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

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: https://cna.asia/3002dDy

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

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

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

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