ARCADIS
ARCADIS is an international company that provides consultancy, design, engineering and management services in the fields of Infrastructure, Water, Environment and Buildings. We have worked diligently to retain our core values, and we have made it our priority to ask ourselves the tougher questions about who we want to be—as a trusted consultant, as an employer, and as a corporate citizen. With more than 15,000 people worldwide and € 2.0 billion in revenues the company has an extensive international network that is supported by strong local market positions. We rank among the top 10 management and engineering consultancies in the world. In Europe, Brazil and Chile we have a top 5 position. In the global environmental market we are positioned in the top 3. In order to produce exceptional value for our clients, employees and shareholders, we organize our services into four main business lines, each with its own area of strength and strategies. At the same time, these segments are naturally and inextricably woven together, inspiring us to work across disciplines and geographies to deliver exceptional solutions to complex issues.

Deltares
Deltares is a Dutch independent research institute for water, soil and subsurface issues. Throughout the world our advanced expertise enables safe, clean and sustainable living in deltas, coastal areas and river basins. We conduct research and provide specialist advisory services in the Netherlands and globally. Deltares helps clients to develop new concepts for disaster risk reduction, water safety and water supply and adaptive strategies for development of infrastructure and ecosystems.

DHV
DHV is a leading international consultancy and engineering firm, providing services and innovative solutions in Transportation, Water, Building & Industry, Urban and Regional Development, and Environment & Sustainability. Our range of services covers the entire project cycle, including management consultancy, advice, design and engineering, project management, contract management and asset management.
DHV, headquartered in the Netherlands, is part of the DHV Group which maintains a network of 70 offices worldwide. Our projects are able to call upon the extensive expertise network of the entire DHV Group, benefiting from an integrated approach and a shared commitment to the sustainable development of our living environment. The DHV Group has a staff of about 5,500 and its turnover in 2009 was € 481 million.

Dura Vermeer
Dura Vermeer is one of the leading companies in the Dutch construction industry. The company collaborates and maintains strategic partnerships with nationally and internationally renowned research institutions with the purpose of jointly conducting research and developing new concepts and products in relations to sustainability. Through the pilot projects it implements, the advanced solutions it offers and its Research & Development programmes, Dura Vermeer is acknowledged as an innovative company.

Fugro
Fugro is one of the world’s leading engineering companies in the collection and interpretation of data related to the earth’s surface and the soils and rocks beneath. Worldwide, deltas are under pressure due to urbanization and the possible effects of climate change. In these regions Fugro supports its clients in assessing and understanding the nature of these challenges and advises on risks and mitigation measures.

Royal Haskoning: international
consultancy, 17 countries, with 57 offices
Royal Haskoning is an independent international consultancy with technical roots. Working with our clients we develop solutions for issues related to the sustainable interaction between people and their environment. We contribute to our client’s success with innovative and sustainable solutions that enhance society. With a worldwide network of professionals and strong industry relationships established over 130 years ago, our expertise and experience is far reaching.
Through our personal service in consultancy, we contribute effectively to the successful planning, design, implementation, commissioning and operation of your projects and programmes. We provide an extensive range of multi-disciplinary services that relate to urban areas and buildings, infrastructure and ports, industry and energy, water and environment.
We operate around the world as ‘One Company’ in the way we work with our clients, and together, we connect with society. 

KWR Watercycle Research Institute (KWR)
One of KWR’s most urgent challenges is to realise a climate-proof, sustainable water cycle. KWR’s research programme consists of fundamental, applied and technological research and includes the entire water cycle, ranging from water sources, water treatment, distribution, sanitation, wastewater, industrial processes, and health related issues – to ecosystem-water interaction, nature conservation and water management. Climate change affects all these issues.

Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management
Keeping Dutch water management in good order, today and in the future, is one of the key duties and responsibilities of the Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management. This involves both the quality and amount of water. We are developing a new Delta Plan to ensure that today and in the future the Netherlands is safe from water and has a sufficient supply of freshwater. This plan prepares our country for the consequences of climate change. For example, by strengthening coastal defences and dikes and by increasing the possibilities for storing freshwater, as well as by giving more room to the rivers. All of this is being done in cooperation with water boards, the provinces, municipalities and the business community.

Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment
The goal of the ministry is to make a policy in pace and harmony with current social, technological and political developments. We implement that policy in close co-operation with other ministries, local and regional governments, social organisations, businesses and interest groups as well as other national governments. The main overall objective is:  “Working for a permanent quality of the living environment."

Movares
Movares is an engineering consultancy, providing solutions to capacity, safety, and integration problems in the areas of mobility, infrastructure and transportation systems. Movares’ combination of knowledge, expertise and innovativity is summed up in our motto: giving shape to mobility.

Project IJsseldelta
The IJsseldelta is a low-lying area that is threatened by floods from both the river IJssel and from the Lake IJsselmeer. The Province of Overijssel initiated the process of drawing a sustainable development plan for the IJsseldelta area, with a strong focus on climate adaptation. One of the most recent ideas is to develop a climate proof dike − a kind of super dike along the river bypass − that at the same time can act as an embankment for housing development.

Province of North Holland
The province of North-Holland is situated in the northwest part of the Netherlands. The province is surrounded by water: The North Sea, The Wadden Sea and the lakes IJsselmeer and Markermeer. Most of the province is below sea level. The province includes the national airport Schiphol, the city of Amsterdam and a lot of historical cities (Alkmaar, Haarlem, Hoorn). Adapting to sea level rise and climate change is integrated in most of our activities. The province attaches great importance to measures to protect the province against flooding combined with the preservation and promotion of spatial quality.

Province of South-Holland
The province of South-Holland is situated in the delta of the rivers Rhine and Meuse. It is partly lying below sealevel. The province is densely populated and includes large industrial areas and nature reserves. Adapting to climatic change is integrated in most of its ongoing activities. The major challenges are related to the rise of sealevel, flooding and and saltwater intrusion.

Tauw
Tauw is an independent European consulting and engineering company specialised in the design, improvement and management of the natural environment, built-up environment and infrastructure.
Tauw is an expert and leading company in the field of environmental consultancy, spatial development, civil engineering and the monitoring of environmental quality. In these fields a prominent reputation has been acquired in studies and design. In multidisciplinary teams we are working on projects for a broad range of clients: public authorities, private companies and non-governmental organisations.

UNDP
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is the United Nations' global development network. It advocates for change and connects countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. UNDP operates in 166 countries, working with nations on their own solutions to global and national development challenges.
UNDP provides expert advice, training, and grant support to developing countries, with increasing emphasis on assistance to the least developed countries. To accomplish the MDGs and encourage global development, UNDP focuses on poverty reduction, HIV/AIDS, democratic governance, energy and environment, social development, and crisis prevention and recovery. UNDP also encourages the protection of human rights and the empowerment of women in all of its programs.

Waterboards: Delfland, Hollandse Delta, Schieland and Krimpenerwaard District
In the Rotterdam region three Water Boards are responsible for the management of water.  In this low-lying densely populated area of The Netherlands, the Water Boards manage not only clean and  treated water, but also the protection of the hinterland against the rivers and the sea. Thereby keeping to a minimum the chances of not only flooding but also of water shortages. For the quality of life for this socially and economically important area, water quality and safety is essential.  Inhabitants should also in the future, feel safe and live, work and recreate in a pleasant environment. Water and  spatial development are inextricably interconnected. In an urban area such as Rotterdam, the cooperation between The authorities, social organisations and the business community lead to a successful approach and advanced solutions.

World Climate Research Programme (WCRP)
WCRP improves climate predictions and our understanding of human influence on climate through observations & modelling of the Earth system and the policy-relevant assessment of climate conditions.