Draft 21st Sep ‘10
Polish-Dutch seminar on Flood Prevention and Protection
Linked by water
Warsaw, 11 October 2010
Marriott Hotel, Bałtyk Room
09.30 – 10.00
Registration, coffee
Moderators: Mr. Leszek Bagiński, Director of RZGW in Warsaw, and
Mr. Theo Tiegelaar on behalf of the Netherlands Water Partnership
10.00 – 10.15
Introductory remarks by:
- H.E. Dr. Marcel Kurpershoek, Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Poland
- H.E. Mr. Stanisław Gawłowski , Secretary of State, Ministry of the Environment
10.15 – 10.30
Polish Policy Responses to Flood Prevention
- the RtHon. Mr. Włodzimierz Karpiński* MP, Chairman of the Extraordinary Commission
for consideration of bills and resolutions on Disaster and Flood Prevention (NSP) of the
Sejm
10.30 – 10.50
Presentation on the draft National Water Policy 2030, with special emphasis on the
implementation of the Flood Directive (2007/60/EC) (Technical, governance & finance)
- Mr. Leszek Karwowski, President of the National Water Management Authority (KZGW)
10.50– 11.10
Flood Protection in the Netherlands, the Dutch Delta Programme
- Mr. Robert Smaak, Head of Water and Security Department, Ministry of Transport and
Public Works
11.10 – 11.30
Dutch experiences in (Fluvial) Flood Protection; from ‘fighting against water’ to ‘living with
water’ (Spatial Key Planning decision “Room for the River”)
Mr. Ben Broens, Deputy Programme Director ”Room for the River”
(Executive agency of the Ministry of Transport and Public Works)
11.30– 12:20
Discussion panel
H.E. Stanisław Gawłowski, Mr. Robert Smaak, Mr. Włodzimierz Karpiński*,
Mr. Leszek Karwowski, Mr. Ben Broens. Moderated by Mr. Theo Tiegelaar
12.20 – 13.20
Informal lunch
13.20 – 13.30
Introduction to the Dutch Water Sector
 Movie: “Water in a changing world – Let’s work together”
 Presentation Netherlands Water Partnership, with a special focus on co-operation
between governments, private sector, knowledge institutes, NGO’s
- Mr. Thomas Walder, NWP
13.30 – 13.45
Polish-Dutch co-operation: Practical experience I
Poland: Urban Integrated Water Management in Bydgoszcz
- Mr. Wojciech Nowacki, Vice-President of Bydgoszcz
- Mr. Huub Droogh, RDH Architects and Urban Planners
13.45 – 14.00
Polish-Dutch co-operation: Practical experience II
Poland: Integrated Water Management of a Tributary River: the Jeziorka project
- Mr. Roman Rutkowski, Deputy Mayor of Konstancin-Jeziorna
- Mr. David van Raalten, Arcadis Consultants
14.00 – 14.15
Polish-Dutch cooperation: Practical experience III
Bilateral co-operation on Early Warning systems: Instytut Inżynierii i Gospodarki Wodnej
Politechniki Krakowskiej, DHV, and HKV
- Professor Elzbieta Nachlik, The Technical University, Kraków
- Mr. Marco Hartman, HKV the Flood Control 2015 consortium
(www.floodcontrol2015.com)
14.15 – 14.30 Coffee/Tea break
* = to be confirmed
Polish-Dutch seminar on Flood Prevention and Protection
Marriott Hotel, Bałtyk Room
Warsaw, 11 October 2010
14.30 – 16.00
Panel Discussion: Effective Flood Prevention as part of Integrated Water Management,
Opportunities for Further Bilateral Co-operation
Representatives of:
- KGZW (PL)
- Government Plenipotentiary for the Odra Programme (PL)
- Ministry of Transport and Water Management (NL)
- NWP/PvW (NL)
- Consultancy Firms
- Knowledge institutes
16.00 – 16.15
Closing remarks by moderators
16.15 – 19.00
Cocktails, opportunity for G2G and B2G-contacts