Country info:Netherlands - background information

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Government organisations

• DLG Government Service for Land and Water Management translates policy into projects that increase the quality of rural areas
• Helpdesk Water is a coorperation of several government organisations involved in water management
• Rijkswaterstaat is the government body that manages the large surface water bodies (rivers, Waddensea, IJssel lake & Northsee) in the Netherlands
• Deltanatuur is a coorperation of national and local government bodies, and aims to realise 2400 ha. of new nature areas in the Dutch delta
• The Netherlands Water Partnership is a network of private companies, government, knowledge institutes and NGOs that acts as a centre of information on water expertise, policy developments and market opportunities.

Journals

• Water Governance journal
• H20

Campaigns and Charities

• ARK links nature to economic motors

Professional Bodies

• The Koninklijk Nederlands Waternetwerk is the Dutch network for water professionals, currently comprising over 4000 members
• The VVM is the Dutch network for environment professionals

Guidelines

• The Ecoshape guideline aims to provide its target reader groups with guidance on how to introduce the Building with Nature principles in surface water infrastructure development processes

Research

• NCR plays a co-ordinating, exploratory and stimulating role as regards research connected with rivers
• An overview of useful websites of Deltares
• KWR Watercycle Research Institute
• STOWA Foundation for Applied Water Research
• The Institute for Water Education is the largest water education facility in the world
• The Water Governance Centre is a networking organization that aims to strengthen the role of water governance in water issues both in The Netherlands and abroad.

Dutch water companies

• Vewin is the association of drinking water companies in the Netherlands