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Please either enable it in your browser options, or visit your preferences to switch to the old MediaWiki editor <h5>Delta works</h5> <div class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="40-15492263385e27ff2f23576" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BMain%7CDelta%20Works%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%221%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Main%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%7D" contenteditable="false">​​</div> <p data-rte-fromparser="true"><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22image%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFile%3ADeltawerken%20na.png%7Cthumb%7CThe%20%5B%5BDelta%20Works%5D%5D%20are%20located%20in%20the%20provinces%20of%20%5B%5BSouth%20Holland%5D%5D%20and%20%5B%5BZeeland%5D%5D.%5D%5D%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Deltawerken_na.png%22%2C%22params%22%3A%7B%22alt%22%3A%22Deltawerken%20na%22%2C%22thumbnail%22%3Atrue%2C%22caption%22%3A%22The%20%5B%5BDelta%20Works%5D%5D%20are%20located%20in%20the%20provinces%20of%20%5B%5BSouth%20Holland%5D%5D%20and%20%5B%5BZeeland%5D%5D.%22%2C%22captionParsed%22%3A%22The%20%3Ca%20_rte_dataidx%3D%5C%220003%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22new%5C%22%20title%3D%5C%22Delta%20Works%20%28page%20does%20not%20exist%29%5C%22%20rel%3D%5C%22nofollow%5C%22%20data-uncrawlable-url%3D%5C%22L3dpa2kvRGVsdGFfV29ya3M%5C%2FYWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x%5C%22%3EDelta%20Works%3C%5C%2Fa%3E%20are%20located%20in%20the%20provinces%20of%20%3Ca%20_rte_dataidx%3D%5C%220004%5C%22%20href%3D%5C%22%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FSouth_Holland%5C%22%20title%3D%5C%22South%20Holland%5C%22%3ESouth%20Holland%3C%5C%2Fa%3E%20and%20%3Ca%20_rte_dataidx%3D%5C%220005%5C%22%20href%3D%5C%22%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FZeeland%5C%22%20title%3D%5C%22Zeeland%5C%22%3EZeeland%3C%5C%2Fa%3E.%22%7D%7D" data-rte-instance="40-15492263385e27ff2f23576" alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Deltawerken_na.png/180px-Deltawerken_na.png" width="180" height="170" class="image thumb withCaption" data-image-name="Deltawerken na.png" data-image-key="Deltawerken_na.png" type="image" /> <!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->After the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%221953%20disaster%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22North%20Sea%20Flood%20of%201953%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BNorth%20Sea%20Flood%20of%201953%7C1953%20disaster%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-15492263385e27ff2f23576" class="new" title="North Sea Flood of 1953 (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvTm9ydGhfU2VhX0Zsb29kX29mXzE5NTM/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">1953 disaster</a>, the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Delta%20Works%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Delta%20Works%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BDelta%20Works%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-15492263385e27ff2f23576" class="new" title="Delta Works (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvRGVsdGFfV29ya3M/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">Delta Works</a> were constructed, a comprehensive set of civil works throughout the Dutch coast. The project started in 1958 and was largely completed in 1997 with the completion of the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Maeslantkering%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Maeslantkering%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMaeslantkering%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-15492263385e27ff2f23576" class="new" title="Maeslantkering (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvTWFlc2xhbnRrZXJpbmc/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">Maeslantkering</a>. New projects have been periodically started since to renovate and renew the Delta Works. A main goal of the Delta project was to reduce the risk of flooding in South Holland and Zeeland to once per 10,000 years (compared to 1 per 4000 years for the rest of the country). This was achieved by raising <span class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="40-15492263385e27ff2f23576" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7Bconvert%7C3000%7Ckm%7Cmi%7C0%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22convert%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%7D" contenteditable="false">​3,000 kilometres (1,864 mi)​</span> of outer sea-dykes and <span class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="40-15492263385e27ff2f23576" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7Bconvert%7C10000%7Ckm%7Cmi%7C0%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22convert%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%7D" contenteditable="false">​10,000 kilometres (6,214 mi)​</span> of inner, canal, and river dikes, and by closing off the sea <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22estuaries%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22estuary%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bestuary%7Cestuaries%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-15492263385e27ff2f23576" class="new" title="Estuary (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvRXN0dWFyeT9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">estuaries</a> of the Zeeland province. New risk assessments occasionally show problems requiring additional Delta project dyke reinforcements. The Delta project is considered by the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22American%20Society%20of%20Civil%20Engineers%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22American%20Society%20of%20Civil%20Engineers%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAmerican%20Society%20of%20Civil%20Engineers%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-15492263385e27ff2f23576" class="new" title="American Society of Civil Engineers (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvQW1lcmljYW5fU29jaWV0eV9vZl9DaXZpbF9FbmdpbmVlcnM/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">American Society of Civil Engineers</a> as one of the <a 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data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%3E%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.asce.org%5C%2FContent.aspx%3Fid%3D2147487305%20Seven%20Wonders%5D.