BUET-IWFM

COMPLETED RESEARCH

Adaptive Delta Management: Development, Acculturation, and Dissemination in Bangladesh and Indonesia

Research Funding: Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO; NWO Dutch: Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek)

Faculty Researcher: Prof Dr M. Shah Alam Khan

Collaboration: Lead: Delft University of Technology (TU Delft); Affiliates: Institute of Water and Flood Management (IWFM), BUET; University of Twente; Utrecht University; Deltares; Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB), Indonesia; Centre for Environmental and Geographic Information Services (CEGIS)

Duration: January, 2015 - June, 2019


In collaboration with Delft University of Technology, University of Twente, UNESCO-IHE, Deltares, Utrecht University, Institute Teknologi Bandung, PUSAIR Bandung, and Center for Environmental and Geographic Information Services (CEGIS), this 4-year long (2015-2018) research project focuses on translating and disseminating Adaptive Delta Management concepts for supporting participatory planning for sustainable delta development under uncertain changing conditions to the context of developing countries, addressing current societal needs such as food security and pro-poor development. The project is funded by Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO).