Storm Pia has been in the Netherlands in recent days. Fallen trees, blown over trailers and the wheelie bin in the hedge.
According to experts, we will have to deal with storms a lot more often. The water level, which has already been dangerously high recently, will also become problematically high on a more regular basis.
Locks, dikes and floodplains ensure that we are all safe during those types of weather conditions. And while many of us live below sea level. To achieve this, water boards must constantly maintain this infrastructure.
The Dutch Association of Insurers reported earlier this year that records were in shattering in terms of storm damage. Records that were also broken a year earlier. Should water boards receive more money from the government because of climate change, or are the measures already good enough? Make your opinion heard by responding to the statement of the day: