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VOICE-OVER: Safety, mobility
and quality of life in the Netherlands.

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That's what Rijkswaterstaat
is working on.

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We can't do that
on our own.

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After all, traffic and water
don't stop at national borders.

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In addition,
there are increasing global challenges,

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such as adaptation
to climate change,

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lack of space
and scarcity of raw materials.

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So, we can't limit ourselves to thinking
from a national point of view.

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Tackling global
and cross-border challenges,

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requires
international collaboration.

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Our country
may be small,

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but Rijkswaterstaat is active
at an international level.

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By identifying
significant changes,

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we can act on them and play an important
role where developments are concerned,

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such as climate, smart mobility, circularity
and the provision of data and information.

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Additionally, we encourage and foster
a knowledge-sharing culture.

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We ensure that we source knowledge
from over the border and bring it back,

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that we develop knowledge
together with international partners

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and that our knowledge
can be found.

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Moreover,
we offer our colleagues advice and support

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on complex
European grant applications,

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by means of the Rijkswaterstaat
Office for European Programmes.

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So we're working together,
boundlessly

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and we're strengthening
international bonds.

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Only through international collaboration
can we face the challenges ahead

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and improve safety, mobility
and quality of life together.