KIN Anniversary Magazine: Celebrating One Year of KIN Today!
Hooray, KIN Turns One! On 1 November 2024, KIN celebrates its first anniversary! In November 2023, we officially opened our doors. Since then, the tremendous efforts of our colleagues, Pact partners, and the many individuals involved in our projects and workshops have brought us to where we are today—and that is no small feat.
We are marking this milestone with a special digital anniversary magazine. The magazine reflects on and evaluates what we have achieved over the past year, featuring insights from those who have contributed to KIN’s journey. Founding members share their thoughts, and we highlight some of our most significant activities.
Looking Back at the Third Make-aton: Perspectives from the Core Team and Challenge Leaders
The third and final Make-aton of this year has taken place, and this time we take a look at the process through the eyes of the challenge leaders and the core team. In this blog, they reflect on their experiences, challenges, and highlights of the process.
Looking Back at the Third Make-aton: Connections and Cross-Pollination for a Climate-Resilient Netherlands
On 17 October, experts, policymakers, and scientists gathered for the third and final session in the first Make-aton series within the National Climate Adaptation Strategy (NAS). After months of intensive work (starting with Make-aton 1 + 2 and continuing over the summer by the core team), this was an important meeting. The various adaptation pathways developed in previous sessions were refined, and the interconnections between challenges were mapped. It was a day full of interaction, new insights, and above all, collaboration.
The Make-atons through the eyes of IenW project leader Chantal Oudkerk Pool
In less than a month, it will already be time for the third and final Make-aton, which we are organizing in collaboration with the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management (IenW) for the National Climate Adaptation Strategy (NAS). Around 70 people will be present to provide feedback on the adaptation pathways developed by the core team. This is not the end, however; the deadline for delivering the final Make-aton product is set for October 31.
With that milestone in sight, we look back on the previous Make-atons and the summer in which the core team worked hard to create these adaptation pathways. But how has the lead of the NAS revision experienced the process so far? Chantal Oudkerk Pool shares her story in this blog.
Meet the KIN Global Transitions Programme Committee!
On August 29, the Global Transitions Programme Committee (GTPC) held its first meeting. Joining from three different countries the committee discussed the start of the first steps for the Global Transitions programme within the Dutch Climate Research Initiative (KIN). KIN is excited to collaborate with this diverse group of experts to ensure innovative, co-creative and impactful KIN initiatives.
Derk Loorbach Joins KIN as Scientific Lead
It’s been a long wait, but it was worth it: we’ve welcomed the scientific lead to our team and are now delighted to announce that this is Derk Loorbach. His innovative approach to research in and with society makes Derk the perfect expert for this role. Derk started this summer and will fulfill this role part-time.
From complexity to success: a recap of the THRIVE Purpose Accelerator so far
Time flies when you’re having fun! Having started in May, we are now halfway through the 5-month-long KIN Purpose Accelerator! Over the past few weeks, seven talented PhD candidates have been conducting research aimed at creating an evidence-based climate valorisation. The results will be delivered at the end of October, but in the meantime, we are pleased to share the key lessons learned so far.
What’s in the first advice from the strategy and advisory council?
The Strategy and Advisory Council (SAR) of the KIN Pact issued its first advice on prioritising knowledge questions, which the steering group adopted. The SAR identified four key challenges: implementing Water-Soil-Network policy, adaptation versus acceptance, opportunities for modular solutions, and preventing displacement in scarcity. This advice provides direction for KIN, focusing on problem owners’ needs. Next steps include identifying problem owners and aligning with ongoing programmes. For more information, see the public summary or full appendix. Together, we aim for a climate-neutral and climate-resilient Netherlands.
Lorentz Centre result: winner announced for the first Sustainability Challenge workshop in February 2025
The proposal ‘Human-Biodiversity Relationships Across Scales’ has won the first Sustainability Challenge workshop by KIN and the Lorentz Centre. Scheduled for 3-7 February 2025, the workshop aims to advance sustainable, just societies. The Lorentz Centre will support the event with venue costs and a €15,000 budget. Congratulations to the winning authors!
Reflection on the second Make-aton: pitches, post-its & chips
On June 26th, around seventy enthusiastic policymakers, scientists, and advisors gathered for the second Make-athon at the Cobra Museum in Amstelveen. The goal? To collaboratively develop adaptation pathways for five (eventually seven!) key themes within the new National Climate Adaptation Strategy (NAS). The energy and collaboration throughout the day were impressive, lasting well into the evening! This unique pressure-cooker day resulted in valuable insights and creative solutions, which we are eager to reflect on together.
