presentation at the "Reclaiming the Estuary" event on March 9, 2017 hosted by Prof Sarah Durand, Laguardia Community College, and Willis Elkins, Newtown Creek Alliance. Presentation by Carter Craft, Sr. Economic Officer, Consulate General of the Netherlands in NYC

1. The Blue Commons
• Distilling a Strategy
• Reclaiming Public Space
• Sharing Cultural Values
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Blue CommonsFramework
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3. Business Knowledge
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Focus areas
• Network Development
• G2G and K2K
• Research
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collaboration and projects
Government
Dutch Consulate, NYC
Water and Climate program
2014-2017 Plan

4. 1. Built Environment
2. Integration and Scale
3. Knowledge and Innovation
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5. The ‘Afsluitdijk’
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Public Space Blue Commons

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Many public purposes… Blue Commons

8. “Room for the River”
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• Government infrastructure program
initiated after 93’ floods
• Vision of more than 160 projects
44+ Projects implemented
• Established value of Living
with the Water
Blue Commons2. Integration & Scale

9. Geographic focus areas for new technologies
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3. Knowledge & Innovation Blue Commons
Policy
Coastal & Maritime
Estuary & Delta
Water

10. Elements of the Dutch Innovation Agenda
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Policy
Data
Social Benefits
Data
3. Knowledge & Innovation

11. Policy
• National Delta Plan – for water management
• Droppie – educating young people
• Learn to swim – starting at age 3
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3. Knowledge & Innovation

12. Data
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Skygeo Disdrometrics
Blue Commons
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3. Knowledge & Innovation

13. Data
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Indymo Shore Monitoring & Research
Blue Commons
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3. Knowledge & Innovation

14. Data
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WaveDroid Mobile Water Management
Blue Commons
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3. Knowledge & Innovation

15. Social Benefits:
VP Delta Program:
helping start ups grow or fail
Wetsus Lab:
to develop new water knowledge
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Blue Commons3. Knowledge & Innovation

16. Blue Leg Monitor
• Real Time Water Quality data available at the Swimming Beach
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Ecospot (Handheld) EcoWatch (Fixed Position)
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3. Knowledge & Innovation

17. Social Benefits
1. Human Safety
2. Lower flood defense
cost
3. Innovation and
Integration
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3. Knowledge & Innovation

18. Thank you!
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Resource Efficiency
Smart Water Systems
Sustainable Cities
• Energy
Components
• Components • Water
• Design • Monitoring • Services
• Urban Water Cycle • Infrastructure & Asset Management
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