News - Delta Programme

1. Delta Programme Commissioner opens story library: 65 years after the Flood Disaster

   ‘1953 saw the last flood disaster in our country taking casualties, many casualties. We have learned from that disaster,’ said ...

   News item | 01-02-2018 | 19:04

2. Presentation of regional Spatial Adaptation manifesto

   On Thursday, 7 December representatives from 28 municipalities, the provinces of Gelderland and Utrecht, and the Vallei en Veluwe ...

   News item | 07-12-2017 | 17:45

3. Eighth national Delta Conference: Continuing the work on a sustainable and safe delta

   On Thursday, 2 November, with the words “Everything comes together in water” Ferd Crone, Mayor of Leeuwarden and Chair of the ...

   News item | 02-11-2017 | 17:20

4. Delta Programme Commissioner impressed by freshwater supply initiatives in South Netherlands

   On Thursday 12 October, Delta Programme Commissioner Wim Kuijken visited the southern provinces of the Netherlands, at the ...

   News item | 13-10-2017 | 15:12

5. Delta Programme Commissioner visits Ameland

   At the invitation of Mayor Albert de Hoop and member of the Provincial Executive Henk Staghouwer, Delta Programme Commissioner ...

   News item | 09-10-2017 | 10:54

6. Delta Programme 2018, measures to reduce the impact of extreme weather

   In order to minimise the impact of waterlogging, heat, drought, and urban flooding, this year’s Delta Programme is the first to ...

   News item | 19-09-2017 | 15:15

7. Rivierenland gives impetus to implementation of spatial adaptation

   By 2050, all of the Netherlands must have been “climate-proofed”. The policy plans to achieve this must be ready by 2020. Some ...

   News item | 11-07-2017 | 17:25

8. Delta Programme Commissioner recommends tailored approach for Uitdam dyke

   The Markermeer dyke near Uitdam should be groyned on the outside; the inland bank needs constructive improvement. This is the ...

   News item | 27-06-2017 | 16:00

9. Delta Programme Commissioner opens Haringvliet freshwater intake station

   Today, Delta Programme Commissioner Wim Kuijken opened the new Haringvliet intake station, operated by Evides Waterbedrijf. Lake ...

   News item | 20-06-2017 | 20:28

10. Delta Programme Commissioner visits Segbroek College

    In honour of the school’s 35th anniversary, the Delta Programme Commissioner visited Segbroek College in The Hague today. At the ...

    News item | 03-04-2017 | 10:44