Earth Report: Go With The Flow & Heads Above Water (2009)
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In GO WITHE THE FLOW, TVE's Earth Report goes to the Netherlands to see how this delta country is planning to proof itself against rising seas and rivers. Two out of every three Dutch people already live below sea level. Now, with climatologists predicting sea levels will rise a further 0.8 meters, the Netherlands is rolling out a radical new action plan that overturns three centuries of flood engineering. The new approach - ‘soft engineering’ - allows land to be sacrificed to rivers and the sea. It’s a long term strategy built around ideas of accommodating flood waters, rather than always holding them back. In HEADS ABOVE WATER, TVE's Earth Reports investigates flooding and rising sea levels in south-east Asia, the effects on inhabitants and food production, and attempts to deal with the problems. (52 min.)