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40.000, are the people who participated to the March for the Climate in Amsterdam in March 2019
1/3, of all the Netherlands is below sea level
From 1 to 2 meters, is the expected sea level rise in the Netherlands by 2100, with a 2 degree increase in temperatures
From 1 to 1.5 billion euros a year, are the estimate for adaption costs in the Netherlands up to 2100
1.7 degrees, is the increase in temperature in the Netherlands in 2015 when compared to 1960, more than double the global average
+20%, the increase in rainfall in the Netherlands in the past years when compared to 2050
600 million euros, have already been budgeted by the Netherlands for climate change adaptation
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In Netherlands, the public debate on climate change has begun no sooner than 2007, but it is only in 2010 that the so-called Delta Programme has been approved. As opposed to its predecessors, the Programme foresees a list of specific objectives, including develop flood prevention measures, guarantee drinking water supply and promote the resiliency of cities.|
Three years later, the government launched the very first climate agenda with detailed guidelines, a very important stepping stone of the national adaptation roadmap, ultimately leading to the 2016 NAS – National Climate Adaptation Strategy, the key tool addressing society in its entirety and stating that every single person is able to “protect the Netherlands from heatwaves, drought, floods and all other natural disasters”.
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By means of four-dimensional diagrams (envisaging ‘Hotter’, ‘Wetter’, ‘Drier’ and ‘Rising Sea Level’ conditions), the NAS shows the effects of climate change on these nine critical sectors: management of water and lands, nature, agriculture, horticulture and fisheries, public health and assistance, tourism, infrastructures (roads, railways, ports and airports), energy, telecommunication and public security.
Through its clear and straightforward message, it is undeniable that the NAS calls upon actions from every single citizen, thus building on the consensus and knowledge of the Dutch people, rather than merely and blindly imposing a political agenda.
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Adaptation to climate change has thus been explained to kids and adults, at workplace, school or public manifestations. Lastly in 2018 the government has issues the NAS Implementation Programme, a set of measures that will allow Netherlands, a country that always struggled to stay afloat, to become a virtuous example to all other countries in the world.
