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KIWI Climate Excursion to Tilburg
KIWIs are water management professionals who contribute to climate adaptation in international projects: they are trained for this in the...
Mar 28, 2023


KIWI webinar climate adaptation and behavioral change
Climate adaptation requires behavioral change, and that doesn't happen automatically. That's why the NWB Fund organized a webinar on this...
Mar 28, 2023


Film for the NWB Award 2023!
Create a captivating video about 'smart collaboration with stakeholders' in your international water management project, and win the NWB...
Mar 9, 2023


Foundation for collaboration with water boards in Indonesia
The DWA Indonesia project was recently completed. It began in 2016 as a collaboration between Dutch water authorities and local...
Dec 28, 2022


Goos den Hartog new director of the NWB Fund
Goos den Hartog will become a director at the NWB Fund starting January 1, 2023, representing the water authorities. Since 1995, he has...
Dec 20, 2022


KIWI originals and climate game changers working internationally on water management.
KIWIs are water professionals who are trained to work on international water management projects. KIWI stands for "Kennismakings- en...
Dec 15, 2022


Video: Blesbokspruit Wins NWB Award 2022
"And the winner is... the video about the Blesbokspruit project in South Africa!" With these words, Bert van Boggelen, director of the...
Nov 3, 2022


Water Management in Central America to a Higher Level
Annually, hurricanes and regions suffering from drought – Central America faces many challenges due to climate change. Dutch water...
Oct 30, 2022


Shortlist NWB award 2022
This year, the NWB Award is being presented for the first time by the NWB Fund, recognizing an international water management project....
Oct 19, 2022


KIWI's off to a good start
Boosting climate adaptation in international water projects is what KIWI climate game changers are all about. KIWI stands for Climate and...
Sep 13, 2022


KIWI's as game changers for climate adaptation
They are here again: KIWI's. Not seasonal fruit, but water managers who are going to work on climate adaptation abroad. This fall, the...
Jul 11, 2022


NWB Award: Pride in Action with International Water Management Work
Water Boards not only work in the Netherlands to ensure flood protection and sufficient clean water, but they also assist internationally...
Jun 30, 2022


Support for Young Expert Professionals Abroad
Young Expert Professionals, or YEPs for short, are crucial for international water projects. In September, a two-year training program...
Jun 23, 2022


The NWB Fund's Co-financing Framework Revised
The NWB Fund co-finances projects and initiatives by water authorities that contribute to climate adaptation in developing countries. To...
Jun 21, 2022


KIWI climate game changers wanted
This fall, the NWB Fund will launch a second KIWI program. Once again, water professionals will be trained to contribute to international...
May 16, 2022


Luzette Kroon new chairwoman of the NWB Fund
The NWB Fund has a new chairwoman: Luzette Kroon, water board director of Wetterskip Fryslân. Since this year, she has been the portfolio...
May 3, 2022


New programme manager NWB Fund
On February 1, Marion Wierda will start as the program manager of the NWB Fund. She takes over from Jasper Luiten, who will begin on...
Dec 16, 2021
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