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Collaborating for Resilience: Insights from the Netherlands and Hampton Roads Workshop

This workshop highlighted the shared challenges and strategies between the Netherlands Delta and Hampton Roads, emphasizing similarities in climate and water management issues. It focused on integrating approaches to tackle sea level rise (SLR), river peak flows, and freshwater supply, while addressing the nuanced differences in governance between the two regions. Specific opportunities for collaboration were discussed across academic, institutional, and decision-making levels, including potential joint research proposals and fellowships among universities and research institutions in both regions.

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Collaborating for Resilience: Insights from the Netherlands and Hampton Roads Workshop

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  1. Impressions from the workshop - discussion • Netherlands Delta versus Hampton Roads • many similarities in problems and approach • Differences • SLR focus • in Netherlands also river peak flows and fresh water supply (salt intrusion) – requires a more integrated approach • Netherlands: defense / US: evacuation • casualties (political very sensitive) • governance structure very different • Many opportunities to learn from each other and to do joint research

  2. Opportunities for Cooperation with Netherlands • 3 levels • Science / academic level (universities) • Institutional level (applied science) • Decision making level (government) • Universities • Various Netherlands universities interested • Technical universities of Delft and Twente • Amsterdam (environment, economics), Wageningen (environment), Utrecht (oceanography), etc. • Modes • student exchange (MSc, PhD) • fellowships • sabbaticals • joint research proposals (NSF, NWO, EU)

  3. Opportunities for Cooperation with Netherlands • Institutions (Deltares - ???) • who is the counterpart of Deltares here? • e.g. Water Institute in LA • NOAA, Woodshole, etc. • university institutes? • private firms (e.g. Fugro) • joint research on topics of joint interest • Deltares to host fellows and sabbaticals • contract research (projects) • but also cooperation between NGO’s possible (e.g. environmental issues) • Government • study tours • staff exchange (Dutch Perspective)

  4. Contacts • Deltares(also for other actors in the Netherlands) • Karel.Heynert@deltares.nl • Eelco.vanBeek@deltares.nl • Netherlands Embassy in Washington • Jantienne van der Meij-Kranendonk • Jantienne@nost.org

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