Frans Klijn

Geo-ecology and policy analysis

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frans.klijn@deltares.nl

Dr. Frans Klijn is experienced as researcher in applied geo-ecology and policy analysis, working in this field since 1980. His experience ranges from theory and concepts via survey and policy analysis to the practical planning and design of river basin management. He has a broad experience in environmentally sound planning, with special emphasis on flood risk management and water (resources) management. He co-ordinated various interdisciplinary teams and has been engaged in many policy analyses for the Netherlands’ government. He likes making concepts such as sustainability, resilience and robustness applicable for management practice.

In the Netherlands, he played an important role in the societal debate on the management of the large rivers, and is held partly responsible for the transition towards the Room-for-Rivers policy. Presently, he is primarily engaged in integrated river and floodplain management in relation to nature rehabilitation and land use issues, as well as investigating a possible transition towards a more comprehensive flood-risk management policy at the national level in view of global change. In recent years, he mainly engages in flood risk management and long-term planning for sustainability; through the EU Integrated Research Project FLOODsite, by co-ordinating the research on ‘Climate-proof flood risk management’ for the national Knowledge for Climate programme (KfC), and by participating in research for the Netherlands’ Delta Programme.

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Working experience

2009 - present	Deltares	Senior specialist Water Management and Spatial Planning, Deltares, Delft, the Netherlands.
2008	Deltares	Specialist Flood Risk Management and Adaptation to Climate Change, Deltares, Delft, the Netherlands.
2004 - 2007	WL \| Delft Hydraulics	Specialist River Basin Management, WL \| Delft Hydraulics, Delft, the Netherlands.
1996 - 2003	WL \| Delft Hydraulics	Senior advisor/ senior researcher on River Basin Management, WL \| Delft Hydraulics, Delft, the Netherlands.
1987 - 1997	Leiden University	Associate-professor and project co-ordinator at the Centre of Environmental Science, Leiden University, Netherlands. Various scientific advisory functions.
1985 - 1987	University of Amsterdam	Assistant-professor in landscape ecology, Department of Physical Geography and Soil Science, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands
1984 - 1985	University of Amsterdam	Researcher at the Interfaculty Department of Environmental Science at the University of Amsterdam, Netherlands.
1983 - 1984	University of Amsterdam	Lecturer at the Interfaculty Department of Environmental Science at the University of Amsterdam, Netherlands.

2010 - present

‘Climate-proof flood risk management’: co-ordination of (inter)national research on climate adaptation measures for the national programme Knowledge for Climate.
The Netherlands, 2010 - 2012

Delta Programme ‘Freshwater resources management in the Netherlands: a nationwide analysis of likely problems in the 21st century’.
2008 - 2010

‘Towards a climate-proof Netherlands’. Analysis on behalf of strategic policy planning for flood risk management and drought risk management by water management and spatial planning, resulting in the PBL-publication ‘Climate adaptation in the Dutch Delta; strategic options for a climate-proof development of the Netherlands’ (2011).
2004 - 2009

FLOODsite, EU 6th framework Integrated Project on Flood Risk Analysis and Management.
The Netherlands, 2006 - 2007

‘The Netherlands Later’, 2nd sustainability outlook of the Netherlands, in co-operation with the Netherlands’ Environmental Assessment Agency (MNP). Analysis of flood risks through time (past and future) and design and assessment of strategic alternatives.
2004

“Risico’s in bedijkte termen”. Line of reasoning and expert judgement on flood risks in all dike-rings in the Netherlands: estimates of flood probability and consequences (casualties and damage).
2000 - 2003

‘Resilience of flood risk systems’.
2000 - 2003

‘Room for Water: on which grounds?’ On spatial measures for water management.
2000 - 2002

‘IRMA-SPONGE programme’, investigations into the potential of spatial planning measures and technical measures for a basin-wide integrated flood risk management policy.
1998 - 2001

‘Room for the Rhine River’. Assessment of the effect of various nature development projects and associated measures (floodplain lowering, the removal of groynes, the relocation of dikes, etc.) on flood levels along the conterminous Rhine branches in the Netherlands (RVR).

