Ghent University and Campus Zeeland have combined their strengths in the Delta Collaboration Platform. As a result of climate change, the Flemish-Dutch Delta will have to adapt to a changing environment. The platform focusses on education and research in three different fields: energy, water and food. The outcome of their work not only applies locally, but can be put to use worldwide in various similar delta regions.
In November 2018 a cooperation agreement was set up between Ghent University and Campus Zeeland. Campus Zeeland brings together the business community, research institutions and government in Zeeland. The main educational partners are University College Roosevelt (UCR), HZ University of Applied Sciences, Scalda, the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ) and Wageningen Marine Research (WMR).
This cooperation agreement officially launched the development of the “Delta collaboration platform”. As a result of climate change, the Flemish-Dutch Delta region will have to adapt to a changing environment. The Delta platforms will unite researchers, governmental bodies and stakeholders to develop climate-proof solutions which tackle major global challenges in terms of:
- The production of sustainable, safe and healthy food from the sea;
- The sustainable production of renewable energy (offshore wind, tidal energy);
- Optimal water management and water safety.
As such, the platform aims to become the hub that connects knowledge and research in the middle of a unique ‘living lab’. The knowledge and expertise obtained will be further exploited for similar Delta regions worldwide.