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Henk Ovink

Special Envoy, International Water Affairs at Kingdom of the Netherlands

Henk Ovink is a senior advisor to HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan’s Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force and former Director General of the Netherland’s Spatial Planning and Water Affairs.

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  • Sep 11 2014
    Blog Post Rebuild by Design: A Model For Disaster Resilience A version of this post also appeared on The HUDdle. “Rebuild by Design has set a new standard for large-scale disaster response and infrastructure projects.” Shortly after Hurricane Sandy struck the Northeast, President Obama appointed former HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan to lead the Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force. When President Obama announced the Task Force, […] Henk Ovink