Water Is Our Future - The Netherlands - The Pact with Water

Water Is Our Future - The Netherlands - The Pact with Water

52m 49s

space for the water

state-of-the-art technologies

power of nature

protect the low-lying country

For centuries, the Dutch have tamed the sea with dykes and criss-crossed their country with canals and waterways. Lately, climate change is whipping up storms and raising the sea level and the Netherlands is now seeking a new pact with water in order to protect the low-lying country. They’re making use of state-of-the-art technologies and the power of nature and are systematically making space for the water elsewhere.

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