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The water is surging forward.

Is the Sigma Plan effective in protecting Flanders against flooding?
How are models translated into flood-prone areas on the ground?

Speakers:

Patrik Peeters (Hydraulic engineering Lab)
Hans De Preter (Waterways and Sea Canal NV)

Does the Scheldt look after itself? And do we look after the Scheldt?

How has the water quality of the Sea Scheldt and its tributaries evolved in recent years?
What efforts are being made to improve water quality?

Speakers:

Stefan Van Damme (University of Antwerp)
Ward De Cooman (Flemish Environmental company)

What blooms brings life.

Are we observing changes in the turbidity of the Scheldt water and the morphology of the river?
What are the effects on the smallest organisms in the Sea Scheldt?

Speakers:

Tom Cox (University of Antwerp)
Micky Tackx (University of Toulouse)

What lives creates experiences.

Are we seeing changes in the flora and fauna in and around the Sea Scheldt?
What efforts are being made to improve habitats?

Speakers:

Erika Van den Bergh (Research Institute for Nature and Forest)
Dominiek Decleyre (Agency for Nature and Forests)

From experiment to major event

Case study summary: 10 years of Lippenbroek. How does all the foregoing translate to Lippenbroek, the first constructed reduced-tide area?

Speakers:

Wim Dauwe (Waterways and Sea Canal NV)
Patrick Meire (University of Antwerp)