Royal Haskoning, the Delta Alliance and the City of Rotterdam invite students from all over the world to enter the third edition of the DeltaCompetition and develop practical, innovative, sustainable solutions to the threats facing delta cities. We are looking for new, inspiring and daring ideas and practical solutions from a wide combination of disciplines that integrate urban development and flood risk reduction, fresh water provision and energy production, housing and sustainable infrastructure development, (water) transport and rainwater catchment, and / or smart tools to improve urban development policy, implementation and enforcement and water governance in delta cities.

The best three will receive an award with a prize of USD 3.000 each. Furthermore, we invite the three winning participants to present their ideas to an international audience of decision makers and experts during the Deltas in Times of Climate Change - Symposium, to be held in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, from 28 September to 1 October 2010.