IAHR2015 - A knowledge driven network for the resilience of deltas, Bucx, Deltares, 20150629

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

peterrens@gmail.com

info@delta-alliance.org

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

tom.bucx@deltares.nl

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