Netherlands to strengthen flood fortifications

The Dutch government on Thursday unveiled a multi-billion dollar plan to reinforce dykes and the coastline and augment fresh water supplies in the face of rising sea levels due to global warming.

Two-thirds of the Netherlands lies below sea-level and the country is increasingly worried about the threat of devastating floods.

…Nine million people from a population of 16 million live in inland areas directly sheltered from the sea and rivers by dykes and dunes.

Sixty-five percent of the national production capacity lies in flood-prone areas.

Terra Daily