This Delta Alliance Newsletter gives an overview of the latest news and ongoing activities within the emerging Delta Alliance network. A special item in this newsletter is the interview with Delta-Alliance Indonesia Coordinator Prof. Jan Sopaheluwakan, who emphasizes the need for knowledge exchange between delta regions. At this moment, Delta Alliance is present at the American Planning Association Conference on Delta Urbanism in New Orleans. More about this event in our next edition. We hope you enjoy reading this newsletter and pass it along to others who you think will enjoy it.
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The international Delta Alliance network will be built by the network members themselves. Scoping workshops in five delta regions (California, Brazil, Indonesia, The Netherlands, and Vietnam) will gather input from local stakeholders on what they want from an international delta network. Most workshops will be held in April and May 2010 and focus on an initial exploration of the delta region, the stakeholders involved and the most relevant adaptation issues.
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‘Deltas are the epicenters of today’s and future human life challenges’
Delta and coastal lowlands are fragile parts of the earth. A lot of people live in these areas, which provide many resources and functions for human life. The many different functions and stakes of these areas cause conflicts of interest that are not easy to resolve. Delta Alliance has the potential to bring many parties together and support a joint perspective for addressing issues, claims Prof. Jan Sopaheluwakan, Deputy Chairman for Scientific Services at the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) and Delta Alliance Indonesia Coordinator.
World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF) invites you to the launch of the First World Estuary Alliance Conference, an International Program that focuses on the value of healthy estuaries and maximizes the potential and benefits of 'natural systems' in sustainable estuary development.
The worldwide DeltaCompetition is open for submissions. Royal Haskoning, Delta Alliance and the City of Rotterdam invite students to formulate creative solutions for adapting the delta cities of the world to climate change impacts. Students have until 15 June 2010 to submit entries to the competition.
On 8 and 9 March, 2010 the workshop ‘Methods and tools for water-related adaptation to climate change and climate proofing’ took place at Puslitbang Air (water research institute of the Ministry of Public Works) in Bandung, Indonesia. Part of this workshop was meant to kick-off the organization of the scoping workshop of the Delta Alliance Indonesia Wing. Experts from Wageningen UR and Deltares presented their research during various sessions.
On 16 December 2009 Delta Alliance was officially announced by dignitaries of Indonesia, Bangladesh, California and the Netherlands. This side event took place during the COP15 in Copenhagen. 