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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, ...
Minister Schultz advocates UN water-issues programme
Today, at the opening of the International Water Week in Amsterdam, Minister Schultz van Haegen of Infrastructure & the ...
State Secretary Mansveld strengthens ties with California
Next week, State Secretary Wilma Mansveld (Infrastructure & the Environment) will make a working visit to California. The aim of ...
Future challenges for sustainable water management in the Rhine catchment area
At the 15th Conference of Rhine Ministers on 28 October, the ministers set down a timetable for restoring the passages for ...
Climate Agenda: mitigation, adaptation and business sense
Climate change is a given, but the government aims to minimise the impact of this change through an effective combination of ...
Government approves alternative to Fyra
'An acceptable solution' – that is the government’s verdict on the new railway services intended to replace the Fyra V250 between ...
In New York Minister Schultz advocates structural attention for global water problems
In New York today, Minister Schultz van Haegen of Infrastructure & the Environment argued for a new international initiative for ...