• 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 the Hague Centre for Strategic Studies (HCSS)
• Wageningen University (Disaster Studies)
• Deltares *in collaboration with *HKV consultants (coordination and liaison with the Ministry)