Country info:Netherlands - background information

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Government organisations

• Helpdesk Water is a coorperation of several government organisations involved in water management
• Rijkswaterstaat is one of the main policy implementation agencies in the field of water
• Deltanatuur is a coorperation of national and local government bodies, and aims to realise 2400 ha. of new nature areas in the Dutch delta

Journals

• Water Governance journal

Campaigns and Charities

• ARK links nature to economic motors

Research

• An overview of useful websites of Deltares
• Foundation for Applied Water Research
• The Institute for Water Education is the largest water education facility in the world

Dutch water companies

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