Tjeerd Driessen

Business developer Africa @RHDHV_NL | Interests in floods, droughts, resilient cities, climate resiliency and digital solutions | Johannesburg, South-Africa

[Tjeerd Driessen @T_Driessen]

It was a great pleasure to participate in the @cocreateSANL masterclass and share how #digitaltwins can be used to enhance flood management, create synergy with other sectors like mobility, disaster risk management and urban planning and increase the #resilience of cities.

[RoyalHaskoningDHV SA @RHDHV_SA]

And that's a wrap folks! 2021 #DigitalTwins Masterclass @cocreateSANL -great speakers, solid insights and lots of hope and optimism for the future of cities in South Africa.

#CoCreateMYCITY #digitaltwins #assetmanagement #floodmanagement #smartcities

[RoyalHaskoningDHV SA @RHDHV_SA]

@RHDHV_SA @T_Driessen makes his address @cocreateSANL , #digitatwins of our infrastructure will help us to create safer, more resilient cities!

#CoCreateMYCITY #assetmanagement #floodmanagement #smartcities

[Tjeerd Driessen @T_Driessen]

@MURAL I just signed up, but I only received a 30-day trial. How do I get the 90 days free trial?

[cocreateSANL🇳🇱🇿🇦 @cocreateSANL]

.@RHDHV has recently contributed to the development of the web-based Covid Connect platform, which connects businesses in need of essential items such as medical supplies and food, with those who have excess stock.

Read more: https://t.co/0nRWMJZSt4

#NLinSA #cocreateSANL

[Tjeerd Driessen @T_Driessen]

This new vlog with Oluwaseun Oyebode and myself addresses the specific challenges in Southern Africa and how to reduce distaster risk and enhance resilience by especially focussing on the urban and low income areas. #resilience #cities #urbanplanning #Afr…https://t.co/WUdmpUAMb5

[Tjeerd Driessen @T_Driessen]

The Mzansi Aerospace Drone Start-Up Accelerator Programme was launched last Friday to equip 13 start-ups with the tools and skills to run successful #drone businesses. I'm happy we are a key partner and sponsor and will offer train…https://t.co/ZvBm6sJPLg https://t.co/H8ddPx0wtp

[Tjeerd Driessen @T_Driessen]

Nice article by @waterindestad on the masterplanning of Istanbul, Turkey, to become a Water-Sensitive City. Examples and lessons-learned we could use very well in growing cities in #Africa to enhance #urban #resilience.

"...this r…https://t.co/57kxvQ9Iy5 https://t.co/3OBegejXN1

[Tjeerd Driessen @T_Driessen]

@sahara67 @CityofJoburgEMS @tameTIMES @ComaroChronicle @CityofJoburgZA @CoJPublicSafety Dear @sahara67, I very much like this video. Can you contact me with a DM to see if and how I can use this clip for a video on flood resilience I'm preparing? Thanks.

[Cllr Sarah Wissler @sahara67]

@CityofJoburgEMS we are monitoring the situation at the bridges in the south. Silver lane in Mayfield park has subsided a bit. Will update should it change @tameTIMES @ComaroChronicle @CityofJoburgZA @CoJPublicSafety

[City of Joburg EMS @CityofJoburgEMS]

#flooding Region E Officers monitoring rising water levels along the Jukskei river near Setswetla Informal settlement, Alexandra

[Yusuf Abramjee @Abramjee]

Botanical Gardens West Rand.

[Tjeerd Driessen @T_Driessen]

@Abramjee Dear @Abramjee, I very much like this video. Can you contact me with a DM to see if and how I can use this clip for a video on flood resilience I'm preparing?

[Tjeerd Driessen @T_Driessen]

The floods in #Johannesburg, South Africa, last weekend disrupted traffic, communities and even caused loss of life. Our #3di flood model of Johannesburg calculates the flood extent on high resolution (5m). With limited data, we were able to simulate Sat…https://t.co/oRHqmrlzoX

[Tjeerd Driessen @T_Driessen]

Flood #resilience is not only about early warnings, protection, maintaining infrastructure and proper spatial planning. #Awareness of citizens to understand #flood #risk is crucial to make sure no loss of life occurs. Be careful (or just not) cross(ing) flooded roads and bridges!

[Your Weather🌩️by AfriWX @afriwx]

Remember it only takes as much as 30cm of moving water to sweep a car down a river. Avoid low level crossings and river crossings during periods of heavy rainfall and flooding. Source: @NOAA

[Tjeerd Driessen @T_Driessen]

World Bank's IDA will fund $82 billion for the poorest (>$53 billion for #Africa). Partly, it will bolster #resilience to #climate shocks and natural #disasters with a focus on crisis preparedness, resilience building, and climate-related action plans. https://t.co/7BMYlCjwEX

[Tjeerd Driessen @T_Driessen]

"We've gone from flood protection to flood risk reduction to flood resilience". Nice article in the Smitshonian Magazine explaining the #flood expertise gained in programmes like the Delta Works and Room for the River and addressin…https://t.co/IaB6BaXkCX https://t.co/QSFmwCuhCk

[GreenCape @thegreencape]

Congratulations to @gareth_morgan and the Resilient Cape Town team for the launch of the Resilience Strategy today!

[Tjeerd Driessen @T_Driessen]

My plea for developing water-sensitive #cities and investing in early-warning systems to reduce #water #disaster #risk and be better prepared for #climate #extremes has been published in the media. #resilience #infrastructure #floods #droughts #SouthAfrica https://t.co/XmJhMiJQIU

[Kitty van der Heijden @KittyvdHeijden]

We face 3 existential crises: a climate crisis, an inequality crisis and a crisis in democracy.

Yet the accepted ways by which we measure economic performance give absolutely no hint that we might be facing a problem. https://t.co/DsCmtqFt0P

[Tjeerd Driessen @T_Driessen]

Africa Risk Capacity (ARC) collaborates with Southern African Development Communicty (SADC) in building #disaster #resilience in the region. The partnership will 1) better profile disaster #risks facing the region, 2) strengthen ex…https://t.co/0yjkJidZUK https://t.co/sIC6FhRa8h