About the Annual Symposium 

'Water and soil as guiding principles: working towards implementation in the built environment'

Friday October 11th, 2024

Instead of continually adapting our land and water to suit our short-term needs and desires, climate change and extreme weather conditions push us to reconsider how soil and water systems will shape the built environment of the Netherlands in the long term.

The 2022 parliamentary paper Water en Bodem Sturend highlights the national government's commitment to making spatial development guidelines based on soil and water systems. For the past year and a half, stakeholders—including government agencies, project developers, banks, and insurance companies—have been actively discussing how to implement these guidelines.

This event provides an opportunity for researchers and practitioners to come together and engage in insightful discussions on Water en Bodem Sturend from various perspectives. We are excited to bring the entire Red&Blue consortium together to share insights and progress on the program’s research agenda. Participants will have ample opportunities to strengthen relationships, foster collaborations, and align research with the latest developments in policy and practice.

View the full program here

 

More information about the afternoon sessions 

• Real Estate Climate Risk Management 
  In this session, we discuss new findings regarding flood risk and property price effects in the Netherlands. We also reflect on the potential of risk labels to shape risk perceptions and stakeholder action. 
• Law & Governance Arrangements
  What on earth are we going to do with all this rainwater in Amsterdam? (in Dutch) And how do stakeholders make sense of land subsidence in Rotterdam (in English)?
• Climate risk & resilience analysis
  In this session, we present developed flood, wind, and hail hazard and risk maps and the development of applicable resilience indicators. Also, we will discuss their usefulness and further needs by societal partners.
• Technical Climate Risk Management Strategies
  In this session, ‘Who pays the adaptation bill? An engineering perspective’, we explain how engineering can serve four climate justice principles. 

 

Location and entrance

The event takes place at Utrecht University (Johanna Hudiggebouw) at Achter Sint Pieter 200 in Utrecht. Click here for more information on routes, accessibility and inclusion.
The main entrance to the building is located in the courtyard, accessible via Kromme Nieuwegracht 47E. Once inside, someone will guide you to the event, which will be held in the Alex Brenninkmeijerzaal.

 

Registration

The registration will take place in the Alex Brenninkmeijerzaal.

 

WiFi

To connect to the Wi-Fi network, please scan the QR code at the entrance.
 

Wardrobe/lockers

Please note that there are no cloakroom or locker facilities available. You are welcome to leave your jacket and belongings in the event room, but kindly be aware that this area is unsupervised.