Living with water: Lessons from Netherlands

Living with water: Lessons from Netherlands

Instead of treating flooding as an occasional disaster, they made water management a permanent national priority.

Around the world, many coastal communities have demonstrated that proximity to water can become an economic advantage when matched with thoughtful planning, resilient infrastructure and responsible environmental management.

Nearly one-third of its land lies below sea level, while more than half of the country is vulnerable to flooding from the sea, rivers or heavy rainfall.

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