Like many meetings, the Knowledge Day Inspection & Conservation Flood Defences could not take place in physical form this year.
A digital meeting was therefore chosen, the first session of which took place on Thursday 10 September. the morning started with a plenary programme, which kicked off the series of meetings with a presentation by Sandra Brandts on how Burgers' Zoo implements sustainability and circularity in their daily practice. This was followed by Melvin Redeker explaining the parallels between the challenges from mountaineering and the world of water safety and how best to deal with them. In the afternoon, the first workshop on Problem species - plants took place. During this workshop, a study on natural control of Japanese knotweed was first presented. Then an inventory was made of which plant species cause problems at the various water boards and which control methods have been and are successfully applied. The various meetings can be watched back here<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoSEGvCwZ3U&list=PLKAZHri1nLra49usVBu6VkkpAj8dWMG_A>.
Several more workshops will follow in the near future:
- Workshop 2: Animal pests 1 October 13:30 - 15:15
- Workshop 3: Drought 29 October 1:30 pm - 3:15 pm
- Workshop 4: Risk-based management and maintenance 19 November 13:30 - 15:15 hours
More information about the workshops can be found in STOWA's activity calendar: https://www.stowa.nl/agenda. Here you will also find the possibility to register for one or more of the workshops.
