Delta ENIGMA (ENvironmental BIo-GeoMorphologic Analyser): integrated infrastructure for observation, experiments and modeling of the river-to-coast system - Establishing a supersite for sustainable deltas by Danubius-NL consortium

Δ-ENIGMA: The Dutch Delta on the Intensive-Care monitor

Deltas and coastal plains are attractive places to live: fertile, flat, open to the sea. These lowlands are, however, also vulnerable to climate-change and sea-level rise. To better predict how deltas develop in the future we need a thorough understanding of how organisms, currents, waves, water&sand discharge shape the delta-landscape. This so-called biogeomorphology lies at the heart of Δ-ENIGMA, which provides infrastructure for intensive observational and experimental research of the Dutch Delta. This will improve our ability to predict future development, and help us live on happily in a changing Delta.