BONSAI and Oeverdijk Hoorn
What will happen?
We are monitoring the embankment in Hoorn to develop a method for estimating the amount of sand needed in a lake situation. The embankment is an innovative solution of a soft verge as a foreshore. This provides opportunities for nature and for simple climate-adaptive maintenance.
We are doing this monitoring within the European Interreg project BONSAI(BoostingflOodresilieNcein estuarine Systems Anticipatingshifting clImatezones). Project funding has been granted for this from Brussels and the Province of North Holland. Monitoring is crucial to understand the behavior of the dike and ensure water safety.
When will the project take place and how long will it take?
BONSAI runs from Jan. 1, 2025 to June 30, 2029.
Who do we work with?
Bonsai is pulled by the STOWA, we work together with partners within NL and with partners from Belgium, France, Germany; both from the field (CTW, defense, RWS, Noorderzijlvest) and from the research world (such as, for example, the Hogeschool Zeeland, universities from Lille, Paris, Louvent, Nijmegen).
We look and learn with like-minded people across national borders.