The Netherlands: Living on the water’s edge | Climate change special

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Published 2019-09-14
About one-third of the Netherlands lies below sea level. Since the 1950s, the country has spent billions beefing up its flood defences, and one method involves building polders. CNA’s Tang See Kit explains what polders are and visited the polder area of Delfland, where everything is 3m to 4m below sea level.

From fighting against the seas to living with it, here's how the Netherlands keeps itself dry: cna.asia/3002dDy

Amid rising sea levels, what are the Dutch doing to live and work on water? cna.asia/2ZWlFBa

While in the Netherlands, we learned how polders work. 5 things to know about them: cna.asia/2AhHM5K

Read more about how climate change is affecting other low-lying countries: cna.asia/climate-change-special

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All Comments (21)
  • @bluelotus5506
    Im dutch indonesian mix,,i really miss my ancestor country. I wish someday i can go back to NL
  • @senzanome8294
    Thank you for this educational video. It explains a great deal of why the Dutch deal with the water and other nations ignore the same warning signs.
  • @ELee65
    It’s amazing to see the amount of ignorance in some of these comments. I am a millennial about to graduate and am disheartened when l think about employment and the future. Having children is something l fear greatly because what world am l bringing them into then leaving them in...
  • @kuntalize
    Netherland can't be flooded Netherland can make sea to act on its direction
  • @seng628
    nice 分享 按讚和訂閱唷
  • @marcusrichards4019
    Did anyone realize that about one third of the Netherlands is below sea level? I think they left that out... sarcasm
  • @peterq6598
    There is NOTHING SPECIAL about Climate Change it is a Scam MOOTED by Al Gore after losing the POTUS seat... and went about with this crap making millions on the way...Climate change will always be around the Dinos live with it and passed on... the Neathernols live with it and assimilated with humans...so what is the Big Deal ??? nothing but BS!!!