About NWP
The Netherlands Water Partnership (NWP) is an independent foundation established in 1999 to provide a connected platform for public and private sector water organisations to meet and create opportunities together.
At the World Water Forum in Morocco in 1997, Dutch organisations and the Dutch Government saw the need for greater collaboration and a stronger united voice in the international arena, and for better collaboration to collectively achieve more as a sector. This led to the establishment of NWP.
Fostering collaboration
Since then, fostering collaboration in the Dutch water sector in the Netherlands and abroad has remained at the core of NWP’s mission to: facilitate the Dutch Water Sector to solve global water challenges in a societally, just, and environmentally resilient way, while growing its global reach and business success.’
NWP implements programmes that promote cross-sector collaboration and innovation by building coalitions around themes or regions to enhance collective impact; raising the water organisations’ international profile, and joining forces to positively influence policy and jointly contribute to achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
NWP maintains strong connections throughout the sector and, through its wide network, can link organisations and individuals in the water sector who may not always find each other in their immediate circles.
NWP Governance
NWP is an independent, non-governmental foundation, registered as such in the Dutch Chamber of Commerce. The foundation is managed by a Director and Chair of the Board who leads the vibrant NWP team. A Supervisory Board oversees NWP. An Advisory Board provides overall strategic guidance whose representatives, as required by the NWP Statutes, reflect the broad Dutch water sector. We are proud to benefit from the following members of the Board
- Mr Henk Nieboer, chairman
- Ms Katja Portegies, represents the Central Government (Department of Waterways and Public Works)
- Ms Luzette Kroon represents the Water Authorities
- Mr Jelle Hannema represents the Drinking Water Companies,
- Mr Johannes Boonstra represents the Knowledge and Research Institutes
- Mr Michel Riemersma represents the Consulting Engineers
- Mr Boaz Neugebauer represents the Building Contractors
- Mr Yousef Yousef represents the Technology SMEs.
The Board will soon be expanded with representatives of Non-governmental organisations, the Dredging Contractors, and Spatial Planners and Architects.
The NWP Statutes were renewed on 1 January 2023.
The Netherlands Water Partnership Advisory Board.