Publications of the Delta Programme
For the Delta Programme several publications are available in English. The outline of the Delta Programme is also available in French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese and Japanese.
Annual report of the Delta Programme to parliament 2024
Every year, the Delta Programme Commissioner draws up a Delta Programme that is submitted to the House of Representatives along with the budget of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management. Immediately below you will find links to Delta Programme 2024 and all the associated Background Documents.
- DP2024 A - Samenvatting adviezen signaalgroep DP2023 en reactie DC
- DP2024 B - Advies Jongeren over DP2024
- DP2024 C - Advies overlegorgaan fysieke leefomgeving DP2024 en reactie DC
- DP2024 D - Voortgangsrapportage werken aan ZW in de Delta
- DP2024 E - Voortgangsrapportage ruimtelijke adaptatie
- DP2024 F - Voortangsrapportage gebieden Deltaprogramma
- DP2024 G - Overzicht vragen en adviezen
Annual report of the Delta Programme to parliament 2022
Every year, the Delta Programme Commissioner draws up a Delta Programme that is submitted to the House of Representatives along with the budget of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management. Immediately below you will find links to Delta Programme 2022 and all the associated Background Documents.
- Delta Programme 2022
- DP2022 A - Advisory report by the Delta Programme Signal Group, November 2020
- DP2022 B - Advisory report by the Physical Environment Consultative Body and response by the Delta Programme Commissioner
- DP2022 C - DP2022 C – Working on Freshwater Supply in the Delta – looking back on 2020 and looking ahead to 2021-2022
- DP2022 D - Delta Plan on Freshwater Supply 2022 - 2027
- DP2022 E - Spatial adaptation monitoring report
- DP2022 F - National Approach to Vital and Vulnerable Functions – progress report 2020-2021
- DP2022 G - Report “Water-based – factual basis”
Annual report of the Delta Programme to parliament 2021
Every year, the Delta Programme Commissioner draws up a Delta Programme that is submitted to the House of Representatives along with the budget of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management. Immediately below you will find the Delta Programme 2021.
- Delta Programme 2021
- DP2021 Map 1 Freshwater Supply Preferential Strategy
- DP2021 Map 2 Preferential Strategy for the IJsselmeer Region
- DP2021 Map 3 Preferential Strategy for the Rhine Estuary-Drechtsteden Region
- DP2021 Map 4 Rhine and Meuse IRM inspiration map
- DP2021 Map 5 Preferential Strategy for the Southwest Delta
- DP2021 Map 6 Preferential Strategy for the Coast
- DP2021 Map 7 Prefential Strategy for the Wadden Region
Annual report of the Delta Programme to parliament 2020
Every year, the Delta Programme Commissioner draws up a Delta Programme that is submitted to the House of Representatives along with the budget of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management. Immediately below you will find the Delta Programme 2020.
- Delta Programme 2020
- DP2020 A Signal Group recommendations in the context of the six-year review
- DP2020 Map 1 Delta Plan on Flood Risk Management
- DP2020 Map 2 Urgent areas in terms of water availability
- DP2020 Map 3 Spatial adaptation Working Regions
- DP2020 Map 4 State of affairs with respect to the Meuse projects
Annual report of the Delta Programme to parliament 2019
Every year, the Delta Programme Commissioner draws up a Delta Programme that is submitted to the House of Representatives along with the budget of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management. Immediately below you will find the Delta Programme 2019.
- Delta Programme 2019
- DP2019 D Updated Delta Programme Knowledge Agenda
- DP2019 Map 1 Delta Plan on Spatial Adaptation
- DP2019 Map 2 Delta Plan on Flood Risk Management
- DP2019 Map 3 Delta Plan on Freshwater Supply
Annual report of the Delta Programme to parliament 2018
Every year, the Delta Programme Commissioner draws up a Delta Programme that is submitted to the House of Representatives along with the budget of the Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment. Immediately below you will find the Delta Programme 2018.
