PROSES2010 - Project management of the Scheldt Estuary, Belgium - the Netherlands

The objective of the Scheldt Estuary Development Plan 2010' is to secure sufficient decision-making on the projects and measures of this Development Plan in order to start the implementation. The projects and measures offer a solution for the problems in the Scheldt Estuary with regard to safety against flooding, accessibility and natural quality of the system. The objective of the Project management of the Scheldt Estuary Development Plan (ProSes2010) is to promote political and social-supported decisions on the projects and measures. The projects themselves are a public administration responsibility. It has the substantive and procedural knowledge and expertise. There are four programmes: safety against flooding, accessibility, natural quality of the system and general. Each programme includes a number of projects and measures. The project managers prepare the decision-making on the projects and measures. They commission research, supervise this research, accompany the procedures, assure the contribution of interested parties and handle communication about their project.