IAAS Delta Project
The IAAS Delta Project (IDI) aims to promote prosperity in deltas worldwide by improving water management, which is seen as a lever towards this goal. Deltas, where land and water meet, are both promising and vulnerable places in the world. They are home to fertile land, strategic harbours, excellent living conditions, and rich biodiversity, but they are also susceptible to various threats such as floods, droughts, cyclones, tsunamis, earthquakes, salinity intrusion, rising sea levels, land subsidence, and increasing frequency of weather extremes. The IDI platform aims to support locally- and youth-led projects in deltas, stimulate peer-to-peer learning globally and locally, contribute to upholding agricultural livelihoods in deltas worldwide, work towards sustainable, resilient and water-secure deltas, and be a cross-sectoral bridge between countries, stakeholders and generations. The target of IDI is to create on the ground impact in deltas worldwide by increasing the impact of ongoing Projects, supporting the initiation of new Projects, and supporting youth and others to actively contribute to improved water management and thereby prosperity in deltas. The IDI community emphasizes inclusivity and diversity, with youth and students from deltas globally forming the target group. The IDI aims to be active in countries which already have unfolded national delta plans, including strategies and actions, as well as in countries where IDI can be amongst the first triggers to promote a transition towards prosperous deltas.