Activities
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Upcomming Activities
Strengthen your expertise in flood preparedness and emergency response
Join the short course on Emergency Management for Flood Defences and learn how to apply the Handbook on Emergency Management for Flood Defences in real-world situations. Designed for professionals from government, industry and academia, the course combines practical knowledge with valuable opportunities for learning, exchange and networking.
🟦 Part 1 – General Concepts: 2–6 November 2026
🟦 Part 2 – Operations in Practice: 9–13 November 2026
Whether you take the full series or attend it as a stand-alone course, you will gain practical insights to strengthen your capacity to prepare for, manage and respond to flood emergencies.
📅 Applications are now open. Apply by 2 October 2026.
Learn more: https://lnkd.in/ecsqMMFK
Marnewaard
Disaster Management Exercise
On 4 and 5 November 2026, Bonsai will be back at Marnewaard for the next field exercises.
More information will be published
Vlassenbroek Flood resilience exercise
On 17 and 18 November 2026, The Flemish Waterway will host a two-day exercise in Vlassenbroek, Belgium. The programme will include a training with mobile barriers, levee inspection activities and a disaster management exercise.
More information and registration details will follow soon.
Flood Academy at Akademie Biggesee
Crisis Management, and Dike erosion, -Monitoring and -Vegetation
Join leading European experts from Sept 14–16, 2027, at Akademie Biggesee to explore advanced flood forecasting, dike erosion, and interactive crisis roleplays. Hosted by Uni Siegen, this intensive program bridges the gap between academic research and real-world disaster response.
More information in these documents: flyer and program
Or send an email to: bonsai-academy@uni-siegen.de
Activities already completed
Bonsai Partner Meeting - Groningen, 19–21 May 2026
The Bonsai partnership will convene in Groningen (NL) for its first live partner meeting of 2026. Over three days, the program will include:
- Dedicated sessions for each work package
- A field trip
- Networking opportunities during dinners and coffee breaks
- A special session for young professionals on the evening of Monday 18 May
The program of the Partner meeting can be found via this link: Program Bonsai Partner meeting Groningen
Stakeholders and associated organisations are welcome to join. If you are interested or would like to know more, please contact us at bonsai@stowa.nl.
Marnewaard Disaster Management Exercise
On 14 and 15 April 2026 we will conduct field exercises at our Marnewaard test site, and we would like to invite you to join us.
During these days, we will focus on three topics:
• Mobile barriers
• Anchoring pins / soil staples
• Closing of sand boils
Wave
Impact Testing at Vlassenbroek
From 23 March to 13 April 2026, we will conduct wave impact tests to assess the resistance of the lime-treated cover layer to wave attack on a test section of the ring dike of the Controlled Flood Area Vlassenbroek.
On 2 April 2026, you are invited to visit the test site and witness the wave impact tests in action.
More information and registration in this document: