by Manelle Sokar | Jun 4, 2026 | Dutch CS, Policy Briefs
Farmer-Centred Drought Policy in Noord-Holland Despite increasing water scarcity, farmer investment in drought adaptation in the Netherlands has remained limited, reflecting not just financial barriers but also behavioural biases, coordination challenges, and...
by Manelle Sokar | Jan 23, 2026 | Dutch CS, Policy Briefs
Integrated Water Governance in the Netherlands The Netherlands faces increasingly complex water challenges driven by climate change, polluted waterways, soil subsidence, sea level rise, salinization, compounded by growing demands from cities, agriculture, and...
by Clara Luxardo | Sep 19, 2025 | Case study activity, Dutch CS, Event
On Thursday, 11 September, the water authority Hoogheemraadschap Hollands Noorderkwartier (HHNK) held an information evening as part of the public inspection period for the Freshwater Availability Programme Plan. The respective programme plan is currently in its...
by Manelle Sokar | Jul 21, 2025 | Case study activity, Dutch CS, Event
RETOUCH NEXUS supports stakeholder engagement for the Freshwater Availability Program. In response to the growing threat of water scarcity in North Holland, the Dutch water authority Hoogheemraadschap Hollands Noorderkwartier (HHNK) is developing a Freshwater...
by Solène Fovelle | Jan 13, 2025 | Dutch CS, Publication
Water scarcity is an increasingly pressing issue in the Netherlands, driven by the dual challenges of climate change and declining water quality. In a recent publication in Economisch Statistische Berichten (ESB) on December 4, 2024, Leon Bremer and Erik Ansink from...
by Solène Fovelle | Jan 6, 2025 | Dutch CS, Publication
We are delighted to announce a new publication by our project partner, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VUA), in collaboration with Yuzhi Yang, Erik Ansink, and Jens Gudmundsson. Titled “How to pollute a river if you must,” the study appears in the Journal of...
