The world with the box on the Dutch

"God created the earth, but the Dutch created the land." In this world, there is no such a country like the Netherlands through land reclamation and the Lake of Reclamation generous to rewrite the map of the Earth, and successfully live in the sea level. Because a large number of land and within the lake is through Wai obtained from sea to sea, and now the Netherlands, 60% of the population, 55% of the land and 65% of the GDP is below sea level. As Tuvalu, the Maldives and other developing countries a passive manner to relocate to wait and respond to climate warming and sea-level rise, the Netherlands, but ahead of putting forward "and the water accompanied by Aioi" (live with water),
Struggle with the sea and floods for several centuries, the Netherlands began to reflect on their own road to flood control, water supply and make room for the establishment of a century plan, to build a floating house, the Netherlands with a positive attitude to meet the rising sea levels.

Dutch newspaper correspondent Fang-Ping, Qian Wu photo coverage

Status: living in the dam behind the

DHV designed the company's construction project manager, said René Opstaken, Wai-hoi dams, canals, pumps and water tables throughout the Netherlands, "Dutch lowest, at 6.76 meters below sea level, which in the eyes of outsiders, is unimaginable. generations throughout the life of a Dutch theme is how to combat the threat of water. "

René said that the Netherlands, water management institutions across the country, territory level through the numerous dams, canals, pumps and maintained a fairly stable, the Dutch living in the dam safely behind.

Netherlands Water and climate co-operation project manager Dr. Lei Meng said, "taking into account the water, the Netherlands is one of the world's safest country: embankment was designed in 1250 can be exceeded every time, while the north-west polder and Fu Laifu Blue is also the face of every 4000 years, in accordance with the standards once the construction of flood. "

With global warming and sea level rise, the Netherlands will face unprecedented challenges. In July 2006, the Netherlands in the value of the temperature reached 22.3 degrees Celsius higher than normal 4.9 ℃, 2007 Nian 4 months later recorded a record high.

Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute research shows that the Netherlands will continue to warming temperatures, the winter will become more and more humid in summer will become more dry. By 2100, sea levels may rise 35 to 85 cm, due west of the territory of the Netherlands may be sinking, so the actual rate of sea level rise will be more increased. "Over the next 150 years, we estimate that the highest possible sea-level rise of 1.3 meters." Dr. Lei Meng said.

For the threat of sea water, some of the Dutch old age has a profound impression on him. In 1953, due to the coastal province of Zeeland burst, the sea raging flood in 1800 people were drowned in the sea. Now, in the Amsterdam town hall, the high watermark beam is still recorded in the water level at the time.

Countermeasures: return farmland to make room for the water

Acceleration of sea-level rise, extreme weather, frequent, making the Netherlands have long-term perspective to develop a long-term flood control planning. According to Dr. Lei Meng introduction, the Netherlands has drawn up 150 years of planning to Delta's bill to ensure that in the next 150 years, every year the government from the fiscal budget to 1 billion euros out for Delta protection, so that regardless of which session of the Government came to power, funding will be guaranteed.

Specific protective measures, for the Netherlands, the coastal protection is always the first one, because through several centuries of land reclamation, the Netherlands stopped the sea dikes have been built by 1800 kilometers long. Now, in the coastal protection, the Netherlands addition to participating in the European Union's public coastal protection, but also greatly strengthened the levees, in the embankment behind the establishment of catchment areas and, in extreme cases, to allow the sea romantic than the dikes. Coastal sand supplement has also been greatly enhanced, and in Rotterdam, the Netherlands near the hook, and even can see the super sand dunes 65 meters high.

"For the Netherlands, the river management more urgent." In the past, river management, the Dutch to repair straight the way of rivers and digging canals governance rivers, however, after the 1995 flood, the Dutch concept of protection occurred a fundamental change. Previously, based on interception and containment of the way from the water to seize the land, search box,storage box,photo box,now began to consider the Netherlands to the river to make room. The Netherlands put forward an ambitious "to make room for the river" project, to consider whether to give the river more space.

In October, the Netherlands has just been approved by the Cabinet, "return farmland to water," the program has kept the world with admiration. The program was prepared will be located in the Netherlands on both sides of the southern part of the dam watercourse西斯海尔德overturned, bordering Zeeland and Belgium will be 300 hectares in the province (approximately 3 square kilometers) to develop into a wetland restoration embodies the idea of change in Dutch water management .

New life: living in the water of the Central

With the climate warming, accelerated sea level rise, now, be good at making stone check dams, and water and river water for hundreds of years of struggle the Dutch to their senses, the water can not be blindly containment, but to strengthen management, and them as friends, "accompanied by similar health and water" (live with water) into the Netherlands, ranging from senior government officials, down to the civilian population of the mantra.

