National Levee Assessments

The Dutch have always been pioneers in hydraulic and geotechnical engineering. The devastating North Sea flood in 1953 stimulated research and development in flood control and the major network of flood defence became a pillar of Dutch innovation. Further significant river floods in 1993 and 1995, together with studies on climate change, led to increasingly sophisticated approaches to water management that focus on environmental adaptation and long-term safety of flood plains.

• Waterschap Hollandse Delta (Dutch regional water authority)

• Europe

• The Netherlands