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For centuries, the Netherlands has been famous for its dykes and reclaimed land, now the country is giving its polders back to the water.

As the world population grows so does demand for high quality, nutritious food. Farmed fish satisfies growing demand and meets environmental criteria.

To raise awareness about the great urgency required to address water-related challenges, the Netherlands had launched the We Value Water campaign.

Water as Leverage is a Dutch-founded public-private partnership (PPP) programme which is inclusive and multidisciplinary, but what makes it stand out is the involvement of financial institutions right from the start.

How can we tackle the challenges of too much, too little and too dirty water. Many water challenges are man-made and the problems arising from it can only be tackled collectively. This is why we want to take action on and around World Cleanup Day, with our NL Waterway Cleanup.

Scarce resources such as water are increasingly under pressure. New irrigation and fertigation methods can help us make the best of limited water resources and allow farmers to grow more crop per drop. A Dutch-Colombian partnership increases water efficiency in Colombia’s palm oil industry.

Today almost every schoolchild can tell you about plastic soup. But what are microplastics and what happens once they enter the environment? We ask Maria Westerbos of the Plastic Soup Foundation.

Microplastics are everywhere, but we actually know very little about how they affect human health. Dutch consortium Momentum has initiated studies to research the impact of microplatics and health.

More than three years ago, international delegations, experts and activists flocked together in Egypt to agree on next steps to take to limit climate change. Agriculture is part of the problem, but also part of the solution. Since the conference in Sharm el Sheikh, the Dutch agrifood sector started working together…

In the run up to the COP27 in Egypt -with water being one of the main themes- and with the 2023 UN Water Conference in view, the Netherlands called on photography enthusiasts from around the world to create and share inspirational and thought-provoking environmental photography in our Water = Life photo…