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Join us in our next conference. Deltas in Times of Climate Change II, 24-26 September 2014. Deltas in Times of Climate Change. 29 September - 1 October 2010. Results of the conference with video, audio, picture galleries, presentations, meeting reports. The first international delta conference. Deltas in Times of Climate Change. In Rotterdam was a tremendous success. The conference attracted over 1. 200 participants from all over the world and.

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Flood risk in unembanked areas. Safe and multifunctional urban levees. Relationships between perceived flood risks, problem ownership and household and business adaptation. Adaptive strategies for the urban floodplain of Hotspot Rotterdam. Adaptive strategies for the Rotterdam unembanked area. A breakthrough with multifunctional unbreachable embankments.

Policy briefs and final conference. Towards more resilient flood risk governance. Final report with key findings.

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Your gateway to adaptive and attractive Delta Cities. 5th Asia-Netherlands Water Learning Week.