%20Asce.org%20%2819%20July%202010%29.%20Retrieved%20on%2021%20August%202012.%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-0" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-0 class=reference"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2240-15492263385e27ff2f23576%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255B%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ6732485b70dfb01b-nowiki-00000002-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E1%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2240-15492263385e27ff2f23576%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255D%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ6732485b70dfb01b-nowiki-00000003-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22%23cite_note-0%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B%23cite_note-0%7C%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2231%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E1%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2232%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-15492263385e27ff2f23576" href="#cite_note-0"><span data-rte-instance="40-15492263385e27ff2f23576" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>1<span data-rte-instance="40-15492263385e27ff2f23576" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">It is anticipated that <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22global%20warming%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22global%20warming%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bglobal%20warming%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-15492263385e27ff2f23576" class="new" title="Global warming (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvR2xvYmFsX3dhcm1pbmc/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">global warming</a> in the 21st century will result in a rise in <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22sea%20level%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22sea%20level%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bsea%20level%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-15492263385e27ff2f23576" class="new" title="Sea level (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvU2VhX2xldmVsP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">sea level</a> which, despite popular belief, will possibly not overwhelm the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22measures%20the%20Netherlands%20has%20taken%20to%20control%20floods%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22flood%20control%20in%20the%20Netherlands%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bflood%20control%20in%20the%20Netherlands%7Cmeasures%20the%20Netherlands%20has%20taken%20to%20control%20floods%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-15492263385e27ff2f23576" class="new" title="Flood control in the Netherlands (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvRmxvb2RfY29udHJvbF9pbl90aGVfTmV0aGVybGFuZHM/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">measures the Netherlands has taken to control floods</a>.<span class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="40-15492263385e27ff2f23576" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7Bcitation%20needed%7Cdate%3DDecember%202013%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22citation%20needed%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%7D" contenteditable="false">​​</span> Even more specifically, the Netherlands is the only country in the world actively preparing for a sea level rise. A politically neutral <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Delta%20Commission%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.deltacommissie.com%5C%2F%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.deltacommissie.com%5C%2F%20Delta%20Commission%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-15492263385e27ff2f23576" rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.deltacommissie.com/">Delta Commission</a> has formulated an action plan to cope with a sea level rise of <span class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="40-15492263385e27ff2f23576" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7Bconvert%7C1.10%7Cm%7Cft%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22convert%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%7D" contenteditable="false">​1.10 metres (3.6 ft)​</span> and a simultaneous land height decline of <span class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="40-15492263385e27ff2f23576" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7Bconvert%7C10%7Ccm%7Cin%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22convert%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%7D" contenteditable="false">​10 centimetres (3.9 in)​</span>. The plan foresees in the reinforcement of the existing coastal defenses like <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22dikes%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Levee%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BLevee%7Cdikes%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-15492263385e27ff2f23576" class="new" title="Levee (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvTGV2ZWU/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">dikes</a> and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22dune%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22dune%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bdune%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-15492263385e27ff2f23576" class="new" title="Dune (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvRHVuZT9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">dunes</a> with <span class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="40-15492263385e27ff2f23576" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7Bconvert%7C1.30%7Cm%7Cft%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22convert%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%7D" contenteditable="false">​1.30 metres (4.3 ft)​</span> of additional flood protection. Climate change will not only threaten the Netherlands from the sea side, but could also alter rain fall patterns and river run-off. To protect the country from river flooding, another program is already being executed. The <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Room%20for%20the%20River%20plan%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Room%20for%20the%20River%20%28Netherlands%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BRoom%20for%20the%20River%20%28Netherlands%29%7CRoom%20for%20the%20River%20plan%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-15492263385e27ff2f23576" class="new" title="Room for the River (Netherlands) (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvUm9vbV9mb3JfdGhlX1JpdmVyXyhOZXRoZXJsYW5kcyk/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">Room for the River plan</a> grants more flow space to rivers, protects the major populated areas and allows for periodic flooding of indefensible lands. The few residents that lived in these so-called "overflow areas" have been moved to higher ground, with some of that ground having been raised above anticipated flood levels.<span data-rte-instance="40-15492263385e27ff2f23576" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3DNYT021313%3E%7B%7Bcite%20news%7Ctitle%3DGoing%20With%20the%20Flow%7Curl%3Dhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.nytimes.com%5C%2F2013%5C%2F02%5C%2F17%5C%2Farts%5C%2Fdesign%5C%2Fflood-control-in-the-netherlands-now-allows-sea-water-in.html%7Caccessdate%3D19%20February%202013%7Cnewspaper%3DThe%20New%20York%20Times%7Cdate%3D13%20February%202013%7Cauthor%3DKimmelman%2C%20Michael%7D%7D%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-NYT021313_1-0" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-NYT021313_1-0 class=reference"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2240-15492263385e27ff2f23576%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255B%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ6732485b70dfb01b-nowiki-00000005-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E2%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2240-15492263385e27ff2f23576%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255D%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ6732485b70dfb01b-nowiki-00000006-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22%23cite_note-NYT021313-1%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B%23cite_note-NYT021313-1%7C%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2237%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E2%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2238%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-15492263385e27ff2f23576" href="#cite_note-NYT021313-1"><span data-rte-instance="40-15492263385e27ff2f23576" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>2<span data-rte-instance="40-15492263385e27ff2f23576" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Protecting the country against floods is one element of climate change. The other is that the pressure of the sea water on ground water will increase.<span class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="40-15492263385e27ff2f23576" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7Bcitation%20needed%7Cdate%3DDecember%202013%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22citation%20needed%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%7D" contenteditable="false">​​</span> As a result, the fresh water table will be pushed more inland, resulting in more brackish or saline groundwater in the coastal provinces. Due to this change, some drinking water areas will be forced to apply desalination despite the apparent abundance of water. It will also affect agriculture. The <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22greenhouse%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22greenhouse%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bgreenhouse%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-15492263385e27ff2f23576" class="new" title="Greenhouse (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvR3JlZW5ob3VzZT9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">greenhouses</a> can continue their production by becoming more water efficient (they are already disconnected from the groundwater, thereby not becoming more saline), though they will need to become more energy and water efficient. The push of more brackish water into the mainland will also cause changes in flora and fauna.<span class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="40-15492263385e27ff2f23576" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7Bcitation%20needed%7Cdate%3DDecember%202013%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22citation%20needed%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%7D" contenteditable="false">​​</span> </p> <br /><strong data-rte-washtml="1" class="error" data-rte-attribs=" class=error">Cite error: <code data-rte-washtml="1"><ref></code> tags exist, but no <code data-rte-washtml="1"><references/></code> tag was found</strong><p /> <!-- Saved in parser cache with key genealogy:rte-parser-cache:68778 --> Loading editor Below are some commonly used wiki markup codes. Simply click on what you want to use and it will appear in the edit box above. 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