Results of the Conference
Full conference report now available!
The first international delta conference 'Deltas in Times of Climate Change' in Rotterdam was a tremendous success. The conference attracted over 1.200 participants from all over the world and from different backgrounds: science, policy and practice. The participants debated climate adaptation strategies for deltas and delta cities and exchanged knowledge, which was widely offered in more then 70 sessions. Many contacts between scientists, policy makers and practitioners were established, refreshed and deepened. Relations between delta cities in and outside Connecting Delta Cities (CDC) were strengthened and the Delta Alliance was launched.
High profile guests during the opening session included His Royal Highness the Prince of Orange, who gave the opening speech, Nguyen Thai Lai (Vice Minister, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Vietnam), Ahmed Aboutaleb (Mayor of Rotterdam), Delta Commissioner Wim Kuijken and Cedric Grant (Deputee Mayor of New Orleans) who gave a moving presentation on the state of New Orleans five years after Katrina. After the break the audience was updated by Michael Oppenheimer and Martin Parry about sea level rise and other factors playing a crucial role in deltas. Pavel Kabat gave a presentation on Dutch climate research and Malcom Smith (architect at ARUP) triggered the audience with a few challenging thoughts for the rest of the conference. The opening session was closed with the Deltas of the future award ceremony.
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Opening and opening speeches by Baroness Young of Old Scone, member of the House of Lords, UK Parliament, United Kingdom (video at 4"40'), and by Ahmed Aboutaleb, Mayor of the City of Rotterdam (video at 7"55' at part 1 and part 2) and opening address by His Royal Highness the Prince of Orange (video, audio and speech). Other contributions were: |
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The Delta Programme in the Netherlands: the Deltaworks of the future
Wim Kuijken (video of his speech, audio and video: Working on the delta and presentation). -
A delta city 5 years after disaster
Cedric Grant, Deputy Mayor New Orleans, USA (video at 1"20' part 1, video part 2 and audio; presentation). -
Ice sheets, sea level rise, and the increasing risk to deltas
Prof. Michael Oppenheimer, Princeton University, USA. (video combined with his ppt presentation (Silverlight software needed) and presentation). -
Climate Change and Deltas: an IPCC perspective
Prof. Martin Parry, Imperial College London, United Kingdom. (video combined with his ppt presentation (Silverlight software needed) and presentation). -
Climate proofing in the Netherlands: Dutch climate research in practice
Prof. Pavel Kabat, Wageningen University, the Netherlands. (video combined with his ppt presentation (Silverlight software needed) and presentation. -
Moving Edges
Malcolm Smith, architect ARUP, United Kingdom. video at 1"20', video part 2, part 3 and presentation. -
Award Ceremony Delta City of the Future (video at 1"40')
Click on the daily programme for an overview with publications
General
- Most presentations of sessions are online available in pdf format. Click on the link for the the list with presentations and meeting reports. You can search in this list by using the small search button
right above in the list page or click on Reference for an overview of sessions in alphabetical order.
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Most session were recorded during this conference. Click on Deltacities webpage to listen or download the recorded presentations. Please contact the conference secretariat (o.van.steenis(at)programmabureauklimaat.nl) if you have any objections with publishing the audiotapes of the sessions on our website.
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Watch the overview with Twitter messages
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See pictures for an impression of the conference
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Scientific Programme Deltas in Depth Abstracts, Deltas in Depth, per day theme and session (searchable system)
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