Extreme weather events are causing increasing damage to society, while post‑disaster reconstruction rarely accounts for future climate risks. Build Back Better (BBB) offers an alternative approach by restoring buildings in a climate‑resilient way to reduce repeated losses. This project examines what BBB entails in the Dutch context, how costs compare to business‑as‑usual reconstruction, and what level of damage reduction can be achieved. By combining scientific knowledge with practical insights from insurers and climate adaptation experts, we develop the first societal business cases for water‑resilient reconstruction in the Netherlands, integrating recovery and preparedness in daily insurance and risk‑management practice.
Economic transition: the costs and benefits of (in)action
What does an economy look like that focuses not on GDP growth, but on well-being, ecology and justice?
What is needed to achieve this sustainable economy and how is our current economic system holding back these changes?
We are exploring these questions from a practical perspective as part of the program: ‘Economic transition: the costs and benefits of (in)action’. Together with partners from academia, the professional sector, government and social movements, we are working to shape this transition, set it in motion and anchor it. In doing so, we actively apply knowledge in practice to bring about a transformation of our current economic system.