Sustainability
To ensure our continued access to water into the future, we have to manage the watercycle sustainably. The Sustainable Water cycle research programme focuses on questions concerning water-wise management: How can we sustainably manage our freshwater sources? How can we deal with extreme precipitation and drought caused by climate change? And how can we achieve a climate-neutral watercycle in a circular economy?
To ensure our continued access to water into the future, we have to manage the watercycle sustainably. The Sustainable Water cycle research programme focuses on questions concerning water-wise management: How can we sustainably manage our freshwater sources? How can we deal with extreme precipitation and drought caused by climate change? And how can we achieve a climate-neutral watercycle in a circular economy?
Sustainability
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SustainabilitySustainable use of freshwater resources
Access to sufficient and clean freshwater is not a given. Globally, the water sector is confronted with ever-increasing water security challenges and the need to use freshwater sources in a...
SustainabilityClimate change and resilience
The water sector needs practice-oriented research to help it confront the wide-ranging consequences of climate change. KWR meets this need through knowledge development and practical tools that help assess the...
SustainabilitySustainable energy
There is a worldwide drive to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and shift to cleaner, more sustainable energy sources. Within the energy transition, water plays an important role. At the interface...
SustainabilitySustainable resources
The circular economy is the alternative to the current – essentially linear – economy. While the linear economy is based on the ‘take, make, dispose’ approach to materials and energy,...