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CHALLENGE Cochin Port is a major port in the Arabian Sea – Indian Ocean Sea – route and is one of the largest ports in India. The commercial port of Cochin in South-East India is situated in a natural bay connected to Kerala’s backwaters. It has the largest siltation rate among Indian ports: more than 20 million m³ per year. Siltation is [ ... ]
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As part of a technical-scientific support project, the experts of Antea Group developed a water allocation model for the entire Scheldt river basin. This model can provide decision support for selecting measures and setting policies with respect to water availability. The model was used to quantify the impact of water management measures during [ ... ]
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The Masterplan for Flanders Costal Safety describes the need for additional coastal defence to protect the coast against extreme storm events. The plan recommends a continuous beach nourishment program, combined with the construction of a new wave return wall. To check and optimize proposed wave return wall designs, physical hydraulic [ ... ]
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During the last 3 years Antea Group acted as coordinator of AFROMAISON, a European Union funded research project. The aim of the Afromaison partners was to propose concrete strategies for integrated natural resources management in Africa in order to adapt to the consequences of climate change. AFROMAISON ran for 3 years, from March [ ... ]
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PNG is particularly prone to natural disasters induced by climate change, climate variability, and sea-level rise; including tsunamis, cyclones, river and coastal flooding, landslides, and droughts. The rising sea-level causes salt-water intrusion which puts groundwater resources at risk causing negative effects on agriculture production and water [ ... ]
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To make sure storm surge barriers provide adequate protection, Rijkswaterstaat subjects them to intensive monitoring. Every year and after every time a barrier is closed in stormy conditions, deformation measurements are conducted.
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As part of the European initiative for achieving the Millennium Development Goals, a National Water Supply and Sanitation Program (PNAEPA) was developed in 2007 and 2008 in the Republic of Guinea and has been operated by the National Service for Water Points (SNAPE). Moreover, a reform and a national sectoral water and sanitation policy were [ ... ]
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Inward stability, or macro-stability, is a major problem for dikes, in which weak spots can form as a result of traffic load and high water levels. The JLD Dike Stabilizer is an elongated element that is inserted into a dike, at right angles to the potential glide plane, to help prevent the dike from collapsing.
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The establishment of an ‘Early Warning System’ is included as a principal theme in the PNG framework for action (2005-2015), by the National Disaster Centre. The global objective is to assess the ‘Early Warning Systems’ (EWS) for inland and coastal flooding in Papua New Guinea.
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With this new reference in the field of Integrated management of ground water resources (IMWR) using remote sensing, GIS and modeling, Antea Group is able to offer to its customers a relevant and completely new approach specially applied to regions where water resources are poorly assessed. Antea Group can provide tools combining recent [ ... ]
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