Climate change and water management
Description
Are water managers taking climate change sufficiently into account? Is water management around us being adapted in time? Are flood defences high and strong enough? The current media coverage on climate change makes many doubt.
However, if everyone does their job and water managers stay alert, that doubt is unjustified. The centuries of experience in always anticipating the threat of water comes in handy. Today, the Netherlands is climate-proof. This will remain so if we (continue to) use the centuries of experience together with newly acquired knowledge and skills in an adequate way. The National Administrative Agreement on Water, which came into force in 2003, keeps everyone on their toes.
The explanation focuses on (regional) water management in your area. In order to determine whether the storage and discharge of water in rural and urban areas takes place in such a way as to avoid excessive nuisance, based on climate change, an assessment was carried out. This established which measures are needed. The implementation of these measures is now in full swing. The connection with flood safety at sea and in the rivers is highlighted.
Bert Pijpers has worked as an independent consultant since early 2007. He was previously Water Policy Coordinator 21st Century at the Union of Water Boards. He was involved in dyke improvement projects at Grontmij and worked in Cambodia as an irrigation consultant.
18:00-19:00 Drinks at the bar.
19:00-20:00 Dinner.
20:00-22:00 Lecture and discussion.
Speaker(s)
Bert Pijpers (Duo Advies, www.duo-advies.net), member of the board Department for Water Management.
Location
Restaurant Engels, Stationsplein, Rotterdam
Organiser
Land Use and Water Management
Circle Rotterdam
Name and contact details for information
Marco Michelotti, kringrotterdam@kiviniria.nl
Apply via
Rotterdam Circle
kringrotterdam@kiviniria.nl