Knowledge institutes
Knowledge institutes
The Netherlands have a unique and coherent knowledge infrastructure of prominent research centres and technological institutes, consisting of governmental and private research and educational institutes (RIZA, RIKZ and RIVO, IKC and Alterra, RIVM,
WL | Delft Hydraulics, IAC, UNESCO-IHE, ITC and ILRI) and Universities.
These institutes together cover a broad range of directly and indirectly water related fundamental and applied research. Subjects range from hydraulic engineering to integrated water management, and the knowledge institutes are closely connected with an international oriented private water sector.
In the last fifty years Dutch institutes have built up respectable knowledge and experience in the international water field. This has also been of much importance for the development of water policies in the Netherlands itself: research concerning the undisturbed natural processes of water systems that hardly exist anymore in the Netherlands are very interesting as reference for the ecological restoration of water systems in the Netherlands itself.
Also there is a considerable experience and expertise in institutional capacity building for the water sector. The Netherlands share their knowledge following several international agreements like for example the Biodiversity convention. An important instrument is international water education, in which the Netherlands have more than 40 years of experience and built up a very advanced network of professionals and ambassadors in the area of water management.
In 2007, the Delta Institute will start, it is a worldwide authoritative institute for questions about living and working in delta areas. This institute joins the research of WL|Delft Hydraulics and GeoDelft, completed with TNO-NITG and parts of Rijkswaterstaat (DWW, RIKZ and RIZA). For long term study also the technical university of Delft and the university of Utrecht will be involved. The institute intends to join knowledge of delta technology aiming at vulnerable polders or areas sensitive for flooding. To keep delta areas liveable is focussed at topics as building on slack ground, climate change, coast maintaining and handling water nuisance.
Source: Dutch Water Sector 2007-2008
WL | Delft Hydraulics, IAC, UNESCO-IHE, ITC and ILRI) and Universities.
These institutes together cover a broad range of directly and indirectly water related fundamental and applied research. Subjects range from hydraulic engineering to integrated water management, and the knowledge institutes are closely connected with an international oriented private water sector.
In the last fifty years Dutch institutes have built up respectable knowledge and experience in the international water field. This has also been of much importance for the development of water policies in the Netherlands itself: research concerning the undisturbed natural processes of water systems that hardly exist anymore in the Netherlands are very interesting as reference for the ecological restoration of water systems in the Netherlands itself.
Also there is a considerable experience and expertise in institutional capacity building for the water sector. The Netherlands share their knowledge following several international agreements like for example the Biodiversity convention. An important instrument is international water education, in which the Netherlands have more than 40 years of experience and built up a very advanced network of professionals and ambassadors in the area of water management.
In 2007, the Delta Institute will start, it is a worldwide authoritative institute for questions about living and working in delta areas. This institute joins the research of WL|Delft Hydraulics and GeoDelft, completed with TNO-NITG and parts of Rijkswaterstaat (DWW, RIKZ and RIZA). For long term study also the technical university of Delft and the university of Utrecht will be involved. The institute intends to join knowledge of delta technology aiming at vulnerable polders or areas sensitive for flooding. To keep delta areas liveable is focussed at topics as building on slack ground, climate change, coast maintaining and handling water nuisance.
Source: Dutch Water Sector 2007-2008