In the Netherlands, with the water door to it is becoming fashionable. In the criss-cross the canals throughout the city center of Amsterdam where a slim, sleek boats parked on the waterside of the houseboat, Amsterdam has become a unique landscape. These built in on board the "boat dwellers", water, electricity, gas, Internet and other modern equipment, readily available equipment. According to René introduction, these traditional houseboats, mostly wealthy, because in the Netherlands, the traditional houseboat very limited number. House built in the water, are often more expensive.

René explained that it, in order to make room for water supply, the Government has a lot to farmers to purchase land for flood storage, but because farmers do not want to leave their original land, began to have public and private institutions began to design a floating house, the house directly built on the waterside. Their company DHV is currently under construction on a number of floating houses.

Floating houses, the ground is made of concrete, and made a rectangular box shape is more stable than the houseboat. Another way is to reverse the foundation made of a rectangular box, the above is the concrete,search box,storage box,photo box, while the openings at the bottom, so that you can fill in the foam from the following materials. In this way be able to build large houses and communities, they can build a floating island and the beach.

Floating houses built to be used inside and outside the building materials and housing design and housing in general little difference between the cost and comfort with the general's house is also no different from live there would not have to live on board feel. Built in the sea need to be more stable fixation, the cost will be higher. "Floating around the house would not drift, but it can fluctuate to adapt to changes in water level." René told reporters that the floating houses in the Netherlands become increasingly popular.

Interviewed the Netherlands housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment Minister Cramer

In 2020 the Netherlands intends to reduce emissions 30%

Dutch newspaper correspondent Qian Wu Fang-ping

"The Netherlands can be reached in 2011 the" Kyoto Protocol "in the agreed upon amount of greenhouse gas emissions reduction of 6% compared with 1990 target by 2020, our country's emission reduction targets of 30%, we want renewable energy Use the ratio to 20%. "summit in Copenhagen, led by the Netherlands delegation to the forthcoming summit in the Netherlands Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment Minister Jacqueline Cramer Linke (Jacqueline Cramer) in The Hague office reporter an exclusive interview said.

The Netherlands has been established to address climate change by 2020 a new national energy policy objectives: "The Netherlands a new energy policy, one of the objectives in 2020 greenhouse gas emissions by 1990 based on the reduction of 30%." Cramer has made indicated above.

"I've always stressed the Copenhagen summit, there is only one plan is to plan A, we should be able in Copenhagen to reach a consensus on major issues." For the Copenhagen meeting, Cramer said to this reporter expected.

To achieve zero emissions by 2050 Flying

"Dutch Airlines firmly believe that the flight must be not to destroy the ecological balance." Sat flights flying to Amsterdam, the reporter random Fannong the hands of the Netherlands aviation magazine, striking that see a big talk about "bio-fuels development" articles, originally in the Netherlands, the use of sustainable energy flight already have a preliminary implementation possibilities. According to Dutch Airlines introduced last month (November 2009) a group of Dutch Airlines Boeing 747-400 aircraft are manned for the first time the use of bio-fuel passenger flights. During the flight, an aircraft engine, search box,storage box,photo box,50% of the energy comes from biofuels.

KLM said they were flying the ultimate goal is to achieve zero emissions, according to the present situation of the development in 2050 should have achieved this goal.

Cramer told reporters, in order to speed up the build Europe as the most effective clean energy systems in the world, the Dutch government in 2007 issued the one known as "clean and efficient planning: new energy sources, climate policy," the new policy.

"Industrial area are all of the industrial sector in 2030 should be dedicated to energy-saving 50% of the industrial chain." Energy-saving for the industry, Cramer information displayed to reporters, as part of the new policy, the Government and the industry reached a new The long-term agreement, participating companies were obliged to in 2020 before the company's energy efficiency increased by 20% compared to 2005, but more importantly, saving 10% of the industrial chain to achieve the goal.

Cramer said the effects of climate policy at all times is also reflected in people's daily lives in the Netherlands. The Netherlands is worthy of the name of the "bicycle kingdom", the reporter visited cities in the Netherlands, the deepest impression is Everywhere are private cars, bicycles public.

Buildings For 6 to 11 million tons of emission reduction

In the construction environment, during the period 2007 to 2011 will increase by 1.21 million euros for the implementation of the new building environmental programs, and adopt the same policy than through innovation and the new plan, the Government's goal is to have the building in 2020 carbon dioxide emissions by 6 to 11 million tons. To achieve this goal, the Government requested a certain period of time, houses rental and transfer was mandatory energy label affixed; government energy performance would be a good owner, the landlord to give economic incentives, to 2011, about 500,000 construction will use less energy, then there are 300,000 buildings each year will use less energy; In addition, the
The Government will also for the use of renewable energy in existing buildings to provide subsidies by 2011 will have 10 million households in the use of renewable energy sources.