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Weather Makers | Viewing water as the engine of all life on earthViewing water as the engine of all life on earth, we aim to restore water cycles as the key to achieve overall biosphere restoration andWeather Makers | Viewing water as the engine of all life on earth window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-4LVVQP6S2P'); Skip to content Search for: HomeOur Approach WhyThe WM ApproachResearch & DevelopmentServicesInitiatives Bardawil & Sinai initiativePerspective paperHenriettewaardAbout In the MediaAbout UsThe TeamCO2 LadderANBI-statusContactEN NL Homehenk.heijblok2025-04-03T09:54:57+00:00 The Weather making Approach for restoring the water cycleThe Weather Makers is an engineering company with A holistic vision. We aim to restore water cycles, achieve overall biosphere restoration and create a healthy planet. Viewing water as the engine of all life on earth Viewing water as the engine of all life on earth Our ApproachWhyThe world we know today is facing severely degrading ecosystems. Earth suffers from declining trends in productivity, and species are becoming extinct at an unprecedented rate. With the current climate change crisis trajectory, the livelihoods of millions of people are seriously threatened. Viewing water as the engine of all life on earth, we restore water cycles as the key to achieve overall biosphere restoration in order to create a healthy planet. The Weather making Approach for restoring the water cycleWe developed the Weather Making Approach, which is an agile, impact driven ecosystem planning, engineering and management strategy that can be implemented on multiple scales and with different stakeholder groups. It provides understanding how to regenerate ecosystems as a basis for restoring water cycles. The Weather Making approach (re)values the role of the biosphere in weather and climate and develops long-term nature-based strategies for terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems and translates them into targets and reward systems. It creates an umbrella for a multitude of challenges for society (water security, biodiversity, climate and food security). We use it to build our services, develop our solutions and determine our research. Research & DevelopmentTogether with Wetsus, UU, WUR and TUDelft we work on several research studies. Additionally, we have a physical research laboratory for applied research and development: The Eco Oasis. Research TopicsViewing water as the engine of all life on earth ×Research & Development At The Weather Makers, we gain valuable insights from Research that we conduct at our Eco Oasis Lab, and through collaborations with our Research & Development partners. Our Eco Oasis Lab technology serves as a tool to study and mimic nature and its processes, whilst researching how to manage the complexity of Nature into our human-made installation. We use Research outcomes as our guiding principle in designing holistic, science-informed and data-driven methods to understand how to regenerate ecosystems as a basis for restoring water cycles. Our Research focus falls under four main clusters; i) Biodiversity building, ii) Water Production, iii) Recycling of Nutrients, and iv) Soil Revitalization. Looking at Biodiversity Building, we mainly aim to foster biodiversity flourishing by understanding the interconnected dynamics within a healthy environment. In order to gain insight on that, we base our research on three main questions: How to improve biodiversity by building a complex ecosystem? How can a functional food web be created? How can the design of different habitats create a positive feedback loop in biodiversity? As we view water as the engine of all life on earth and aim to restore water cycles, we dedicated significant resources and knowledge to research the dynamics of water cycles and optimize Water Production. Our main umbrella research questions that we follow in order to actualize our vision are: How to improve water security by functional biosphere? How much water can we produce in an Eco Oasis? How can a functional ecosystem reduce heat stress? How can natural evaporation regulate and stabilize climate? At our Eco Oasis Lab, we study and understand the dynamics of a complex ecosystem, with a focus on the nutrient dynamics. In particular, learning on how to modulate nutrient levels to achieve different kind and sizes of living communities. One of the processes and research clusters at The Weather Makers is Nutrient Recycling, and under this we mainly ask: How to improve water quality by natural systems? How to optimize sequestration of carbon, phosphorus and nitrogen from water? Lastly, an essential part of our applications and research focus is Soil Revitalization. Revitalizing soils includes natural desalination of primarily dredged sediments using the functions of a healthy ecosystem. In order optimize Soil Revitalization and explore the intricacies that are incorporated within this process, we ask the following main research questions: How to revitalize soils? How to desalinate soils with mechanical treatment? How to desalinate soils with ecological succession? How can an aquatic food web accelerate the revitalization of soils? ServicesThe services we offer form the powerful combination of our engineering, ecology, analytics and software. Within projects, we enable the quantification of ecological values, so that they can be combined with financial, social and economic values. With pleasure we assist you to identify opportunities, gain insights, and optimize values. You can come to us for: The Weather Makers’ Services– The Weather Making Potential – Exploration phase– The Weather Making Nature-Based Contract – Feasibility phase– The Weather Making Design – Design and governance phase– Adaptive Weather Making – Execution and operation phaseThe Weather Makers’ Solutions– Nature-Based Solutions– Ecological value stacking– Eco Oasis Physical Lab– Earth Relationship Management Software– Nature-Based Contract×The Weather Making Potential – Exploration phase The potential of a selected area is scanned on the contribution to the (local) water cycles and ecological values; Based on the first scan, together with our client, we identify key opportunities and