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UU feature: "Delta scientists report four ways to save deltas from sea level rise"

Four strategies were discovered which are used to save deltas from drowning, ranging from a specific type of sluice gate construction to mangrove restoration. Jana Cox, river-delta researcher and lead author at Utrecht University explains: “All four of these strategies trap sand and mud onto delta lands and raise it above sea level. They are effective and can offset even extreme sea-level rise conditions. Different projects are available at a variety of different scales for deltas of different sizes. Projects...

19/05/2022 by Jana Cox

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31 May/24

Rivers2Morrow Student Event

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Blog Jana Cox

Jana Cox has a personal website where she displays her publications and findings in a blog format.

05/10/2022 by Jana Cox

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05/10/2022 by Jana Cox

Jana Cox has a personal website where she displays her publications and findings in a blog format.

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Events

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Rivers2Morrow Student Event

31/05/2024 by dr. Ralph Schielen

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31/05/2024

Rivers2Morrow Student Event

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14/03/2023

PHD Thesis Defence Jana Cox

The first of the 8 researches within Rivers2Morrow has been completed! Jana Cox has done here research at Utrecht University, investigating the sediment balance in the Rhine-Meuse estuary and the role of sediment management in this. Jana will defend her PhD thesis on March 14th. More information can be found by visiting the external link below.

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13/04/2022

NCR Days 2022

Delft University of Technology is proud to host the NCR DAYS 2022 “Anthropogenic Rivers”. Once again, the NCR DAYS will provide a podium for young and established researchers and professionals to present their work on rivers. The LOC is preparing a program to ensure a safe and inclusive conference. The NCR DAYS 2022 is a hybrid conference.

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11/02/2021

NCR Days 2021

The annual meeting of the Netherlands Centre for River studies (NCR), the NCR-days, was organized by the University of Twente on 11 and 12 February 2021.

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13/02/2020

NCR Days 2020

The 2020 edition of the annual meeting of the Netherlands Centre for River Studies (the NCR Days) was organized by Rijkswaterstaat and took place on February 13 and 14, 2020 in Nijmegen at the Honig Complex.

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31/01/2019

NCR Days 2019

The 2019 edition of the annual meeting of the Netherlands Centre for River studies (NCR Days) was held on the Utrecht University campus on 31 January and 1 February 2019.

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UU feature: "Maps reveal the historical path of the Rhine"

Using about 40 old maps of the Netherlands, researchers Jana Cox and Maarten Kleinhans (Utrecht University) and curator and map expert Marco van Egmond (University Library), among others, were able to detail the history of the Rhine and the Haringvliet rivers. This research shows the importance of historical archives and human activity in a system.

29/06/2022 by Stanford Wilson

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What would the Meuse look like today if the past centuries had not intervened?

22/01/2024 by Evelien van Eijsbergen

Background information now includes information on the Meuse. What are the natural dynamics, what has our human activity done to the Meuse and what...

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"If sandscaping works we can implement it immediately."

08/08/2023 by Evelien van Eijsbergen

How do we stop the erosion of the river bed? And what measures can help? These are important tasks within the Integral River Management...

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"The Rhine is full of data that can be applied elsewhere."

08/08/2023 by Jana Cox

Jana Cox (Utrecht University) conducted research on the Lower Rhine-Meuse Delta within the Rivers2Morrow program. The research has now been completed and the follow-up...

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"We want to make the system naturally robust and climateproof."

08/08/2023 by dr. Ralph Schielen

Ralph Schielen (Rijkswaterstaat) initiated Rivers2Morrow within Rijkswaterstaat about five years ago. In the field of management and policy of the Dutch rivers there were...

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