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Flood protection in The Netherlands dr. Sybe Schaap, President Association of Water Autorities Chairman Water Board Groot Salland. Netherlands: best protected delta region word wide. The Netherlands 26% below sea level When no dikes/dunes: 66% frequently under water.
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Flood protection in The Netherlandsdr. Sybe Schaap, President Association of Water Autorities Chairman Water Board Groot Salland
The Netherlands 26% below sea level When no dikes/dunes:66% frequently under water
The Netherlands26% below sea levelWhen no dikes/dunes:66% frequently under water
The Netherlands26% below sea levelWhen no dikes/dunes:66% frequently under water
Threats- North Sea- Inner Lake: Ysselmeer- Main Rivers: Rhine, Meuse
Risks- level country: to 6 m below sea level- dense population: 12 mln below sea level - high level of investments- insurance/evacuation impossibleSolution: high level of protection = prevention against floods
Level of protection- 1/1.250 - 1/10.000- level probably insufficient
Organization of water management- Central government - legal system - strategic policy - main system- Regional Water Authorities
Water Authorities in The Netherlands: 26
Lessons from history- often to late: disasters- clever response = reactive attitude- 1953: flood from North Sea- 1995: flood from River Rhine- challenges for response
Response- Protection Ysselmeer (1932) - Delta plan North Sea (1959)- Delta plan main rivers(1995)- Room for Rivers (2004)- New Delta Commission (2007)
Barrier Oosterschelde STORMVLOEDKERING OOSTERSCHELDE
Delta Commission- Pro active attitude- Vision until 2200- Extraction of new measures - coast defense - threat from rivers - soil subsidence
Threat word wide- climate?- sea level- soil subsidence in urbanized areas (delta’s/coasts)- density of population- New Orleans: wake up call
Protectioncorporation of: - public authorities - private partnersChallenge: creativity