1. Gerard Blom Deltares Director Inland Water Systems
The Netherlands and Argentina: similar problems
Gerard Blom Deltares Director Inland Water Systems

2. The Netherlands and Argentina: similar challenges
Fluvial floods
Relatively slow and affecting large areas
Influence of reservoirs and weirs
Importance of drainage

3. The Netherlands and Argentina: similar challenges
2. Water quality
Low flow velocities
Emissions from industry and households
Nutrients and pesticides from agriculture
Contaminated sediments
Eutrophication in the Netherlands
Argentina (Riachuelo river)

4. Applied knowledge and innovation are fundamental to accomplish sustainable investments in water management (and safe on costs)
Effective River basin management by optimal use of knowledge, information systems and simulation models
Integrated approaches need interdisciplinary knowledge
Surface water & Groundwater
Quality & Quantity
Policy development & technical/engineering knowledge …
Dare to share: transparency and accessibility to information and knowledge by anyone is vital
(International) cooperation between water knowledge institutes is has very beneficial to stimulate innovation

5. National Emission Registration System

6. CRIDA Framework: Collaborative Risk Informed Decision Analysis
Resulting from cooperation between USACE and Rijkswaterstaat/Deltares, combining innovative approaches for Climate Adaptation from The Netherlands and the US.

7. Delft-FEWS National Flood Forecasting systems

8. Interactive modelling with Delft3D FM