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Pim Nijssen Florida | USA 17 October 2013 Fight back the water, but fight together Water Governance - Collaborate on solutions for sea level rise
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Page 1: If we fight the water, we need to fight it togetherFight back the water, but fight together Water Governance - Collaborate on solutions for sea level rise ... with a straightforward,

Pim Nijssen

Florida | USA

17 October 2013

Fight back the water, but fight together Water Governance - Collaborate on solutions for sea level rise

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My message for today

“to go fast, go alone. to go far, go together”

(African proverb)

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1. Introduction 2. The new Dutch approach: ‘Water Governance’

3. Water Governance: two examples 4. Will it work for Florida?

My Presentation

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The Netherlands = ‘The Low Countries”

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A country at (high) risk

29 % below sealevel

26 % floodplains s

55 % flood risk area

At risk:

• 10 million people

• € 2000 billion

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“Match Makers” since 1964

We are practical academics, thinkers who act with a straightforward, concise and human approach.

“We help our clients build effective collaboration to find the right solutions and actually make them work.”

Twynstra Gudde: Who we are

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There’s no single solution, because each challenge differs in:

- Context - Ambitions - Uncertainties - Organizations involved - People involved - Political circumstances

We believe that each challenge needs a tailor-made approach:

- To design effective alliances to fight the complex effects of climate change

- To find the right solutions for a specific situation

My belief

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Florida & the Netherlands: similarities

Source: www.earthzine.org

$750 billion GDP 19 million people 58,500 sq. miles 18% water

Shaped by water Flat and low-lying

Dense coastal development

$710 billion GDP 17 million people 13,000 sq. miles

18% water

Large harbors Tourism

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Florida & the Netherlands: similarities & differences

Source: www.earthzine.org

Climate History

Culture

Peninsula Soil:

limestone Water quality

$750 billion GDP 19 million people 58,500 sq. miles 18% water

$710 billion GDP 17 million people 13,000 sq. miles

18% water

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The old Dutch approach

- Clear responsibility: national context - Sectoral and independent approach - Clear task: build dikes and pumps - Relatively straightforward measures: raise the levees! -Top-down

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Society is changing: - We can’t control nature

- Impact of urban and natural environment increases

- Increase of uncertainties (Climate Change)

- Stronger influence of public opinion

- Who’s going to pay…?

So: - A high demand for a clear approach for collaboration ‘Water Governance’

But…

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The new Dutch approach

“Water Governance”

- Shared responsibility - Integrated approach (“add value”) - Collaborative approach: top-down and bottom-up - Working with nature - Proactive - No-regret measures: now! - Uncertain interventions: later adaptive water management

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Twynstra Gudde & water governance

So, Water Governance….

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Governance is how multiple parties (including government) interact in decision

making and implementing decisions (not only ‘”what a government does”) Is: - Accepting a shared responsibility - Accepting that the solution(s) need(s) to be integrative - Accepting the various roles, responsibilities and know-how - Investing in a joint process that defines a shared challenge and ambition in stead of a

solution - Combining the short and the long term

And: - Including the general public

Water Governance

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Source: Dutch Water Governance Center

Water Governance: 3 aspects

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of dutch water governance

2 examples

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The Delta Program

Example No 1

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The ‘Delta Program’

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A national program! Aim: - Protect our precious Delta (Climate Change) - Ensure an adequate freshwater supply Horizon: - 2050 to 2100 - Pro-active! Strategy & implementation Water Governance: - Combines flood safety with physical planning and environment - Intergrated approach - Adaptive approach

The ‘Delta Program’

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Focus: - 3 general (national) themes - 6 regional programs

Concept: Adaptive management - no regret measures: now - strategy for long term (uncertainties) Means: - Delta Fund for climate adaptation - $ 120b in 100 years

The ‘Delta Program’

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‘Room for the River

Example No 2

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Nijmegen

Amsterdam

Rotterdam

The ‘Room for the River’ Program

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1100 m

450 m

1500 m

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Dike relocation

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New flood channel

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New bridges

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New island

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Master Plan

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Current situation

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New situation

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Water Governance, internationally rewarded Waterfront Centre Award, NYC 2011

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WATER GOVERNANCE

will work for florida?

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Learn from our mistakes! There may not be a choice…?

- Isolated, sectoral measures don’t work: Climate adaptation needs a long

term strategy and short term measures

- Climate adaptation is a shared responsibility

- Climate adaptation needs broad (public) support

- An adaptive approach provides flexibility

- An integrated approach adds value

Water Governance: will it work for Florida?

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Thank you Pim Nijssen | [email protected]

“to go fast, go alone. to go far, go together”

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