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AWWA ACE69085
- Adapting to Climate Change in The Netherlands
- Conference Proceeding by American Water Works Association, 11/01/2008
- Publisher: AWWA
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This powerpoint presentation begins by providing a brief overview of climate change in The Netherlands and its impact. Priorities in Dutch watermanagement are presented and include the following:safety from flooding (sea, rivers); maintenance of fixed water levels in polders; water allocation issues (droughts); and, water quality improvement. Costs of adapting The Netherlands are presented, along with climate change and Amsterdamutility/water board, and Waternet strategy of adaptation and mitigation.