engineer a concept design of suitable Nature-based Solutions; Based on the concept design we forecast and value the potential on ecological impact, such as: greenhouse gas sequestration, water security, safety and quality, and biodiversity; The ecological values are strong drivers in the total business case. ×The Weather Making Nature-Based Contract – Feasibility phase To decide if a project is feasible, we dive into more detail of the proposed Nature-based Solutions in the concept design; We include a cost/benefit analysis of the project and define the key targets; Together with our client we identify and engage stakeholders. We explore a fitting governance structure, including financing; We set up the Weather Making Nature-Based Contract, a framework containing the result driven targets connected to the stakeholders, the governance, and the financial structure. If needed, we can provide support in tender processes. ×The Weather Making Design – Design and governance phase The holistic planning and design creates understanding of the system for all stakeholders, using baseline monitoring to validate and improve the models in the earliest stage. The (local) social and economic impacts are determined for different scenarios; The Eco Oasis Physical Lab ‘mimics’ the local situation and further validates the impact of restoring the water cycle. The Eco Oasis builds mutual understanding among the various stakeholders in a controlled setting on the system indicators. Enabling the execution design and the governance; Dashboards give insight for all stakeholders to validate the impacts throughout the execution and operation phase; All the impacts are incorporated in The Weather Making Nature-Based Contract and embedded in our Earth Relationship Management (ERM) software. ×Adaptive Weather Making – Execution and operation phase Ecology is the complex basis of life. Building with nature requires skills to adapt while creating; Regenerating Eco Systems is an iterative process. Results might deviate from forecasted and can differ over time and per stakeholder. This requires an adaptive approach of continuous monitoring, adjustment of designs and plans, and settlements of revenues versus investments; Our adaptive management is supported and secured by our Earth Relationship Management (ERM) software solution. It provides transparency for all stakeholders on the performance, decisions, and settlements. Unique of this methodology is that it allows to deal with uncertainties by providing understanding, confidence and trust in an early stage. ×Nature-based Solutions Our designs will put nature in charge to restore the water cycles, restore natural and modified ecosystems that address societal challenges effectively and adaptively, simultaneously benefiting people and nature; We design our Nature-based Solutions based on our engineering-, data analytics-, and in-depth modelling competences. ×Ecological value stacking Ecological value stacking is adding up the ecological values created when regenerating ecosystems. Our combination of models makes us able to calculate values on: Climate goals (greenhouse gasses, and nitrogen NL specific) Water safety (quantity, quality, evaporation) Biodiversity Based on the area and specific requirements of the project, the values can be translated into monetary values. Value stacking is often used to build a business case for projects to become feasible. ×Eco Oasis Physical Lab The eco oasis is our physical model lab. It is a closed environment where we carry out research on the impact of the water cycle on ecosystems. We apply the Eco Oasis for mainly two paths: Project forming: the Eco Oasis is used as a controlled, onsite solution where we mimic local habitats to determine the specific parameters of that area and mutual understanding. Solution building: the Eco Oasis is used to provide solutions to specific challenges like soil desalinization, recycling of nutrients (nitrogen, carbon, etc.) and freshwater production. ×Earth Relationship Management Software ERM Software is used to support our services to restore the water cycle and follows the phasing of ecosystem regeneration projects. To support in data capturing, analysis and modelling to determine The Weather Making Potential; To provide structures to build The Weather Making Nature-Based Contract; To collaborate between stakeholders to provide The Weather Making Design; To adapt in execution based on monitoring and analysis; To dashboard results; To manage the contracts with various stakeholders; To facilitate financial management. The software is, as a solution, also available via licensing to the broader public to support their projects. ×Nature-Based Contract Developing areas is complex. A key to success to both start and execute such a project is, a result driven approach: Ecological, commercial and societal targets can be brought together; Multiple stakeholders can take part, and agreements can be made specific per benefit and per stakeholder; Results can be monetized during different moments in time in the project; The control over the project remains agile, as stakeholders will not necessarily be part of the project management; Stakeholders do not have to invest in pre-work activities, setting up the project, but will pay for impacts. The contract contains the governance, financing structures, result driven agreements, and monitoring and measurement agreements. The Nature-Based Contract is embedded within our ERM Software. Financing Execution Monitoring InitiativesBardawil & Sinai InitiativeWe started our journey with the plan to restore the water cycle of the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt. Discovering the potential of regreening the Sinai Peninsula: a greener and cooler Sinai can bring more moisture to the region, and can positively influence the larger weather systems that cause extreme weather around the Mediterranean and the Indian Ocean. Restoring the water cycle in this area will have a big impact on earth in rebalancing our climate, reverse diversification of the Mediterranean, provide water and food security to the local people and improve livelihood and prosperity of people. Our approach is not only applicable to the Sinai Peninsula. We can use it worldwide. Perspective paperIn