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15th National Delta Congress in Almere: ‘Inevitable choices on the table’
What is needed to make the Netherlands resilient to climate change? How do we weigh the interests of different sectors and of ...
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Dutch Delta Congress in Groningen: urgency and hope hand in hand
How can we keep the Netherlands safe, attractive and liveable, and make it climate-proof? Should we set hard limits on use of ...
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Peter Glas to resign as Delta Commissioner in December
Peter Glas is stepping down as the government commissioner for the Delta Programme at the end of the year. He has reached ...
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Consortiums work out long-term solutions for sea level rise
Three consortiums of government, knowledge institutes, engineering and design firms, and hydraulic engineers are teaming up to ...
Read moreYoung people write letter to Delta Commissioner
Four representatives of the new generation wrote a letter (in Dutch) to Delta Commissioner Peter Glas that set out their vision ...
Read moreDelta Commissioner Peter Glas: Yardstick provides good direction for climate-resilient construction
The Cabinet today presented the yardstick that will be used as a basis by government authorities and developers for working on ...
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Netherlands needs to prepare better for extreme rainfall
Raise awareness that severe floods are also possible in the Netherlands. Provide people with action perspectives that are ...
Read moreResponse from Delta Commissioner Peter Glas to Cabinet decision about the leading role of water and soil
“The limits of the water and soil system are coming into view more and more often and in more and more locations,” states Delta ...
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Dutch Delta Congress in Haarlem: "Let’s get on with it!"
Accelerating climate adaptation: what are the options? How can we connect major challenges? How can we meet current spatial ...
Read morePossible measures for sea level rise in the future
We have been witnessing the effects of climate change more and more often, and ever more clearly, in recent years. The ...
Read moreDelta Commissioner: Accelerate preparations for climate change
The national government, provincial and municipal authorities, and water authorities must accelerate the implementation of the ...
Read moreGlobal first in Groningen: sea dike made from salt dredged material
A sea dike in Northeast Groningen has been strengthened with clay made from salt dredged material. That has never been done ...
Read morePresentation of the publication about flood risk management outside the dikes
The Netherlands is known worldwide for its protective system of dikes and dams, but not all of the Netherlands is located behind ...
Read moreMinister Mark Harbers and Delta Commissioner Peter Glas open the Roode Vaart water intake in Moerdijk
On Tuesday, 3 May 2022, the Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management Mark Harbers and Delta Commissioner Peter Glas ...
Read moreWorking visit by Delta Commissioner Peter Glas and member of the Noord-Brabant Provincial Executive Hagar Roijackers to the Meandering Meuse project area
On the afternoon of Monday, 4 April, Delta Commissioner Peter Glas and Hagar Roijackers of the provincial authority of ...
Read moreTake extreme weather into consideration better to plan the Netherlands
Take extreme weather resulting from climate change into consideration better to plan the Netherlands. That is one of the ...
Read moreSuccessful kick-off meeting for climate adaptation in the Zwolle NOVI area
The Zwolle Region had a successful kick-off meeting for cooperation on climate adaptation in the Zwolle Region NOVI area. “We are ...
Read moreResponse of Delta Commissioner Peter Glas to UN climate report
The UN Climate Panel today presented its second report on the consequences of climate change. Delta Commissioner Peter Glas: “We ...
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