What is the ENW?

The Expertise Network for Flood Protection (ENW) is a platform bringing together specialists in the area of flood protection and is your address for guidelines and technical reports in this field. The ENW pays particular attention to the development of the expertise necessary for keeping the Netherlands safe from flooding both now and for many years in the future.

In short, the objective of the ENW is to combine and develop knowledge on the subject of flood protection. The activities of the ENW are a continuation of the work done by the Technical Advisory committee for Flood Defence (TAW).

The ENW focuses on expertise for flood protection in its widest sense. Its activities cover both physical water management and social aspects, both for primary and regional flood defence systems.

To meet its objectives, ENW has the following functions:

• Keeping guidelines and technical reports up-to-date;
• Drawing up a research agenda for flood protection;
• Quality assurance for research, knowledge development and policy development;
• Providing advice on flood protection on request;
• Identifying possibilities for the improvement of policy development or delivery.