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Really cooling water bodies in cities

Heat waves, increased precipitation and river flooding occur through climate change. These proble...

Heatwaves

Flip-Flap cofferdam

The Flip-Flap dam is designed for urban areas prone to river flooding. In case of a flood threat ...

FLUTSCHUTZ Alignment Protection

For construction of a conventional sandbag alignment to protect of low-lying areas in case of flo...

FLUTSCHUTZ DeichKADE

For construction of a conventional sandbag alignment to protect low-lying areas in case of floodi...

FLUTSCHUTZ Impoundment

To secure dike sections that are at risk of breakage, structures made entirely of sandbags or san...

NOAQ Boxwall

NOAQ Tubewall

Tubebarrier

In case of a flood threat due to extreme precipitation and/or high river discharges, rising water...

Disaster risk reduction

Water+ Furrow Diker

Increase soil water conservation in drought-prone agroecosystems

Agriculture Water management

ThirdEye: Flying Sensors to support farmers’ decision making

Farmers are confronted more and more with the consequences of climate change. Water shortages, hi...

Agriculture

Bathymetry measurements with Fishfinders

Use of low-cost devices (fishfinders) to measure bed levels, process the data into bathymetric ma...

Coastal areas Disaster risk reduction

The Portable Natural Biological System

Small waste streams such as roadside/rail toilets, guard posts, house or small neighborhood sewag...

Health Water management

New growing system for food vertical farming

The main specific objective of this innovation lies in recreating, indoor, environmental conditio...

Agriculture

EVAPO-CONTROL

Reduction of water losses in drought-prone regions

Bufferblock

Due to climate change, more and more heavy rainfalls will occur and many cities are now facing th...

Helsinki’s stormwater filtration unit

Urban floods are identified as one of Helsinki’s most important climate hazards. Coupled with pop...

Permeable Polymer Concrete

Floods have always been a serious problem for Albania, but with the uncontrolled demographical ch...

Disaster risk reduction Transport

Polder Roof (Polderdak)

The Polder Roof stores heavy rainfall on flat roofs to prevent urban flooding, to reduce heat str...

Disaster risk reduction Transport

Rainwater in kindergarten

Water management is an important issue in urban design due to the growing concern of water scarci...

Roads for Water

The impact of roads on landscapes and surface hydrology is now often negative. Roads cause erosio...

Seed blanket for Extensive Green Roofs

Green roofs provide many benefits, e.g. storm water runoff reduction; increase insulation propert...

Ecosystem-based approaches Water management

Engineering and built environment Nature-based Services

Self-erecting flood protection system

In case of sudden floods litlle time may be available to prevent damage. The presented flood prot...

Smart blue-green roof system

Heavy precipitation / pluvial floods: rainfall events that result in 1) (urban) floods due to exc...

Bluebloqs

Urban areas are increasingly facing urban flooding due to larger peaks of rainfall, and water sho...

Transport Water management

EWB Fire Water

Climate change leads to more extreme weather. Urban areas experience more floods due to heavy rai...

Transport Water management

Recycle – Porous and Permeable Pavement Block

Recycle solves the problems connected to soil sealing, allowing the exchange of water and heat th...

Tiny House B.E.S.D.®

Tiny House B.E.S.D.® is a versatile building organism which can be used in extreme conditions, th...

Buildings Disaster risk reduction

Floating cities with positive impact

Buildings Ecosystem-based approaches Water management

Engineering and built environment Nature-based Services Technology

Polderroof

Heavy rainfall events are occurring more frequent and are becoming more intense due to climate ch...

Buildings Water management

Engineering and built environment Nature-based Services Technology

Green-skin permeable system for urban rainwater management

The increase of the human population, its concentration in the cities and the urban expansion is ...

Draining pavement to support transit traffic and displace storm peak

The new BREINCO's draining pavement, which is able to support transit traffic by regular cars, al...

Disaster risk reduction Transport Water management

NoFloods mobile barrier

Quick and reliable solution for protection of people, critical infrastructure and the environment...