The Future of the Netherlands: The Polder Method as a Solution

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When discussing cities like Amsterdam, we inevitably recall its network of canals and streets interwoven with water. Yet water is also one of the most pressing challenges the city faces. With 60% of its territory below sea level, climate change—and the rising sea and river levels that come with it—is a matter of survival not only for Amsterdam, but for the entire country.

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Canal in the city of Amsterdam. Image © Renaud Torres [Flickr under CC BY-NC 2.0 license]
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Cite: Fernández, Borja. "The Future of the Netherlands: The Polder Method as a Solution" [El futuro de los Países Bajos: el método pólder como solución] 04 Jul 2026. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/1113686/the-future-of-the-netherlands-the-polder-method-as-a-solution> ISSN 0719-8884
Hondsbossche Zeewering [Netherlands]. Image © Martina Nolte [Wikimedia under CC BY-NC 3.0 license]

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