Interview R.P. Bartholomeus - Ecohydrology: what the Netherlands is doing to mitigate flood and drought risk

“Climate change means that not just temperatures but weather patterns in general are altering, and we’re also likely to see more extremes: storms that are stronger and more frequent; dry spells that are more protracted. And this means we need to plan ahead and mitigate accordingly. Which inevitably means better water stewardship. But, as he explains to Chris Smith, the point Ruud Bartholomeus, from the Netherlands KWR Water Research Institute, makes is that there’s not a one size fits all solution, because the challenges of flooding are quite different from the challenges posed by droughts; so we need to anticipate the different threats and work with the environment making long-term investments…”

(Citation: Interview R.P. Bartholomeus – Ecohydrology: what the Netherlands is doing to mitigate flood and drought risk – The Nakedscientists (2024)14 February)