News - Delta Programme Commissioner Co Verdaas

1. Peter Glas to resign as Delta Commissioner in December

   Peter Glas is stepping down as the government commissioner for the Delta Programme at the end of the year. He has reached ...

   News item | 03-05-2023 | 13:17

2. Young people write letter to Delta Commissioner

   Four representatives of the new generation wrote a letter to Delta Commissioner Peter Glas that set out their vision for the ...

   News item | 24-03-2023 | 09:39

3. Delta Commissioner Peter Glas: Yardstick provides good direction for climate-resilient construction

   The Cabinet today presented the yardstick that will be used as a basis by government authorities and developers for working on ...

   News item | 23-03-2023 | 09:31

4. Netherlands needs to prepare better for extreme rainfall

   Raise awareness that severe floods are also possible in the Netherlands. Provide people with action perspectives that are ...

   News item | 19-12-2022 | 09:27

5. Response from Delta Commissioner Peter Glas to Cabinet decision about the leading role of water and soil

   “The limits of the water and soil system are coming into view more and more often and in more and more locations,” states Delta ...

   News item | 25-11-2022 | 09:24

6. Strong sense of urgency at twelfth Delta Congress in Maastricht

   Making the Netherlands water-safe and climate-proof requires close cooperation. And all stakeholders need to step up their ...

   News item | 12-11-2021 | 11:50

7. Sizeable investment in Delta Plan on Freshwater Supply

   At the State Opening of Parliament (Prinsjesdag), Minister Barbara Visser of Infrastructure and Water Management announced that ...

   News item | 22-09-2021 | 16:04

8. Delta Programme Commissioner: Additional funds and action needed for adaptation to climate change

   In the next four years, an additional 800 million euros will be needed to eliminate the budget deficit relating to the management ...

   News item | 22-09-2021 | 15:55

9. Delta Programme Commissioner visits Limburg disaster area: ‘Analysing first, then drawing conclusions’

   On the 22nd of June, Delta Programme Commissioner Peter Glas was in Limburg to visit the area hit by flooding.

   News item | 22-07-2021 | 16:45

10. Peter Glas on Limburg flooding: ‘Solution always involves a combination of measures’

    The flooding in Limburg, Belgium, and Germany has called extensive attention to the main themes of the National Delta Programme. ...

    News item | 22-07-2021 | 10:00