Dutch team of water experts to Malaysia for flooding concerns
The Netherlands is sending a team of experts to Malaysia, as part of its Dutch Risk Reduction-Team program (DRR-Team). The mission takes place between August
DRR-Team advises on integrated water security in Sundarban, India
The Dutch Risk Reduction Team (DRR-Team) has conducted a mission related to flood mitigation and water security in Sundarbans and Digha in April 2022, at
Dutch waterexpert to Suriname for persistent flooding concerns
The Netherlands is sending a water expert to Suriname, as part of its Dutch Risk Reduction-Team program (DRR-Team). Matthijs Kok, flood risk management expert, will
Resilient DNA in communities in Catanduanes, Philippines
Four consecutive typhoons hit the Catanduanes Province in 2020. In November that year, Typhoon Goni (Rolly) destroyed 90% of the infrastructure and 13,000 homes. Remarkably,
Disaster Risk Reduction: remote support for Guatemala
Between November 2020 and February 2021, a DRR-Team mission provided remote support to Guatemalan authorities during the cyclone Iota in Central America, where Guatemala was
DRR-Team support for Pemba and Nacala, Mozambique
For the first half-year of 2020, the Dutch embassy received formal requests for support from the authorities of Nacala, Pemba and the National Ministry of
DRR-Team mission report tailing dam failure Brazil published
Just over one year ago, on January 25th 2019, in Brumadinho, a Tailings Storage Facility (TSF) failed catastrophically. The failure resulted in the release of
DRR-Team organises workshops in Brazil concerning a tailing dam break early 2019
On January 25, 2019, in Brumadinho in the state of Minas Gerais a tailing dam (mining dam) from the Vale company broke. This led to an
After tailing dam breaks in Brazil, DRR-Team is activated
On January 25, 2019, in Brumadinho in the state of Minas Gerais a tailing dam (mining dam) from the Vale company broke. This led to an
DRR-Team arrives in Myanmar to advise on floodings
On 15 September a DRR-Team counting 4 Dutch experts arrived in Myanmar, after DRR-Team has been selected at the beginning of this month. Their objective: a