Meet Up in ZB with Teun Terpstra and Herman Kasper Gilissen

Lector Teun Terpstra of HZ University of Applied Sciences and Professor Herman Kasper Gilissen of Utrecht University, both affiliated to the Delta Climate Center, will participate in the Meet Up ‘How water changes Zeeland again’ on 15 May. The meeting starts at 18.00 at ZB Library of Zeeland on Kousteensedijk in Middelburg. 

The climate is changing because the Earth is warming. The consequences of extreme weather such as very dry and wet periods are noticeable. The sea level is also rising. Predictions show that the impact on our daily lives in the future will be significant. Especially for Zeeland, a lot is going to change. That's why we need to think now about solutions to ensure that we can continue to live, work, and thrive here safely.

There is already a lot of research being done on how we can protect the Netherlands from rising sea levels. This is done through three possible scenarios: protection, seaward, and moving with the water. The solutions that emerge from this will affect how we live in Zeeland in the future and what our landscape will look like.

But what could this mean for you personally? What future do you envision? What does it mean for the choices that need to be made? And how can we organize this as a society so that all voices are heard?

In conversation

In this Meet Up, information will be shared by experts, and you will have the opportunity to speak. The experts participating are Teun Terpstra, lecturer in Resilient Deltas at HZ University of Applied Sciences, and Herman Kasper Gilissen, professor at Delta Climate Center, specializing in water law.

Program

We are curious about your ideas about the future. There is room for a maximum of 50 participants, so please sign up! Participation is free.

6:00 PM Registration with coffee and tea

6:30 PM Conversation with experts and each other

8:00 PM World Café: further discussion in small groups

9:30 PM Conclusion