Contact and organisation for the Rhine Estuary-Drecht Towns
Organisation
Since 2014, the provincial and municipal authorities, water authorities, safety regions, the national government and the business community in the region have been working on the implementation of the preferred strategy for the Rhine Estuary-Drecht Towns region.
Regional consultations for the Rhine Estuary-Drecht Towns Delta Programme
It was decided to organise regional consultations in the Rhine Estuary-Drecht Towns region. The relevant authorities also organise professional and substantive support. The main tasks involve the implementation and further elaboration of the Delta Decision and preferred strategy, informing the Delta Commissioner about progress and submitting recommendations about the annual proposal for the Delta Programme.
Members of the Regional Consultation Platform
- Mr. A. Aboutaleb, mayor of the City of Rotterdam, chair of the Regional Consultation Platform
- Mrs. J. Baljeu, member of the provincial executive of Zuid-Holland
- Mr. L. Barth, alderman of the municipality of Krimpenerwaard
- Mr. J. Bonjer, dike reeve of the Hollandse Delta water authority
- Mr. A. Driesprong, chief engineer-director of Rijkswaterstaat West-Nederland Zuid
- Mr. J. Verschuur, director of Flood Risk Management, Rivers and Sea at the Water and Soil DG of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management
- Mr. D. Heijkoop, mayor of the municipality of Hardinxveld-Giessendam
- Mr. T. van der Klugt, dike reeve of the Schieland en de Krimpenerwaard water authority
- Mr. D. Van Orselen, alderman of the municipality of Voorne aan Zee (representing Voorne-Putten)
- Mr. R. van der Linden, alderman of the municipality of Dordrecht
- Mr. H. van Waveren, alderman of the municipality of Hoeksche Waard
Members of the Directors Consultation Platform
- Mr. M. Vink, director at the Schieland en de Krimpenerwaard water authority, chair of the Directors Consultation Platform
- Mrs. C. Frentz, General Director of the Zuid-Holland Zuid Safety Region, representing the four safety regions in the Rhine Estuary-Drecht Towns region
- Mrs. F. Hanneman, director of network development at Rijkswaterstaat West-Nederland Zuid
- Mrs. E. Kelder, Green-Blue City agenda manager at the municipality of Dordrecht
- Mr. A. Molenaar, Chief Resilience Officer of the City of Rotterdam
- Mr. P. Mollema, member of the management team of the Port of Rotterdam Authority
- Mrs. L. Veerbeek, head of the Department of Flood Risk Management (Directorate of Flood Risk Management, Climate Adaptation and Governance) of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management
- Mr. J. Visser, director of the Delfland water authority
- Mrs. C. Zwetsloot, head of the Water and Green department at the provincial authority of Zuid-Holland
Programme Team of the Rhine Estuary-Drecht Towns Delta Programme
The Rhine Estuary-Drecht Towns Delta Programme team consists of staff from the relevant government authorities in the region. Together, they support the implementation of the preferred strategy for the Rhine Estuary-Drecht Towns Delta Programme.
- Pieter Jacobs (RWS WNZ), programme manager
- Leontien Barends (Schieland en de Krimpenerwaard water authority)
- Gijs Bloemberg (Delfland water authority), secretary (duo)
- Juriaan Donker (Hollandse Delta water authority), secretary (duo)
- Diederik Duijser (municipality of Hellevoetsluis)
- Marc Eisma (Port of Rotterdam Authority)
- Corjan Gebraad (City of Rotterdam)
- Esma Hoogendijk (RWS WNZ)
- Dana Huibers (municipality of Dordrecht)
- Corrie de Jongh (communications)
- Vera Konings (City of Rotterdam)
- Pim Neefjes (RWS WNZ)
- Evert van der Meide (provincial authority of Zuid-Holland)
- Claudia van Ruler (Hollandse Delta water authority)
- Bernadette Verstege (Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management)
- Vacancy (Zuid-Holland Zuid Safety Region)
Contact
Send an email to the programme team of the Rhine Estuary-Drecht Towns Delta Programme at info-deltaprogrammarijnmonddrechtsteden@rws.nl or to the programme manager: Pieter Jacobs, at pieter.jacobs@rws.nl.