Klijn, F., K.M. de Bruijn, J. Knoop & J.C.J. Kwadijk (2012). Assessment of the Netherlands’ flood risk management policy under global change. DOI: 10.1007/s13280-011-0193-x, Ambio (2012) 41:180-192.
Klijn, F., J. Knoop, W. Ligtvoet & M.J.P. Mens (2012). In search of robust flood risk management alternatives for the Netherlands. DOI:10.5194/nhess-12-1469-2012 Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci. 12, 1469–1479.
Klijn, F., N. Asselman & H. van der Most (2010). Compartmentalisation: flood consequence reduction by splitting-up large polder areas. DOI:10.1111/j.1753-318X.2009.01047.x Journal of Flood Risk Management 3(2010): 3–17.
FLOODsite (ed. F. Klijn), 2009. Flood risk assessment and flood risk management. An introduction and guidance based on experiences and findings of FLOODsite (an EU-funded Integrated Project). Deltares | Delft Hydraulics, Delft, the Netherlands, ISBN 978 90 814067 1 0. E-publication www.floodsite.net, 140 pp.
De Bruijn, K.M. & Klijn, F. (2009). Risky places in the Netherlands: a first approximation for floods. Journal of Flood Risk Management 2 (2009) 58–67.
Klijn, F., P. Samuels & A. van Os (2008). Towards Flood Risk Management in the EU: state of affairs with examples from various European countries. Journal for River Basin Management 6(2008)/4: 307-321.
Klijn, F. (2005). Landscape ecology as the broker between information supply and management application. pp 181-192 in Wiens J.A. & M.R. Moss (eds.), 2005: Issues and Perspectives in Landscape Ecology. Cambridge University Press.
Baan, P.J.A. & F.Klijn (2004). Flood risk perception and implications for flood risk management in the Netherlands. Journal for River Basin Management 2(2004)/1: 1-10.
Hooijer, A., F. Klijn, G.B.M. Pedroli & A. van Os (2004). Towards sustainable flood risk management in the Rhine and Meuse river basins: synopsis of the findings of IRMA-SPONGE. River Research & Applications 20(2004)/3 343-357
Klijn, F., M. van Buuren, & S.A.M. van Rooij (2004). Flood risk management strategies for an uncertain future: living with Rhine River floods in the Netherlands? Ambio 33(2004)/3: 141-147.

Frans Klijn

Working experience

Klijn, F., K.M. de Bruijn, J. Knoop & J.C.J. Kwadijk (2012). Assessment of the Netherlands’ flood risk management policy under global change. DOI: 10.1007/s13280-011-0193-x, Ambio (2012) 41:180-192.

Klijn, F., J. Knoop, W. Ligtvoet & M.J.P. Mens (2012). In search of robust flood risk management alternatives for the Netherlands. DOI:10.5194/nhess-12-1469-2012 Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci. 12, 1469–1479.

Klijn, F., N. Asselman & H. van der Most (2010). Compartmentalisation: flood consequence reduction by splitting-up large polder areas. DOI:10.1111/j.1753-318X.2009.01047.x Journal of Flood Risk Management 3(2010): 3–17.

De Bruijn, K.M. & Klijn, F. (2009). Risky places in the Netherlands: a first approximation for floods. Journal of Flood Risk Management 2 (2009) 58–67.

Klijn, F., P. Samuels & A. van Os (2008). Towards Flood Risk Management in the EU: state of affairs with examples from various European countries. Journal for River Basin Management 6(2008)/4: 307-321.

Klijn, F. (2005). Landscape ecology as the broker between information supply and management application. pp 181-192 in Wiens J.A. & M.R. Moss (eds.), 2005: Issues and Perspectives in Landscape Ecology. Cambridge University Press.

Baan, P.J.A. & F.Klijn (2004). Flood risk perception and implications for flood risk management in the Netherlands. Journal for River Basin Management 2(2004)/1: 1-10.

Hooijer, A., F. Klijn, G.B.M. Pedroli & A. van Os (2004). Towards sustainable flood risk management in the Rhine and Meuse river basins: synopsis of the findings of IRMA-SPONGE. River Research & Applications 20(2004)/3 343-357

Klijn, F., M. van Buuren, & S.A.M. van Rooij (2004). Flood risk management strategies for an uncertain future: living with Rhine River floods in the Netherlands? Ambio 33(2004)/3: 141-147.