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Flood Protection

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The lowest point in the Netherlands is located near Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel, at 6.78 meters below sealevel - NAP (Normaal Amsterdams Peil, or Amsterdam Ordnance Datum).

The Netherlands is highly regarded when it comes to protection against floods from rivers, the sea, and other large bodies of water. A lot of work is required to maintain this reputation.

Whether you’re inspecting or making decisions about the tendering process for a new project, it’s essential that your expertise aligns with current insights and developments. With the courses and training programs from Wateropleidingen, your knowledge as a dike worker stays up to date.

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Claudia Peters

info@worldwateracademy.nl +31 30 60 69 400

Flood Protection Courses

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Safety of Regional Water Barriers

The incidents at Wilnis, Ter Bregge, and Stein (Netherlands) prompted the need to standardize the processes for setting standards, testing, improving,...

Een luchtfoto van een dijk met een weg en op de achtergrond een woning. Meerdere personen lopen op de dijk.

Visual Inspection of Flood Barriers

Good water barriers mean safety for citizens. There are guidelines for conducting frequent inspections of water barriers in a proper manner. You will...

Twee personen lopen op een kleine dijk langs een watergang.

From Damage Assessment to Repair

After the visual inspection of a water barrier, the processes of diagnosis, prognosis, and operationalization follow. These processes are outlined in...

Sustainable Coexistence with Beavers

With beavers increasingly settling in high-risk areas like water barriers and railways, professionals working at organizations such as water boards,...

Een dijk met een weg en een hoge graskant.

Dike engineering course

In the coming years, water authorities, in collaboration with engineering firms and contractors, face significant challenges in the reinforcement of...

Dike Monitoring for Assessment and Reinforcement

Dike Monitoring is an effective way to gather information about your flood defense. The data you collect can be used not only for assessing the...

Een dijk in het landelijk gebied met op de achtergrond een woning achter bomen.

Basic Knowledge of Water Barriers

Providing safety from floods is crucial for Dutch society. As a technical employee responsible for management and maintenance, you want to acquire...

Een weg langs een watergang met op de achtergrond boten en een molen.

Management and Maintenance of Flood Defenses

The management and maintenance of flood defenses are increasingly being planned and carried out based on risk assessments. Maintenance and management...

Basic Training on Musk and Beaver Rats Control

The muskrat and beaver rat dig burrows and tunnels in flood defenses, which poses a risk to the stability and safety of these structures, as well as...

Biodiversity on Flood Defenses

Biodiversity worldwide is under pressure, and there are increasing initiatives to protect it. In the Netherlands, more and more water authorities aim...

Dutch High Water Protection Program (HWBP)

In collaboration with the organization and consultancy firm TwynstraGudde, World Water Academy will deliver the complete training program for the Dutch High Water Protection Program (HWBP) in the coming years. This program consists of specialized courses, personal development training, and activities to promote continuous learning.

Learning path (Senior) Dike Warden

Dike wardens are employees of water boards or citizens who voluntarily check during high water whether the flood defenses are functioning properly and whether there are any cracks or other damages. All dike wardens receive training to carry out the inspections effectively. This training can be organized either by the waterboard itself or by World Water Academy.