Water as Leverage Academy USA

About this project

Through the Water as Leverage Academy USA, the Government of the Netherlands aims to establish a structured trajectory that stimulates mutual learning, co-creation between Dutch and (a) USA city/cities, institutions, and practitioners inspired by Water as Leverage. 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 Water as Leverage methodology and toolkit. Explicit connections are envisaged with the Netherlands via Dutch platforms (e.g. NL2120), cities (Rotterdam, Amsterdam, others), governmental institutions and research organisations. This assignment lays contributes to the first step in the WaL-A USA activities in 2026 and 2027. Through the involvement of expert(s) from the University of Miami, the aim is to contribute to coordinated and integrated efforts in establishing the framework of collaboration as part of the WaL-A USA activities in Florida, with a likely focus on the Miami region. The specific expertise from the University of Miami is envisaged to contribute to the identification of key counterparts, identification of, and introduction with key institutions that could shape t…

Published by

Netherlands Enterprise Agency · Government

Countries

United States

Sectors

Water sector policy and administrative managementUrban developmentDisaster Risk Reduction

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 7 Sept 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: NL-KVK-27378529-PVW526WAL4.

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