100% Climate proof
Connecting Delta Cities
Over 50% of the world population lives in cities. More than two thirds of the world's largest cities are vulnerable to rising sea levels as a result of climate change. Millions of people are being exposed to the risk of extreme floods and storms.
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Floating constructions and communities
Rotterdam has ambitious plans for the construction of floating communities. In the Stadshavens area, there is room for 1600 hectares of sustainable area development and by 2040, around 13,000 climate-proof houses will be built, of which around 1,200 will be on the water. In these floating districts, people will live, shop, work and recreate on the water.
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Floating Pavilion in the centre of Rotterdam
In the Rijnhaven in Rotterdam, a new, eye-catching structure has been erected: a complex consisting of three floating half-spheres. The structure is 12 metres tall, with a total floor area the size of four tennis courts, and is fully relocatable.
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Green Roofs Programme
Rotterdam tries to promote the construction of green roofs in several ways. With a subsidy scheme, for example, which will provide a financial incentive to have a green roof constructed. Where possible, green roofs will be built on top of municipal property. Building green roofs on top of third-party property, such as housing associations and businesses, will also be stimulated.
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Netherlands Water Centre
The Netherlands Water Centre (NWC) is a growing partnership of governments, businesses and educational and research institutions that jointly present the Netherlands as a showcase with respect to watermanagement.
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Research
Trendsetting research in the area of theoretical and applied delta technology enables Rotterdam to create the basis for groundbreaking innovations and international collaboration.
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Rotterdam pavilion at World Expo 2010
At the World Expo 2010 in Shanghai, Rotterdam presented itself in the special ‘Rotterdam Water City’ pavilion. During the World Expo visitors from around the globe were able to experience how this metropolis and world port handles flood management now and in the future, despite climate change.
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Rotterdam’s Adaptation Strategy (RAS)
Rotterdam's Adaptation Strategy discusses the urgent need for climate adaptation in Rotterdam, and describes the climate effects which are already experienced by the city, but which will all the more be so in the future. These climate effects consist of the increase and decrease of water quantities in the river, the increased water level at sea, the increase and decrease of rainfall, and higher temperatures.
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Water plazas: playgrounds doubling as water storage
Rotterdam has come up with a remarkable invention to provide for additional water storage in this densely built-up city: water plazas. Most of the time, these water plazas will serve as marvellous children’s playgrounds or sports fields.
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