Keynote: Living within Earth System Boundaries requires a Just Approach, 225 years of Rijkswaterstaat celebrations, 1 November, Delft

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Report: Climate adaptation: a way forward for urbanized deltas. The conference marks the 225th anniversary of Rijkswaterstaat. We would greatly welcome your participation. Conference participants will discuss the climate adaptation challenges of the following specific themes:

• Extreme river events
• Working towards a climate resilient coast
• Implementing an adaptive asset management system
• Navigation
• Vital future urban nodes

Participants will discuss the issues raised in the above five themes in an international workshop format during the three days of the conference. High-level Dutch representatives will open the conference with keynote speeches from international partners.

Agenda:

Welcome and opening speeches

Welcome by the acting Director General of Rijkswaterstaat Ms Patricia Zorko

Introduction by the Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management Mr Mark Harbers

Keynote speech Prof. Jayeeta Gupta – University of Amsterdam