Overview Stakeholders and Concepts
Platform for professionals working within the gas extraction case.
ACVG – Adviescollege Veiligheid Groningen
Provides advice on frameworks, guidelines, methods and models to be used in the reinforcement project in Groningen.
CBS – Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek
An autonomous administrative body that compiles statistics on a wide range of important societal topics through their own surveys and existing government and business registries.
Commissie Bijzondere Situaties
(Now: Vangnet Bijzondere Situaties)
An independent organization that, since 2014, serves as a safety net for residents who suffer serious damage and/or reinforcement combined with other financial and/or medical issues as a result of gas extraction.
A private company established by the NAM that was active between 2014 and 2019 to deal with and assess damage claims and execute the reinforcement of buildings for safety reasons independently of the NAM. Later the TCMG, IMG and NCG appropriated most of its tasks.
Dorpenaanpak
An area-oriented approach to reinforcement per village. This means that, rather than looking only at individual properties, a broader view of the area’s needs is taken into account during reinforcement (including, among others, infrastructure, social cohesion, and the appearance of the village). At the moment this approach is executed in Garrelsweer, Leermens, Wirdum and Zeerijp.
EBG – Economic Board Groningen
Contributes to economic development in the province of Groningen (employment development and business activity).
EBN – Energie Beheer Nederland
A state-owned energy company working on three core areas: the gas transition, the heating transition and carbon capture, and transport and storage systems.
Information hub for residents about damage to listed monuments or character-giving buildings.
Responsible for policy regarding cultural heritage in Groningen.
EZ – Ministerie van Economische Zaken
Ministry of Economic affairs
Gasgebouw
A public-private partnership with multiple legal entities including NAM, EBN, and EZK that jointly made strategic decisions regarding gas extraction.
GBB – Groningen Bodem Beweging
A social movement organization that draws attention to the earthquake and gas extraction problems in the region. They help people impacted by gas extraction by providing information and advocating for the residents.
GGD – Gemeentelijke Gezondheidsdiensten
A regional Dutch authority for public health. The GGD falls under the responsibility of the Ministry of Public Health, Wellbeing and Sports.
Groninger Dorpen is committed to rural livability and advocates for and helps to materialize the interests of village residents.
A collective of social organizations, each aiming to ensure involvement of residents and organizations in planning and implementing activities regarding damage, reinforcement and future prospects for Groningen.
A research group at the University of Groningen that, since 2016, independently monitors the populations health, well-being, and safety regarding the earthquakes.
GVA – Geestelijke Verzorging Aardbevingsgebied Groningen
Professionals who offer to listen and work on resilience and direction.
IMG – Instituut Mijnbouwschade Groningen
An independent governmental organization (zelfstandig bestuursorgaan) responsible for handling several claims in Groningen related to the gas extraction since 2020. This includes claims concerning physical damage, immaterial damage, and real estate depreciation. Additionally, ‘acutely unsafe situations’ are also reported to IMG.
Immateriële schaderegeling
A compensation scheme introduced by the IMG for residents who live, or have lived, in the earthquake region. With this scheme, the IMG financially compensates the psychological, emotional, and other intangible impacts that residents may experience as a result of the earthquakes and the additional stress, anxiety, loss of quality of life or disruption to daily life. First, only residents above 18 could apply, but from October 2023, the compensation has also been made available for people under 18.
KEM – Kennisprogramma over de Effecten van Mijnbouw
The KEM was established by the Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate to increase understanding of the subsoil and its reaction to mining activities.
KNMI – Koninklijk Nederlands Meteorologisch Instituut
The national knowledge and data center for weather, climate and seismology.
The BuildinG knowledge platform was established in 2017 and focuses on knowledge development related to future-proof construction and reinforcement.
An independent knowledge organization for spatial quality and cultural heritage in Groningen and Drenthe.
An advisory body to the Ministry of Climate Policy and Green Growth. They advise on proposed policy or changes to mining laws and regulations.
Municipalities
The five municipalities below belong to the earthquake municipalities. These municipalities are commissioning the NCG:
The municipalities above, together with the two municipalities below, fall within the IMG impact area of seismic movement caused by gas extraction from the Groningen field and gas storage in Norg and Grijpskerk:
The measures in Nij begun (see below) cover all of the above municipalities, along with the following:
NAM – Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij
A company established in 1947 by Royal Dutch Shell and the American corporation ESSO, occupied with gas and oil production on Dutch soil and the Dutch continental shelf.
