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253 news items of Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management
Government designates new areas for offshore wind farms
The government has designated new areas for the construction of offshore wind farms: off the coast of North and South Holland ...
Mekong Delta Plan opens a new chapter in our partnership with the Vietnamese water sector, says Melanie Schultz van Haegen
In Hanoi today, Minister of Infrastructure and the Environment Melanie Schultz van Haegen presented the Dutch-Vietnamese Mekong ...
Minister Schultz appointed vice chair of global panel for water and disasters
Minister Schultz van Haegen of Infrastructure and the Environment has been appointed Vice Chair of the High Level Experts and ...
Minister Mansveld: a step closer to a new climate agreement
Minister Wilma Mansveld of Environment is “relatively positive” about the results of the UN Climate Summit in Warsaw. "We are a ...
State Secretary Mansveld and South Africa sign water agreement
On Friday 22 November, State Secretary Mansveld of Infrastructure & the Environment and the South African Minister for Water and ...
Minister Mansveld: every country needed to tackle climate change worldwide
Every country should make an effort to combat climate change. It is vital that all countries participate in the new climate ...
Dordrecht, Marken and IJssel-Vecht delta to be test area for “multi-layered” protection against flooding
Dordrecht should become a self-reliant island. The residents of Marken and the IJssel-Vecht delta should not only be protected ...
Minister Mansveld: broad global participation crucial to new climate agreement
This week, Minister Wilma Mansveld (The Environment) is attending the UN Climate Change Conference (COP 19) in Warsaw. She is the ...
Mansveld: Biokerosene Agreement, Chain Agreement on Recycling Plastic and Green Deals
State Secretary Mansveld (Infrastructure and the Environment) is focusing her efforts on sustainable fuel for aeroplanes. ...
Self-driving car takes to Dutch roads for the first time
The era of self-driving cars has dawned in the Netherlands. With the first test drive of autonomous cars on a public road, ...