- Delta Programme 2018
- Background document B: Findings of the Signal Group
- Map 1 Delta Plan on Flood Risk Management
- Map 2 Delta Plan on Freshwater Supply
Annual report of the Delta Programme to parliament 2017
Every year, the Delta Programme Commissioner draws up a Delta Programme that is submitted to the House of Representatives along with the budget of the Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment. Immediately below you will find the Delta Programme 2017.
- Delta Programme 2017
- Map 1 Connecting Water and Spatial Planning (in Dutch)
- Map 2 Flood Risk Management Delta Plan
- Map 3 Freshwater Supply Delta Plan
Annual report of the Delta Programme to parliament 2016
Every year, the Delta Programme Commissioner draws up a Delta Programme that is submitted to the House of Representatives along with the budget of the Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment. Immediately below you will find the Delta Programme 2016. This year’s Delta Programme will be published in a different manner, i.e., by way of an online tool.
- Delta Programme 2016
- DP2016 Map 1 Delta Programme mapped out
- DP2016 Map 2 Flood Protection Programme 2016-2021
- DP2016 Map 3 Freshwater Supply projects
Annual report of the Delta Programme to parliament 2015
Report about the Delta Programme for the coming year, as presented to Parliament every year in September on Prinsjesdag (the state opening of Parliament in the Netherlands). The documents related to Delta Programme 2015 are listed below.
- Delta Programme 2015
- Brochure on the Delta Programme
- Map 1 Delta Programme Mapped Out Status in 2015
- Map 2 Water system of the Netherlands
- Map 3 Flood risk management and freshwater tasking
- Map 4a and 4b Yield of new approach to flood risk management individual risk
- Map 5a and 5b Yield of new approach to flood risk management_risk of economic damage
- Map 6 Freshwater preferential strategy
- Map 7 Rivers_preferential strategy for flood risk management
- Map 8 Rhine Estuary-Drechtsteden - preferential strategy for flood risk management
- Map 9 Southwest Delta - preferential strategy for flood risk management
- Map 10 Wadden region - preferential strategy for flood risk management
- Map 11 Flood Protection Programme 2015-2020
- Appendix 1B maps with locations of dyke stretche
Annual report of the Delta Programme to parliament 2014
Report about the Delta Programme for the coming year, as presented to Parliament every year in September on Prinsjesdag (the state opening of Parliament in the Netherlands). The documents related to Delta Programme 2014 are listed below.
- Delta Programme 2014 (English)
- The Delta Programme mapped out - Situation 2014
- Figure 3 - Draft Delta Decision on flood risk management - Figure 4 - Image of tolerable individual risk
- Figure 5 - Draft Delta Decision on Spatial Adaptation
- Figure 6 - Draft Delta Decision on Freshwater
- Figure 7 - Draft Delta Decision on the IJsselmeer Region
- Figure 8 - Draft Delta Decision on the Rhine-Meuse delta
- Figure 9 - Sandy coastal system
- Map 1 - HWBP programming mapped out
- Map 2 - Flood risk management tasking
- Map 3 - Tasking for freshwater and climate-proof city
- Map 4 - The main and regional water systems of the Netherlands
- Map 5 - Promising short-term measures for freshwater
- Map 6 - From possible to promising levels in the main water system
- Situation map 1 - Promising strategy IJsselmeer Region sub-programme
- Situation map 2 - Promising strategy Rivers sub-programme Getting more out of Dykes
- Situation map 3 - Promising strategy Rivers sub-programme Room for the River-plus
- Situation map 4 - Promising strategies Rhine Estuary-Drechtsteden sub-programme
- Situation map 5 - Promising strategies Southwest Delta sub-programme
- Situation map 6 - Promising strategies Wadden Region sub-programme
Delta Programme 2013
Previous publications
Previous reports to Parliament on the Delta Programme.
- Core values of the Delta Programme: solidarity, flexibility, sustainability
- Delta Programme 2012
- Delta Programme 2012 Appendices
- The 2011 Delta Programme: Working on the delta. Investing in a safe and attractive Netherlands, now and in the future
Facts and figures about the Delta Programme in English and French
Delta programme in several languages
The outline of the Delta Programme is available in English, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese and Japanese.