- George Washington University (Institute for Crisis, Disaster and Risk Management) in collaboration with Virginia Tech (Center for Technology, Security and Policy)
- University of Delaware (Disaster Research Center)
- University of Colorado (Natural Hazards Center)
- COT Institute for Safety, Security and Crisis Management (ICSS)
- TNO (Dutch organization for applied scientific research) in collaboration with HCSS (The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies)
- Wageningen University (Disaster Studies)
- Deltares in collaboration with HKV consultants (coordination and liaison with the Ministry)