Hans Van Zijst

Hans is an independent senior advisor of several Dutch ministries, government bodies, and public sector companies in infrastructure development, environmental, nature and water affairs, as well as sustainable development. As co-founder of WesselinkVanZijst, he specializes in complex issues of government cooperation and public participation.  During his 16 years as a civil servant in the Dutch Ministry of the Environment (VROM), he worked on a range of national and international strategies for sustainable development and chemicals management and was a founding member of the International Network of Green Planners.