water & the netherlands: a new relationship
TRANSCRIPT
![Page 1: Water & The Netherlands: A New Relationship](https://reader033.vdocument.in/reader033/viewer/2022060110/555b942cd8b42ae81d8b535c/html5/thumbnails/1.jpg)
Water & The Netherlands: A new relationship
Anne DonkerConsulate General of the Netherlands
![Page 2: Water & The Netherlands: A New Relationship](https://reader033.vdocument.in/reader033/viewer/2022060110/555b942cd8b42ae81d8b535c/html5/thumbnails/2.jpg)
2
The Netherlands: a delta landscape, penetrated by rivers, subject to sea and river flooding
![Page 3: Water & The Netherlands: A New Relationship](https://reader033.vdocument.in/reader033/viewer/2022060110/555b942cd8b42ae81d8b535c/html5/thumbnails/3.jpg)
![Page 4: Water & The Netherlands: A New Relationship](https://reader033.vdocument.in/reader033/viewer/2022060110/555b942cd8b42ae81d8b535c/html5/thumbnails/4.jpg)
![Page 5: Water & The Netherlands: A New Relationship](https://reader033.vdocument.in/reader033/viewer/2022060110/555b942cd8b42ae81d8b535c/html5/thumbnails/5.jpg)
![Page 6: Water & The Netherlands: A New Relationship](https://reader033.vdocument.in/reader033/viewer/2022060110/555b942cd8b42ae81d8b535c/html5/thumbnails/6.jpg)
70% of Dutch GDP is produced below sea level
![Page 7: Water & The Netherlands: A New Relationship](https://reader033.vdocument.in/reader033/viewer/2022060110/555b942cd8b42ae81d8b535c/html5/thumbnails/7.jpg)
7
![Page 8: Water & The Netherlands: A New Relationship](https://reader033.vdocument.in/reader033/viewer/2022060110/555b942cd8b42ae81d8b535c/html5/thumbnails/8.jpg)
Two major floods per century
![Page 9: Water & The Netherlands: A New Relationship](https://reader033.vdocument.in/reader033/viewer/2022060110/555b942cd8b42ae81d8b535c/html5/thumbnails/9.jpg)
![Page 10: Water & The Netherlands: A New Relationship](https://reader033.vdocument.in/reader033/viewer/2022060110/555b942cd8b42ae81d8b535c/html5/thumbnails/10.jpg)
2% of Dutch GDP
![Page 11: Water & The Netherlands: A New Relationship](https://reader033.vdocument.in/reader033/viewer/2022060110/555b942cd8b42ae81d8b535c/html5/thumbnails/11.jpg)
11
![Page 12: Water & The Netherlands: A New Relationship](https://reader033.vdocument.in/reader033/viewer/2022060110/555b942cd8b42ae81d8b535c/html5/thumbnails/12.jpg)
Living with Water
![Page 13: Water & The Netherlands: A New Relationship](https://reader033.vdocument.in/reader033/viewer/2022060110/555b942cd8b42ae81d8b535c/html5/thumbnails/13.jpg)
13
The Netherlands: a delta landscape, penetrated by rivers, subject to sea and river flooding
![Page 14: Water & The Netherlands: A New Relationship](https://reader033.vdocument.in/reader033/viewer/2022060110/555b942cd8b42ae81d8b535c/html5/thumbnails/14.jpg)
![Page 15: Water & The Netherlands: A New Relationship](https://reader033.vdocument.in/reader033/viewer/2022060110/555b942cd8b42ae81d8b535c/html5/thumbnails/15.jpg)
12-5-2014 15
![Page 16: Water & The Netherlands: A New Relationship](https://reader033.vdocument.in/reader033/viewer/2022060110/555b942cd8b42ae81d8b535c/html5/thumbnails/16.jpg)
Backup Slides
![Page 17: Water & The Netherlands: A New Relationship](https://reader033.vdocument.in/reader033/viewer/2022060110/555b942cd8b42ae81d8b535c/html5/thumbnails/17.jpg)
Thank you.
Anne Donker
Senior Economic Officer
Consulate General of the Netherlands
![Page 18: Water & The Netherlands: A New Relationship](https://reader033.vdocument.in/reader033/viewer/2022060110/555b942cd8b42ae81d8b535c/html5/thumbnails/18.jpg)
![Page 19: Water & The Netherlands: A New Relationship](https://reader033.vdocument.in/reader033/viewer/2022060110/555b942cd8b42ae81d8b535c/html5/thumbnails/19.jpg)
Room for the River
• Design discharge increase (for 2050), from 15.000 m3/s to 16.000 m3/s, is insufficient, given climate change
• Projected need:18,000 – 20,000 m3/s by 2100; – 1995 flood: 12,500 m3/s
• Heightening / reinforcing embankments is costly ($1.7 billion / 2050), and will likely increase overall risk
• From flood resistance to flood accomodation• Reduce projected increase in design discharge levels• Dike heightening only as a last resort• Flood management and spatial quality (enhancing natural and
cultural landscape values); design teams led by local govt.
• RvR began as idea in 1986, gained momentum in 1990s, US projects as inspiration
![Page 20: Water & The Netherlands: A New Relationship](https://reader033.vdocument.in/reader033/viewer/2022060110/555b942cd8b42ae81d8b535c/html5/thumbnails/20.jpg)
Room for the River today
• 700 potential projects identified, 39 selected, 35 being implemented• urban, agricultural/rural, wetland restoration
• 2,3 billion euro budget ($3 billion)
• Implementation 2009-2015: money is committed, not subject to annual appropriations cycle, this yields certainty and cost savings
• Oversight team coordinates feedback / experience between projects
• Info: www.ruimtevoorderivier.nl/meta-navigatie/english
![Page 21: Water & The Netherlands: A New Relationship](https://reader033.vdocument.in/reader033/viewer/2022060110/555b942cd8b42ae81d8b535c/html5/thumbnails/21.jpg)
Waal River / Nijmegen Project• River bottleneck, channel restriction from 1500m width to
450 m width
Options:
• Ag / undeveloped land
available to north
• Northern river bank land targeted
for development
• Key road / rail / harbor
infrastructure
12-5-2014 21
![Page 22: Water & The Netherlands: A New Relationship](https://reader033.vdocument.in/reader033/viewer/2022060110/555b942cd8b42ae81d8b535c/html5/thumbnails/22.jpg)
Dike set-back strategy: safety, increased storage / flow capacity, and new land opportunities
12-5-2014 22
![Page 23: Water & The Netherlands: A New Relationship](https://reader033.vdocument.in/reader033/viewer/2022060110/555b942cd8b42ae81d8b535c/html5/thumbnails/23.jpg)
![Page 24: Water & The Netherlands: A New Relationship](https://reader033.vdocument.in/reader033/viewer/2022060110/555b942cd8b42ae81d8b535c/html5/thumbnails/24.jpg)
Integration with urban development
24
![Page 25: Water & The Netherlands: A New Relationship](https://reader033.vdocument.in/reader033/viewer/2022060110/555b942cd8b42ae81d8b535c/html5/thumbnails/25.jpg)
Room for the river | Ijssel River | Zutphen - Cortenoever