Delta Commissioner's weblog - week 32 2010
The Delta Programme on the verge of publication
Back from a wonderful holiday at home in the Netherlands. I made what you might call “private working visits” to the Wadden islands and Friesland, visiting the IJsselmeer and Wadden regions. Next year I might visit two other areas involved in the region-specific programmes.
In the weeks ahead, I will make an official, two-day visit to the Wadden region. This time I’ll be wearing a suit and tie.
Hard work has been done in recent works on completing the Delta Programme: the focus was on design and layout and a short film was made to be included with the programme. We went through the script thoroughly. We would like people to give people a clear visual impression of what we are doing. The power of images, certainly for this subject, is important. This week I caught up with various people. First, of course, with my own staff who had continued working during my holiday break. I also spoke with Water Affairs General-Director Annemieke Nijhof and the secretaries-general of the ministries of General Affairs and Transport, Public Works and Water Management.
I also prepared several articles and speeches for the coming weeks. For example, the ‘Day of the Deltas’ during Sail Amsterdam and for in Harlingen at the completion of bringing all our primary sea dykes up to the level of the delta. This will take place on 24 August. The completion of this additional barrier actually marks the end of the Delta Works project. It is a good time for me as Delta Commissioner to link the past with the present and future. I am really looking forward to it.