Symposium: Sea level rise in the Flemish-Dutch delta region

In the framework of their collaboration agreement, Ghent University (UGent) and Campus Zeeland would like to invite you to the symposium 'Sea Level Rise in the Flemish-Dutch Delta', together with their partners Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) and the Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ). The event will take place on Tuesday 25 June 2019 from 9:30 onwards at Greenbridge (UGent Campus Oostende).

Programme

09:15 - 10:00 Reception & registration
10:00 - 10:15 Opening of the conference - Representatives of UGent and Campus Zeeland
10:15 - 10:30 Setting the scene - Context of sea level rise in the Flemish-Dutch Delta-region: overview of scenarios, impacts and outstanding questions - tbc (UGent)

State of the art, impact and opportunities: part I
10:30 - 10:45 Flood risk calculation - Philippe De Maeyer (UGent)
10:45 - 11:00 Bringing sea level change to the coast - Aimée Slangen (NIOZ-Yerseke)

State of the art, impact and opportunities: part II
11:00 - 11:15     Ecosystem-based coastal defense in the Scheldt Estuary - Tom Maris (UAntwerpen)
11:15 - 11:30     Dutch nature-based flood defense initiatives - Tjeerd Bouma (NIOZ-Yerseke HZ Vlissingen & U.Utrecht)
11:30 - 11:45     Questions and interaction

11:45 - 13:30 Lunch & networking - Posters & demos

State of the art, impact and opportunities: part III
13:30 - 13:45 Modelling of coastal processes - State of the art of the CREST-project - Dries Van den Eynde (KBIN)
13:45 - 14:00 Land-level rise in the Flemish-Dutch waterscape - Maarten Kleinhans (U.Utrecht)

State of the art, impact and opportunities: part IV
14:00 - 14:15     Ecological functioning of dunes and their role in coastal defense - Dries Bonte (UGent)
14:15 - 14:30     Automated mapping of intertidal area for ecotope classification - Elisabeth Addink (U.Utrecht)
14:30 - 14:45     Questions and interaction

14:45 - 15:15 Coffee break & networking - Posters & demos

Policy and way forward
15:15 - 15:30     A policy perspective on coastal protection in the Flemish-Duch Delta-region - Peter Van Besien (Afdeling Kust, Flemish Government)
15:30 - 15:45     How a shared problem may unite us: delta governance and sea-level rise - Bert van den Brink (UCR)
15:45 - 16:15     Panel discussion: industry, government and academia
                        Panel: Peter Van Besien (Afdeling Kust, Flemish Government), Bert van den Brink (UCR), Frank Verschraegen (DEME),
                       Bernard Malherbe (Jan De Nul), Mark Dierikx (ABDTOPConsult) - Moderator: tbc
                             - Opportunities for the Blue Economy in relation to coastal protection
                             - The way forward in the Flemish-Dutch Delta-region
16:15 - 16:30     Closing remarks & farewell to Gedeputeerde Ben de Reu - Jan Mees (VLIZ) & tbc

16:30 Networking reception

Registration

Participation to the symposium is free. However, registration is mandatory. You can register until 18 June on registration.vliz.be/sealevelrise

Poster presentation

If you wish to bring a poster for the poster exhibition, please register on registration.vliz.be/sealevelrise-poster before 18 June.

Location
GreenBridge
Wetenschapspark 1, 8400 Ostend
How to reach: www.greenbridge.be/en/contact

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Symposium: Sea level rise in the Flemish-Dutch delta region