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DELTA ALLIANCE - FOR THE RESILIENCE OF DELTAS WORLDWIDE Comparative assessment of
the vulnerability and resilience
of deltas
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Renske Peters
Director Delta Alliance
June 30, 2015
A knowledge driven network for the resilience of deltas
What can we offer?
3
Food security
Political instability
Loss of life
Human health
Extreme poverty
Loss of biodiversity
GroundH2O contamination
…
Deltas: What is at Risk?
To contribute to improved resilience of the
world’s deltas through:
Mission
•Sharing knowledge
•Identifying knowledge gaps
•Developing jointly new knowledge
•Reducing unnecessary overlap
•Building capacity
Delta Alliance Wings
1. Informing &
Brokerage 2. Compiling
Information
3. Network
Development
Activities international delta
alliance
• To make knowledge accessible and
applicable in deltas
• To integrate knowledge
• To reach out knowledge
• To deepen knowledge
• To identify knowledge gaps (international)
Light organisational structure
Delta Alliance Declaration The members of Delta Alliance will develop and share knowledge to:
•measure, monitor and report resilience
•provide for improved resilience
In pursuing these goals, members will strive to:
•share knowledge, expertise and best practices
•co-create and integrate knowledge across deltas and disciplines
•connect expertise and parties from throughout watersheds
•incorporate local knowledge
•support education, policy development, investments and disaster
response.
Way of working
• Dialogues between deltas, workshops
• Assessments, solutions,
• Exchange of best practices
• Deltas are willing to bring in their issues by
• Webinars (4 planned)
• Cocreation f.e. Adaptive Delta
Management
•
Knowledge sharing
•participation in international conferences and
workshops: keynotes, presentations,
•Pilots in deltas, sharing best practices
•delta-sessions between deltas, webinars
•Capacity building activities
•Newsletter/website
More information?
• Today 10.00 Delta Alliance Coffee at
VPDelta stand
• Tomorrow 10:25 Delta Alliance Key Note
in Mississipi
What is your role in the Delta
community?
Please reply to the poll:
– Go to b.socrative.com
– Fill in Room Number 151755
– Start the Quiz
DELTA ALLIANCE - FOR THE RESILIENCE OF DELTAS WORLDWIDE Comparative assessment of
the vulnerability and
resilience of deltas
www.iahr2015.info
Facebook: IAHR2015
Twitter: @IAHR2015
#IAHR2015NL
Tom Bucx
Deltares
June 30, 2015
Synthesis report Work documents with Delta descriptions www.delta-alliance.org
Many delta stakeholders involved..
DPSIR + Spatial layers approach => indicators => delta scorecard (expert judgement
by local experts)
Delta descriptions (format)
Approach of comparative assessment
Governance
D-P-S-I-R Spatial layers
Framework for assessment
resilience/sustainability: ++ (very good), + (good), 0 (medium), - (low), -- (very low)
Comparative overview of Delta scorecards
For most of the deltas current resilience and sustainability is not satisfactory
Reasons differ per delta but some general mechanisms:
. Imbalance between demands and supply with regard to land and water use
. Inadequate or ageing infrastructure in the delta
. Disruption of the natural delta processes (reduced sediment supply)
. Inadequate governance to address problems and implement solutions
Comparative overview of delta score cards - Conclusions
Research gaps and opportunities for knowledge
exchange and collaboration
(9)
(9)
(8)
(9)
(9)
(4)
(11)
(5)
(10)
(11)
(10)
(6)
(3)
(7)
(5)
(13)
(11)
(7)
(10)
(6)
(3)
Sources: Absolute sea level rise: Church and White 2011, Slangen et al 2013, Bangkok: MoNRE-DGR 2012, Ho Chi Min City: Le Van Trung 2010, Jakarta: Bakr 2011, Manila: Eco et al 2011, West Nederlands:van de Ven 1993, Tokio: Kaneko & Toyota 2011
Subsidence in deltas – sinking cities
Next?
• Today 10.00 Delta Alliance Coffee at
VPDelta stand
• Tomorrow 10:25 Delta Alliance Key Note
in Mississipi
• Please reply to the poll:
– Go to b.socrative.com
– Fill in Room Number 151755
– Start the Quiz
Thank you