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Even the Netherlands Faces Imminent Shortage of Drinking Water

The Netherlands is renowned for its water management. Drinking water flows from the tap, but not for long if no immediate action is taken. What is happening in the water country per excellence?

Extreme events happen. What can we do about it?

In the Anthropocene, natural and human-induced extreme events are hitting the world more frequently than in the past. How can we handle them?”

An increasing blue risk – The Netherlands and the rising sea level

Although Dutch people have excelled their ability to live below the sea level, their sea defense system may not be enough to contrast the growing sea level caused by the climate crisis.

The climate crisis and the floods in Central Europe

Looking back at last summer’s dramatic floods in Central Europe, it is clear that natural disasters linked to the climate crisis are no longer events of only Mediterranean regions.