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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...

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...

The recent LBEG conference on groundwater flow models brought together 175 experts to discuss the management of water resources. The conference offered the ideal opportunity to present our GE2 pilot....

Following the Blue Transition kick-off in Germany, things are now moving forward in the Dutch northern region of Drenthe and Groningen. Here, partners from the Province of Drenthe, Waterboard Hunze en Aa’s and Waterboard Noorderzijlvest are working on four pilots in total and - as plans and strategi...

In the WaterFarmers pilot, the umbrella organisation for field irrigation in Uelzen, Dachverband Feldberegnung Uelzen (DFU), is developing solutions to secure groundwater resources, while at the same time satisfying the increasing irrigation demand for agriculture, and putting it into practice. The...