Client: Hoogheemraadschap Delfland / Water Authority
EJWP1: September – December 2020
Participants: Mathilde de Jongh, Rhys Hellin, Hedviga Horvathova and Ingrid Keupers
Project description
Water Authority Delfland whishes to investigate how different regions in Europe view their future water system as climate change presents us with many challenges. For example, how do we take care of the increasing number of showers, but also of the dry summers that increasingly prevent us from having sufficient water? Hence, the following question was raised: What would the fresh water system of the future look like, in physical properties as well as in governance structures?
Approach
A team of 4 participants from Slovakia,Wales, Netherlands and Belgium used extreme thinking to describe different possible future water systems for their respective regions. To achieve this, an analysis was made of the trends and developments that are currently occurring in Europe using PESTEL (Political, Economical, Social, Technological, Environmental, Legal) framework.
Results
Among the trends that were seen as important for most regions where; climate change and urbanization. Trends that were very typical for only one region were for example increased activity in the underground in Delfland or the increased recreational use of water in Košice. Based on extreme thinking on these trends a possible story of a future water system in the different regions was created. During the presentation of the project these stories were drawn in real time.
Follow-up
The information has been used by the client to improve the image of a future water system. Delfland together with other stakeholders will continue working together on a future-proof watersystem for the region.
