population growth, urbanization and demand for water, food and energy are rapidly increasing all over the world, but these challenges are even more...