von 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...
von 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...
von Manelle Sokar | Juli 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...
von Solène Fovelle | Jan. 13, 2025 | Article - press release, Dutch CS
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...
von 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...
von Solène Fovelle | Feb. 27, 2024 | Belgium CS, Dutch CS, German CS, Maltese CS, Milestone, Slovak CS, Spanish CS
Last September, our project completed two tasks aimed at exploring water governance models, institutional frameworks and economic, financial and commercial instruments in the six Retouch Nexus case studies. The results obtained were used to establish a baseline...
