We are pleased to share with you the preliminary conference program for the upcoming SedNet Conference 2023. We have put together a diverse and engaging program that covers a wide range of topics related to sediment management. We believe this conference will provide valuable insights and foster fruitful discussions among experts in the field.  Please visit …

This is a message for the Dutch-speaking people in our network In 2008 in de 1e Deltaresponse – het medewerkersmagazine van Deltares – stond een artikel over de bodem- en sedimentnetwerken waar de Deltares unit Bodem- en Grondwatersystemen op dat moment actief in was: Platform Bodembeheer, Nicole en SedNet.  In een artikel in de 50e …

The deadline for the submission of abstracts is extended until the 6th of March 2023 From the 6th until the 8th of September 2023 the SedNet conference will take place in Lisbon, Portugal. At the conference we invite abstracts for a series of sessions aiming to explore different challenges and proposed solutions related to this theme. …

Dear WGCE members,Herewith we would like to inform you about the closing event of the Interrreg NWE project Suricates. This project is about sediment management, circular economy and climate change adaptation.The Suricates Project Partners will present the results of their activities since project commencement in 2018. You are welcome to take part in the closing …

One year ago, at the COP26 international climate meetings, Navigating a Changing Climate (in which PIANC is a partner) and SedNet, launched their COP26 Sediment Management Pledge. The Pledge recognises climate change as an existential threat and sets out how sediment managers can contribute to both decarbonisation and strengthened climate-resilience. The Pledge recognises climate change …

We are pleased to inform you that our article “Sediment challenges and opportunities due to climate change and sustainable development” has been published online in Journal of Soils and Sediments (JSS).  Please click on this link to read the article: https://rdcu.be/cWyc2.

Carlos R. Wyss, Switzerland Last year, an international symposium on bedload management was held in Switzerland.The objective was to create and review knowledge and praxis in bedloadmanagement to support the implementation of restoration measures. The proceedings might be of interest -> https://www.research-collection.ethz.ch/bitstream/handle/20.500.11850/513098/ISBM_2021_Proceedings-VFinal.pdf?sequence=2&isAllowed=y   Wyss C.R., De Cesare G., Lane S.N., Marti C., Nitsche M., Pauli …

The CIS document “Integrated sediment management – Guidelines and good practices in the context of the Water Framework Directive” has been published on the European Commission’s website. This document aims to contribute to improving the understanding of the role of sediment in the context of the WFD and helps foster concrete actions to improve the …

GREAT NEWS, SedNet is selected to become member of the Enlarged Soil Expert Group on the implementation of the EU Soil Strategy for 2030. Thus, great opportunities  for SedNet to raise appropriate links to/with sediment management in EU soil policy development. The first meeting of the Enlarged Soil Expert Group is scheduled in Brussels on …

A Small Step for SIMONA, a Big Leap for the Danube Basin Harmonised Sediment Quality Monitoring: Standard Sediment Sampling Kit Delivery Started SIMONA: EU Interreg Danube Transnational Programme Project: Sediment-quality Information, Monitoring and Assessment System to Support Transnational Cooperation for Joint Danube Basin Water Management  The delivery of the SIMONA Standard Sediment Quality Sampling Kit to each of the …