The Netherlands has spent much of its history trying to keep rivers under control with higher dikes and stronger flood ...

Which areas along the Rhine are at risk of flooding? What happens when water levels rise? And what could that mean for people, infrastructure and nature? The updated Rhine Atlas provides clear answers ...

The floods that hit Limburg in 2021 showed that despite a raft of measures, the Netherlands remains at risk from rising water. Professor of Hydraulic Engineering Bas Jonkman carries out flood risk ...

Floods are among the most frequent and costly natural disasters worldwide, particularly in urban areas, and their impacts are exacerbated by rapid urbanization and climate change. Between 1980 and ...

The writer Few countries in the world have had to confront water as relentlessly as the Netherlands. Yet, despite living under conditions that would seem almost impossible, it has Read More... The ...