Hoogheemraadschap Holland Noorderkwartier (HHNK)
1- Who is working on this project?
Marjan Duiveman – Policy advisor water safety
Corine ten Hoope – Subsidy advisor
2- Your organisation: what do you do? Where are you based and what are you hoping to get out of the project after it ends?
HHNK is a water authority in the north west of the Netherlands including Texel (Wadden island). HHNK is responsible for management and maintenance of 80 km of dunes along the Dutch coast.
These dunes are an important part of the primary flood defence in the Netherlands. By participating in the project HHNK hopes to optimize management and maintenance to ENsure DUne REsilience.
3- Activities: what are you responsible for and where will you be carrying out your work?
HHNK is responsible Work Package 2 that helps 2 Seas stakeholders to understand and apply ecosystem-based management techniques. Previously the focus was on hard engineering approaches, but within our part of the project tools will be developed that help stakeholders to become more familiar with nature-based solutions. Our main focus is on an infrastructure assessment tool that can indicate the impact of buildings on dune development.
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Beaches in the Netherlands have many man made structures.