The ‘Research for Policy’ cycle in Dutch coastal flood risk management

The ‘Research for Policy’ cycle in Dutch coastal flood risk management: The Coastal Genesis 2 research programme

Lodder, Q.J. (TU Delft Policy Analysis; Rijkswaterstaat)
Slinger, J (TU Delft Policy Analysis; Rhodes University)

2022

The development of the Coastal Genesis 2 research programme and its role in contributing to Dutch coastal policy are described in the paper. The organisation of policy development related to coastal flood risk and erosion in The Netherlands is addressed, highlighting the division of responsibilities between the policy and operational directorates of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management. A conceptual model of the long term sediment budget of the Dutch coast that underpins the current Coastal Flood and Erosion Risk Management policy is detailed. The role of the operational directorate Rijkswaterstaat in coordinating a ‘Research for Policy’ cycle as a means of generating new insights on the coastal system and ensuring their subsequent inclusion in a new/revised conceptual model, is highlighted. By detailing the new conceptual model of the long term sediment budget, the paper demonstrates how key uncertainties related to this model guided the determination of the research agenda for Coastal Genesis 2. The paper concludes by reflecting briefly on the outcomes of the research programme and the role of the ‘Research for Policy’ cycle in ensuring the sustainable future of the Dutch coast.

Coastal erosion
Coastal policy development
Flood risk management
Long term sediment budget
Sustainable nourishment strategies

http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:8079679d-e505-4cea-9f7a-21e2dcd65fdf

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2022.106066

0964-5691

Ocean & Coastal Management, 219

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© 2022 Q.J. Lodder, J Slinger