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Welcome to Ostend, the iconic seaside city under pressure from climate change As the Flanders Environment Agency (VMM), we're proud to host the STORMSAFE consortium in a place where the urgency of climate adaptation is impossible to ignore. Our climate portal reveals a sobering picture: Ostend faces...

We are happy to announce that Flanders will be hosting the STORM_SAFE Annual meeting in beautiful Ostend, Belgium, on May 20-22, 2025! This key event will bring together our partners & associate partners to discuss and explore the latest advancements in project STORM_SAFE....

As part of the Interreg North Sea STORM SAFE project, Rijkswaterstaat and the UK’s Environment Agency (responsible for the Thames Barrier) joined forces for a two-day knowledge exchange in April 2025. The event focused on enhancing critical water infrastructure, with particular attention to innovati...

During a strategic meeting at the Rijkswaterstaat Bureau Brussels office, representatives from Rijkswaterstaat and Voies Navigables de France (VNF) took important steps to enhance their collaboration....

On 26 and 27 March 2025, the Danish Coastal Authority (DCA) visited the BIK programme and the Haringvliet sluices as part of the EU-funded STORM_SAFE project. The project focuses on reducing operational risks and enhancing the cybersecurity of critical water infrastructure in the North Sea region....

As part of the European Interreg North Sea project STORM_SAFE, the first in-person steering group meeting took place in the Netherlands on 5 March 2025. During the meeting, international partners gathered at the Ramspol storm surge barrier to strengthen the digital resilience of ‘wet’ critical infra...

The STORM_SAFE partners recently gathered in Gothenburg. In front of the Göta älv, the river flowing through the centre of Gothenburg, watch ir. Marijn Minkenberg and dr.ir. Michel Reniers from TU/e explain their view on and role in the STORM_SAFE project....

Gothenburg is located at a very challenging location regarding flood risks. The city faces challenges regarding rising sea levels, the river Göta älv which passes through the central city and several minor streams within the city. The increased risk of heavy rainfall due to climate change further in...

In November 2024, the city of Gothenburg gave a warm welcome to all the partners from STORM_SAFE during the annual meeting. In this video, Gunnel Helgeson from the city of Gothenburg shares her enthusiasm for the collaboration within the STORM_SAFE project....