Round table sessions - Urban resilience in Canada and the Netherlands

The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Ottawa, the Dutch Consulates General in Toronto and Vancouver, the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO), and the Netherlands Water Partnership (NWP) jointly organised a series of online round table sessions on Urban Resilience solutions in the Netherlands.

During these sessions, members of the Dutch Resilience Hub - an NWP initiative - introduced and presented case studies on urban interventions, resilient infrastructure, planning and nature-based solutions in the Netherlands.

Inspiring and innovative Dutch solutions

Although different in many ways, Canadian and Dutch cities face similar challenges around resilience and climate risks. Through these online round tables, practical examples and inspiring and innovative solutions were shared and Dutch and Canadian experts on Urban Resilience were connected.

Topics of this series of online round tables included:

• Sustainable urban interventions
• Resilient infrastructure
• Environmental planning
• Landscape architecture
• Data-driven decision making
• Nature-based solutions

This series was specifically beneficial for allowing interaction between experts from the private, public and knowledge sectors in Canada and experts from the members of the Dutch Resilience Hub.

The presentations of our resilience experts and a recording of the events are available below for those who are interested. Please send an email to Noortje Pellens if you would like to know more.

26 October – Urban Interventions: Adapting to Extremes

• Lessons from Europe’s Unexpected Summer Flooding – Piet Dircke, Arcadis. Download presentation
• Rainproof Amsterdam – Lot Locher, Waternet. Download presentation
• Rebuild by Design – Matthijs Bouw, One Architecture and Urbanism. Download presentation
• Park Positive: Innovative Green Parking – Arno van Herwijnen, Rainaway. Download presentation

28 October – Resilient Infrastructure and Planning

• Dutch Approaches to Water Management and Climate Adaptation – Dennis van Peppen, Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO). Download presentation
• Resilient Regions, Resilient Cities – Marja Nevalainen, NL Urban Solutions. Download presentation
• Urban Resilience through the application of AI solutions – Matthew Stephenson, HAL24K. Download presentation

9 November – Nature-based Solutions

• Nature-based Solutions in the Urban Environment – Anne Loes Nillesen, DeFacto Urbanism. Download presentation
• Evidence-based Action: Connecting Research to Implementation – Begoña Arellano Jaimerena, Deltares. 
• Smart Green Infrastructure – Yvo Veenis, Groundwater Technology. Download presentation

Interested in hosting one of our events on climate resilience?

Interested in hosting an activity to bring together Dutch and local resilience expertise in your region? Please contact the Dutch Resilience Hub at resilience@nwp.nl. We look forward to exploring the possibilities for partnering up with you.