Climate change and resilience

Water-kennis: an immersive media experience

Turn on your tap, shower or flush your toilet, and clean water flows out. But where does this water come from? The availability of enough clean water has become an issue for…

Climate change and resilience

Biomonitoring of atmospheric nitrogen deposition with mosses

It was expected that the emission of nitrogen during the COVID-19 crisis and the lockdowns would diminish because of the sharp reduction in human activities. This would apply…

Climate change and resilience

Effect-based monitoring of water quality in the circular economy

Freshwater from groundwater or surface water sources is becoming scarce in dry periods, driving a rise in interest in the use/re-use of rainwater and treated domestic and industrial…

Climate change and resilience

Calculation of drinking water utilities’ CO2 footprint

Drinking water utilities currently have a clearly defined utility function: to produce and supply safe and reliable drinking water at a cost acceptable to society. Part of this…

Climate change and resilience

Restoration of dry dune grasslands after high nitrogen deposition

The dune water utilities face big challenges in the management and restoration of dry dune grasslands. As a result of a high atmospheric nitrogen deposition, and the associated…

Climate change and resilience

Combined effects of climate change and nitrogen deposition

Nature areas in the Netherlands are under pressure from a combination of nitrogen deposition and climate change. More knowledge about the influence of high nitrogen deposition on nature…