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During a recent visit to Anloërdiep, one of the Dutch Blu...

On World Water Day, Natuurpunt and Google presented their collaboration on the reclamation of the Sint-Onolfspolder nature reserve in Dendermonde more specifically in the Meirdam area. For four years, efforts will be made to connect existing parcels of land to create a continuous wetland. This offer...

Current policy in The Netherlands is guided by a ‘Water & Soil’ approach in relation to climate adaptation. But how effective is this and what challenges does this pose? That is the theme of our next Blue Transition knowledge exchange event in Drenthe on 19th – 21st March 2024....

In the catchment area of the Drentsche Aa nature and agriculture are limited in the use of groundwater and climate change is escalating the problem. As part of the Blue Transition project in the Drenthe, our partners from Waterboard Hunze en Aa’s are testing new measures and presented their ‘Water i...

The water of the North Sea region is not only affected by climate change, but also by people’s use of water and land in the surroundings. In order to have continued future access to clean water – and a sufficient supply – measures need to be taken immediately. This is shown by the EU project, Blue T...

In the catchment of the Drentsche Aa (in the province of Drenthe, NL) nature and agriculture are restricted in the use of groundwater - and it is predicted that climate change will increase the problem. Moreover, heavy rainfall during the summer months could increase runoff from agricultural land, c...

From the 20th to the 22nd of September, Region Midtjylland (the Danish country coordinator) hosted the first partnership meeting in the EU Interreg Blue Transition project  in Denmark. 💧 60 participants from Denmark, the Netherlands, Sweden, Belgium, France and Germany took part in the three-day mee...

To further investigate future climate adaptive measures in the Northern Netherlands, three organizations are committed to overseeing and navigating four pilot projects. One of them being NL4. The province of Drenthe, together with water boards Hunze en Aa’s and Noorderzijlvest, hope to ensure the qu...

On the 3rd of July, the (outgoing) Dutch Minister for Agriculture Piet Adema gave the official start sign for an innovation event at the test farm in Drenthe’s former peat district, the Veenkoloniën. This high-profile visit was the perfect opportunity for Blue Transition partners to engage with mult...