light of our close collaboration with academics and our vision to continue to do so in the future, we have produced a report that introduces the scientific concepts upon which the Sinai & Bardawil Initiative lays its foundations. Our intention with this paper is to communicate our vision, shed light on the critical unknowns in the field of climate science and biosphere restoration and make a call for more transdisciplinary research. Open Perspective PaperHenriëttewaard InitiativeThe Henriëttewaard is both a central waterways hub and ecological hub located at the area where the river Dieze floats into the Meuse. The Henriëttewaard is essential for the drainage of the area and besides that also a potential hub for further ecological development in the area. The municipality of ‘s-Hertogenbosch wants to redevelop the polder into a river nature park as part of the Green Delta Program. The central guiding principle of the Henriëttewaard nature park is the transformation of the current agricultural land use into a functional and dynamic natural landscape. The Weather Makers are forming a consortium with several stakeholders and take the lead in determining the added values of the area in terms of water safety, water quality, carbon sequestration and to setup a financial model for the development. The design supports the different cycles by introducing key ecological processes through landscape diversity and biodiversity. AboutIn the MediaThe GuardianKosmos JournalHealing EarthGeographicalRewilding the WorldGood News NetworkNetherlands Water PartnershipBBCPodcast Koen van SeijenBrabants DagbladAbout UsThe Weather Makers is an engineering company with a holistic vision. We aim to restore water cycles, achieve overall biosphere restoration and create a healthy planet. We do this by designing and implementing innovative restoration projects. We believe that, as humanity, we already possess all the tools required to mitigate the catastrophic effects of climate change. It is those tools we, as a company, employ to accelerate large scale ecosystem regeneration. The company was founded in 2017 and named after the book “The Weather Makers” by Professor Tim Flannery. Viewing water as the engine of all life on earth The TeamViewing water as the engine of all life on earth Angel Imaz Ambassador Anneleen Geurts Earth Scientist Prof. Charling Tao Cosmological scientist Daniel Halsey Permaculture Specialist Duke ten Velden Ecological Engineer Eduardo Vias Torres Ecological Engineer Farah Shishani Project manager Gabriel Bellido Perez Ambassador Gijs Bosman Technical Director / Founder John D. Liu Ecologist & Filmmaker Prof. John Todd Ecological Scientist Maarten Lanters Hydraulic Engineer Maddie Akkermans CEO / Founder Maged El Said Founder Habiba Prof. Millán Millán † Meteorologist Pepijn Noordhuizen Draftsman Pieter van Hout Project Manager Rick van Bentem Coastal Engineer Robin Heukels Digital Advisor/Architect Ties van der Hoeven Creative Director / Founder CO2 LadderSustainability is the most important core value of The Weather Makers. The Weather Makers’ mission is to regenerate ecosystems on a large scale and balance water cycles. In these projects, CO2 absorption by nature is one of the main goals. The Weather Makers participates in the CO2 ladder to reduce its own emissions. This is a challenging approach in advance, as the company already has a very low CO2 footprint. Climate awareness in the company is high, given the mission that the company pursues. For this reason, colleagues have already adjusted their behavior. Whenever possible, employees always take the train and travel as little as possible by (petrol) car or plane. This is only done when it is really necessary. For example, several times a year it is crucial to physically meet partners in the Middle East if The Weather Makers wants to be successful in greening desertified areas there. In the long term, this investment in CO2 emissions will be compensated several times by the results of ecosystem regeneration. Our pursuit We aim to emit 14% less CO2 in 2024, compared to our reference year 2023. This involves 6% less CO2 in gas consumption (scope 1), 8% less CO2 in electricity consumption and business travel (scope 2). More information about our carbon footprint, measures and our goals can be found in the documentation below. What is the CO2 Performance Ladder? The CO2 Performance Ladder is the sustainability instrument of the Climate-Friendly Procurement & Entrepreneurship Foundation (SKAO). SKAO helps companies and governments reduce their carbon footprint. Documents For more information about The Weather Makers and our ambitions to reduce our carbon footprint, please consult the following documentation (in Dutch): CO2 ladder reference year 2023 report CO2 ladder report Q1 and Q2 2024 Information about the SKAO on their website The Weather Makers is part of the sector initiative DMI-ecosystem (Dutch Metropolitan Innovations), founded by the Ministry of Infrastructure and Waterways and the National Growth Fund. The initiative brings over 100 parties, knowledge institutes and governmental bodies together. The DMI-ecosystem, as a sector initiative, focusses on reducing CO2 emissions in metropolitan areas, while also reducing nitrogen emissions and increase water management. The Weather Makers has joined the sector initiative Netherlands Water Partnership, founded in 1997 by the Dutch government and the Dutch organisations working in the water sector, NWP fosters collaboration in the water sector and aims to provide international initiatives world wide with Dutch knowledge on sustainable water management. CO2 reduction is always part of these initiatives. ANBI-status Foundation The Weather MakersANBI-statusPolicy PlanPublication 2024ContactAddressBurgemeester Loeffplein 70B 5211 RX 's-Hertogenbosch +31(0)73 303 5380 connect@theweathermakers.nlPostal Box PO-Box 1722 5200 BT ‘s-Hertogenbosch Subscribe to our NewsletterWould you like to share our mission with your network? Share this Story. Copyright 2022 | The weather Makers | All Rights Reserved | Privacy Policy | +31(0)73 303 5380 | connect@theweathermakers.nl FacebookLinkedInEmail Page load link This website uses cookies and third party services. 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