The 1st January 2012 has seen the launch of the new TU Delft Process Technology Institute.

Development aid is in need of a major overhaul.

Many different aspects are involved in predicting high water and floods, such as the type of precipitation, wind, buildings and vegetation.

By adding information about the subsoil to an existing sedimentation and erosion model, researchers at TU Delft have obtained a clearer picture of how rivers and deltas develop over time.

DELFT, Netherlands, Oct. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Together with IBM (NYSE: IBM), Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) is researching how technology and analytics can be applied to complex water systems to minimise the risk of flooding.