In many cases they have the fastest economic growth and contain the biggest cities. Areas are regularly transformed to add space for working, living and recreation to meet the ever-increasing needs of the population.
At the same time, these areas often face severe environmental degradation and are highly vulnerable to floods and coastal erosion. Climate change, rising sea levels and increasing river flows only add to the threats facing deltas and the people living in them.

The recent events in New Orleans demonstrated the effects of natural disasters in a delta. Countries like Bangladesh and China have similar problems almost every year. Rising sea levels and increasing river flows have also led policy makers, engineers and other experts in the Netherlands to rethink their flood protection strategies. They are now seeking other innovative and sustainable solutions to these threats.

So, our question is how we can adapt the deltas of the world to the present and future climate change effects. This maybe one of the most important questions of the 21st century. The solutions to the problem will not always be technical or one-dimensional. An integrated, multi -disciplinary approach is necessary. By linking different fields together, both scientifically and policy wise, the result of the plans will be enlarged.

In addition, because the climate changes are world wide, their effects are noticeable throughout the world on a large scale. This may have a lot to offer. Countries all over the world can learn from each other, and at his best cooperate. Perhaps the threats we are facing right now can bring different nations together and bind them under one flag: adapting the different Deltas to climate change. Imagine a world……