Today’s water challenges call for cooperation and the exchange of knowledge and expertise. The Dutch water sector invites you to team up to find the best solutions for our changing world.

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Recent flooding in the Netherlands has proven the effectiveness of its Room for the River programme. The measures build over a 10-year period were stretched to their limits, and the Netherlands ...

Worldwide, an estimated nine billion people will live in large urban areas by 2050. Water security for people, industry, and food production is one of the most urgent challenges of our time. In the ...

A good quality of surface waters like lakes, large ponds, water reservoirs and public waters is important for recreational use or drinking water supply. To keep the quality at an excellent level, the ...

The Netherlands’ fertile soil and smart solutions puts the country at second place as the largest exporter of agrifood products in the world after the United States. Living below sea level made us ...

As a country with three major rivers flowing through it and with 523 kilometres of coastline, the Netherlands is a frontrunner in coastal management. Because our country is a low-lying delta, we have ...

The complexity of our water challenges makes knowledge exchange, learning from experiences and working together on solutions essential. By joining forces we can achieve a more sustainable, inclusive ...

The World Economic Forum identified water crisis as one of the biggest global risks. Climate change is evident in water scarcity, sea level rise, extreme storms, floods, salinisation and pollution and ...

Cities need to become more resilient to climate change and water crises. Urban areas and large cities are facing challenges brought on by population pressure, infrastructure congestion, rising sea ...

Integrated water management is an approach with many facets. To improve management of our water resources now and in the future, we need to understand better the interactions between local human ...

Flood defences play a crucial role in protecting the hinterland and managing flood risks. As the frequency and severity of floods increase and existing defences age, it has become evident that ...