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2010 March 18th
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03-09-2008NL: "Delta Committee" advises large scale investmentsToday, the Government installed Deltacommittee has given its advice with respect to long term flood safety to the Dutch government. See www.deltacommissie.com.
 Click image on the right to download the Dutch version of the advice. To date, no english version is available. A Dutch summary can be downloaded here.
The Delta Committee has given twelve recommendations to ‘future proof’ the Netherlands, even over the very long term, securing the country against flooding, assured of adequate fresh water, while remaining an attractive place to live. The basic issue is safety but the advice interacts with life and work, agriculture, ecology, recreation and leisure, landscape, infrastructure and energy.
Together, the twelve recommendations make up the Delta Programme, which must be financially guaranteed by a Delta Fund. A new Delta Act will provide the legislative anchor for the political-administrative organisation for the improvement of flood safety and the Delta Fund.
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