On Thursday March 20, the final Make-aton took place as part of the National Climate Adaptation Strategy (NAS ’26) at Kanaal30 in Utrecht. More than 100 participants from the worlds of science, practice and policy dove into the previously developed adaptation pathways for the challenges of water quality, agriculture, nature, Seveso establishments, new construction, climate-proof housing, health and working landscapes. These adaptation paths serve as input for the NAS and can be seen as a visualization of various (policy) measures over time that could potentially be used to make the Netherlands climate-proof.
An important goal of this Make-aton was to investigate how all fifteen themes of the NAS are interrelated. Participants engaged in discussions with each other through pitches, round-table discussions and group speed dates to explore the interactions between different tasks. What opportunities for coupling are there? Where are the potential conflicts? For example, more nature in working landscapes can promote health, but it can also bring with it new risks of allergies and infectious diseases. A frequently recurring point was spatial planning.
It was another inspiring day in which many valuable insights were exchanged! Over the coming weeks, a small team will begin working on the further development of the adaptation pathways. The pathways will be completed in April 2025 and, together with additional analyses, processed into a single integral NAS document.
A series of reports has been compiled about the Make-atons workshop series for the NAS adaptation pathways.
Read all about the series here.
