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
Projects about flooding
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Publications about flooding
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Data underlying the publication: "Ontogenetic shifts by juvenile fishes highlight the need for habitat heterogeneity and connectivity in river restoration"
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ERA5 data Pakistan 2022 August for WAM2layers
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Data underlying the publication: Physiological responses of basil to low oxygen availability in soilless culture
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Diversification of flood risk management in the Netherlands : Implications for boundary judgement practices
Journal of Flood Risk Management (2025), Volume: 18, Issue: 1 - ISSN 1753-318X -
Current and Future Probability of Occurrence of the Floodwater Mosquito Aedes vexans (Meigen, 1830) in the Netherlands
Journal of Applied Entomology (2025), Volume: 149, Issue: 2 - ISSN 0931-2048 - p. 187-199. -
Interpreting depositional environments from modern floodplain sediments using optically stimulated luminescence
Boreas (2025), Volume: 54, Issue: 1 - ISSN 0300-9483 - p. 14-33. -
On filamentous fungi in polar regions and boreal peatlands
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): Bas J. Zwaan, Duur K. Aanen, co-promotor(en): Alfons J.M. Debets - Wageningen: Wageningen University - ISBN: 9789465105758 -
From the ashes: hydrological and biogeochemical responses to wildfire in temperate peatlands
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): J. Limpens, co-promotor(en): N. Kettridge - Wageningen: Wageningen University -
Self-organizing work in practice : the case of community-based flooding initiatives in Scotland
Public Management Review (2025) - ISSN 1471-9037 -
Preserving coastal environments requires an integrated natural and cultural resources management approach
PNAS Nexus (2025), Volume: 4, Issue: 4 - ISSN 2752-6542
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