Description

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On the occasion of the commemoration of The 1953 Disaster, 60 years ago, KIVI NIRIA, Water Governance Centre, the Association for Water Management and Land Management and the Water Circle of the Association of Public Administration are organising the symposium 'Water Governance & Safety'.
The aim of the symposium is to define a picture of how to deal with Governance to keep the Netherlands future-proof water safe. The current approach has reached its limit; the social feasibility of our technically embedded safety standards is under discussion. Does the current standard of water governance suffice to find an adequate answer to tomorrow's water safety issues? Is it more a public or a private matter?
Led by chairman of the day Dr Ir. Ing. Govert Geldof, there will be a debate on developments in water governance to keep the Netherlands perpetually water-safe.
Two examples will explain the current practice of water governance. The panel led by Lambert Verheijen, dike grave of Waterschap Aa en Maas, will then debate with the attendees on the basis of propositions.

12:30 - 13:00: Reception with a sandwich
13:00 - 13:15: Opening by chairman of the day Govert Geldof
13:15 - 13:35: Historical perspective Sybe Schaap
13:40 - 14:00: Towards a standard for areas outside the dykes Sandra Fraikin
14:05 - 14:25:00: Multi-layer safety in the Netherlands;
a long way to go Martijn van der Hurk
14:30 - 15:00: Break
15:00 - 15:20: Introduction governance in practice Lambert Verheijen
15:20 - 16:40: Debate based on several propositions.
The propositions will be announced in advance. led by Govert Geldof
16:40 - 17:00: Closure by the chairman of the day and drinks
17:00 - 18:00: Drinks

Speaker(s)

Chairman of the day
Dr Ir. Ing. G. (Govert) Geldof, association professor TU Danmark: Reducing complex issues to their essences and translating them into doing!

Speakers
Prof. dr. ing. S. (Sybe) Schaap, Chairman Netherlands Water Partnership: Historical perspective on water safety.
Drs. S. (Sandra) Fraikin, Senior Policy Officer for Water Safety Province of South Holland: Towards a standard for areas outside the dikes.
Drs. M. (Martijn) van de Hurk, University of Antwerp: Multilayer safety in the Netherlands; a long way to go.
Drs. L. (Lambert) Verheijen, Dijkgraaf Waterschap Aa en Maas and Vice Chairman MER Committee

Location

Floating Pavilion

Tillemakade 99, Rotterdam

Organiser

Construction and Hydraulic Engineering

Land Use and Water Management

Technology, Society & Economy

WGC, VvB, VWL

Name and contact details for information

For more information, please contact: Gijs van Ginneken (gijs.van.ginneken@planet.nl), Ernst Oosterveld (ernst.oosterveld@movares.nl) and Jothijs van Gaalen (j.van.gaalen@baminfraconsult.nl) or lw@kiviniria.nl

lw@kiviniria.nl