Vulnerability, Adaptation and Mitigation

Press Releases

8 December 2011

Launch of the Sustainable Earth newsletter

This edition includes: New research in Biodiversity Works programme - KNAW reviews the facts and uncertainties in the climate debate - 'Iron vacuuming' checks algal growth in oceans - Flooded plants hold their breath - Ministry of Education, Culture and Science invests 2.5m in Arctic research.
7 October 2011

Launch of the Sustainable Earth newsletter

This edition includes: Researchers keen to overcome barriers in energy transition - Pre-announcement: call for Urbanising Deltas of the World - Subsidies for knowledge utilisation - NWO researchers give policy advice to Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment.
14 June 2011

Launch of the Sustainable Earth newsletter

This edition includes: NWO FOM Institute AMOLF contributes to sustainability - Four new funding rounds for Connecting Sustainable Cities - Methane emissions from permafrost thaw lakes lower than previously estimated - Agriculture Beyond Food - threats and opportunities.
9 June 2011

Possible to limit effect of climate change on inland waterways

Climate change can have a significant effect on water levels in the major rivers of the Netherlands. Researcher Erhan Demirel, who received his doctorate from the VU University Amsterdam on 6 April, investigated the effects of extremely low water levels, in particular on cargo transport on inland waterways. He looked at the consequences for both the private sector (reduced transport capacity) and the public sector (the authorities responsible for maintaining the navigability of the waterways).
8 March 2011

Insurance claims for climate change possible

It is legally possible to get countries and organisations to pay for their contribution to climate change, and much damage to the environment could be prevented were judges to make use of this possibility. This is the conclusion drawn by the lawyer Miriam Haritz in her doctoral thesis ‘An inconvenient deliberation’, which she defended on Friday 17 December 2010 at Maastricht University. She carried out her research as part of the NWO VAM (Vulnerability, Adaptation and Mitigation) programme.
21 September 2010

Large municipalities with environmentally aware councillors are the most climate friendly

The effects of climate change will be felt most at the municipal level. Dutch researchers from the University of Twente have discovered that the size of a municipality and the political persuasion of the responsible councillor are the most influential factors for a strong climate policy.
1 December 2008

'What if… abrupt and extreme climate change?'

In the book 'What if… abrupt and extreme climate change?' a number of researchers from different social scientific disciplines present a view in response to the question 'what will happen in our society if the climate suddenly changes?'.
19 November 2008

Are we prepared for extreme weather events? VAM Conference 2008

Het NWO onderzoeksprogramma ‘Vulnernability, Adaptation, Mitigation’ organiseert parallel aan de Energy Delta Convention 2008 zijn eerste congres 'Are we prepared for extreme weather events?'. Tijdens dit congres gaan onderzoekers in op de sociaal-wetenschappelijke gevolgen van een abrupte klimaatverandering. Ook gaat de film ‘Waterproof’ in première.
27 October 2008

Film 'Waterproof' highlights the social aspects of climate change

The Netherlands will not escape the consequences of climate change. However, it is difficult to predict how climate change will affect society. The film 'Waterproof' by Joshka Wessels sheds light on social sciences research into the climate.