After three days of sharing best practices and ideas, the South Florida Water Management District, water management stakeholders in South Florida, and a Dutch team of water management experts (including Alterra and IMARES, both part of Wageningen UR) agreed to explore potential areas to collaborate on climate change issues.
The potential areas include partnering on integrated modelling and adaptation strategies such as risk-based design for future infrastructure; a pilot project flood warning system; and a risk assessment of existing infrastructure. Furthermore the collaboration focuses on communication, since communication is crucial into making decision makers and the public at large understand the urgency of acting now.
A Climate Change Atlas can provide local governments with information to assist them in planning for climate change. Developing serious gaming tools for the public and decision makers based on a Dutch simulation tool will also contribute to a better understanding of the impacts of climate change on South Florida.
Read the press release from the The Netherlands Consulate General in Miami, the United States.