Martine van den Boomen is a researcher and lecturer in the Hydraulic Structures and Flood Risk group of the Hydraulic Engineering department at Delft University of Technology. Her research is focussed at maintaining a safe and liveable urban delta from an engineering perspective while recognizing the complex interactions with many stakeholders and the environment. Martine contributes to the emerging research group on the life cycle management of Storm Surge Barriers, which are pressured by sea level rise. Moreover, Martine participates in NWO-NWA RED&BLUE, a transdisciplinary research project that aims to preserve the value of real estate and infrastructures in the South-Western Delta. Climate change poses new and serious challenges to urban deltas.