Jeroen Aerts, 2009.
Climate change is expected to increase the frequency and severity of flooding in the Netherlands. The question is whether the Netherlands can adapt to increasing flood risk and whether the adaptation cost are acceptable. The Netherlands is a densely populated country with approximately 16.5 million inhabitants. Approximately 9 million inhabitants live below sea level. This paper provides estimates of the adaptation cost of flood protection under various climate change scenario’s.
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