The Nationale ombudsman conducts ongoing investigations into the situation surrounding the Groningen field. The ombudsman stands up for the interests of citizens and helps governments improve their services with solicited and unsolicited advice.
NCG – Nationaal Coördinator Groningen
A public agency responsible for the reinforcement of homes and other buildings (like churches and schools) in Groningen to ensure safety according to safety standards. The NCG falls under the central government and cooperates with the five affected municipalities in Groningen and the Province of Groningen to coordinate and execute the reinforcement operation.
Nij Begun
A 50-point plan for the future of the region published in 2023. It was presented by the Cabinet to the government as a reaction to the PEAG report. It includes measures on the topics of damage, reinforcement, sustainability, and social and mental well-being. Additionally, it proposes an economic agenda, giving Groningen a central role in the field of energy, health, and (agricultural) innovation.
NPG – Nationaal Programma Groningen
A cooperative programme between the national government, the Province of Groningen and affected municipalities that aims to invest in the future of Groningen by working together with residents and companies.
OBG – Ondersteunend Bureau Gaswinning
Supports municipalities and the Province in the earthquake area with issues surrounding gas extraction.
Parlementaire enquête aardgaswinning Groningen
An inquiry that investigated the handling of gas extraction in Groningen. A Committee established by the Dutch Parliament investigated this from February 2021 to February 2022 by inspecting documents and through interviews and public hearings under oath with a wide range of stakeholders, including representatives of government bodies, oil companies, and civil organizations. This allowed the Committee to get a clear picture of the decision-making regarding gas extraction and its consequences.
The province is involved in consultations between the state and municipalities on damage control and reinforcement and is the executor of a number of subsidy schemes within the framework of gas production.They are also responsible for the Agro and mkb programme.
Reinforcement
The process of strengthening buildings according to safety standards, in this case, due to gasextraction induced earthquakes. This can be done, for example, by removing hazardous objects (e.g.) chimneys), placing support beams or steel constructions, or attaching constructions (e.g. walls, roofs and floors) to one another.
The Netherland's highest general administrative law judge and advisor on legislation.
SNN – Samenwerkingsverband Noord-Nederland
Implements various subsidy schemes, for people in the earthquake area who are dealing with damage and reinforcement.
SodM – Staatstoezicht op de Mijnen
The regulatory agency responsible for the supervision of human safety and ecological quality in the production of energy and usage of subsoil, with an advisory role on mining activities to the Ministry of Climate Policy and Green Growth and the Minister (staatssecretaris) for Reparations for Groningen.
SPG – Sociaal Planbureau Groningen
An independent knowledge centre for social issues in the region. They work for municipalities, provinces, social organizations, business owners, and residents on relevant themes such as poverty, earthquakes, the energy transition, and more.
Independent and free support center for residents adversely affected by mining activities in Groningen. Residents can get free (judicial) advice and guidance.
Tcbb – Technische commissie bodembeweging
An independent committee that advises on the relationship between mining and seismic activity.
TCMG – Tijdelijke Commissie Mijnbouwschade Groningen
A temporary committee that was responsible for handling damage claims between 2018 and 2020 in the transition from the handling of damage claims under private law under CVW/NAM towards the handling of damage claims under public law by IMG.
Temporary Housing
These houses are built specifically for housing residents that need to leave their home while reinforcement measures are implemented or when residents acutely need to leave their home for safety reasons. The houses are usually built on the fringes of the villages and cities. The quality of buildings varies, they are not meant for permanent stay, and are often container-like.
Toukomst
Gronings for ‘future’ – A program under NPG in which residents were asked to submit ideas for the future of Groningen. Based on residents’ votes and project ideas, a panel of 20 Groningers advised the boards of the NPG on which projects to include and how to divide the available funds (100 million euros) resulting in the Toukomst Programme. Currently, the projects in this programme are being implemented.
TwG – Tijdelijke Wet Groningen
A temporary legal framework for regulating the repair and compensation of mining damage and the restoration of buildings in Groningen to national safety standards.
Typologieaanpak
An approach to reinforcement in which houses of a similar type receive standardized assessment and measures.
VRG – Veiligheidsregio Groningen
Partnership between different forces, such as the police and fire departments.
Waardedalingsregeling
A scheme that has been executed by the IMG from 2021 to compensate homeowners in the gas extraction area for declining house prices due to gas extraction issues.