Netherlands Must Double Water Spending, Delta Commissioner Warns - DutchNews.nl
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The water management of the Netherlands is world-renowned, but for the future, water policy falls short on all fronts. New flooding is not...
If we want to keep the Netherlands a safe and liveable delta, the money allocated to water management must at least double in the long term. This is the view of Delta Commissioner Co Verdaas, a key independent water advisor to the cabinet. Currently, about 1 percent of the gross domestic product goes to water management, amounting to over 11 billion euros. Because climate challenges have become more urgent and complex, this must increase to at l…
Major interventions are needed to deal with extreme weather in the future, advises Delta Commissioner Co Verdaas. To limit societal damage during very dry or particularly wet periods, the Netherlands must "step up its game considerably." In some areas, there is no alternative but to accept greater risks.
Extreme weather conditions will occur more frequently in the Netherlands, and we need to prepare better for this, says the National Delta Programme. ‘We are not ready for the future; we really need to get to work.’
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