Mini-symposium and PhD presentation
Mini-symposium 'Adaptive Delta Management: How science can support decision making under uncertainty?' with contributions from BASE researcher Suraje Dessai (Leeds)
The future is uncertain. Still, we have to make decisions, e.g. on how we want to develop and protect our living environment under these uncertain futures. The Dutch Delta Programme presented Adaptive Delta Management as an approach that is directed towards the safety and socio-economic targets and at the same time flexible in how and when to implement management interventions. The key challenge is now: how to make this approach operational? Decisions on the short run should remain sustainable in the long run. Scientists try to develop operational approaches to deal with these uncertainties. An emerging novel approach is to develop adaptation pathways as alternative for the traditional ‘end-point’ scenarios, to support robust decision making now. This mini symposium will highlight some of these scientific developments and discusses their usefulness, among others in the present decision making process in the Netherlands on how to develop and protect the Rhine Delta. The symposium will include presentations from Dr. P. Bloemen (Delta Programme), Prof. Dr. S. Dessai (University of Leeds), Prof. Dr. P. Kabat (IIASA) and Torbjorn Tornqvist.
PhD thesis 'Anticipating Change; Sustainable Water Policy Pathways for an Uncertain Future' by BASE researcher Marolijn Haasnoot
Following the mini-symposium, Marjolijn Haasnoot will defend her thesis entitled 'Anticipating Change; Sustainable Water Policy Pathways for an Uncertain Future' in the afternoon (14.45). In her PhD research she developed the approach of adaptation pathways and applied this to the lower Rhine delta using an Integrated Assessment Metamodel and transient (climate) scenarios.
For further information and registration please contact: secretariaat-veb-delft@deltares.nl