{"id":3880,"date":"2026-02-12T09:10:56","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T08:10:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visitvlissingen.nl\/?post_type=spot&#038;p=3880"},"modified":"2026-03-19T16:11:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T15:11:44","slug":"delta-climate-center","status":"publish","type":"werken","link":"https:\/\/visitvlissingen.nl\/en\/werken-en-studeren\/delta-climate-center\/","title":{"rendered":"Delta Climate Center"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"block background-blue-primary block--header block--no-spacing-top\">\n    <div class=\"container px-5 px-lg-8\">\n        <div class=\"block--header__swiper swiper-container swiper-box disable-auto-height-from-lg\">\n            <div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n                                     \n\n                    <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                        <div class=\"row gx-7 h-100\">\n                            <div class=\"col-xxxl-5 col-xxl-5 col-xl-6 d-flex justify-content-between flex-column\">\n                                <div class=\"mt-4\">\n                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            <\/div>\n\n                                <div class=\"block--header__text ps-xxxl-9\">\n                                    \n                                                                            <h1 class=\"d-none d-lg-block\" >Delta Climate Center<\/h1>\n    <h1 class=\"d-block d-lg-none\" >Delta Climate Center<\/h1>\n                                    \n                                    \n                                    \n                                                                                                                                                    \n                                                                    <\/div>\n                                <div><\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"mt-7 mt-xl-0 col-xxxl-6 col-xxl-7 col-xl-6 offset-xxxl-1 pe-xxxl-9\">\n                                                                                                                                                                <figure class=\"image block--header__image block--header__image--small z-1\">\n                                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/visitvlissingen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DCC-kantoor-1-.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                                            <\/figure>\n                                                                                                    <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"waves\">\n        <div class=\"waves__wave waves__wave--green-secondary\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"block block--text-meta\">\n    <div class=\"container px-5 px-lg-8\">\n        <div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n            <div class=\"col-xxl-10\">\n                <div class=\"row\">\n                                            <div class=\"col-12\">\n                            <h2 class=\"mb-4 d-none d-lg-block\" >About the Delta Climate Center<\/h2>\n    <h2 class=\"mb-4 d-block d-lg-none\" >About the Delta Climate Center<\/h2>\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"col-xxxl-5 col-xl-6 mb-7 mb-xl-0\">\n                            <div class=\"text-wrapper mb-4\"><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Retrieved from <a href=\"https:\/\/visitvlissingen.nl\/en\/hotspot\/kenniswerf\/\">the Knowledge Wharf<\/a> In Vlissingen, you'll find the Delta Climate Center (DCC), the place where science, education, and practice come together to build a future-proof delta. Here, work is being done on smart solutions for major challenges such as climate change, water management, sustainable energy, and the food transition.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Innovation in the Zeeland delta<\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The DCC is the knowledge institute for food, water, and energy. As a driver of climate innovation in Zeeland, the center develops concrete solutions for a sustainable and liveable future in Zeeland and worldwide. The DCC not only looks at the risks but primarily at the opportunities offered by the transitions in the areas of food, water, and energy.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Collaboration in the education spectrum<\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">What makes the DCC unique is the collaboration between vocational colleges, universities of applied sciences, and research universities. This pooling of strengths across the educational spectrum leads to innovative insights and practical applications. Students, researchers, and companies work together on solutions for urgent issues.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">They do this in co-creation with companies, social organizations, governments, and residents. This broad collaboration ensures real impact, both locally and internationally.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                        \n                    <div class=\"col-xl-5 offset-xxxl-2 offset-xl-1\">\n                                                \n                        \n                                                    <div class=\"row g-5 pt-4\">\n                                                                    <div class=\"col-auto\">\n                                        <a\n                    href=\"https:\/\/deltaclimatecenter.nl\/\"\n                            aria-label=\"Open in a new tab\"\n                tabindex=\"0\"\n                    target=\"_blank\"\n                class=\"btn btn--perzik-purple wp-block-text-meta\"\n            >\n        Visit the website\n        \n    <\/a>\n\n                                        <\/div>\n                                                            <\/div>\n      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Thanks to its scale, landscape, and the involvement of local parties, the region serves as a living lab. Innovative ideas are tested in practice here, using modern technology and creative working methods. In this way, the DCC contributes to better decision-making and future envisioning: how do we want to live and work in Zeeland in the future?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>DCC at the Knowledge Wharf<\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The DCC Vlissingen is part of the program <a href=\"https:\/\/www.windindezeilen.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wind in the Sails<\/a>, that Zeeland is strengthened socially and economically. By attracting young talent, creating employment, and stimulating innovation, the DCC contributes to the sustainability of the Kenniswerf and the region as a whole.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Want to know more or collaborate?<\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Discover how the Delta Climate Center is working towards the future of our delta and how you can contribute.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n                                                                                                        <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                            \n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n\n\n<section class=\"block block--events-archive\">\n        \n        <div class=\"archive-block archive-events\">\n            <input type=\"hidden\" value=\"color-blue-secondary\" name=\"archive_color_scheme\">\n               \n                <input 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