"Partnership for Water" with the participation of Dutch specialists

28.01.2015

On 28 January of this year, the port once again played host to the delegation of the Dutch architects of KuiperCompagnons B.V., accompanied by representatives of the office of revitalisation at the City Hall in Gdansk. Discussions at the meeting with the PGA SA President of the Board, Dorota Raben, focused on the Development Strategy of Gdansk Waterfront and Port Areas, which is the result of a year-long cooperation between the City of Gdansk and the Dutch partner under the programme "Partnership for Water", with the participation of the Port of Gdansk Authority SA.

The Dutch specialists in water security and spatial planning presented flooding prevention measures that have been well-tested in the Netherlands, and discussed methods of synchronizing the economic and environmental growth of the city with the flooding prevention measures and security.

During the meeting, Mark Niesten - Regional Director of KuiperCompagnons B.V. - presented the results obtained so far in developing the Strategy, in which port areas have been given special attention.

The meeting additionally provided an opportunity for discussing the Visual Enhancement of the Port of Gdansk, a project initiated a year ago and aiming to create a conceptual design for the aesthetic enhancement of the operational quays and the development of the vacant port areas, which is partially corresponding with the principles of "Partnership for Water". This highly attractive programme offers substantial benefits in terms of the economic growth and environmental considerations, which induced the PGA SA to express their will to continue cooperation with the western partners. A similar declaration was made by the Dutch delegates.