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1. Delta Commissioner: Accelerate preparations for climate change

   The national government, provincial and municipal authorities, and water authorities must accelerate the implementation of the ...

   News item | 20-09-2022 | 14:49

2. Global 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 ...

   News item | 16-09-2022 | 14:45

3. Presentation 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 ...

   News item | 16-06-2022 | 13:51

4. Minister 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 ...

   News item | 03-05-2022 | 13:49

5. Working 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 ...

   News item | 06-04-2022 | 13:45

6. Take 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 ...

   News item | 11-03-2022 | 13:42

7. Successful 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. Read ...

   News item | 10-03-2022 | 13:40

8. Response of Delta Commissioner Peter Glas to UN climate report

   Delta Commissioner Peter Glas: “We are on the wrong road as a planet and we must pull out all the stops to move ahead faster on ...

   News item | 28-02-2022 | 13:38

9. Delta Programme Signal Group issues advisory report for 2021

   The Delta Programme Signal Group keeps an eye on relevant developments for the Delta Programme with a focus on climate change, ...

   News item | 09-12-2021 | 13:30

10. Recommendation from the Delta Commissioner: take the climate of the future into account in housing construction

    An estimated 820,000 new homes are planned in flood-prone areas, areas with soft soil, or wetlands. These locations are ...

    News item | 06-12-2021 | 12:20