Water as Leverage Academy USA – kick-off and further development of activities with a focus on Miami and California

About this project

Through the Water as Leverage Academy USA (WaL-A USA), the Government of the Netherlands aims to establish a structured trajectory that stimulates mutual learning, co-creation between Dutch and U.S. cities, institutions, and practitioners inspired by Water as Leverage (WaL). The Academy provides a platform for mutual learning, cocreation and design, in which USA and Dutch partners co-develop approaches, test methodologies in real-world urban contexts, and jointly reflect on lessons learned to advance urban water resilience. This trajectory aims to contribute to strengthening institutional relationships, enhancing professional networks, and generating knowledge that is relevant to both countries and enriches the WaL methodology and toolkit. Explicit connections are to be sought with the Netherlands via Dutch platforms (e.g. NL2120), cities (Rotterdam, Amsterdam, others), governmental institutions and research organisations.This assignment lays the foundation and is the first step in the WaL-A USA activities in 2026 and 2027. It involves: scoping the WaL-A; defining the starting point and agenda via a setting the scene report; first WaL Academy activities by means of a workshops in Miami and focused on California, and in connection with the Netherlands, and; a suggestion of next steps for WAL-A USA by means of concrete building blocks.The WaL Academy aims to be a partnership with Miami, California (to be further specified) and Dutch partners, which should be reflected in the e…

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Netherlands Enterprise Agency · Government

Countries

United States

Sectors

Water sector policy and administrative managementUrban development

Focus

Climate adaptation · Also contributes

Funded by

Netherlands Enterprise Agency

Accountable

Netherlands Enterprise Agency

Published by Netherlands Enterprise Agency to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 17 Jun 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: NL-KVK-27378529-PVW526WAL2.

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