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19 October 2020 - 22 October 2020
Netherlands
Dutch Resilience Hub Launch: 1on1 Chats with Resilience Experts

Welcome to

Dutch Resilience Hub  

Free event


Working on resilience in cities, coastal communities, or rural areas? Are you a Dutch organisation or are you interested to find a Dutch partner to work on solutions to withstand climate change? Join us!


Matchmaking: 1on1 Chats with Resilience Experts 

From Monday 19 October to Thursday 22 October our digital matchmaking platform will connect you with resilience experts around the world for an introductory video-chat using speed-dating-style sessions of 20 minutes.  

After completing your registration, you will be able to book meetings fitting your schedule with resilience experts in the Netherlands who are working around the world providing solutions alongside local partners in a wide range of topics. We have included expertise on many topics: experts working on flood prevention, world-renowned coastal adaptation infrastructure planning, urban heat mitigation strategies and sustainable rural communities. 

To register for both the launch and the matchmaking opportunities, click on the Agenda tab to register and start booking meetings!


Launch Event
On Monday 19 October, the Dutch Resilience Hub was launched with a virtual event. At this event, Henk Ovink, the Special Envoy for International Water Affairs for the Kingdom of the Netherlands opened the event, and participants learned about the Dutch Resilience Hub, received an update on the EU Green Deal call and heard about NWP's partnership with the World Bank on the West Africa Coastal Areas (WACA) program. Additionally, we had engaging presentations highlighting Dutch international collaboration with resilience partners globally with speakers from Deltares, EcoShape, Beccan Davila Urbanism, Blue 21.

Event Recording


#DutchResilienceHub
This Dutch Resilience Hub is organised by the Netherlands Water Partnership (NWP) with the support of the Partners for Water programme to bring together the ecosystem of organisations in the Netherlands working on climate resilience with partners abroad.

The Hub is the first point of call to connect with the Dutch resilience sector to exchange knowledge, find complementary synergies, and forge relationships based on international cooperation to tackle climate change.


Registration
Closed since 22 October 2020
Location Global
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Meetings
Participants 103
Meetings 104
Participants
Netherlands 73
Chile 16
United States 11
Mexico 8
Argentina 5
India 3
Morocco 3
Indonesia 2
Panama 2
Palestine 2
Peru 1
Brazil 1
Singapore 1
Jordan 1
Albania 1
Colombia 1
Bangladesh 1
Portugal 1
Viet Nam 1
Germany 1
United Kingdom 1
Algeria 1
Belgium 1
Dominican Republic 1
Bosnia And Herzegovina 1
Latvia 1
Thailand 1
Total 142
Participants
Private Company 72
Government: City, County, State, National or Other. 19
NGO 17
University, Applied Research 13
Association, Professional or Network Organisation 12
Other 6
Financial, Investor, Donor, or IFI 3
Total 142